Q&A: The loneliness of leading: Young environmental changemakers’ wellbeing at risk

Author Thi Dao
As the first youth-exclusive summit in Canada that brought together 100 young changemakers in environmental justice, the Starfish Youth Environment Summit highlighted the isolation many young leaders face and the urgent need for support systems that foster collaboration, not competition.

Why It Matters

Young environmental leaders are burdened with the responsibility of solving problems they didn’t create, yet many work in isolation and compete for limited resources. Without spaces for connection and collaboration, the potential for lasting change is diminished.

Instead of simply acknowledging the challenges, as leaders we need to shift our focus to actively disrupting and dismantling the systems that make this work so hard.

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