Lucy Kalanithi and Mary Annaïse Heglar explore what becomes possible when we look at the climate crisis differently.

Mary Annaïse Heglar’s essays include “2020: The Year of Converging Crises” (Rolling Stone), “Home is Always Worth It” (Medium), “Climate Change Isn’t The First Existential Threat” (Zora), and “I work in the Environmental Movement. I Don’t Care If You Recycle” (Vox). Listen to Hot Take (co-hosted by Mary Annaïse Heglar and Amy Westervelt) wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe to their newsletter.

Curious about the poem you heard in this episode? It was “How Dark the Beginning” by Maggie Smith, read by her. Find more of Maggie’s poetry in her latest collection, Goldenrod. You’ll also love Keep Moving and Good Bones.

Dr. Kate Marvel’s essay is “We Need Courage, Not Hope, To Face Climate Change” (On Being). Rebecca Solnit’s quote – “hope is not like a lottery ticket… hope is an ax you break down doors with” – is from Hope In The Dark. For more on climate grief, look to Dr. Renee Lertzman. Dr. Glenn Albrecht’s neologism is solastalgia.

For Drs. Kimberly Nicholas and Seth Wynes’ work on behavior change to shift culture, read “A Hard Look in the Climate Mirror” (Scientific American): “for me, turning my scientific knowledge into action was a little like falling in love. It was a switch that got flipped.” Dr. Nicholas’ book is Under the Sky We Make.

Climate action and activism: The All We Can Save Project, Sunrise Movement, End Climate Silence, 350.org, Project Drawdown, Currently, Extinction Rebellion.

Gravity is produced by Wonder Media Network. Original music by Rachel Wardell. Rekha Murthy is our editor. Jenny Kaplan is our executive producer.

For more on why we’re doing what we're doing, check us out on Instagram and on Twitter. Find Lucy on Twitter at @rocketgirlmd.

Lucy Kalanithi and Marlee Liss explore what becomes possible when justice centers the person harmed.

(CW: sexual assault, suicidal ideation, justice system)

You can learn more about Marlee Liss’s work, including coaching programs and the Sensual Wholeness Academy, here. Marlee’s book is Re-Humanize.

If you’re seeking immediate support around sexual violence, call 800-656-HOPE or chat here to reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline to connect with the help you deserve. More resources for survivors and communities can be found through RAINN and NSVRC.

To learn more about restorative justice, visit Insight Prison Project.

Gravity is produced by Wonder Media Network. Original music by Rachel Wardell. Rekha Murthy is our editor. Jenny Kaplan is our executive producer.

For more on why we’re doing what we're doing, check us out on Instagram and on Twitter. Find Lucy on Twitter at @rocketgirlmd.

Drs. Lucy Kalanithi and Paul Kalanithi explore how to find meaning in the face of mortality.

Paul Kalanithi’s memoir is When Breath Becomes Air. His essays include “How Long Have I Got Left?” (The New York Times), “My Last Day as a Surgeon” (The New Yorker) and “Before I Go” (Stanford Medicine Magazine). You might also like the 8-minute documentary short “A Strange Relativity: Altered Time for a Surgeon-Turned-Patient.”

Dr. Viktor Frankl’s seminal book is Man’s Search for Meaning.

Hear Lucy Kalanithi’s TEDMED talk, “What makes life worth living in the face of death.”

Poetry in this episode: The Glories of Our Blood and State by James Shirley, Separation by W. S. Merwin.

Many thanks to Emily Rapp Black for collaborating on this episode.

Gravity is produced by Wonder Media Network. Original music by Rachel Wardell. Rekha Murthy is our editor. Jenny Kaplan is our executive producer.

For more on why we’re doing what we're doing, check us out on Instagram and on Twitter. Find Lucy on Twitter at @rocketgirlmd.