Coping with Upheaval: Support for Terminated/Defunded Scientists
If you're a US scientist feeling demoralized, burned out, or anxious in this unprecedented political moment--you are not alone.
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Online
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About this event
- Event lasts 1 hour 45 minutes
Scientists are living with unprecedented stress during this political moment in the U.S.
If you are feeling demoralized, burned out, or anxious, you are not alone.
Our resilience as individuals and as a scientific community depends on our ability to cope with the shocks, loss, and waves of changes that are occurring in our personal and professional lives right now.
You are invited to a group meeting to support your emotional resilience at this time. This 1 ¾ hour meeting, led by two licensed psychotherapists on Zoom, will include tools for finding emotional calm, education on common psychological responses to the present upheaval, and time to share your challenges and be supported by therapists and fellow scientists. Admission is by donation in two tiers, $18 standard and $5 hardship/grad students.
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This is open to scientists who…
- Have been terminated
- Have been threatened with layoffs
- Have had their grants cut
- Are still employed yet feel upset by organizational changes and the maligning of their work by the current administration
- Feel heightened anxiety or grief about ecological loss and the climate crisis in this moment
Scientists of any background or occupational position, including graduate students, are welcome.
This is an interactive meeting where you will have the opportunity to share and connect with others going through similar experiences (although sharing is optional). In order for everyone to get the most out of the meeting we ask for your presence for the whole meeting time and invite you to turn your camera on.
To respect your privacy and ensure your security, the meeting will be hosted on a HIPAA compliant version of Zoom used by healthcare professionals. The meeting will not be recorded. Zoom's AI listening feature will be turned off. All participants will be asked to respect each other's confidentiality.
About the Facilitators: Debra Borys, PhD & Joanna Calabrese, LMFT are psychotherapists with the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. They have a special spot in their hearts for scientists and are contributing their time and expertise to provide this support meeting.
Frequently asked questions
No, this is not psychotherapy, but people often report feeling less alone, more understanding of their own feelings and reactions,and gaining new tools for coping from such meetings.
No one is required to share, but we encourage you to consider that everyone benefits when others share their feelings or reactions, for a safe and mutually supportive experience.
The meeting will be hosted on a secure HIPAA compliant version of Zoom used by healthcare professionals. The meeting will not be recorded. Zoom's AI listening feature will be turned off. All participants will be asked to respect each other's confidentiality.
Because our expertise/experience is helping people cope psychologically with highly stressful events and life changes, that will be our focus. Thus, we will not be focusing on ideas for activism, political action , or legal/constitutional issues, as other venues exist which address those.