“Young people have such powerful voices in society, but they're also consistently underestimated. I mean, young people are your customers, your future workforce, the shapers of future policy, the heirs to the planet, and now the architects of the climate movement,” says Natalie Kyriacou OAM, CEO of My Green World and PwC’s Business Development Lead for ESG (Environment, Social & Governance).

“I think if we are connected to where we live, we understand the changes in our space. . . And nature play is so involved in that because that's how kids connect with the outdoor world,” says Dr. Amanda Lloyd, an educator with a PhD on the advantages of outdoor learning for Primary School students.

“One of the things that helps me to stay engaged in a more sustained way, is taking the perspective that climate change - it’s extraordinarily painful - and it's also an opportunity to live into our values and to live a life of meaning and service and purpose,” says Elizabeth Bechard, author of Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action, and Practicing Hope in the Face of Climate Change.

“There are so many opportunities, there are so many ways to invest and really think about how we can develop new technologies, new jobs,” says Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, a distinguished climate scientist and member of Science Moms.

“I felt as though I had a duty. I had a duty to my local community, to my children, to show them that it's okay to stand up for what is right,” says Claire Stephenson MCIPR, who went from a quiet life as a writer and mother, to a climate campaigner on the front line of a dangerous energy battle that no community wants to be in.

“If you're a human being, you have the permission to talk about climate change because it affects us all,” says Dr Rebecca Huntley, one of Australia’s most experienced social researchers and author of numerous books including “How To Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference”.

“There is a lot of power that we haven't really unleashed yet as parents,” says Rowan Ryrie, a founding member of grassroots parents movements in the UK and globally called Parents For Future.

“It's very important that we keep…creating spaces where the Global South children can share their stories and influence policies so that we can start to change that narrative and create the agency around us acting on these crises,” says Xoli Fuyani, youth climate educator and founder of Black Girls Rising.

“It's not about sticking our fingers in our ears and trying to block out the bad news. It's about embracing a story that is much more likely to serve us. To unlock creativity, to unlock innovation, to unlock collaboration - than some other stories that we tell ourselves” says Megan Fraser, leadership coach for climate entrepreneurs and a founding member of Climate Change Coaches.

“Where I cling to hope is that when you face a period of such disruption, what quite often happens is that people come together in local communities and find their own solutions and find their own way to be resilient and to create the world that they want to see” says Trewin Restorick, Founder and previous CEO of Hubbub UK.

Season Two is dropping on June 30th! Follow now where you listen to your podcasts.

That’s a wrap for Season One of the Hope. Act. Thrive. podcast!

We’ve had incredible conversations with leading thinkers, doers, & shakers from around the globe.

Some have made us laugh until our cheeks hurt. Some have made our eyes well with tears. Some have made our eyeballs pop from their sockets.

“Hope is so important - there’s research that shows that those who are more hopeful are more likely to want to act,” says Dr. Joanne Crossley, an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist and our team Clinical Psychologist here at Be The Future.

“It’s important to foster ocean empathy in as many ways as we can,” says Josheena Naggea, an ocean advocate and doctoral candidate at Stanford University.

“Once you get to accessing the positive emotions - that paralysis really dies down - and you see the sustainable action” says Megan Kennedy-Woodard, coaching psychologist and co-founder of Climate Psychologists.

“I’m the strange shark girl who knows a lot about shark sex” says Adele Dutilloy, a marine biologist, fisheries scientist and budding biomimicry designer.

“I realized that it was up to us. Our generation. To make sure that the planet is inhabitable for future generations” - says Rob Chan, a new father whose parenting journey has been interwoven with his climate journey.

“There's more and more people taking action every day. There's a lot of silver linings in all of the darkness that is climate change. And that's what I like to focus on.” says Delaney Reynolds, a multi-award-winning author, explorer, advocate, and educator. 22-year-old Delaney has been called 'one of the leading voices for the environment for her generation'.