The Team

OUR STORY

We began as seeds that were shed from Dr. Britt Wray's bestselling book on climate anxiety, Generation Dread. While writing the book, Britt started a Substack newsletter about “staying sane in the climate crisis" called Gen Dread, which grew an impassioned following and attracted a team. After hearing from so many of our readers that they wanted programming and resources beyond the newsletter, and would even see these offerings as a lifeline, we decided to found Unthinkable as a place to offer just that.

OUR FOUNDER, DR. BRITT WRAY

Britt is the Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, a research and action initiative focused on Community-minded Interventions for Resilience, Climate Leadership and Emotional wellbeing at the Stanford School of Medicine.

She's the author of two books, Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis, which was a finalist for the 2022 Governor General’s Award, and Rise of the Necrofauna: the Science, Ethics and Risks of De-Extinction (Greystone Books 2017). She is the recipient of the 2023 Canadian Eco-Hero Award and a top award winner of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, given by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures.

Britt holds a PhD in science communication from the University of Copenhagen and she completed her postdoctoral training at Stanford Medicine’s Center for Innovation in Global Health and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health. As a practicing science communicator, she has hosted several podcasts, radio and TV programs with the BBC, NPR, CBC, and is a Canadian Screen Award winner.

She has spoken widely about climate change and mental health, including at TED and the World Economic Forum, has advised leaders in government and the corporate sector, and sits on multiple boards in the climate, mental health and cultural changemaking space. Her biggest passion is helping others find their purpose through the lens of climate emotions.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

RAE OQUIRRH DIAL

Rae is a social entrepreneur and creative strategist who has dedicated her career to building and amplifying organizations tackling inequity, sustainability, and regenerative enterprise.

Rae believe that entrepreneurship and activism often require publicly staking a claim for a world that could be, and walking an unknowable path so that others might follow. She revels in taking complex ideas and transforming them into compelling brands and impactful initiatives. Her experience spans collaborations with major organizations like Google, National Geographic, and Patagonia, as well as small, community-focused businesses and nonprofits. She has been featured in Outside Magazine, Forbes, B the Change Media, and is the co-founder of Wylder, Utah’s first female-founded benefit corporation. A graduate of the Yale School of Public Health’s Climate Change and Health program, Rae combines her entrepreneurial expertise with a deep commitment to addressing complex environmental and social challenges, integrating insights from psychology, spirituality, and culture.

Advisory Board

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Partners

We’d like to express our deepest gratitude for our first funding partner, the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring. With their gracious support, we have built a strong foundation and the momentum to grow our programs into 2025 and beyond.

We're honored to partner with Small Change Fund, a charitable organization that acts as a catalyst for individuals and grassroots organizations to improve the environment, reduce poverty, and promote reconciliation efforts across Canada.