Getting outdoors is beautiful, but getting into the wild is something all together different. Our souls and our brains need the wild on a fundamental, biological level. And the wild might just need us too.

As mentioned in the episode:

• "Into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul." -John Muir
• "Understanding Nature and Its Cognitive Benefits" by Kathryn E. Schertz and Marc G. Berman
• "Nurtured by Nature" by Kirsten Weir
• "You go into that water and it’s extremely liberating. All your worries and problems and life drama just dissolve." -Craig Foster in "My Octopus Teacher"
• "You slowly start to care about all the animals... even the tiniest little animals. You realize that every one is very important." -Craig Foster in "My Octopus Teacher"
• "I fell in love with her, but also with that amazing wildness that she represented and how that changed me." -Craig Foster in "My Octopus Teacher"
• "What she taught me was to feel that you’re part of this place and not a visitor. That’s a huge difference." -Craig Foster in "My Octopus Teacher"
• "In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect." -Alice Walker