# Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882.md RSS feed: https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/131706/destinations/803158.xml Official site: http://storiesfromthefield.com Author: Will White Episodes: 319 ## Resource Stories from the Field: Mental Health in the Outdoors is an authoritative and enlightening podcast that explores the vast landscape of mental health therapies in outdoor settings. Hosted by seasoned mental health professional Dr. Will White, the podcast offers deep insights into outdoor therapies like Adventure Therapy, Eco-Therapy, Wilderness Therapy, and Experiential Therapy, among others. Dr. White engages with a diverse range of guests, including leading researchers, practitioners, authors, executive directors, guide staff, mental health clinicians, and critics, helping to shed light on the nuances of these unique therapy practices. In addition to exploring the modern implications of these evolving therapeutic modalities, he delves into their rich history, providing a holistic perspective for listeners. With over 30 years of experience at the juncture of mental health and outdoor environments, Dr. White's expertise is unparalleled. As a co-founder of the pioneering Summit Achievement, an adventure therapy program based in Maine, he has been a guiding force in the field since the 1990s. His scholarly contributions include the book "Stories from the Field: A History of Wildernes… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882.md ## Episodes - [320: Can Experiential Therapy Help Neurodiverse Young Adults?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/320-can-experiential-therapy-help-neurodiverse-young-adults) — 2026-07-14T10:00:00+00:00 - [319: What Is a Therapeutic Boarding School? 92 Years of Helping Teens and Families at Grove School](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/319-what-is-a-therapeutic-boarding-school-92-years-of-helping-teens-and-families-at-grove-school) — 2026-07-07T10:00:00+00:00 - [318: What Is Forest Therapy? Regan Stacey Explains](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/318-what-is-forest-therapy-regan-stacey-explains) — 2026-06-30T10:00:00+00:00 - [317: What Happens When Young Adults Meet the Dalai Lama? Ryan McGinty on Mindfulness, Mental Health, and Red Mountain Sedona](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/317-what-happens-when-young-adults-meet-the-dalai-lama-ryan-mcginty-on-mindfulness-mental-health-and-red-mountain-sedona) — 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 - [316: Autism Outdoors: How Nature Helps Autistic Children and Families Thrive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/316-autism-outdoors-how-nature-helps-autistic-children-and-families-thrive) — 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00 - [315: 10 Years of Change: How Confluence Behavioral Health Evolved](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/315-10-years-of-change-how-confluence-behavioral-health-evolved) — 2026-06-09T09:43:00+00:00 - [314: Nature Deficit or Mental Health Crisis? Scott Shepherd on Reconnecting Young People with the Outdoors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/314-nature-deficit-or-mental-health-crisis-scott-shepherd-on-reconnecting-young-people-with-the-outdoors) — 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00 - [313: Can Wilderness Therapy Be Proven Scientifically? Rob Meltzer on Research, Critics, and the Future of the Field](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/313-can-wilderness-therapy-be-proven-scientifically-rob-meltzer-on-research-critics-and-the-future-of-the-field) — 2026-05-26T10:00:00+00:00 - [312: Healing Trauma in Adolescent Girls: How ROOTs Transition Blends Nature, Family, and Residential Care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/312-healing-trauma-in-adolescent-girls-how-roots-transition-blends-nature-family-and-residential-care) — 2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00 - [311: 30 Years Later: How Summit Achievement Was Built to Last](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/311-30-years-later-how-summit-achievement-was-built-to-last) — 2026-05-12T10:00:00+00:00 - [310: How Venture Capital Grew Wilderness Therapy… and Then Ran Away](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/310-how-venture-capital-grew-wilderness-therapy-and-then-ran-away) — 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 - [309: The First Therapist in Wilderness Therapy: Dr. Madolyn Liebing and the Clinical Origins of the Field](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/309-the-first-therapist-in-wilderness-therapy-dr-madolyn-liebing-and-the-clinical-origins-of-the-field) — 2026-04-21T12:30:00+00:00 - [308: The Evolution of Wilderness Therapy: L. Jay Mitchell, SUWS, and the Early Days of Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Treatment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/308-the-evolution-of-wilderness-therapy-l-jay-mitchell-suws-and-the-early-days-of-outdoor-behavioral-healthcare-treatment) — 2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00 - [307: From Prison Inmate to Wilderness Therapy Pioneer: The Story of Larry Wells](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/307-from-prison-inmate-to-wilderness-therapy-pioneer-the-story-of-larry-wells) — 2026-04-07T10:00:00+00:00 - [306: A Mighty Change in Wilderness Therapy: Larry Dean Olsen, Anasazi, and the 1990s Crisis (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/306-a-mighty-change-in-wilderness-therapy-larry-dean-olsen-anasazi-and-the-1990s-crisis-part-2) — 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 - [305: A Mighty Change in Wilderness Therapy: How Larry Dean Olsen Impacted the Field (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/305-a-mighty-change-in-wilderness-therapy-how-larry-dean-olsen-impacted-the-field-part-1) — 2026-03-17T10:00:00+00:00 - [304: Outward Bound: The Wartime Origins of Wilderness Therapy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/304-outward-bound-the-wartime-origins-of-wilderness-therapy) — 2026-03-04T11:04:00+00:00 - [303: The Rise and Fall of Therapeutic Camps: History, Hope and Hard Lessons.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/303-the-rise-and-fall-of-therapeutic-camps-history-hope-and-hard-lessons) — 2026-02-24T11:00:00+00:00 - [302: Beyond Hell Camp: A New Documentary on Wilderness Therapy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/302-beyond-hell-camp-a-new-documentary-on-wilderness-therapy) — 2026-02-10T13:35:00+00:00 - [301. Surviving Climate Anxiety: How to Cope, Heal, and Stay Grounded in a Changing World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/301-surviving-climate-anxiety-how-to-cope-heal-and-stay-grounded-in-a-changing-world) — 2026-02-03T11:00:00+00:00 - [300: Wilderness Therapy Is Growing?! What 300 Episodes Reveal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/300-wilderness-therapy-is-growing-what-300-episodes-reveal) — 2026-01-27T11:11:00+00:00 - [299: The Most Controversial Wilderness Program? Part 2: Scouting, Faith, and the Roots of the Field](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/299-the-most-controversial-wilderness-program-part-2-scouting-faith-and-the-roots-of-the-field) — 2026-01-20T11:00:00+00:00 - [298: Accidental Roots of Wilderness Therapy: A 1901 Insane Asylum Experiment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/298-accidental-roots-of-wilderness-therapy-a-1901-insane-asylum-experiment) — 2026-01-13T11:00:00+00:00 - [297: Where Did Wilderness Therapy Begin?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/297-where-did-wilderness-therapy-begin) — 2026-01-07T11:00:00+00:00 - [296: Is Wilderness Therapy Like Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy? A Conversation with Dr. Sandy Newes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-the-field-mental-health-and-the-outdoors-7027882/296-is-wilderness-therapy-like-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-a-conversation-with-dr-sandy-newes) — 2025-12-23T11:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.