We have journalist, author, and podcaster Florence Williams dropping by for a fascinating discussion on nature and its intimate connection to our mood and overall health. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, The New York Review of Books, Slate, Mother Jones, and numerous other publications. If that isn’t enough, she’s the host of two Gracie-Award-winning Audible Original series plus the author of BREASTS: A Natural and Unnatural History and The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative.


In today's episode, you'll hear:

Florence’s origin story
Why Central Park is so magical
Surprising revelations from writing the Nature Fix
How nature makes you a better person
What’s the urban health penalty
The 3 sounds the human brain positively responds to
How nature is defined (and why it matters)
Nature and its connection to our health
A discussion on the 3-day effect
What’s forest bathing
The benefits of exercising in the park (backed by research)
An optimal dose of weekly nature exposure
A discussion on walking and its many benefits and meanings
Florence’s nature routine
And much more

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Website: http://www.florencewilliams.com/

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