Welcome to Tiny Glimmers, new friend! ✨

Hi, I'm Jenny, the creator of Tiny Glimmers. (that’s me 👇)

What is Tiny Glimmers about?

I started this newsletter as a personal project to explore the power of Imagination in tackling climate anxiety and creating a more sustainable future.

I've struggled with eco-anxiety for years, and it's been a challenging journey to navigate the emotional ups and downs of climate change.

Through lots of learning and experimenting, I've come to believe that Imagination is the missing ingredient when it comes to climate change and the other big crises our world is facing.

It’s the key to transforming our (natural) fears and worries about the future into hopeful, collective action - because if we can’t imagine a more kind, just and sustainable world, then how can we even begin to build it? 🤷‍♀️

✨ Why Tiny Glimmers?

I chose the word "glimmer" for two reasons:

1. It’s a glimmer of (active) Hope that we can still turn things around

2. In mental health, glimmers are “moments of positivity we experience that can combat difficult situations or negative emotions”. *

And they’re “tiny” because even a tiny glimmer of hope can be enough to inspire positive change and have a big ripple effect.

Plus when you’re in the throes of eco-anxiety, you might only have the capacity for a tiny glimmer or a tiny action, and that’s ok.

💌 Weekly Glimmers in Your Inbox

Each week, I'll choose a topic that's keeping me up at night, but instead of going down the doom and gloom spiral, I'll ask 'What if things went right?'.

I’ll practice using my imagination to write you a letter from that brighter, more hopeful future, offering a glimpse of what could be.

And you’re invited to join me on this weekly journey, to imagine a better tomorrow together!

Topics will range from fast fashion to food waste, consumerism to Christmas trees!

🧪 It’s an experiment

As with any new project, I have a tonne of ideas and I’m very excited about sending you letters from the future. But I also don’t want to restrict myself too much so early on, so I’m approaching Tiny Glimmers as an ongoing experiment.

That way I can explore different formats and media and hopefully you will let me know which ones you like and which ones are a snooze fest!

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Who am I?

🥨 Originally from Munich, I now live in a small town in South West England.

👩‍🔬 I’m a former scientist with a PhD in chemistry.

✈️ I’m an ex-digital nomad who’s travelled the world full-time for 7 years.

👩‍💻 I run an online business where I support self-employed women.

🌏 I’m a Facilitator, Coach and Climate Coach and (aspiring) Imagination Activist.

📚 I’m also a bookworm and life-long learner, currently curious about Imagination, community care, anticapitalism and gardening.

🧠 I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 37.

🧶 And I’m a crafter, dabbling in crochet, sewing, knitting and mending.

So why Tiny Glimmers and Imagination?

As you see from the 8 bullet summary of my 41 years on this planet, I have re-imagined my own life many times, through changing careers, moving abroad, neurodivergence and more.

🌏 I’ve also had the huge privilege to travel to many incredible places on this planet and to see how beautiful our home actually is.

Bearing witness to our planet’s destruction sent me down a spiral of eco-anxiety and climate grief, while also making me appreciate how much there is to fight for. 💔

And apparently, I’m a half-glass-full kind of person, so when I learned about the power of Imagination, I knew this was the missing puzzle piece in ushering in a better future. 🌈

Tiny Glimmers is my small contribution and a way to learn, experiment and find like-minded souls to practice our collective imagination.

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I’d love to hear from you!

• What’s keeping you up at night?

• What beautiful futures do you want to imagine?

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* The concept of “glimmers“ is quite new in the mental health field, so it’s best to “view them as potentially valuable assets rather than sole solutions.” (read more here)

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