Here are 5 insights for climate activists from the science of well-being. Your mental health matters for saving the planet; protect yourself and your team by fighting burnout; learn to embrace and allow negative emotions; give yourself the gift of self-compassion; embrace skeptical hope to gain energy and agency. In this video, psychology professor Dr. Laurie Santos discussed how the climate community can apply these strategies to work more effectively and avoid burnout. Two distinct methods are described. First, the RAIN method (by Tara Brach): recognize what is happening; allow feeling to be just as it is; investigate with interest & care; nurture with self-compassion. Second, the steps of self-compassion (by Kristin Neff): mindfulness (“I’m struggling”, “this is hard right now”); common humanity (“this is something everyone deals with”, “I’m only human”); self-kindness (“what do I need right now?”, “what can I take off my plate?”).