It is easy to feel overwhelmed when facing issues like climate change and peak oil, a survey for the Mental Health Foundation finding powerlessness to be a common response when people think about the world problems. Here Chris Johnstone, interviewed by Adrienne Campbell from Transition Lewes, explores how considering our lives in mythic terms can help us find our power to make a difference.
Drawing on his experience as an addictions specialist, he looks at how we can train ourselves to turn around the feeling that there is nothing we can do. Influenced by his close working with Joanna Macy over many years, Chris runs workshops based on her empowerment approach, The Work That Reconnects. (June 10th – 12th at Monkton Wyld in Dorset)
Chris is author of Find Your Power – a toolkit for resilience and positive change (2nd ed, Permanent Publications, 2010), and co-editor of the free email newsletter The Great Turning Times. For more information about his work and workshops, see his website at www.chrisjohnstone.info
A big thank you to Adrienne Campbell for interviewing Chris, and Dahlan Lassalle for filming. This clip is part of a series filmed on the day of the unleashing of Transition Town Lewes, which Chris spoke at.
Permaculture Magazine highly recommends Chris' courses and book.
