Our polar research team used to have this amazing camaraderie during our Arctic deployments, but after losing funding twice and watching colleagues leave the field, we've become grimly professional about everything. Even our celebration rituals feel forced now, like we're going through the motions of being a team.
More people experience this than they realize.
Survival mode has become your default, even when the immediate crisis has passed.
“Where Are You with Extreme environments — poles high altitude deep ocean?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.