Environmental Disaster | Susan Bodnar PhD

Overcoming a Crisis

October 9, 2013 by Susan Bodnar

Suddenly, or after months of agonizing foreshadowing: a loved one dies, financial ruin, environmental disaster, an unwanted sexual encounter, a bad judgment call or a major illness. A cherished and understood reality disappears. What now? Unfortunately, no one answer or strategy works for all people. Recovering from a painful or tragic experience presents one of […]

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Stand There

March 17, 2011 by Susan Bodnar

Since Ordinary Earth is a blog about how sustainable living practices can support better mental and environmental health some people have asked me about Japan: what I think about nuclear power, the impact of environmental catastrophes on mental health, and the probable emergence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Japan. Yikes! Those are all the […]

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Thoughts about Japan by Adrian Tait

March 14, 2011 by Susan Bodnar

I haven’t been able to organize my thinking around what is taking place in Japan. I received, however, a thoughtful post from a colleague, Adrian Tait (UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, Member: The Guild of Psychotherapists, Visiting Fellow: Centre for Psycho-Social Studies, University of the West of England) written to a newly forming alliance of clinicians looking […]

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Glenn Albrecht on Australian Floods

January 14, 2011 by Susan Bodnar

In Brazil floods and mudslides resulting from heavy rains have claimed the lives of over 500 people, according to the Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times. It is the country’s worst natural disaster. In Brisbane, Australia news sources here, here, and here report on the disastrous consequences of flood waters that peaked yesterday. Thens […]

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Bees

January 4, 2011 by Susan Bodnar

The problem of bee colony collapse may be due to inbreeding and disease, and world populations are still in a free fall according to The Guardian. While wild bees might be contracting viruses and spreading them to each other, according to research reported by treehugger, the reality of colony collapse disorder threatens the pollination and […]

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Summer 2010: Paralyzed

August 19, 2010 by Susan Bodnar

This blog has gone dark since the end of June. Why? Every morning the heat rose trapping me in a vapor of thick intoxication. When the sun burned high in the sky the humidity coated my skin in a waxy sweat. The news was no lighter. The every hour on the hour triviality emerging from […]

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Psychology,Psychoanalysis and the Environment

June 11, 2010 by Susan Bodnar

The IARPP environmental and psychology seminar continues into its second week. The panelists have been asked the following questions in five subject area. Human Geography: 1)Are there unique psychological states of mind that correspond to different geographic localities? 2)What happens to the mind when the environmental localities begin to transform due to environmental corruption, climate […]

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Psychology, Psychoanalysis and the Environment

June 4, 2010 by Susan Bodnar

The environmental seminar at IARPP launched this week with a mix of emotional response to the Gulf Oil Coast and some salient points regarding the interface between psychology, psychoanalysis and the environment. Many ventured to discuss the significance of environmental devastation on life as we know it. People’s lives are being affected now see here […]

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Psychoanalysis, Psychology and the Environment

May 28, 2010 by Susan Bodnar

Begininng Tuesday June 1 – Friday June 25th IARPP will be hosting an online seminar: Psychoanalysis, Psychology and the Environment: A Dialogue. Given what has transpired in the Gulf Coast, this topic couldn’t be more timely. The seminar ($10.00 fee) is open to all IARPP members ($135.00 membership fee). During that time period this blog […]

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Gulf Coast Oil Spill #4: Teens

May 25, 2010 by Susan Bodnar

If you are wondering just how bad things really are in the Gulf see this ABC news report. Philippe Cousteau (Jacque’s grandson) calls it a “nightmare.” Transocean is holding a memorial today for those who died in the Deepwater Horizon in Jackson, Miss. . People have died. The US government is now calling it the […]

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