Aug 05 2024 44 mins
Nature underpins our very existence. Our forests, rivers, oceans and soils provide us with the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we need for our crops to grow. We have existed within nature since the beginning of time and yet in today’s highly technical, impeccably designed world we are quite divorced from it.
But we are beginning to realise the vital importance of incorporating nature into our lives.
In 2019 a study was published of 20,000 people by the University of Exeter where they found that people that spent two hours a week in green spaces were substantially more likely to report good health and psychological wellbeing than those that didn’t.
One person that fully appreciates the wonders of nature is florist and author Willow Crossley. In this podcast Willow chats to me about:
The restorative powers of nature, and how it helped her recover from postnatal depression
The importance of using our hands and getting offline (Willow talks about why walks twice a day are a non-negotiable for her)
Willow’s experience of burnout and how we can stop ourselves getting to that space
How to incorporate nature into our lives even if we live in a city
Why she and I can’t cope with too much tech - spreadsheets, reading on screens and phones
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