![]() Ginger Zee: Yeah, it that’s because it didn’t matter. Gabe Howard: I was trying to think of it, I wanted to sound smart on the interview. Can you remember what that thing is? Real question for you? I mean, think about the last time that you were struggling to fall asleep because you were so anxious about something the next day. It really doesn’t matter refers to everything, I’m always concerned about sharing stories or secrets from my past. Ginger Zee: Because for me, it’s not negative. But you go on to say, I know this sounds like a horrible thing for someone who has attempted suicide twice to say, but it’s actually the most powerful way to live. And if you would have said that and that alone, I wouldn’t have really had a question. You say it really doesn’t matter and nobody cares now. ![]() Gabe Howard: There was a very cool quote in your book that resonated with me a lot when asked what advice you would give your younger self. Ginger Zee: Great to be here, thank you for having me. Her new book, A Little Closer to Home,” is available now. Zee is the chief meteorologist at ABC News, reporting on the nation’s weather for Good Morning America and across ABC News broadcasts and digital platforms. Gabe Howard: Calling into the show today, we have Ginger Zee. Thank you.Īnnouncer: You’re listening to Inside Mental Health: A Psych Central Podcast where experts share experiences and the latest thinking on mental health and psychology. To hear how Ginger went from that idea to publishing her fiction trilogy, give our latest Subpodcast episode a listen! It's a delightful insight into her energetic and passionate mind.Producer’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript has been computer generated and therefore may contain inaccuracies and grammar errors. And I was like, 'You know what? I have this platform to create a legacy of being a science writer. And there were really very few that were well done that were accurate. So when I was pregnant with my, now almost five-year-old, I was looking for baby books about the weather. I know I was writing the whole time, but I just still would tell people, 'Oh yeah, I'm not a writer.' But when I got into journalism after getting my scientific degree, I obviously had to write and I learned how to write – at least for television. Not bad for a self proclaimed "not a writer". Ginger has opened up dialogues about mental health, her career, finding self love and learning to weather life's storms. With her young adult fiction trilogy Chasing Helicity, Ginger hopes to inspire children and teens to fall in love with science and meteorology.Īfter releasing a best selling autobiography, Natural Disasters: I cover them. It's not just tackling climate change that Ginger is passionate about, though. "We could reduce billions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, if we just got rid of our food waste." We were also delighted to spot one of our very own Subpods in Ginger's backyard last year, when she filmed a small segment on her composting experience with Good Morning America. From swapping out their lawns (which don't do much for the environment) with more ecologically diverse landscaping – to composting their food scraps. Ginger believes that people have the power to make a big difference with their actions. Where there's a will, there's a way, right?" There are places like Tampa Bay right across the state of Florida that, even though it took 40 years, they got their Bay back. one of those places where environmentally we have pushed it to its brink, where we saw one of the largest fish kills ever. "I do a segment called 'It's Not Too Late' because I genuinely believe that. Two years ago, Australia experienced one of the worst bushfire seasons we've had on record, larger than both the California and Amazon fires in the same year combined – and doubled!ĭespite the large scale destruction of the events Ginger has witnessed, and the increasing threat of climate disaster, she remains an abundantly cheerful and optimistic person. Natural disasters are never particularly mild, but in recent years there's been a rise in their severity. After over 20 years chasing some of the largest natural disasters across the globe, Ginger has witnessed first hand our changing climate. ![]()
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