Climate in Therapy: When Scientists Sit in the Circle

What happens when climate scientists stop talking about data and start talking about how they feel? This is the idea behind Climate in Therapy, a documentary by Swedish filmmaker Nathan Grossman, director of the acclaimed I Am Greta.

Seven climate scientists come together for a weekend of group therapy, facilitated by therapist Richard Beck. Instead of focusing on research and statistics, they explore the emotions connected with knowing, studying and living with climate change.

For those of us interested in groups, the film raises an important question: what can a group offer when knowledge alone is not enough? It is a fascinating example of how group therapy can bring the human and emotional dimensions into one of the major challenges of our time.