When you intentionally engage your senses in the world around you, you open up windows of opportunity to experience peace and calm. There are infinite ways that you can do this in nature, and the most simple way is to step outside and look around you. Notice what your eyes are seeing. Notice the textures and the colours around you. Notice the sounds. Breathe in and notice the aromas. Stop, pause, take in the moment. Even for just a moment. Our guest today speaks about her experie...
Nov 14, 2023
6 min
Nature provides space for simplicity, tranquility, peace and quiet as well as space for challenges, risks, and opportunities to stretch your skills and abilities, and expand your knowledge and understanding of the complexity of life. You can access support in the midst of chaos by finding ways to tap into the simplicity of nature when you need it. Today's guest is Jessica Carey who says that the complex simplicity of nature is also a reflection of human nature. Jessica is a...
Jul 14, 2023
7 min
Humans are wired to be sometimes predictable, sometimes unpredictable, just like other things in nature. My challenge to you is to notice the elements of predictability and unpredictability in nature and celebrate the wonder of nature being the same yet different. Celebrate the diversity of our world. Get up close. Be curious and be surprised each time you go outside. Today's guest loves the unpredictable nature of nature. Jolene Nelson has worked for many years in the outdoors, and sh...
Mar 28, 2023
6 min
Meet my friend Krista Bjorn who shares why nature is so important to her. Krista has a particular love of herbs and other plants that are beneficial for healing and nutrition as well as adding beauty to the spaces around her. She shares her favourite place in the world and has some really practical advice about how nature can support you during stressful times and when you're not feeling well enough to venture outside. We talk about how Krista learnt to notice the little treasures in na...
Mar 4, 2023
14 min
Meet my friend Marco Gliori who has an absolute gift for words. Marco lives in the rural Southern Downs Region of Southern Queensland like myself. Today he shares some of his widely acclaimed bush verse with us, "The Million Stars Motel" including what inspired him to write this poem. Marco also chats about his favourite ways to connect with nature at home and on his extensive travels across Australia. LINKS Read the transcript via Kathryn's blog Contact Kathryn via her website Grab your f...
Feb 4, 2023
12 min
Today, you'll hear from my friend Julia Keogh, who shares with us that the outdoors inspires her to keep moving because however you look at it, the outdoor world is ever changing, it's always moving. And she says having that connection with the natural environment is the best health tonic you can have. LINKS Contact Kathryn via her website Grab your free Guide to a Perfect Nature Escape Day when you subscribe to the Grounded Inspiration newsletter (limited time) Read the blog post "Nature...
Jan 20, 2023
6 min
In today's episode, you'll hear from my friend Helen Lewis who speaks about awe. Helen lives on a farm near Warwick in southern Queensland where her lifestyle is intimately connected with the outdoors. You'll hear Helen share her sense of awe and her wonder about the natural world around her, the changes that she sees day to day and season to season, and the special spaces and the experiences that inspire her. LINKS Contact Helen Lewis at Picots Farm The power of feeling small: how ...
Jan 20, 2023
6 min
Bushfire recovery, like any disaster recovery, is a journey that takes place over time. In 2019 and 2020 the Southern Downs region in southern Queensland was one of many areas across Australia that was impacted by bushfires in the midst of a severe drought. The emotional, economic and environmental impacts on the region's residents and workers has been huge. In recent months I've been leading a community podcast project that's sharing stories and mental health information to support peo...
Oct 6, 2021
17 min
Today's episode will inspire you to connect with nature to improve your health and wellbeing. You can be intentional about the time you spend with nature whether you love to go away on epic adventures off the beaten track far from the cities and towns, or whether you connect with nature in ordinary everyday ways. Did you know that it's possible to connect with nature and enjoy the benefits even if you can't get outside? And the way you prefer to connect with nature might be different to the w...
Aug 24, 2021
12 min
My friend and 'Outdoors is my Therapy' Ambassador, Jessica Carey (from ARISE with Jessica Carey) recently joined me for a Nature Escape Day in which we navigated off track and immersed ourselves in the expansiveness of the incredible Granite Belt region in southern Queensland, the traditional lands of the Kambuwal people. Jessica and I chat about: going off the beaten track on a bush walk, but also in business and personallythe benefits of spending time in nature for mental health and w...
Jun 3, 2021
30 min
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