Outdoors Wellness With an Introduction
Starting on January 5th (then the 5th of each month thereafter), we are launching a brand new monthly post. You may have already seen the call for Guest posters. Well here is a little introduction to that new series.
Outdoors Wellness With an Introduction
What is outdoors wellness with?
There are growing links between people’s mental health and the outdoors. A connection of mindfulness and time spent in nature. Many people, myself included, have found their mental health issues are being fought with time spent outside. My own depression is kept at bay, in a large way, by my time walking and watching wildlife.
And who is the With?
Our idea is to have guests writing about their own experiences, and how nature, wildlife, and the great outdoors has helped them to battle various mental health issues. From Depression to Anxiety; PTSD to eating disorders. These are not exclusive conditions though, we are not ruling out any mental health issues, so please get in touch.
These posts will be their words; their stories; How things have helped them. I have done no editing to any posts.
Disclaimer
It MUST be noted that those writing these posts are not doctors or psychiatrists. Their use of the outdoors as therapy is something THEY have found helps THEM. If you are suffering with any mental health issues, then get in touch with your medical practitioner.
If you find it helps you too, then that is great, and I would love to hear about it. This should always be discussed with medical professionals though.
Just remember you are NOT alone. There is always someone out there who can help. Please reach out to them.
Charities & Support
If you need help there are a few people who can help (beyond your GP):
- https://www.mind.org.uk/
- https://www.samaritans.org/
- https://www.thecalmzone.net/ a Charity I am supporting through my walking in 2018
Please let me know if there are others you think I should link to here.
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8 Comments
Neil Staveley
This is a great idea. I know my anxiety levels are worse when I haven’t managed to get outside, and that I keep them in check by trail running. I am interested to read the follow on posts
Ashley Beolens
It is amazing to me how many people use the outside as a way of battling mental health issue, although I guess should be more really if it helps.
Jonathan
This is a great idea and I look forward to reading the posts! 🙂
Ashley Beolens
Thanks, I’m hoping it will become popular and build a nice collection of posts for fellow sufferers to read and feel less alone.
Katy
looking forward to reading these – such a good idea 🙂
Ashley Beolens
First one will be Friday 5th at 10 am 🙂 It’s my own first, then 5th of every month from there.
Lucy
A great read and idea! I’ve suffered with anxiety myself, on and off, over the past few years and definitely seen the benefits of getting outside within nature, as write about on my blog 🙂
Ashley Beolens
With this series I hope to have authors with various mental health conditions writing, and have read some amazing accounts of people using the outdoors to battle anxiety