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Podcast: The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
Episode: E101- How Does Nature Help us Heal? (with Prof. Chris Dayson & Dr. Annette Haywood)
Description: What is the effect of nature on our mental health? Today Alex speaks with Prof. Chris Dayson & Dr. Annette Haywood, who have conducted research involving 8000 people, who were given nature-based interventions (such as nature walks, community gardening, tree planting and wild swimming) to help them with their mental health difficulties across seven different sites in the UK.See below link to an article about their work: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/04/better-than-medication-prescribing-nature-works-project-showsInterviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi, consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training. If you would like to...