Episode 10: Nature Myths from Childhood

09/06/20 • 17 min

Nature Therapy Online (Ecotherapy Podcast)

In Episode 10 (Season 1) of the nature therapy online podcast, I talk about nature myths and tales from childhood.

Nature therapy/ecotherapy is not just about applying mindfulness techniques to experience the beauty of nature.

As humans, stories and myths are such a big part of how we see and experience our world. It’s probably one of the most defining things about our species (for better or worse!).

Does the landscape that we inhabit inspire our local stories, or do our local stories shape our perspective of the landscape? Chicken or egg?

In Episode 10 (Season 1) of the nature therapy online podcast, I talk about nature myths and tales from childhood.

Nature therapy/ecotherapy is not just about applying mindfulness techniques to experience the beauty of nature.

As humans, stories and myths are such a big part of how we see and experience our world. It’s probably one of the most defining things about our species (for better or worse!).

Does the landscape that we inhabit inspire our local stories, or do our local stories shape our perspective of the landscape? Chicken or egg?

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Episode 9: Overcoming Stereotypes in Nature

In episode 9 of Nature Therapy Online, I talk about cliches and stereotypes within nature.

I recently got back from a trip to the Isle of Barra in the Western Isles of Scotland. What a beautiful place! Despite living in Scotland for over a decade, I have never seen the Western Isles before. It was like visiting a big floating rock of paradise.

It got me thinking about stereotypes in nature, and how we view certain landscapes in a certain way. That's what this episode is all about!

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Episode 11: Stephanie Whitelaw Interview

In episode 11 of Nature Therapy Online, I interview the wonderful ecotherapist Stephanie Whitelaw about her work with art and nature.

In this week’s episode, I have a treat for your ears! Stephanie Whitelaw is an artist and ecotherapist who lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is involved with a series of fascinating projects which weave together art, therapy and nature in some very interesting and beautiful ways.

Stephanie is a good friend of mine. We trained as ecotherapists together with the Tariki Trust and I have always been inspired by her calm and gentle approach to working with nature. She is such a genuine person as well as being a wonderful talent who weaves creativity and nature together in a really accessible way. The interview was a lot of fun—and really moving at times, too.