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How can getting involved in gardening help the health & wellbeing of people and the planet?If you're interested in how gardening can help your mental & physical health listen to my guest this week, DR Sue Stuart-Smith who is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author of The Well Gardened Mind, a Sunday Times Bestseller & gardening book of the year by The Sunday Times. She investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years – working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing & confidence whether we're struggling with stress, depression, trauma or addiction, & the book includes stories from asylum seekers to veterans, inner-city young people to the retired. Sue gives us such a deep insight into all the ways that gardening and growing vegetables helps people and their mental health, and how the more that we are in touch with the soil, the healthier the connection we have with ourselves and with our planet.She shows us us how much we gain from getting our hands dirty and feeling the joy of growing things out of the earth, both for our own health & for that of our planet.You can find our more about Sue's work on https://www.suestuartsmith.com/And follow her on Instagram @suestuartsmithYou can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelabPS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HEREFor Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONARTJoin our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HEREMusic licensed from Melody Loops.Support the showBrave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach. Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth. 1. INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️2. SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat 3. GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.comInsta @brave_newgirlBooks: Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.comInsta @LouHamiltonArt
Tom Stuart-Smith's work forges connections between people and place. Bringing an analytical design approach together with a detailed understanding of the nature of a place, Tom's practice is underpinned by a strong sustainability ethic. Seeking to increase the ecological diversity and richness of any landscape in which he works, his aim is to create multi-layered new spaces of emotional depth and imaginative possibility.Sue Stuart-Smith is a prominent psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author. Her book 'The Well Gardened Mind' explores the power of gardening to answer deep human needs and change lives.Tom and Sue have recently founded The Serge Hill Project for Gardening, Creativity and Health - a not-for-profit initiative aiming to foster community inclusion through gardening and other forms of creativity, based on the understanding that working with nature can radically transform people's health and wellbeing. Prior the address, three new Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) and four new Honorary Royal Designers for Industry will be welcomed to the Faculty. The title ‘Royal Designer for Industry' is awarded annually by the RSA to designers of all disciplines who have achieved sustained design excellence, work of aesthetic value and significant benefit to society. The RDI is the highest accolade for designers in the UK. Only 200 designers can hold the title. Non-UK designers may become honorary Royal Designers. The ‘Royal Designers' are responsible for designing the world around us, enriching our cultural heritage, driving innovation, inspiring creativity in others and improving our quality of life. #RSARDIBecome an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/ueemb Follow RSA Events on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thersaorg/ Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theRSAorg Donate to the RSA: https://thersa.co/3XPiI1k Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theRSAorg/ Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU Join our Fellowship: https://www.thersa.org/fellowship/join
Get ready for an inspiring journey as I'm joined by RAF Warrant Officer Pete Welsh—a man whose story spans the adrenaline of military life to the quiet power of the garden. While excelling in a remarkable military career and contributing to an RHS award-winning community garden, Pete has also confronted the profound challenges of mental health. Through the therapeutic calm of gardening and the transformative power of community connections, he's found resilience and growth. Pete's journey reveals the extraordinary parallels between cultivating plants and healing ourselves. Links Veterans' Growth: A charity focused on providing horticultural therapy to veterans dealing with mental health challenges. You can visit the official site at veteransgrowth.org Tadpole Garden Village: This community initiative has a focus on gardening and sustainability. You can find more information about their activities and community updates through their dedicated website at tadpolegardenvillage.com Other episodes if you liked this one: If you liked this week's episode with Pete Welsh you might also enjoy this one from the archives: 286: Natural Happiness - This episode my guest is Alan Heeks, former corporate world inhabitant, organic farmer, coach and author of the book ‘Natural Happiness'. After his transition into organic farming, Alan realised that “a cultivated organic ecosystem is a profound guide to tending human nature, and that organic growth methods have parallels for people: such as composting your stress, and using crop rotation to avoid burnout.” We explore the idea further… 145: Therapy Gardening - In this episode I'm speaking to horticultural therapist Carol Sales. Carol headed up a therapy garden in a prison, before moving over to lead the Therapy Garden at Headley Court, a rehabilitation centre for injured military veterans. Carol is featured in many books, including Head Gardeners by Ambra Edwards and Sue Stuart-Smith's The Well Gardened Mind and she was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2019. Please support the podcast on Patreon
In this Gardeners' Corner special, David Maxwell visits two gardening greats; Sarah Raven at her world famous East Sussex farmhouse, Perch Hill and designer Tom Stuart-Smith at the Serge Hill Project in Hertfordshire. At Perch Hill, David chats to Sarah about how the former medic became one of the most influential gardeners of our time and what it's like when your home becomes part of the brand. Head gardener Josie Lewis shows him around the garden including the dazzling Dahlia patch – a flower Sarah can take much credit for bringing back into fashion. In the second part of the programme, David meets Tom Stuart-Smith at his home and workplace in Hertfordshire. The winner of 9 Chelsea Gold Medals, Tom explains how community is now at the centre of much of what he does including the unique Plant Library which was started in 2020. Tom's wife, Sue Stuart-Smith,a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, explains the health benefits of gardens to all and Millie Souter shows David some of the 1500 varieties that find a place in the collection.
Eccoci qua! Bentornati a Life in the Garden! Questo è un episodio speciale dedicato ad un convegno organizzato da Eleonora Giuliodori, Sandro Degni e da me e che si è tenuto ad Offagna nelle Marche l'11 maggio, intitolato "I Giardini del Benessere e Orticoltura Terapeutica". All'incontro sono intervenuti ospiti eccezionali come Sue Stuart-Smith, psichiatra e psicoterapeuta autrice del best-seller "Coltivare il giardino della mente"; Margherita Volpini, ortoterapeuta e docente di orticoltura terapeutica; Ania Balducci, docente di orticoltura terapeutica all'Università di Bologna e Monica Botta, architetto paesaggista e direttrice del corso "Therapeutic Landscape Design". In questo episodio, anche per motivi di tempo, mi sono soffermato in particolare sull'intervento di Sue Stuart-Smith, eccezionalmente venuta in Italia dall'Inghilterra per raccontarci del suo splendido libro e dei suoi progetti. Ho volutamente lasciato il suo intervento in inglese, per renderlo il più autentico possibile e poi perché mi sembra abbastanza facile da comprendere. Grazie a tutti quelli che ascolteranno e condivideranno l'episodio e lasceranno cinque stelle di recensione sulla home page di Life in the Garden su Spotify! Non mi resta che augurarvi un buon ascolto!
We intuitively know that gardens have a positive impact on mental health. When this is backed by science, it becomes even more compelling. Join us in this gentle chat with Sue Stuart-Smith, psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author of The Well Gardened Mind as she takes us on a journey to better understand why and how gardens can be healing and restorative for mental health conditions. Peppered with practical examples, Sue shares her research and observation of therapeutic design techniques and explains why people feel held, safe and hopeful in a garden.Photos for this episode are on Instagram at OnGardenDesign ☕☕☕ BUY US A COFFEE if you loved this episode
We're kicking off Season 2 with the delightful Jac Semmler, author, flower lover, and director of plant practice Super Bloom. Jac has held coveted positions including Head of Plants and Strategy at The Plant Society, as well as roles at The Diggers Club. Her debut book Super Bloom is a manifesto to all things flowers, and her 2023 release, The Super Bloom Handbook is all about maximum flowers for minimum effort. Heartland is the name of Jac's home garden, a suburban block turned flower paradise, on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. Find Jac on Instagram here, and follow her beautiful plant practice and everything she's up to professionally at @SuperBloomAu. We're drinking a 2023 Hughes and Hughes soiree pet nat from southern Tasmania. And it's delish. We're reading The Well Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart Smith The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herbs & Fruit in Australia by Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Biggs, Jekka McVicar Do Catch Jac's session The Agrarian Kitchen coming up on Feb 3.
Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith is a UK-based psychiatrist and psychotherapist, an avid gardener, and the author of The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. In this second installment of a two-part conversation, Sue reflects on the fundamental human need to connect with the rest of the living world and how we can overcome the modern world's alienation from nature through equitable access to green spaces. She also offers insights as to how gardens can provide healing from trauma, help us manage stress and burnout through a new relationship to time, give us a sense of agency and hope, and help us come to terms with our own mortality. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Sue's book: The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. Sue's website: https://www.suestuartsmith.com/ Sue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suestuartsmith/
Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith is a UK-based psychiatrist and psychotherapist, an avid gardener, and the author of The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. Over her long career in psychotherapy, Sue has seen the power of gardens and nature connection to heal trauma, cultivate mindfulness and spirituality, navigate anxiety, stress, and burnout, and help us become our full, embodied human selves. In this first of a two-part conversation, Sue and I talk about the co-evolution of gardens and humankind and the essential role nature plays in human physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being. Whether you're a gardener or not, I hope you enjoy Sue's powerful, moving reflection on the deep relationship between green nature and human nature. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Sue's book: The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. Sue's website: https://www.suestuartsmith.com/ Sue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suestuartsmith/
Hoy tenemos con nosotros a Elena Paez, el corazón y alma de Planthae. Un refugio vegetal y gabinete de curiosidades, en el céntrico barrio de La Latina, en pleno corazón de Madrid. Un espacio creado alrededor de las plantas pero que no es… digamos, una tienda de plantas, porque en Planthae encontrarás, no sólo plantas de interior y una cuidada selección de macetas de las que te enamorarás perdidamente, sino que también: Libros de jardinería y plantas que jamás encontrarías juntos en una gran superficie: Gilles Clement, Sue Stuart Smith, Vita SackVille West o los más de nuestra tierra Pio Font Quer o Beruete Regaderas, calendarios, láminas botánicas de una calidad exquisita y Elementos de decoración como papeles pintados, lámparas de cerámica hechas a mano… Todo con una mezcla MUY, muy suya. Elena ejerce como comisaria plantil según un estilo muy personal. Ha pasado un año exacto desde que empezó este nuevo proyecto del estudio y una de las cosas que más ilusión me hacia era poder hacer estas charlas informales con enamorados del mundo vegetal, y mira tú… que ha tenido que pasar un año, pero…. nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena, ¿no? Espero que disfrutes tanto como yo con la entrevista, y que no se te olvide... es la primera que hago
I admit that when neonatologist Helen Chitty https://twitter.com/helenchitty4 got in touch to recommend The Well Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart Smith and to ask if she could join me on Bedside Reading I approached the book with some initial scepticism. Isn't gardening just outdoor housework? It turns out my initial apathy was matched by the author's when she had begun her journey into gardens, plants, nature and the power of growing to heal.This is a stunningly good book, made all the better for me by the fact that my expectations were surpassed a hundredfold. I imagine if listeners like plants to begin with, this book would immediately leap out as a must read.Sue Start Smith the author is a writer and psychotherapist https://www.suestuartsmith.com/https://twitter.com/suestuartsmith
No doubt many of us know how good it feels to spend time in nature, but did you know that the act of gardening has huge psychological benefits for our brains, our relationships, and many other aspects of our physical and mental health? In this episode Tessa sits down with Sue Stuart-Smith to discuss the positives of digging around in the soil. Sue is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who's latest book The Well Gardened Mind explores the psychological significance of gardening. A Sunday Times bestseller, Sue combines observation, horticulture, brain science, literature and history. The pair speak about Sues introduction to gardening, her study of horticulture programs within prison systems, why the colour green is so relaxing for our visual cortex and brains, and many other interesting insights into the human/garden relationship. Keep up to date with Sue on Instagram @suestuartsmith This season is proudly supported by Spooked Kooks Surfboards, Camp Cove Swim and For Purpose Recycling. To go in the running to win one of TWO epic prizepacks head to our website for more details https://www.thenaturebetweenus.com/ @thenaturebetweenuspodcast @tessadejosselin
Today I welcome floral artist and flower friend and mentor, Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement. Whether writing from her corner of Yorkshire, England, or gardens farther afield, she is forever seeking light and the perfect pebble, and always celebrating color, form, and seasonality. Her role as an educator extends beyond the vase, providing invaluable business advice through one to one conversations with numerous flower fettlers, both seasoned and new. As much as I rely on her rock steady advice, it is her humor, love of learning, and keen sense of observation that I admire most. Perhaps it is due to the many roles she has held in her own life, but her ability to see and share stories is one of her greatest gifts. And since most of you will know her way with a bowl and a tulip or two, you'll agree there are few in the same league. Garden People Podcast from https://www.instagram.com/violetear_studio/ (@violetear_studio ) L I S T E N https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-people/id1595934172 (iTunes) https://open.spotify.com/show/7qlYq5yVrLEgfCuZOtrPcn (Spotify) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/garden-people (Stitcher) S H O W N O T E S https://www.instagram.com/simplybyarrangement/ (Sarah Statham) https://simplybyarrangement.co.uk (Simply by Arrangement ) https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk/members/the-yorkshire-flower-patch/ (Rachel, Yorkshire Flower Patch) https://www.instagram.com/jillshaddock/ (Jill Shaddock) https://www.misspickering.com (Miss Pickering, Stamford) https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk (Flowers from the Farm) http://mail.dovecottagenursery.co.uk/index.html (Dove Cottage Nursery) https://www.instagram.com/maxgilldesign/?hl=en (Max Gill) https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/constancespry/ (Constance Spry) https://www.bethchatto.co.uk (Beth Chatto) https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/christopher-lloyd (Christopher Lloyd) https://www.instagram.com/suestuartsmith/?hl=en (Sue Stuart Smith), https://amzn.to/3ufHpoK (The Well Gardened Mind: Restorative Power of Nature) https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/anna-pavord/ (Anna Pavord), https://amzn.to/3brwxgL (The Tulip) http://www.ianmcewan.com (Ian McEwan) https://www.thebusinessofsellingflowers.com (The Business of Selling Flowers) (https://www.instagram.com/plantpassion/?hl=en (Claire Brown), https://www.instagram.com/millpondflowerfarm/ (Paula Baxter), https://www.instagram.com/carolsiddorn/ (Carol Siddorn)) - https://www.thebusinessofsellingflowers.com/scholarship (Scholarship Program) P L A N T L I S T Grand Prix Roses Clematis Fritillary
I think it's nearly impossible to try and stay abreast of current events, and not simultaneously need to remind ourselves to care for our individual mental health - for ourselves, but hopefully to contribute to the sanity of our collective as well. I was so pleased to read last week that at one of the garden world's biggest show events, London's RHS Chelsea Flower Show, held the last week of May, judges awarded a gold medal to a garden entitled the mind garden, designed by Andy Sturgeon and supported by Crocus. With the idea of mental health care being intertwined with our gardens, this week Cultivating Place revisits a best-of conversation from 2020 with British psychiatrist/psychotherapist, researcher, and gardener, Sue Stuart-Smith, author of "The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature", which explores her many years of research and findings on the physiology of the brain and the creativity and connections cultivated in the brain when we are gardening. In this work “of science, insight and anecdote,” Sue demonstrates that “our understanding of nature and its restorative powers is just beginning to flower.” Enjoy! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Podcast, and Stitcher. To read more and for many more photos please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.
It's Mental Health Awareness Week this month, and Jimmy will be joined by a selection of guests who will tell us how nature can have an impact our bodies and our minds.First up, it's gardener and psychiatrist Sue Stuart-Smith, author of the bestselling book, The Well Gardened Mind. Gardening has been shown to not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing, reducing blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, and the production of stress hormones. Sue talks about her research on gardening's healing effects, and shares some of her case studies with prison inmates, soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder engaged in horticultural programs, and patients who are grieving and have depression.You can find out more about Sue's book here, and her Serge Hill garden project here.On Jimmy's Farm: A podcast by History Hit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Arit explores ways to garden that will help restore our natural balance – with leading psychiatrist and psychologist, Dr Sue Stuart-Smith. Sue believes that tending to our gardens is a good way to tend to our minds, and reveals how a dose of nature is good medecine for us all. LONGER DESCRIPTION: Our heart rate slows, our mood enhancing hormones rise, and our blood pressure lowers. These are just some of the scientific facts that tell us being in nature is good for our health. So Arit explores ways to garden that will help restore our natural balance – with leading psychiatrist and psychologist Dr Sue Stuart-Smith, who is also a great gardener. She shares a fascinating insight into how therapeutic horticulture has helped war veterans, prisoners, patients and herself – and how a dose of nature is good medicine for all of us. Dr Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and author of the Sunday Times best-seller, The Well-Gardened Mind (2020) about the wellbeing and psychological significance of gardening. Partly inspired by working alongside her landscape designer husband, Tom Stuart-Smith, in creating their Barn Garden in Hertfordshire, she has been exploring the benefits of nature in creating a positive frame of mind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sue Stuart-Smith, a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Her book, The Well Gardened Mind was published in 2020 and became a Sunday Times bestseller. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer, and, over thirty years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire. We talk to Sue about what nature brings us in times of challenge and darkness – a sense of hope, of space away from our problems, and a chance to reframe, as well as the well-being benefits. Sue talks about her journey into gardening through growing herbs and how she found herself creating a place of peace, a place for nature connectedness, and a chance to renew and refill her energy. And why encouraging children to get out in nature is so important for their wellbeing. Please follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @forgotpodcast Please note that the information and advice provided via the [‘Things I forgot were good for me'] podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be construed or substituted for professional medical advice, counselling, or any other type of therapy or professional advice. I do not provide specific medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment and, if you have any concerns about a medical condition, please consult with your GP or other qualified health care provider. Please do not disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have heard whilst listening to the podcast
Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author of The Well-Gardened Mind, the British Sunday Times Bestseller 2020 and Gardening book of the year. In it, she analyses the relationship between gardening and mental health. Wonderfully, Sue reads this book herself as an audiobook, sharing, amongst so many other things, the importance and benefits of cultivating robust relationships in life; and how, like gardening, cultivating relationships requires much care and attention. Join us to hear how the positive anticipation of gardening is such a benefit for our mental and physical health. Today, Sue joins me to talk about why she's passionate about nature and gardens. We discuss the idea of nature as medicine, and Sue presents nature as the antithesis of daily distractions. We talk about the benefits of exercising in nature instead of indoors. Sue discusses the left and right hemispheres of the brain, explaining why an outdoor activity is so beneficial for overall brain functioning. She talks about the power of indoor plants, we talk about the need for self-kindness, and we discuss the fact that, like life, every garden has weeds, and that's okay. Sue emphasises the change that takes place in a garden, explaining why this brings novelty into life, and she notes a garden's ability to provide positive anticipation of the future, something that everyone needs. “That's terribly important for our mental health, being able to have a sense of positive anticipation about things in life.”– Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith This week on In the Doctor's Chair Nature as medicine Nature as the antithesis of distractions The benefits of exercising in nature instead of indoors The left and right hemispheres of the brain Self-kindness The power of future anticipation The power of patience Resources Mentioned: The Well-Gardened Mind by Dr Sue Stuart-Smith The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist In the Doctor's Chair Thanks for listening to In the Doctor's Chair, the show where you'll hear conversations that share life lessons, health habits, and leadership practices that focus on positive psychology, lifestyle medicine, and ways for you to live with more vitality. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts. For more resources to help you to live with more vitality, please visit my website. Apple Podcasts I TuneIn I Google Play I Stitcher I Spotify The post The Well-Gardened Mind & the Power of Gardening, Creativity & a Future Looking Perspective with Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith appeared first on Mark Rowe.
Dr Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author of The Well-Gardened Mind, the British Sunday Times Bestseller 2020 and Gardening book of the year. In it, she analyses the relations
Dr Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author of The Well-Gardened Mind, the British Sunday Times Bestseller 2020 and Gardening book of the year. In it, she analyses the relationship between gardening and mental health. Wonderfully, Sue reads this book herself as an audiobook, sharing, amongst so many other things, the importance and benefits of cultivating robust relationships in life; and how, like gardening, cultivating relationships requires much care and attention. Join us today to hear how the positive anticipation of gardening is such a benefit for our mental and physical health. Today, Sue joins me to talk about why she's passionate about nature and gardens. We discuss the idea of nature as medicine, and Sue presents nature as the antithesis of daily distractions. We talk about the benefits of exercising in nature instead of indoors. Sue discusses the left and right hemispheres of the brain, explaining why outdoor activity is so beneficial for overall brain functioning. She talks about the power of indoor plants, we talk about the need for self-kindness, and we discuss the fact that, like life, every garden has weeds, and that's okay. Sue emphasises the change that takes place in a garden, explaining why this brings novelty into life, and she notes a garden's ability to provide positive anticipation of the future, something that everyone needs. “That's terribly important for our mental health, being able to have a sense of positive anticipation about things in life.” - Dr Sue Stuart-Smith This week on In the Doctor's Chair Nature as medicine Nature as the antithesis of distractions The benefits of exercising in nature instead of indoors The left and right hemispheres of the brain Self-kindness The power of future anticipation The power of patience Resources Mentioned: The Well-Gardened Mind by Dr Sue Stuart-Smith The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist In the Doctor's Chair Thanks for listening to In the Doctor's Chair, the show where you'll hear conversations that share life lessons, health habits, and leadership practices that focus on positive psychology, lifestyle medicine, and ways for you to live with more vitality. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts. For more resources to help you to live with more vitality, please visit my website. Apple Podcasts I TuneIn I Google Play I Stitcher I Spotify
Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author of The Well-Gardened Mind, the British Sunday Times Bestseller 2020 and Gardening book of the year. In it, she analyses the relationship between gardening and mental health. Wonderfully, Sue reads this book herself as an audiobook, sharing, amongst so many other things, the importance and benefits of cultivating robust relationships in life; and how, like gardening, cultivating relationships requires much care and attention. Join us to hear how the positive anticipation of gardening is such a benefit for our mental and physical health. Today, Sue joins me to talk about why she's passionate about nature and gardens. We discuss the idea of nature as medicine, and Sue presents nature as the antithesis of daily distractions. We talk about the benefits of exercising in nature instead of indoors. Sue discusses the left and right hemispheres of the brain, explaining why an outdoor activity is so beneficial for overall brain functioning. She talks about the power of indoor plants, we talk about the need for self-kindness, and we discuss the fact that, like life, every garden has weeds, and that's okay. Sue emphasises the change that takes place in a garden, explaining why this brings novelty into life, and she notes a garden's ability to provide positive anticipation of the future, something that everyone needs. “That's terribly important for our mental health, being able to have a sense of positive anticipation about things in life.”– Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith This week on In the Doctor's Chair Nature as medicine Nature as the antithesis of distractions The benefits of exercising in nature instead of indoors The left and right hemispheres of the brain Self-kindness The power of future anticipation The power of patience Resources Mentioned: The Well-Gardened Mind by Dr Sue Stuart-Smith The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist In the Doctor's Chair Thanks for listening to In the Doctor's Chair, the show where you'll hear conversations that share life lessons, health habits, and leadership practices that focus on positive psychology, lifestyle medicine, and ways for you to live with more vitality. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts. For more resources to help you to live with more vitality, please visit my website. Apple Podcasts I TuneIn I Google Play I Stitcher I Spotify The post The Well-Gardened Mind & the Power of Gardening, Creativity & a Future Looking Perspective with Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith appeared first on Mark Rowe.
Dr Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist, psychologist, gardener and literature lover who, in her much hailed UK bestseller The Well Gardened Mind brings all her passions together to look at the relationship between gardening and mental health. Stuart-Smith's book ranges widely, from bringing green spaces into housing developments, to gardens in prisons, and their use in people's recovery from trauma. Stuart-Smith studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor and working in the UK National Health Service for many years. She is married to celebrated garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith, and over the last 30 years the couple have created the world-renowned Barn Garden in Hertfordshire.
Today we celebrate a botanist remembered for his work collecting cinchona trees in South America. We'll remember the French royal painter known as the "the Raffaele of flowers." We'll also learn about the German architect who thought he'd discovered the Hanging Gardens of Babylon over a hundred years ago. We'll recognize the work of the British Botanist who is remembered in the name of a bamboo, an English writer who was often inspired by nature, and we'll also take a look back at a discovery by South African botanists. We hear an excerpt from a fun fiction book - "A compelling and human cast of characters, full of humor, heart, heartbreak, and the language of flowers make this perfect for fans of Marian Keyes."—Booklist We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that came out during the pandemic - The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith And then we'll wrap things up with a little letter from botanist David Hosack written on this day in 1806. 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I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there's no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you'd search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group. Important Events September 10, 1817 Birth of Richard Spruce, English botanist and bryologist. A fearless explorer, he spent fifteen years botanizing along the Amazon river. Toward the end of his journey, he managed to smuggle out cinchona saplings, which were a promising treatment for malaria. He was most fascinated by small plants - unassuming mosses and liverworts. He wrote, I like to look on plants as sentient beings... which beautify the earth during life, and after death may adorn my herbarium… September 10, 1825 On this day, French King Charles X honored the Belgian painter, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, with the Legion of Honor. To test his skills, Queen Marie Antoinette once summoned Redouté in the middle of the night and ordered him to paint a cactus. He did. Redouté was also a favorite of Josephine Bonaparte and her flowers at Malmaison are the subjects of his most beautiful work. A master painter of lilies and roses, Redouté was known as "the Raffaele of flowers." September 10, 1855 Birth of Robert Koldewey, German archaeologist. He supposedly discovered the location of one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon in southern Iraq. He also found the famous Ishtar Gate (1902), which he cut into pieces and smuggled to the Pergamon Museum in Berlin where it remains to this day. Despite working for over two decades, the Hanging Gardens site was only half-excavated when he was forced to leave the country in 1917. His discovery of the gardens has since been refuted. September 10, 1870 Birth of Lilian Gibbs, British botanist. When she wasn't working at the British Museum in London, she was going on expeditions. She was the first woman and botanist to ascend Mount Kinabalu (Borneo) in February 1910. She discovered many new plants and is remembered by many plant names including Racemobambos gibbsiae ”rass-ih-MOE-bam-bos Gibbs-ee-ay" (Miss Gibbs' Bamboo). September 10, 1903 Birth of Cyril Connolly, English literary critic and writer. In The Unquiet Grave, he wrote: Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils. September 10, 1981 On this day, the Lancaster New Era (Pennsylvania) featured a story about the impact of hormones on plant growth: South African botanists discovered that a birth control pill pushed into the soil next to a plant stem can produce dramatic effects on growth and improve foliage. Research has shown that hormones in the pill accelerate fertilization and development of plants. Unearthed Words Agapanthus and peonies in June. Scented stock and sweet peas in July. Sunflowers and sweet William in August. By the time September's oriental lilies and ornamental cabbages appeared, she wasn't hiding upstairs in the workroom anymore. She was spending more time in the shop, answering the phone, dealing with the customers. One Sunday she spent the afternoon at an allotment belonging to a friend of Ciara's, picking lamb's ear and dusty miller and veronica for a wedding, and didn't think about Michael once, but she kept remembering a Patrick Kavanagh poem she'd learned at school, the one about how every old man he saw reminded him of his father. ― Ella Griffin, The Flower Arrangement Grow That Garden Library The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith This book came out in 2020, and the subtitle is The Restorative Power of Nature. Before this book came out in 2020, I don't think Sue had any idea just how timely this book was going to be. I remember when Sue's book was finally released, I heard an interview with her and also an urban gardener in California. The two of them together talked about the importance of gardening and for so many people who were really suffering at home during the pandemic, gardening became a way of coping - along with pets. A lot of people got pets during the pandemic. This is why it was so hard to adopt a pet on Petfinder - or source plants and seeds. In fact, we're still struggling with the repercussions of that particular year because growers not only sold their plant inventory for 2020, they often borrowed against some of the plant material that they were saving for 2021. Of course, many of us know the healing power of gardens. But what I loved about Sue Stewart Smith is her unique take on all of this. Sue approaches gardens from her area of expertise, which is psychology. And it's helpful that Sue is also a passionate gardener herself. Now I love this aspect of gardening - their power to heal and help us - and I could do a deep dive on this all day. I love talking about it. I love reading about it. What I really like about Sue's book is that she offers endless examples of the power of gardening and its impact on our brains, on our thinking, on our ability to be happier, to continue to process and learn and grow, etc. It's so, so powerful. Now it's been over a year since this book has been out. So if you're looking for used copies, there are definitely some available on Amazon. This book is 352 pages of garden power - the power to heal, restore, and save us. You can get a copy of The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $10 Today's Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart September 10, 1806 On this day, the botanist David Hosack wrote to Thomas Jefferson at Monticello about Lewis and Clark. He was hoping to gain access to any potential plant discoveries on the expedition: If, sir, the gentlemen who are at present on their travels to Missouri discover any new or useful plants I should be very happy in obtaining a small quantity of the seeds. Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DM us your suggestion on Twitter: The Academic Life @AcademicLifeNBN. In this episode you'll hear about: Sue Stuart-Smith's path from English major to psychiatrist, how she went from avoiding gardening to becoming an avid gardener, and a discussion of The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. Our guest is: Sue Stuart-Smith, a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist. She is also an avid gardener. She took her degree in English literature at Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor. She worked in the National Health Service for many years, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire. She teaches at The Tavistock Clinic in London and is consultant to the DocHealth service. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer. She is the author of The Well-Gardened Mind. Today's book is: The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature, about the healing effects of gardening and its ability to decrease stress and foster mental well-being in our everyday lives. The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the “real” life that lies outside. But when we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Sue Stuart-Smith provides a new perspective on the power of gardening to change people's lives. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-producer of the Academic Life podcasts, and a historian of women and gender. She has a small garden. Listeners to this episode might be interested in: The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature, by Sue Stuart Smith Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative Outdoor Spaces, by Clare Marcus and Naomi Sachs The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy, edited by Rebecca Haller and Karen Kennedy and Christine Capra Ecotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, edited by Martin Jordan and Joe Hinds The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, by Florence Williams Radical Compassion, by Tara Brach The psychology podcast channel on NBN The mindfulness podcast channel on NBN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/academic-life
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DM us your suggestion on Twitter: The Academic Life @AcademicLifeNBN. In this episode you'll hear about: Sue Stuart-Smith's path from English major to psychiatrist, how she went from avoiding gardening to becoming an avid gardener, and a discussion of The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. Our guest is: Sue Stuart-Smith, a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist. She is also an avid gardener. She took her degree in English literature at Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor. She worked in the National Health Service for many years, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire. She teaches at The Tavistock Clinic in London and is consultant to the DocHealth service. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer. She is the author of The Well-Gardened Mind. Today's book is: The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature, about the healing effects of gardening and its ability to decrease stress and foster mental well-being in our everyday lives. The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the “real” life that lies outside. But when we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Sue Stuart-Smith provides a new perspective on the power of gardening to change people's lives. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-producer of the Academic Life podcasts, and a historian of women and gender. She has a small garden. Listeners to this episode might be interested in: The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature, by Sue Stuart Smith Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative Outdoor Spaces, by Clare Marcus and Naomi Sachs The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy, edited by Rebecca Haller and Karen Kennedy and Christine Capra Ecotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, edited by Martin Jordan and Joe Hinds The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, by Florence Williams Radical Compassion, by Tara Brach The psychology podcast channel on NBN The mindfulness podcast channel on NBN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
In today's extended episode, I chat with Elena Iacono. Elena is a professional colleague of mine who helps empower people to support their well-being and mental health, including flexible resources and compassionate workplace practices. Elena has inspired me with her passion for exploring food and gardening. When her grandmother died in April 2020 during the early days of the pandemic, Elena lovingly replicated her Nonna's cherished recipes in a cookbook, which she used to raise more than $60,000 for Food Banks Canada, roughly the equivalent of 200,000 meals. Elena and I share a love of non-fiction, especially evidence-based work about well-being and managing mental health. Our conversation includes highlights of our favourite recent books, our reflections on leaving the pandemic with new insights about what it means to care for ourselves, and the power of curiosity and our environment to lift our spirits. Follow Elena on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/epiacono/ (epiacono) Sign up for Elena's newsletter: https://www.elenaiacono.com/ (https://www.elenaiacono.com/) Elena recommends: · https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English (Mental Health Commission of Canada) (resource hub) · https://mhfa.ca/ (Mental Health First Aid) · https://cmha.ca/ (Canadian Mental Health Association) · https://www.anxietycanada.com/ (Anxiety Canada) · https://www.rootinnature.ca/ (Root in Nature programs) · https://kidshelpphone.ca/ (Kids Help Phone) · https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42201448-the-well-gardened-mind?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=vQoB3Hxi0Q&rank=1 (The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart-Smith) · https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57536.Second_Nature?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=zRpwkXUc77&rank=1 (Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan) Books we mention during this podcast: · https://podcast.jannastam.com/episode/review-of-the-midnight-library-by-matt-haig-read-by-carey-mulligan (The Midnight Library by Matt Haig) · https://podcast.jannastam.com/episode/review-of-unwinding-anxiety-new-science-shows-how-to-break-the-cycles-of-worry-and-fear-to-heal-your-mind-by-judson-brewer (Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer) · Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life by Francesca Gino · The Beauty of Living Twice by Sharon Stone Connect with Audiobook Reviews in 5: · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiobook_reviews_podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/audiobook_reviews_podcast/) · Twitter: @janna_ca · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AudiobookReviewsInFiveMinutes (https://www.facebook.com/AudiobookReviewsInFiveMinutes) · Anchor: https://anchor.fm/audiobookreviews (https://anchor.fm/audiobookreviews) · Audiobook Reviews in Five Minutes website: https://podcast.jannastam.com/ (https://podcast.jannastam.com/) · Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jannastam (https://www.goodreads.com/jannastam) Audio production by Graham Stephenson Episode music: Caprese by https://www.sessions.blue/ (Blue Dot Sessions) Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify
#plantsmakepeoplehappy, this hashtag has almost 8 million posts so far and there's a reason for it. It's just true. Plants, nature, and the act of witnessing life itself make people happy, more connected, and more empowered. The plant/person connection is hard to explain, yet everyone knows it. We all feel this connection to our plant collection. Our hearts swell with new growth, and sometimes even grieve losses. Over the last year and a half, I've dove rather deeply into exploring this plant-person connection, reading several incredibly inspiring books one being written by our special guest today. Dr Sue Stuart Smith took me on a journey of this plant/person connection and made me feel so seen. I knew I just had to have her on the show, so find a cozy spot and let's dive in! ------------------------------------ Join the Bloom and Grow Garden Party ------------------------------------ Founding Plant Friend discounts running through July 1st! Then prices go up! 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GP Will Liddell talks to Dr Sue Stuart Smith, consulant psychiatrist and psychotherapist, about her best-selling book exploring the links between gardening and our mental and physical health. There is a long history of gardens as places of healing and spiritual nourishment, while modern research in neuroscience is shedding more light on how working with soil and caring for plants helps to achieve beneficial changes in our brains. Gardening on prescription please Mr Hancock!Sound engineering by Jacob Jennings.
Peter is joined by Dr Sue Stuart-Smith this week to talk about the ways that gardening can play a role in our mental health. Sue gives some fascinating insights into the garden's role in managing stress and trauma, and it's place in history, religion and beyond.Elsewhere Peter offers news and tips.Sue's book, The Well Gardened Mind, is available here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-well-gardened-mind/sue-stuart-smith/9780008100735And you can find out more on her website: https://www.suestuartsmith.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to the #SPAITGIRL Talk Show with Yvette Le Blowitz Episode 116 - The Well Gardened Mind with Sue Stuart-Smith Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and the author of The Well Gardened Mind, a Sunday Times Bestseller, list as one of the 37 best books of 2020 by The Times and gardening book of the year by The Sunday Times. She studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor and working in the National Health Service for many years, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire. She currently teaches at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London and is a consultant at DocHealth, a not for profit, psychotherapeutic consultation service for doctors. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer, and over thirty years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire. Her book, The Well Gardened Mind, analyses the relationship between gardening and mental health. In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and brilliant storytelling, The Well Gardened Mind investigates the magic that many gardeners have know for years that working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and confidence. Sue Stuart-Smith shares brilliant, illuminating stories of people struggling with stress, depression, trauma and addiction, from asylum seekers to veterans, inner-city young people to the retired. This glorious book of science, insight and anecdote that shows how our understanding of nature and its restorative powers is only just beginning to flower. In Episode 116 - Podcast Guest - Sue Stuart-Smith shares: - a little bit about herself - what inspired her write her book - The Well Gardened Mind - the relationship between gardening and mental health - how being in nature or working with nature has restorative powers - stories of people struggling with stress, depression, trauma, addiction and how they have used gardening as a life transforming practice and tool - the mental health impacts of covid19 - what her self care rituals are Plus we talk about so much more of course Get Ready to Tune In EP.116 --- Get Ready to Tune Into Episode 116 Episode 116 - #spaitgirl talk show with Yvette Le Blowitz available on Apple, Spotify, Google, Audible, Libysn + so many more podcast apps or search for #spaitgirl on any podcast app -------- Available to watch on Youtube Channel - Spa it Girl or Yvette Le Blowitz Press the Play Button Below and subscribe ------ JOIN OUR #SPAITGIRL BOOK CLUB Buy a copy of The Well Gardened Mind by Stuart Sue-Smith search for any book title - via Booktopia our affiliated online book store *click here Hashtag #spaitgirlbookclub //#spaitgirl + tag @spaitgirl - to share when you are reading our podcast guest's book or any other book you are currently reading too --- Stay in contact with our Podcast Guest: Sue Stuart-Smith Website: www.suestuartsmith.com ---- IN SUPPORT - Little Random Act of Kindness After you tune into this episode I would LOVE for you to - subscribe to the #spaitgirl podcast show with Yvette Le Blowitz - on any podcast app you listen to the show on - leave a 5* rating and review - tell a friend, family member, or anyone you meet along the way about the #spaitgirl podcast show - re-share this episode on social media - hashtag #spaitgirl & tag @spaitgirl in your social media posts and stories {let me know your favourite part} ---------- Stay in Touch Subscribe to #spaitgirl Website: www.spaitgirl.com Instagram: @spaitgirl ------ Stay In Touch with Podcast Host Yvette Le Blowitz Instagram @yvetteleblowitz Website www.yvetteleblowitz.com ------- Become a #SPAITGIRL Sponsor www.spaitgirl.com Email: info@spaitgirl.com ---- JOIN OUR #SPAITGIRL BOOK CLUB HOW - show off your BOOKS, and inspire our globally community - to read, learn, develop and grow. Hashtag #spaitgirlbookclub #spaitgirlpodcast //#spaitgirl + tag @spaitgirl - to share what book you are currently reading p.s - my book is OUT NOW - It Starts With Me by Yvette Le Blowitz - add it to your reading list --------- Please note - Affiliated Links included in this spaitgirl.com blog post includes affiliated links with Amazon.com and booktopia.com.au- should you order any books from Amazon.com or Booktopia.com.au via the links contained in this blog post spaitgirl.com will receive a small paid commission fee from the online book stores.
Sue Stuart-Smith (https://www.suestuartsmith.com) is the author of the Well-Gardened Mind, a Sunday Times Bestseller, listed as one of the 37 best books of 2020 by The Times and gardening book of the year by The Sunday Times. She shares about her research, observations and life's work in the space where mental health, plants and nature meet.
The Restorative Power of Nature.
Episodio dedicato ai Giardini terapeutici (Healing Gardens). Ne parliamo con Monica Botta (www.monicabotta.com) architetto paesaggista che progetta giardini terapeutici da anni. Monica è anche autrice di uno splendido libro su questo argomento intitolato "Caro giardino, prenditi cura di me", edito da Libreria della Natura. Parliamo di giardini terapeutici per persone affette da Alzheimer insieme a Maddalena Polverelli, che si è appena laureata con una tesi su questo argomento con correlatrice proprio Monica Botta. Eleonora Giuliodori invece ci parla del libro di Sue Stuart-Smith intitolato "The Well Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature". Account Facebook: Enrico Della. Pagina FB: Life in the Garden. Account Instagram: @enricodella23
In this episode, recorded during Lockdown, Sue reads a chapter from her book, we discuss the concept of Garden Time, the extraordinary Arnap Rehabilitation Garden in Sweden and the amazing Microglial Cells, known as gardeners of the mind for the way in which they are able to prune and tidy debris in the mind whilst we sleep.
Sue Stuart-Smith, who is a distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener, offers an inspiring and consoling work about the healing effects of gardening and its ability to decrease stress and foster mental well-being in our everyday lives. The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the “real” life that lies outside. But when we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Gardening is one of the quintessential nurturing activities and yet we understand so little about it. The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature (Scribner, 2020) provides a new perspective on the power of gardening to change people's lives. Here, Sue Stuart-Smith investigates the many ways in which mind and garden can interact and explores how the process of tending a plot can be a way of sustaining an innermost self. Stuart-Smith's own love of gardening developed as she studied to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. From her grandfather's return from World War I to Freud's obsession with flowers to case histories with her own patients to progressive gardening programs in such places as Rikers Island prison in New York City, Stuart-Smith weaves thoughtful yet powerful examples to argue that gardening is much more important to our cognition than we think. Recent research is showing how green nature has direct antidepressant effects on humans. Essential and pragmatic, The Well-Gardened Mind is a book for gardeners and the perfect read for people seeking healthier mental lives. It is also available as an audio book read by the author. Sue Stuart-Smith, a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, took her degree in English literature at Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor. She worked in the National Health Service for many years, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire. She currently teaches at The Tavistock Clinic in London and is consultant to the DocHealth service. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer, and, over thirty years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire. Dr. Christina Gessler's background is in women's history and literature. She specializes in the diaries written by rural American women in the 19th century. In seeking the extraordinary in the ordinary, Gessler writes the histories of largely unknown women, poems about small relatable moments, and takes many, many photos in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology
More than ever as we gradually emerge from lockdown we find ourselves appreciating the natural world and the joys of walking. The perfect time then to revisit our interview with Emily's Walking Book Club to hear about the inherent pleasures of walking and talking about books. And picking up on the theme we have some handpicked recommendations for you, perfect for topping up your TBR pile. From past-podcast favourites such as Peter Matthiessen's Snow Leopard to new release The Well Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith, we found walking and the natural world an easy fit when it came to recommendations. Laura has a theory that all readers like walking, and walkers like reading. But is she right? Or maybe like Kate you try to do both at the same time. Listen in to hear all about it. For more information about Emily's walking book club including what's coming up and how to book tickets, check out Emily's website emilyrhodeswriter.com Books mentioned by Emily: The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson, West with the Night by Beryl Markham, Westwood by Stella Gibbons, All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West, The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee, Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple, Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig, and Brodeck's Report by Philippe Claudel. Kate and Laura's recommendations: The Salt Path by Raynor Wynn, The Gift by Alison Croggon, The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen, The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane, Flâneuse: Women Walk the City by Lauren Elkin, and The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith. Follow us on Instagram or Facebook @BookClubReview podcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or drop us a line at thebookclubreview@gmail.com. And if you're not already, do subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week, Rabbi Rami puts on his wellies and garden gloves to interview celebrated gardener Sue Stuart-Smith. She is also a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and the author of the book The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. It weaves together stories about neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and how gardening can heal us mentally and physically. The book is especially timely in the time of COVID-19, she and Rabbi Rami discuss, as planting seeds and caring for living things helps us feel grounded when the future feels so uncertain. To feel calmer and more relaxed in a flourishing landscape may even be hard-wired into our brains from our earliest days as a species, explaining our continued enjoyment of the therapeutic effects of horticulture today. Being fully present in a garden is also much like meditating, says Stuart-Smith, as it is a mindful focus. After 20 to 30 minutes out in the garden or nature, the human body experiences lowered stress hormones and blood pressure. Raising our own food also provides people with a sense of pride and connection, providing community-strengthening benefits, she says. What if you live in a urban high rise and have no patch of soil to call your own? Indoor potted plants can provide benefits, too, assures Stuart-Smith. “They boost mood and concentration, and just the effect of caring for a plant has tremendous importance,” she says. “Caring for something, nurturing something ... can sustain us.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Essential Conversations with Rabbi Rami from Spirituality & Health Magazine
This week, Rabbi Rami puts on his wellies and garden gloves to interview celebrated gardener Sue Stuart-Smith. She is also a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and the author of the book The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. It weaves together stories about neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and how gardening can heal us mentally and physically. The book is especially timely in the time of COVID-19, she and Rabbi Rami discuss, as planting seeds and caring for living things helps us feel grounded when the future feels so uncertain. To feel calmer and more relaxed in a flourishing landscape may even be hard-wired into our brains from our earliest days as a species, explaining our continued enjoyment of the therapeutic effects of horticulture today. Being fully present in a garden is also much like meditating, says Stuart-Smith, as it is a mindful focus. After 20 to 30 minutes out in the garden or nature, the human body experiences lowered stress hormones and blood pressure. Raising our own food also provides people with a sense of pride and connection, providing community-strengthening benefits, she says. What if you live in a urban high rise and have no patch of soil to call your own? Indoor potted plants can provide benefits, too, assures Stuart-Smith. “They boost mood and concentration, and just the effect of caring for a plant has tremendous importance,” she says. “Caring for something, nurturing something ... can sustain us.”
In this special event with the Centre for Society and Mental Health and Department of Geography we discuss how nature and our environment is critical to our mental and physical wellbeing. Why this crisis has given us an opportunity to reflect on the importance of our green space and environment to our wellbeing. And why this crisis has further demonstrated inequalities of access to space.We are joined by special guest Dr Sue Stuart-Smith whose recent book The Well Gardened Mind explores how gardening can help us heal. She is joined by King's College London expert panelists Dr Helen Fisher from the Centre for Society and Mental Health and Dr Margaret Kadiri from the Department of Geography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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