Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors
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Episodes: 326
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Neutral
Location: USA
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Will White - Dr. Will White is a mental health professional with more than 30 years of experience working at the intersection of mental health and outdoor environments. He co-founded Summit Achievement, an adve...
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Jared Hanley - Nature Exposure, Naturescore, Nature Tracking, Data Science, Nature Prescriptions, Equitable Access To Nature, And Artificial Intelligence In Health Coaching
Laura Marques Brown - Decolonized Ecotherapy, Trauma Healing, Belonging, Climate-related Mental Health, Therapist Burnout, And Nature-based Therapy Practices
Charles Elias - Home-based Behavioral Healthcare, Family Systems, Wraparound Services, Wilderness Therapy Transitions, And Family Preservation
Danny Frazer - Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare, Wilderness Therapy, Preventive Mental-health Care, Community Partnerships, And Therapeutic Outdoor Experiences
Chris Brown - The Lifeways Model, Prevention, Early Intervention, Nature-based Therapy, Therapeutic Guiding, And Community Mental-health Access
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Episodes
326: Adventure Isn't Just for the Young: The Call to Adventure Later in Life
August 25, 2026
Why do we associate adventure and transformation with young people when adults may need them just as much? In this solo episode of Stories from the Field, host Will White reflects on a conversation with his mentor, Dr. Dan Garvey, who predicted more than 20 years ago that the future of adventure therapy would include older adults. Drawing on Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, Will explores how career changes, empty nests, loss, changing relationships, health challenges, and shifting identities...
325: NatureDose: Can Tracking Time Outdoors Improve Mental Health?
August 18, 2026
How much time in nature do we need to improve our mental health? And how can we track and quantify our exposure to it? In this episode, Will speaks with NatureQuant co-founder and CEO Jared Hanley about the science of nature exposure and its relationship to stress, mood, sleep, and overall well-being. Jared explains how NatureQuant uses satellite imagery and data science to measure health-supporting nature through NatureScore, while its free NatureDose app tracks the time people spend outdoo...
324: Decolonizing Ecotherapy: Laura Marques Brown on Nature, Healing, and Liberation
August 11, 2026
What does it truly mean to practice ecotherapy? In this episode Will welcomes ecotherapist and founder of Natureza Therapy and Natureza Coaching Collective, Laura Marques Brown, for a thought-provoking conversation about the evolving field of nature-based mental health. Laura shares her journey as the daughter of Brazilian immigrants, how her search for belonging led her into the mountains of Colorado and graduate training at Naropa University, and why she believes nature became the one place...
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