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World Ocean Radio 10/29/25: Solastalgia, A Word for Change
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE This week on World Ocean Radio, our host Peter Neill is thinking about the word “solastalgia”, described as a deep grief over changing landscapes that were once familiar; feeling ‘homesick’ while still being at home, due to rapid alterations to the environment; the stress from experiencing change and loss in the face of rapid, disruptive change. Peter suggests that solastalgia may offer the opposite effects of hopelessness, melancholy, and despair, providing the conditions for commitment, engagement…
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