Inspiration and reflections on walking therapy and psychology in nature

Environment Perspective

A different environment can offer a new perspective

A different environment can sometimes quite literally offer a different perspective.

Late summer feels magical to me every year. The heather is in bloom. You can still feel the warm...

Care

Take good care of yourself

Some of my old patterns changed when I stepped out of a particular environment. When I notice this in myself, I often choose to leave certain toxic environments too. Seeing...

Heart Transformation

From head to heart

Last week, I had the opportunity to share an inspiring message with a group of women. It was about beginning a transformation from the heart.

In my conversations with clients,...

Feeling

Feeling and observing

This morning, my workspace began outdoors. I sat against a tree, deep in the forest, early on a Monday morning.

During moments like these, I make time to reflect and...

Voice Listening

Listening to your critical voice — or not

What if, today, you chose not to listen to your critical voice?

Many people long for a life filled with gratitude, peace, and a loving perspective. This is a theme...

Strength

Moving forward from your own strength

Moving forward thoughtfully, with compassion and from your own strength. When sensitivity to stimuli or high sensitivity becomes more pronounced, the world can feel overwhelming. It can then help to...

Pain

What does emotional pain tell us?

What protected us in the past can also keep us trapped later in life. Why face emotional pain when you can avoid it and do not have to feel it?...

Values

Living by your values

Living by your values often begins when you stop striving. Among the mountains and the silence, I found again what truly gives direction. In recent weeks, we have travelled around...

Travel

The journey within

This summer, for me, is not only about a destination, but above all about what the journey sets in motion once I am home again.

"Where will your journey take...

Loss and grief

Struggling with worry and grief

As an outdoor psychologist, I speak every day with people who are struggling with worry and grief. Last week, I was once again brought back to the question of how...

Silence

Two days without supplies in nature

What happens to your brain when you live in the middle of nature for two days without any supplies? In the middle of the forest, I once again discovered how...

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