Articles
I believe that nature is an extremely powerful setting for recovery. Of all the treatment environments I experienced, wilderness therapy was by far the most helpful.
And while it helped me greatly, there were moments that upset, confused, and angered me. It was not an experience I consented to, but it was an experience that saved me.
I wrote this article to explore those layers — the mix of anger and awe, the restorative medicine of nature, and the stunning beauty of finally meeting myself on the forest floor.
Read it here.
Part I ~ Let Us Remember: Reflections from Adolescence ~
Adolescence is a time of profound growth, self-discovery, and, often, emotional turbulence. In this guest blog for Dr. Robin Barre, I explore the unique ways teens perceive and interact with the world. I unpack common patterns of teenage thinking, such as black-and-white reasoning, heightened sensitivity to peer dynamics, and their search for identity amidst a swirl of external pressures.
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