Renewed by Nature

We are all a part of nature, whether we care to see it or not. Our personal wellbeing is directly related to planetary wellbeing. This year, I had the opportunity to combine my roots in wildlife with my study of the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler to create a...

Hunting: Embracing Embeddedness

I’ve been searching for a way to challenge the hunting community to rethink how the activity is portrayed. There are random thoughts on notes posted in various places in Evernote, Trello, an outdoor notebook and on the notepad on my phone, but they never really came...

No real darkness in nature

I love when I can bring nature and its benefits into a conversation. As a budding Ecopsychologist, I’m finding it pretty easy to incorporate my love of the outdoors into every conversation, especially when it has to do with living well. In preparation for a Wellness...

The Sounds (and Squirms) of Summer

As the long winter finally comes to a close, my mind goes straight to camping season. I have a seasonal campsite at a 1280 acre campground in Richmond, Minnesota. This will be my third full season and every year it seems like it can’t come fast enough. This year’s...

Hunting for a New Perspective

I have been waiting two years for the movie Cold November to be released. The film brings my love of movies and the outdoors together in a way I’ve never seen before. As someone involved in hunter recruitment, there is much to learn from this movie. Along with the...