{"podcast":{"title":"The Wild Minds Podcast","slug":"the-wild-minds-podcast-6369140","podcast_index_feed_id":6369140,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-wild-minds-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.theoutdoorteacher.com/p/the-wild-minds-podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/891b8b6e-f2b7-4deb-8146-b114b9d808cf/73gzRMDo0dJ-OWjo6u9ojk-S.jpg","author":"The Outdoor Teacher","episode_count":96,"summary":"What if wild, not domesticated, should be our normal instead of factory-farmed lives? What if you could cultivate fulfilling lives and contribute to a healthy natural world? The Wild Minds podcast is brought to you by me, Marina Robb, an author, entrepreneur, Forest School and Nature-based Trainer and Consultant, and pioneer in developing Green programmes for the Mental Health service in the UK. I am the founder of Circle of Life Rediscovery CIC and The Outdoor Teacher and creator of practical online Forest School and nature-based training for people working in mental health, education and business. Tune in for interviews, insights, cutting-edge and actionable approaches to help you to improve your relationship with yourself, others, and the natural world. Music by Geoff Robb","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T08:18:12.983617+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-minds-podcast-6369140"},"episode":{"title":"The Deeper Work of Ecotherapy with Linda Buzzell","slug":"the-deeper-work-of-ecotherapy-with-linda-buzzell","published_at":"2025-11-17T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-minds-podcast-6369140/the-deeper-work-of-ecotherapy-with-linda-buzzell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-minds-podcast-6369140","url":"https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-77-the-deeper-work-of-ecotherapy-with-linda-buzzell/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a05ba51c-2b22-40d0-9c55-499c7dafd4bb.mp3","summary":"This week, I am in conversation with Linda Buzzell who is a psychotherapist, ecotherapist, author, and pioneer in the field of ecopsychology, working at the intersection of psychology, ecology, and culture since the late 1990s. Linda co-edited 'Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind' with Craig Chalquist and has written widely on the ecological crisis as both a psychological and spiritual challenge. In this episode, we explore what ecotherapy truly means - not as a treatment or technique, but as a way of healing our relationship with the living Earth. We talk about nature as therapist, community as medicine, and what it means to move from a culture of domination to one of partnership and reciprocity. Topics include: Ecotherapy as healing our relationship with our home world. Level one vs level two ecotherapy from personal benefit to reciprocal, culture-shifting practice. Nature as the ultimate therapist practitioner as catalyst, guide, witness. Eco-psychotherapy within clinical practice and the wider, community-facing field of ecotherapy. Zookosis in animals as a mirror for human nature-deficit and why habitats matter for sanity. Evidence beyond exercise research showing green and blue contact improves mood and health. Caution on “nature prescriptions” moving beyond individual fixes to place, community, and systems. Rooting in place bioregionalism, terra psychology, and rebuilding bonds with land. Decolonising therapy learning from Indigenous wisdom without appropriation and with repair. From dominator culture to partnership Riane Eisler’s lens and McGilchrist’s hemispheres. Eco-spirituality reclaiming the sacred through seasons, ceremony, bodies, and relational awe. The path of hope small groups, community ecotherapy, and standing together for the living world. Shown…","meta_description":"This week, I am in conversation with Linda Buzzell who is a psychotherapist, ecotherapist, author, and pioneer in the field of ecopsychology, working at t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3201,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wild-minds-podcast-6369140/episodes/the-deeper-work-of-ecotherapy-with-linda-buzzell/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-minds-podcast-6369140/the-deeper-work-of-ecotherapy-with-linda-buzzell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}