Welcome to Proper Mental episode 20!
This week is a special nature themed conversation and my guest is Caroline Arnold!
Caroline Arnold is the CEO at Bore Place, a not-for-profit organic farm and venue committed to sustainability, outdoor education and supporting young people.
She’s passionate about the environment, the countryside and the great outdoors and actively works with young people to educate them about the environment, sustainability, and how getting out in nature can help manage mental health issues.
In 2016 Caroline was invited to deliver a TEDx talk titled ‘Get Back to Nature for Good Mental Health’. She firmly believes that being connected to the natural world benefits mental health and this is exactly what she joined me to chat about on this episode.
Bore Place is set in 500 acres of countryside which encompass an organic dairy farm, organic market gardens, conference centre, environmental education centre, as well as programmes to provide opportunities for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people.
Caroline and I chat about nature and why it’s so useful to help with mental health, we talk about getting out in to nature and what to do when you get there.
We also explore some ideas about modern society and how it has pulled us away from the outdoors lifestyle and how that affects us mentally.
We also talk about sustainability and how taking more care in what we produce and how we consume, can in turn help us to take more care of our mental health collectively.
It’s such a great conversation and Caroline was so easy to chat to and generous with her time. She cares so much for the natural world and has dedicated her life to looking after it and being a part of it. She has some great ideas about how to connect with nature if you’re interested in getting started!
You can check out Caroline's TEDx talk here:
Get Back to Nature for Good Mental Health by Caroline Arnold — TEDxRoyalTunbridgeWells
You can have a look at the amazing things happening at Bore Place on their website www.boreplace.org or on social media @boreplace.
You are more than welcome to connect with me on social media @propermentalpodcast and I’m always happy to chat!
If you need to seek support you can find services close to you by visiting www.hubofhope.co.uk
Thanks for listening! Enjoy!