Episode 51: How going in nature can help support your mental health and recovery in the postpartum period, with Sandi Schwartz, Author and Journalist

In today’s episode Sandi Schwartz, founder and director of the Ecohappiness Project is coming to the show!

Sandi is the author of the parenting book Finding Ecohappiness: Fun Nature Activities to Help Your Kids Feel Happier and Calmer; the co-author of the children’s book Sky’s Search for Ecohappiness; and journalist specializing in parenting, environmental, and wellness topics.

Her mission is to inspire and educate families to build a nature habit to feel happier and calmer.

Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, National Geographic, Library Journal, Yahoo!, Good Housekeeping, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Scary Mommy, and more. 

Sandi is also the mom of two school-aged children.

Sandi accepted to come to the show today to talk to us about how going outside, in Nature, can help support our mental health, but also our recovery in the postpartum period but also at any time in our life. We talked about the science behind Nature, healing, and mental health, the benefits of going outside more often, and some fun activities to do with kids at any age!

Sandi shared with us: 

🌳 How Nature scientifically benefits to our own mental health and wellbeing 

🌳 Her very own story of postpartum depression, and how Nature helped her during her journey 

🌳 How the colors, smells, and shapes found in nature make us more at ease, and calm us down 

🌳 Some fun activities to do with your little ones outside!

Links mentioned in this episode:

👉 Ecohappinness project website

Connect with Sandi:

👉 Instagram

👉 Facebook

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