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Episode 12 Sarah Spencer lives in the National Forest in Derbyshire in the centre of the UK with her family, and loves growing vegetables, fruit and flowers. She manages a woodland that she designed and planted using permaculture design. Sarah holds qualifications in permaculture and forest school. Sarah is the author of Think Like A […]
Mark Hume is a former national correspondent for The Globe and Mail and is the author of five natural history books. His latest, Trout School – Lessons from a Fly-fishing Master, came out last year and he is currently working on a book to be published in the fall of 2021. Mark has fly fished […]
Today it my pleasure to introduce to you Dr. Cyndi Gilbert, a naturopathic doctor, author and speaker. Dr Gilbert is a faculty member at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, and sees patients at her clinical practice in downtown Toronto, Canada. Cyndi is the author of Forest Bathing: A Start Here Guide For […]
Podcast Episode # 009 This is Verla Fortier of Your Outside Mindset Show where I shine a light on aging adults who may have a chronic disease, who are taking back their outside mindset by looking or going outside to spend time close to trees, shrubs, and plants. I started this podcast for 2 reasons […]
Podcast Episode #008 The year after her retirement from a regional management position, Janet was diagnosed with a terminal condition: brain cancer. Janet wants to share her story, “not because I want sympathy, because I feel well supported, but because sharing my journey I might help someone else.” As Janet says, “there is not a […]
Podcast Episode #7 This is Verla Fortier of Your Outside Mindset Show where I shine a light on aging adults who may have a chronic illness, and who are taking back their outside mindset by looking or going outside to spend time close to trees, shrubs, and plants. I started this podcast for 2 reasons: […]
Episode #002 If you spend 5 hours a month outside close to trees, grass, and shrubs you will live longer, prevent dementia, and control your chronic illness. I had just retired as a nursing professor and was looking forward to doing all the things I had always wanted to do. Then at a routine […]
Episode #001 Why This Podcast Is For You I started this podcast for two reasons. Because I help people recognize that going outside is not just a nice thing to do — it could save your life. I want to give you practical tips so you can live longer, prevent dementia, and control your […]
Sixty something, Stephanie Raffelock, in her book “The Delightful Little Book On Aging” starts by saying that “we don’t have a container for grief and that aging takes place against a backdrop of grief – loss of parents, siblings, friends, athletic prowess and youthful beauty.” Rafflelock says that grief is also about the little losses […]
Episode #003 Feel Good Questions To Ask Your Loved Ones About Trees Use these questions, if you like, to ask your grown kids to think about. It will moves the focus to outside and may feel like a gift. In this episode, I ask my boys, finance professionals in twenties, now living in London questions about […]