I have spent the last three years trying to figure out my own answers to these questions in the context of early parenthood: What does it mean to be a “good enough” parent in a changing climate? What is mine to do? What did I do once I knew? One day at a time, I’m learning how to let the reality of climate change and a love for the future inform nearly everything in my life. It has informed a decision to shift career paths and go back to graduate school to study public health and climate change in my late thirties, to get more involved with several climate action groups, and to talk about
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