THOMAS DOHERTY

A groundbreaking practical guide to managing anxiety in the face of the climate emergency by the most prominent American advocate of ecopsychology New York Times

Preeminent film historian Thomas Doherty explores the blockbuster 1969 film adaptation of the Charles Portis novel True Grit, which stars John Wayne in his only Oscar-winning performance.The year 1969 was a tipping point for Hollywood cinema and a good year for Westerns. In 1968 the censorious Production Code was eliminated. American cinema responded immediately with a spree of theretofore unseen and unimaginable transgressionsone of which arrived in Henry Hathaways adaptation of Charles Portiss best-selling novel True Grit. True Grit featured blunt language (Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!) and bloody imagery that would not have been permissible just a couple of years earlier.Thomas Doherty, one of the foremost film historians writing today, walks readers through Charles Portiss source novel and its adaptation for the screen, the role of women in a genre often considered antithetical to their presence, and the figure of John Wayne, the Western icon whose public stance as a spokesman for the political right was merging with and complicating his screen persona. While noting its continued appeal for modern audiences, he presents True Grit as a pure product of its time, on the cusp of the Old and New Hollywoods, containing elements of both.

Climate change anxiety is one of the biggest mental health threats of our times. If you find it hard to tear yourself away from doomscrolling, or it feels impossible not to worry about the world we are leaving to future generations, then you are not alone.Surviving Climate Anxiety is the essential guide to coping with the psychological toll of the environmental crisis.In this helpful and ground-breaking book, the worlds leading climate anxiety expert, psychologist Dr Thomas Doherty, shares the pioneering techniques he has developed to help you to:- Reclaim your nervous system: manage your thoughts, feelings, and stress about climate change- Clarify your environmental identity: understand your history, values, and connection to the natural world- Overcome fear of climate disasters and tend to eco-depression and grief- Find realistic reasons for hope and ways to take meaningful actionPacked with practical, research-backed tips and dozens of stories - from the geologist haunted by images of melting glaciers, to the young couple agonizing over whether to bring a child into a world on fire, to a twenty-something wondering how to believe in the future - Surviving Climate Anxiety provides the tools to cope, heal, and flourish, even in these challenging times.