Simplify what you are really asking if you would improve your diet and improve the world — The meat of the matter At the very basis of meat consumption, there are two major points. Meat is food. 2. Meat causes suffering. Over the years, I have read many articles about why we should not demonize the consumption of meat. There are good reasons not to do so. However, the first and foremost…

The endangered Pygmy bunny is the cutest thing on Earth, but we are losing them to extinction Roaring Rivers Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD. Happy Sad Easter Every Bunny! Spring is a time of rebirth. We celebrate because Earth/God does one’s very best, despite our meddling, to have life create life again. The Pygmy bunny in the Columbia Basin of Washington state is probably the cutest bunny rabbit you could ever…

Gender obvious bias should not negate obvious trauma — Got trauma? then GOB SNOT, G-O-B — S-N-O-T It’s not pretty. I’ll admit that the GOB SNOT acronym is a bit clumsy when you just go by the phrase, Gender obvious bias (or biases) shouldn’t negate ostracized trauma, but I swear the idea behind it is sound. Anyone who has been the victim of hurtful bias, whether it…

My COVID story “We never bought masks, we never tested, we’re fine” confused some people — Roaring Rivers Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD. We Often Misunderstand What We Read About Trigger Topics Avoid people if you would avoid pathogens Please keep in mind, my story never once suggests you should not wear a mask if you must interact with others. The tagline (do people read it?) said:

The Biddy and the Paddy, and keeping Irish BIPOC Roaring Rivers Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD. None of your Biddy-ness Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Let’s celebrate including the Irish among humanity. The potato crops failed. Many in Ireland died. Millions more fled. From around 1850, ships from Ireland began ferrying servants to Protestant American homes. They were considered an inferior race, scarcely…

California is the golden state. Maybe the golden child. It’s losing its gleam — Roaring Rivers Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD. This time the roaring rivers are atmospheric California. We base our golden dreams on movie stars there. We have progressive movements there. We have bastions of billionaires there. We have Silicon Valley with all its advances and absurdity. The place is chock full of Elon Musketeers and Disney Mouseketeers.

Civilization is headed for a massive crash, afterward is a mystery — Choose courage over fear You don’t have to go Doom-scrolling to know about the crash. If you just read seemingly disparate stories about war, or famine, or storms, or racism/sexism, or pandemic, or extinction, or the economy, you already have heard about the crash. Many, if not most of us, believe we have overstepped…

How an ecopsychologist explains modernity Excerpts from my book on ecopsychology. Dear publishers, CALL me! Roaring Rivers Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers The sun sets on civilization Another day is done. You are one day closer to death. You may reflect upon it: was this day productive? Did I achieve anything meaningful? If you are like other billions of people, you are not sure. You worked, maybe…

Let’s start a movement to create an International Park In Space — A change in perspective from a high vantage overlook On earth today, there are over 1200 national parks in over 100 nations. When people see an expanse of the Grand Canyon, the soaring majesty of Rocky or Cascade mountains, the view looking across a chasm or waterfall in Yellowstone, or even the rushing thrill of a lake or shore…