How can I practice mindfulness when I'm anxious about climate change and my health?

I've sat with many people carrying this particular weight—the overlap of personal health concerns and planetary ones. The body knows before the mind does. When that anxiety rises, I suggest starting with something simple: notice where you feel it. Is it a tightness in your chest? A restlessness in your legs? Don't fight it. Instead, bring your full attention there. Breathe into that space for a few minutes. This isn't about making the anxiety disappear—it's about stopping the spiral of worry about the worry. When you anchor yourself in direct physical sensation, you interrupt the loop. I've found that even five minutes of this kind of grounded attention—where you're present to your actual body, not your thoughts about the future—can shift something real. It's not a solution to climate change, but it gives you back your nervous system. From there, you can think more clearly about what small, embodied actions matter to you. The practice isn't separate from the problem; it's how you stay whole while engaging with it.