Evidence Based Articles
Science Agrees: Nature is Good For You
Check out this curated source of articles with a brief introduction to the science of Forest Therapy: – A curated …
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Want to be more creative? Go for a walk.
When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to …
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What Your Therapist Doesn’t Know
Big Data has transformed everything from sports to politics to education. It could transform mental-health treatment, too—if only psychologists would …
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The Nature Cure
Why some doctors are writing prescriptions for time outdoors… The first time J. Phoenix Smith told me that soil has healing …
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This Is Your Brain on Nature
When we get closer to nature—be it untouched wilderness or a backyard tree—we do our overstressed brains a favor…
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How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain
A walk in the park may soothe the mind and, in the process, change the workings of our brains in …
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It’s Time for Doctors to Prescribe Outdoor Therapy
Here is more supporting evidence that being outside has positive psychological and physiological benefits from Outside Magazine. “Studies have …
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Books by Richard Louv that explain how nature heals.
This selection of books explains how nature helps heal.
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Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature
A Stanford-led study finds quantifiable evidence that walking in nature could lead to a lower risk of depression Feeling down? …
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Taking A Walk In Nature Could Be The Best Thing You Do For Your Mood All Day
When you’re feeling a deluge of negative emotions, you know that it can be helpful to “walk it off.” And …
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Wilderness therapy as a treatment
The Journal of Mental Health Counseling explores wilderness therapy as a treatment modality for at-risk youth: a primer for mental …
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Is Time Outdoors the Key to Helping Veterans Overcome PTSD?
This article on goodtherapy.org explores how outdoors (ecotherapy) can help veterans overcome PTSD. September 21, 2015 • By Abbie Hausermann, …
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