Episode 1 - Breaking New Ground: Narrative and Nature-Based Healing

10/02/2025 1h 0min Episodio 1
Episode 1 - Breaking New Ground: Narrative and Nature-Based Healing

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Resources: Excerpt from Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte, read by Sonya Jakubec. https://davidwhyte.com/store/book/consolations/Rocky Mountain AdaptiveAlberta Parks - Everyone Belongs OutsideAlberta Parks - Push to Open Nature and Alberta Adaptive Nature Challenges Miles Richardson - University of Derby. Nature Connectedness Research Group.E.O Wilson - The Biophilia HypothesisThe Burgess Shale Dacher Keltner - University of California Berkeley. Pathways to Awe and WonderAl Etmanski and Vicky Cammack - Natural Caring Lori Beattie - Calgary’s Best WalksFriends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society- Good Grief WalkingAlberta Parks - Grief Walking in Provincial ParksMiles Richardson - Reconnection: Fixing our Broken Relationship with Nature Francis Weller - The Wild Edge of Sorrow No Story LostJonathan Gottschall - The Storytelling Animal Discussion Segments: 3:46: Interview with Sonya Jakubec starts5:00: Sonya’s background in her field of research9:00: The effects of nature-based healing on patients and their caregivers11:06: Pracademics 12:21: Nature-based healing beyond Alberta, eco-therapy and nature connectedness discussion14:30: Continuation of nature connectedness discussion17:48: Awe in nature20:39: Medicalization23:04: Grief26:40: Barriers27:24: Personal experiences with grief31:00: Walkshops and Conferences35:40: Keeping programs sustained37:50: Recommendation for further reading and getting involved41:50: Erika Bloedorn interview starts42:19: Erika explaining her role at No Story Lost43:15: What makes a good interview?44:21: How Erika got into life writing.47:15: No Story Lost experiences48:45: Importance of narrative-based healing50:03: Communities Erika works with50:45: Grief, death and awe53:05: Erika’s views of grieving and death55:53: The future of narrative-based healing, barriers and accessibility57:50: Client reactions58:30: Interviews end - Outro Sonya Jakubec’s Research: 'I Can Reinvent Myself Out Here': Experiences of Nature Inclusion and Mental Well-Being Jakubec, S. L., Carruthers Den Hoed, D., & Ray, H. (2014). ‘I Can Reinvent Myself Out Here’: Experiences of Nature Inclusion and Mental Well-Being. In Environmental Contexts and Disability (pp. 213-229). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.Mental well-being and quality-of-life benefits of inclusion in nature for adults with disabilities and their caregivers Jakubec, S. L., Carruthers Den Hoed, D., Ray, H., & Krishnamurthy, A. (2016). Mental well-being and quality-of-life benefits of inclusion in nature for adults with disabilities and their caregivers. Landscape Research, 41(6), 616-627.Understanding Belonging and Community Connection for Seniors Living in the SuburbsJakubec, S. L., Olfert, M., Choi, L. L., Dawe, N., & Sheehan, D. (2019). Understanding belonging and community connection for seniors living in the suburbs. Urban Planning, 4(2), 43-52.Grieving Nature–Grieving in Nature: The Place of Parks and Natural Places in Palliative and Grief Care Jakubec, S. L., Den Hoed, D. C., Ray, H., & Krishnamurthy, A. (2020). Grieving Nature–Grieving in Nature: The Place of Parks and Natural Places in Palliative and Grief Care. Health in the Anthropocene, 241-250.Planting seeds of community-engaged pedagogy: Community health nursing practice in an intergenerational campus-community gardening program Jakubec, S. L., Szabo, J., Gleeson, J., Currie, G., & Flessati, S. (2021). Planting seeds of community-engaged pedagogy: Community health nursing practice in an intergenerational campus-community gardening program. Nurse education in practice, 51, 102980.THE ‘HEALTHY PARKS–HEALTHY PEOPLE’ MOVEMENT IN CANADA: PROGRESS, CHALLENGES, AND AN EMERGING KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION AGENDA Lemieux, C. J., Groulx, M. W., Buxton, R. T., Reining, C. E., Blye, C. J. C., Hassen, N., ... & Krehbiel, R. (2022). The 'Healthy Parks-Healthy People 'Movement in Canada: Progress, Challenges, and an Emerging Knowledge and Action Agenda.

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