Diamonds are sold as symbols of love, status, and forever. But behind their sparkle is a legacy of exploitation, violence, and deep environmental harm. In some ways, this one tiny rock holds more emotional baggage than the climate crisis itself.

Which is why I’m inspired by diamonds in the sky. Not the song (though I do love Rihanna), but real diamonds made from carbon pulled straight from the atmosphere.

Without thinking I blurted out ‘But what about climate change?’

‘Oh, that’s just an externality!’ I was told, rather smugly.

Time stopped. Wide-eyed, as I gazed around the room, I expected my fellow students to react in some way. Perhaps someone would raise an eyebrow or send me a knowing look?

Nothing. No one else noticed. They got on with their work, and their careers rising to the top of major oil and gas corporations. Either unwilling or unable to acknowledge existence of this question. Had I just committed career suicide?

“I’m not an activist – I don’t have the right shoes!”

I have no idea what shoes would qualify me as an activist. This was the first time I became consciously aware of my personal resistance to labels and stereotypes. Not wanting to be contained within a box.

“I really want to help because I believe that we need to do something…I tried doing this… but it wasn’t right for me. I now feel guilty and stuck.”

How many of us have felt this way?

If we think we have to be specific way, it creates pressure. We feel we have to live up to perfect image of someone who dedicates their life to a cause. Sacrificing time, energy and well-being to put the planet first. Imagine a person who saves the world - who do you see?

Do you feel that?

It’s the sense of geopolitical instability, creeping or launching itself into daily life.

When the world gets chaotic, it is easy to slip into disempowerment. The feeling that we have to compromise our values to make any headway. Find out how use this as an opportunity to double down on what really matters…..

Last week, the World Economic Forum released a report which surveyed the global economic risk landscape for 2025. Climate and environment topped the list of medium to long-term threats.

Meanwhile, the president of the U.S. is reported to be in the process of banning the word “climate” from official communications.

I find denial absolutely fascinating. The psychosocial implications astounding.

Read on to find out how we transform this evolutionary response into positive psychological and emotional energy which is “collectively contagious”.  💚

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This #TimeToTalk Day I offer one transformation thought.

You didn’t cause the climate crisis.

No one person could.

Read on to start your journey towards emotional resilience.

Last week I did something that the twenty-year old me would have laughed at. I wrote to the science editor of a major newspaper. To tell him that he was wrong. Apparently, something about turning 40 has turned me into the type of person who does this!

It was in response to a disempowering editorial, that put the entire blame for the climate mess at the doors or corporations, inferring that whatever we do as individuals doesn’t make any difference.

I slipped into a post-apocalyptic future. One where we become numb to government ‘threat to life’ alerts taking over mobile networks.

Net Zero Industry Wales in their climate communications survey found that 50% considered the health and environmental benefits to be the preferred way of speaking about climate change. So why are 90% of us still talking hard data?

Better climate conversations are human. They start with self. Our health is planetary health. We might accidently save the world by showing up for ourselves.