Heather White

Activist, Change Agent, Consultant, Lawyer, Parent, Startup

I am CEO & Founder of the nonprofit OneGreenThing.org a which focuses on the intersection of the climate crisis and mental health, and the strategic consulting firm Heather White Strategies, LLC. I’m also the author of One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet (HarperCollins 2022) and the upcoming 2024 day reader & paperbacks, 60 Days to a Greener Life: Ease Eco-Anxiety Through Joyful Daily Action and Eco-Anxiety: Saving Our Sanity, Our Kids, and Our Future. My work in climate action has been profiled on Good Morning America, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other national & local outlets.

intergenerational action on climate, learning more about the mental health impacts of the climate crisis, empowering Gen Z, great live music, and hiking

A daily practice of sustainability can ease eco-anxiety and create the culture shift we need for climate policy and market solutions.

climate action, climate advocacy, fundraising, strategic planning

This is my second TED Women. I had the honor of hearing Maya Penn's TED talk when she was 13. It was incredible. I'm honored that she's now on my board of directors for my nonprofit OneGreenThing, which focuses on how to ease eco-anxiety through joyful daily action. I also spoke at TEDXBoston in November 2022. My talk "Think Like an Awesome Ancestor: A Daily Practice to Ease Eco-Anxiety" lays out my approach to climate action. Everyone is welcome and needed in this movement. Come as you are. My work at OneGreenThing - in my book and at the nonprofit- is to help more people "see" themselves in climate action and leverage their strengths in service to this-- the biggest challenge of our lifetime. As a consultant, I help organizations connect with philanthropists, focus on their strategic priorities, and make as biggest impact possible to create a greener, healthier, more just future.

dancing - all kinds