Dr Bridget Bradley from the University of St Andrews, shares recent findings from virtual interviews and focus groups among climate activists in the UK on topics of ecological anxiety, fear and grief. She explores the ways that people at different life stages navigate their climate concerns and involvement in activism within their kinship networks. They demonstrate how conversations within families about the climate crisis remain a challenge for people of all ages despite increased public discourse on the topic. In this paper we argue that family issues are central to experiences of environmental action and related anxiety, as domestic relationships and circumstances shape peoples’ abilities to engage in certain actions, but also directly influence their hopes and fears for the future.