Does the blog look different to you? Well, it is! It’s time for the next chapter of Jenna’s Journey. It’s time to Clear the Air.
This change has been in the works for several months. The reason for it is simple: it is time to grow. Although I’ve been blogging for over two years now, I have found a true passion in it this past year as I’ve focused my posts on sustainability. I love educating and empowering my readers to make changes in their daily lives to support the planet and their wellbeing. I want to keep doing this, but on a larger scale.
I feel that Jenna’s Journey no longer reflects the message I want to convey to my readers. Originally, the name reflected the blog’s purpose, which was to document my story as I transitioned into university life and later sustainable living. While I used to post about anything and everything, I have now found my niche within the environmental education realm. With a new target and goals, I needed a brand that better reflected these changes. Hence, Jenna’s Journey is now known as Clear the Air.
Why Clear the Air?
From my experience in the sustainability field thus far, I have seen a significant issue with the accessibility of climate change information. In particular, I find that youth under 25 years old struggle to 1) understand the existing information about climate change, 2) cannot relate the information to their every day lives, and 3) do not understand how their everyday actions can attribute to large-scale positive change.
Youth cannot understand the existing information because it is not delivered in an age or contextually relevant way. It’s just too complex for a 12-year-old to comprehend, let alone relate to. There is also so many conflicting ideas about climate change out in the world, so how does one know what to believe? The first step in taking climate action is to understand the issue.
Furthermore, the youth voice has failed to be incorporated into large-scale systems change. I’m talking political change, social change, even change within one’s own household. Youth are made to feel irresponsible, uneducated, and thus their opinions do not matter. This is far from true. Youth have some of the most creative, innovative ideas. Their future is at stake, so it is essential that they take part in shaping the decisions that shape their future.
We need to address these challenges to create the change our world needs for a prosperous future. Information needs to be presented in a clear, relevant way, demonstrating what the issue is, how it impacts everyone, and how an individual action can contribute to a large-scale change. We need to clear the air around climate change, clearly addressing what the problem is, the facts, and why climate change is significant to you and I.
We then need to clearly show how one can take action through small, simple actions. It’s the cumulative effect of these actions that create massive change, rather than one giant blanket solution.
Clear the Air addresses these core issues. I will continue to post about complex environmental topics and the individual actions one can take to create positive change.
On top of the blog, I have been working on something else very exciting. To provide you with quality content and tips in a more accessible manner, I am starting the Clear the Air podcast. The first episode will be posted over the next few weeks and I will post an episode weekly. I am beyond excited to begin this new chapter of the platform. My social media platforms will also be heavily interwoven to provide day-in-the-life content.
Over the next few weeks you will notice the blog changing. There may be some bumps in the road along the way, so don’t worry if things look funny or the site is down for a short time. I will try to make this process as quick and seamless as possible! As a result of the changes, I may only post once per week rather than twice.
I am looking forward to the future with Clear the Air and connecting with more of you. I hope you are looking forward to these changes, too.
Until next time.
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