Conceivable Future

Program & Host Organization

Conceivable Future is a not-for-profit initiative that creates supportive spaces for people to explore how the climate crisis shapes reproductive choices, parenting, and family planning. Founded in 2014, the organization provides resources, conversation models, and community-led gatherings that link personal experiences with broader social and environmental contexts.

Location & Scope

The initiative operates primarily across the United States, with additional events held in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Activities occur virtually and through locally organized in-person gatherings such as house parties and community discussions.

Who It Serves

Conceivable Future serves people of child-bearing age, prospective parents, parents, and others concerned about how climate change affects reproductive lives. It also reaches people seeking to understand the intersection of climate impacts and reproductive justice.

Climate & Mental Health Focus

The initiative addresses eco-anxiety, grief, guilt, and uncertainty related to family planning in a destabilizing climate. It responds to rising emotional distress linked to extreme weather, fossil-fuel exposure, restrictions on reproductive autonomy, and fears about raising children in a rapidly changing world.

Activities & Format

Activities are offered through an organizing model that allows groups to self-organize at their convenience. Sessions typically involve facilitated conversation, reflective exercises, and sharing of personal testimonies in supportive, non-judgmental settings. The program also provides written and online resources, email support, and guidance for local facilitators. Participation is flexible and open.

Inclusion & Accessibility

The initiative promotes inclusion by helping hosts consider barriers to participation and by offering a supportive environment grounded in ethical awareness of inequality. Activities require internet and English literacy, and no additional accessibility details were provided.

Outcomes & Evidence

The initiative aims to validate participants’ experiences, counter harmful narratives about climate and reproduction, and foster a sense of agency and collective care. Tangible outputs include an estimated 150 to 200 gatherings, extensive participant testimonies, and contributions to academic research. Evaluation processes were not described.

Guiding Principles

Conceivable Future aligns with principles of climate literacy, emotional processing, optimism, social connection, emotional resilience, climate justice, trauma-informed practice, and collective responsibility. These principles guide efforts to shift discussion from individual blame to systemic accountability and shared action.

Resources & Sustainability

The initiative operates on approximately $300 per year, supplemented by volunteer labour and individual donations. Its organizing strategy is designed to remain open-source and low-cost.

Team & Partners

The initiative is co-directed by founders Josephine Ferorelli and Meghan Kallman, who collaboratively support all aspects of programming.

Challenges & Context

The volunteer-led nature of the initiative limits outreach and capacity building. External factors such as climate impacts, reproductive policy shifts, and political polarization shape participant concerns and program relevance.