# Ask a Climate Therapist: Why should I plan for my future when I feel we don’t have one?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/ask-a-climate-therapist-why-should-i-plan-for-my-future-when-i-feel-we-dont-have-one/
- Published: 2026-04-22T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: RDNE Stock project via Pexels. Article by Leslie Davenport (Licensed Therapist). Grist – April 17, 2026. Dear Leslie,  I’m a young adult trying to figure out what I’m doing with my life. It feels really hard to plan for my future given the uncertainty climate change produces, and sometimes I feel like my degree, which I’m passionate about, will be useless “when the apocalypse comes.” How can I plan well for my future when I don’t know what the world will look like in 10 years, let alone 50?  — Scared Student […] Click here to view original web page at www.grist.org Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio