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THIS MONTH WE READ WEATHERING BY RUTH ALLEN

In a nutshell Geologist and psychotherapist Ruth Allen offers a fascinating exploration into how landscape can help us to better understand how the mind works. In her work as an outdoor therapist, Allen combines her passion for and knowledge of rocks with therapy. In Weathering, she offers the reader a ‘wandering snapshot of my work’ as we're led up and down the Dales of the Peak District. Why now? ‘We're living at a time when we can neither comprehend the implications of what's happening to our earth nor get on top of our depression, anxieties and stress,’ writes Allen. She believes that geology is a way into our human relationship with the natural world and that the landscape has much to teach us. ‘It's easy to forget that the slow tectonic work of…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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