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Podcast: Nature The Drug of Choice
Episode: Hiking Underground - An intimate conversation with author Amy Smiley
Description: The title of this novel by Amy Smiley is a hint at the hidden world of the subconscious mind. Psychotherapist, writer, and former Professor of French Literature Amy Smiley talked with host Valerie Grimes about her novel Hiking Underground and the authors love affair with the natural world.
I wasn’t expecting to feel the way I did reading Amy’s description of the natural world. Usually I prefer experiencing nature in real time and in the real world. I was swept away by the wonders of the child character (Adam) and his mother Emma’s relationship with t...