Liz Bonnin said “therapy is extremely important” in dealing with the stress of witnessing the effects of climate change.
The 45-year-old Irish broadcaster is known for hosting science and science programs such as How the Earth Works and Animals in Love.
He said he struggled to tell TV viewers “cold and hard truths” about the serious threats to the planet without losing focus due to the “glitch” of vision. Independent
In a new podcast by the Irish Sustainable Energy Authority (SEAI), Bonnin also revealed how she uses “meditation, exercise, therapy and good food and a good glass of wine” to cope with stress.
Liz Bonnin (pictured in 2011) said that “therapy is extremely important” to combat the stress of witnessing the effects of climate change.
Irish publisher (formally Drowning in Plastic), 45, best known for hosting science and science programs including How the Earth Works and Animals in Love.
“Therapy is very important. It’s something that I do naturally now, as a part of my life, and now it seems ridiculous that we shouldn’t do it as a regular job. Not easy. You have to get used to the discomfort.
“Maybe I’m awake because I just got back from Greenland and the ground is chaotic and the ice has disappeared,” she explained, adding that her therapist helped her calm down.
He continued: ‘It should be just as important as working the muscles. You need to exercise your mind and process your thoughts. It’s such an important part of life that it’s hard to deal with, especially now.
Meditation, exercise, therapy, good food and a nice glass of wine. They are my five reference points. And friends and family. Connection is extremely important.
In a new podcast by the Irish Sustainable Energy Authority (SEAI), Bonnin (pictured) also revealed that he uses “meditation, exercise, therapy and good food and a good glass of wine” to deal with stress.
As the first guest in the new podcast series, Bonnin acknowledged that getting a TV viewer interested in telling “cold and hard truths” is hard work.
“I’m going to get them to say, “I can’t watch another one of Drowning in Plastics or please don’t do another climate change program,” he said.
“I’m inclined to lean on it. You have to lean into the discomfort. But if some people can’t do that right now, how can we reach them? The challenge is to wake everyone up before it’s too late.
Liz Bonnin and Ben Fogle at CountryWise. Bonnin holds an MA in wildlife biology and conservation from the Zoological Society of London and the Royal Veterinary College.
Liz was born in Paris to a Trinidadian mother of Indian and Portuguese descent, Bonnie Murray, and a French father, Martiniquan, a dentist.
His family moved to Ireland when he was nine. The presenter holds a BS in biochemistry from Trinity College Dublin.
He also holds an MA in wildlife biology and conservation from the Zoological Society of London and the Royal Veterinary College.
Since 2005, Liz has been a scientific publisher. In 2005 she hosted the show Gadgets, Gadgets, Gadgets and co-presented the BBC science series Bang Goes the Theory on BBC One from 2009 to 2014 she.
Source: Daily Mail
