The Grove

Changing the Culture of Science, Together
A Course for Scientists Seeking Renewal, Resilience & Connection in a Time of Transformation

The Grove is a space for scientists and scientist-adjacent folks who are navigating the emotional, ethical, and nervous system toll of doing climate and environmental work in today’s world. It’s a place to slow down, reconnect to your body and your values, and begin to imagine a new kind of scientific culture—one rooted not in isolation and exhaustion, but in community, curiosity, and care.

We’re not here to tell scientists how to do their work. We’re here to support the whole human inside the lab, the field, the classroom, or the agency. To co-create a culture of science that honors emotional intelligence, collaborative leadership, and nervous system integrity as essential parts of climate action.

Why "The Grove"? Groves are ecosystems of mutual support. Trees in groves grow taller and stronger together—sharing nutrients, stabilizing one another through their root systems, and creating the microclimates that make life more resilient.

We believe scientists deserve the same.

  • “I wish I had found something like this years ago. I had no idea how much I was holding.”

     — Climate Scientist, Oregon

  • “Before this, I thought emotional work meant therapy. Now I see it as part of leadership and change.”

    — Postdoc, Public Health

  • “This helped me not only stay in science, but reconnect to why I came here in the first place.”

     — Ecologist, British Columbia

Why Now?

Many scientists are tired. Not just intellectually or physically, but morally and emotionally.

We’re working in systems that often ask us to deny the very things we’re trying to protect. The Grove offers a pause—a space to tend to the deeper layers, so you can keep going without going numb.

Who It's For
This course is for scientists and science-adjacent folks—climate researchers, lab techs, graduate students, public health workers, environmental educators, science communicators—who feel the weight of their work in their body, and are longing for space to process, reconnect, and reimagine.

You might be:

  • Feeling disillusioned or burned out

  • Curious about emotional and relational tools but unsure where to begin

  • Longing for peers who get it

  • Tired of triage mode and yearning to feel your heart in your work again

No prior experience with emotional or somatic practices required—just a willingness to show up honestly.

The Grove
is a multi-week immersive course that blends neuroscience, emotional literacy, somatic tools, and collective care. We offer gentle but profound ways to metabolize climate grief, navigate uncertainty, and reconnect with purpose—without bypassing the hard truths.

Together, we’ll explore:

  • Nervous system tools for grounding and regulation in the face of constant crisis

  • Understanding moral injury—what happens when our internal ethics clash with institutional or societal realities

  • Climate emotions: grief, rage, fear, hope—and how to make space for them

  • Recognizing and recovering from burnout

  • Curiosity as a compass in scientific life and culture shift

  • Building community (and not just collaboration) among scientists

  • Tools for communicating more effectively and persuasively, especially when facts alone aren’t moving the needle

The Grove

Next Cohort: Winter 2025

Six 90min zoom meetings on DAY
Time: TBD
Dates: TBD

What is offered:

  • A 6-week course

  • Gentle somatic practices + practical tools

  • Resource guides and optional home practices

  • A cohort of peers walking this path alongside you

  • Sliding scale and scholarship options

Limited Space available! We intentionally keep our groups small and relational. Think of this as a regenerative grove—not a webinar forest.

Facilitators: Kristan Childs & Teddy Kellam
Pricing: $TBD

The Facilitators

  • Facilitator at CERI, Good Grief, and the Work That Reconnects.

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  • Facilitator at CERI and Experiential Therapist.

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