Grief can be associated in different ways to the changes in our life – three related-contexts in which ecological grief is reported.
Reference: Cunsolo, A., & Ellis, N. R. (2018). Ecological grief as a mental health response to climate change-related loss. Nature Climate Change, 8(4), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0092-2
Identity is a way in which an individual associate within an environment where social, political and environmental circumstances are considered. The environmental identity is incorporation of non-human elements into our self. Through our environmental identity we may considered if we are conceptually interdependent or connected to the natural world. Environmental identity may be expressed in different elements:
It is when the self is associated with a location and personal meaning is associated with a place. Since emotional feeling are also attached to the place, the individual may experience a sense of personal loss when such places are changed or lost.
It is when the self-identify with the animal and human-animal interactions are established. The animal one associate with may have a huge impact in defining and describing who you are. The individual may compare the animal metaphorically to one’s identity.
The identity can be associated with acting a community. It is a shared social identity regarding the environment and it can be directed towards environmental sharing or communal sustainability effort. It involves incorporating the anthropomorphic perspective of the natural world into your life. |
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