Root and Revive Support Circle
As conservationists, we shoulder heavy emotional strain,
navigating everything from compassion fatigue and eco-grief to loneliness, despair and burnout. Yet we rarely have the space to talk about these feelings at work — until now.
Join us to share and connect without the expectation of needing to change or fix ourselves.
All are welcome, whether you choose to talk or listen.
​Facilitated by Risa Schnebly, Olivia Davis and Jen Miller
Friday, 29 May 2026
2pm EST (9am Hawaii, 11am PST / 7pm UK / 8pm Nigeria)
This session is live and will not be recorded
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What to expect:
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A non-judgemental space to process emotional strain
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A group of conservation professional peers who understand the emotional strain
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Facilitated practices to cultivate emotional resilience
Optional invitation:
To help set the tone for our support circle, we invite you to read any of the recent Mongabay articles
on emotional and psychological stressors for conservationists
(Revive’s Reading Club will discuss these on May 7)
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Group Grounding Commitments:
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I will arrive on time. To nurture group cohesion, participants will not be admitted beyond 10 minutes.
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I will hold space and stay present.
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I will listen with the same compassion with which I want to be heard.
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I will ask the group for what I need, be it a listening ear or a solution.
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I will avoid offering suggestions to others, unless specifically asked.
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I will respect confidentiality: after the session, I can share what I learned but not the specifics (identifying information) of what I heard.​
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Facilitators:
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Risa Schnebly is Chair of Revive's Impact and Evaluation Committee and a PhD candidate at Arizona State University who is passionate about telling meaningful stories about both science and the scientists behind it. Her research involves interviewing endangered species conservationists about their experiences with ecological grief – a kind of grief felt in response to environmental loss and change. She is based in Arizona, USA.
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Dr. Olivia Davis is Chair of Revive's Care and Amplification Committee and a postdoc at Arizona State University. She works on graduate school mental health interventions for mentors and mentees, and advocates for the normalization and prioritization of graduate student mental health in the sciences and academia. She is a co-founder of both Fail-Safe Science and the International Postgraduate Mental Health Alliance. She is based in Arizona, USA.
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Dr. Jen Miller is Revive's President and a wildlife conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Network. She is passionate about protecting biodiversity and building resilience among conservation practitioners. As a Certified iRest© Yoga Nidra meditation teacher, she teaches workshops to support conservation practitioners in strengthening their resilience to navigate the emotional burden of saving the planet. She is based in California, USA.
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Root and Revive is brought to you by the Revive Care and Amplification Committee.
