October 24, 2022

S3 Ep2: Flourishing together - with nature

50 minutes

No leaf is left unturned, not even a fig leaf, in this delightful and uplifting episode of the GoHealth podcast. Gillian talks to the director of the Conservation Foundation, David Shreeve. Take yourself outdoors to listen to it, if you can, and get some of the benefits that Gillian and David talk about here.

Some of the ground they cover includes:

They discuss where the term wellbeing might have cpme from

David describes his role as a director of a small environmental charity and working with the Church of England on Environmental Matters

We hear all about the brilliant ‘Yews for the Millennium’ project that he pioneered around 2000

David shares the frustrations and struggles of getting environmental issues taken seriously by the church.

They share uplifting examples and ideas of how churches (and all faith buildings )are and could use their green space and gardens for therapeutic purposes and linking up with social prescribing by GPs.

The blessing of the bulb

Tracing the Millennium Yew Trees and researching the cause of old Yew Trees dying.

The tree following clubs - what is your tree of choice?

David shares his practices and pondering for leading a healthy, flourishing life.

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Episode transcript available on podcast page of website.

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