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A writing series of my own, personal experiences of the ongoing disaster we call the Anthropocene. What I’m hoping is to show how climate breakdown impacts one life, and also to explore specific related topics as they come up in that life. Although I touch on facts where relevant, the focus is on personal experiences and reactions, because I’ve come to believe that facts and figures aren’t enough to convey the urgency of our situation.

I’m doing this really to bear witness but I hope some of these thoughts/experiences might prove useful to someone, somewhere. At least, if you feel like you’re losing your sanity in an era of climate breakdown, it might be some comfort to know that you’re not alone….

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Matt is a writer with a background in consciousness studies and cognitive science. He holds an MSc. with Distinction in cognitive science from the University of Birmingham and a D.Phil in biology from the University of Sussex.