Media

Publications

Remedies and Inspiring Stories | July 22nd 2025 | Climate and Your Mind

Suffering From Trump Anxiety? A Pyschotherapist’s Advice | July 15th, 2025 | The San Francisco Chronicle

Loving a Champion Hugger in an Air Hug Season | August 28th, 2020 | New York Times

I’m Not a Natural Mother—and That’s Okay  | December 19th, 2019 | Glamour

I Pulled Out My Childhood Toys for My Kids -- and it was Magical | August 3rd, 2020 | Motherly

How Parents Can Tame the Stress of Climate Crises | November 17th, 2020 | New York Times

We Owe It to One Another to Be Honest About the Crazy Mess That Is Motherhood | August 3rd, 2018 | Washington Post 

Forget Multitasking: Uni-tasking Is the Ultimate Mom Hack | May 24th, 2018 | Kveller

The Politics of Getting Pregnant in Trump's America | March 19th, 2019 | The Week

Here's How To Talk to your Kids About Climate Anxiety | February 23rd, 2021 | Grist

Six Ways to Stay Balanced During the Climate Crisis | April 7th, 2021 | Washington Post

Climate Change Is Scary. This Therapist Says Lean into Those Feelings | February 23rd, 2021 | Grist

Californians Face Annual Trauma with Wildfires. Why don't we talk about our eco-anxieties? | August 20th, 2021 | Sacramento Bee

Anxious About the Climate Future? Seen a Climate-Aware Therapist Lately? | September 8th, 2021 | Yale Climate Connections

The Existential Panic in "Don't Look Up" is Real. I see it in my Clients | January 8th, 2022 | Salon

Stopping the next school shooting means gun control. But local communities have a part to play too | May 27th, 2022 | San Francisco Chronicle

An Open Letter to the American Psychiatric Association About Refrigerator-Related Mental Health Condition | July 22nd, 2022 | Little Old Lady Comedy

Call Congress' inaction on climate change what it is: child abuse | August 2nd, 2022 | San Francisco Chronicle

How to Ditch the Earth Day Lip Service | April 24th, 2023 | Yes! Magazine

Addressing Mental Health Will Help to Address Gun Violence. But it won't stop it | May 12th, 2023 | San Francisco Chronicle

Stopping the next school shooting means gun control. But local communities have a part to play too | May 27th, 2022 | San Francisco Chronicle

Grieving Together and Also Apart: A Jewish American Wrestles with Identity, Belonging, and Trauma | October 16th, 2023 | Salon

Earth Day Should be a Federal Holiday. Here's Why | April 22nd, 2024 | San Francisco Chronicle

Mental Health Professionals Have Largely Been Silent about Trump. That Needs to Change. October 8th, 2024. San Francisco Chronicle

Kids Are Being Impacted by Trump’s Win Too. Here’s How you can talk to them about it. November 8th, 2024. San Francisco Chronicle.

Interviews

Tap Into Your Creativity | July 11th, 2020 |  ​​Interview with Artist Sandra Felemovicius

7 Ways to Deal With Climate Despair | February 6th, 2024 | Time

The Coming Age of Climate Trauma | October 27th, 2021 | Washington Post Magazine

Therapists Share Their Favorite Meaningful Self-Care Tips | December 3rd, 2018 | PsychCentral

PODCASTS

Avoiding Doomerism

Ariella and Stephanie Seferian (of the Sustainable Minimalists Podcast) explore what it means to have an “anti-doomer mindset” as our climate and our world shifts.

On Raising Anti-Doomers with Ariella Cook-Shonkoff

Ariella sits down with Thomas Doherty and Panu Pihkala of The Climate Change & Happiness Podcast and dives into the depths of parenting resilient children amidst challenging climate concerns

Tap into your Creativity

Ariella Cook Shonkoff and Sandra Felemovicius dive into the power of creativity through the lens of ART THERAPY.

Being a Therapist in the Time of Climate Catastrophe

Elizabeth Irias interviews Ariella and Tree Staunton about climate psychology, eco-anxiety and emotional processing.