Episode 13: Global Conflict. Global Grief.
Global conflict. There are currently over 32 active conflicts in our world today. Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Palestine, Ukraine, Algeria, Libya, Lebanon. . . the list goes on. For many immigrants currently in Canada, their home, their friends, their families are all experiencing conflict, leaving a grief that sometimes has no words.
Global conflict affects us all. It can be overwhelming. We live with survival guilt and simply don’t know how to help bring peace to ourselves, let alone the world. In this episode and on the heels of the current genocide in Palestine, Hostion and Andrea have an honest conversation - processing the terrible, the awful . . . and even the hope.
In this episode, Hostion shares what most of us feel as defined by ‘war anxiety’. Andrea offers tangible things we can do to help organizations bring relief to war torn places. And they both end on how to take care of yourself in these overwhelming times so that you can take care of your global family around you.
Episode Sources
Palestinian Diaspora in Canada - Stats Canada
What is War Anxiety? - Harvard Health Journal
The Psychological Impact of Negative News Media - National Library of Medicine
Canada Petition to the Prime Minister Calling for Israel to Ceasefire - House of Commons e-4649
Members of Parliament Contact Information to Write for Humanitarian Aid to Gaza and Ceasefire - House of Commons
UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders and Humanitarian Coalition Donation Sites
Canadian Palestinian Organizations Coalition
Caring For Your Mental Health: How to Cope With the News of War
How to Handle the Trauma of War From Afar - American Psychological Association
Mental and Physical Health Affects of Acute Exposure to Global Conflicts in Media - Association for Psychological Science