Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks agoSurf Therapy for PTSD Recovery
Surf therapy promotes healing through challenging exposure, communal belonging, and ocean-induced awe, reducing PTSD and depression symptoms and supporting recovery.
Before her passing, she recorded a series of interviews for Netflix in which she encouraged people to have hope, make a difference in the world, and never give up. In those interviews, Jane referred to the serious concerns of climate change and other global challenges we're living through. She reminded us that everyone has a role to play, including being mindful of how our daily actions impact other beings, the planet, and the future.
What we intuitively know - that getting outdoors is good for us - is now supported by a robust body of research. In the last decade there has been an explosion of studies that demonstrate that interactions with nature lowers stress, reduces ruminations (the negative thoughts associated with depression), and lessens anxiety. Studies have also shown that interacting with nature fosters creativity, improves cognitive function, restores attention fatigue, increases our sense of happiness, and can impact pro-social and pro-environmental behaviors.