If You Care About the Environment, Stop Feeling Guilty. Feel Angry Instead.
After years of trying to contort myself into a sustainable lifestyle and feeling guilt when I failed, I realize that I never had a chance.
Michaela Barnett
Michaela Barnett is an editor at the Behavioral Scientist and a Ph.D. fellow in the Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on the perceptions and politics that drive waste management solutions. Previously, she worked in university recycling and as an outdoor educator abroad. Michaela has a B.S. from Furman University, where she studied sustainability science and Spanish.
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