Ecotherapy

Going Green in the City

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Urban Homesteading, Chickens, Permaculture, Green Living, Ecotherapy, Urban Gardening, Urban Farming, Green News

Way too many of us believe we can't go green because we live in the city, have no land, have a small apartment, etc. etc. So we continue to be slaves of the supermarket.

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The Zen of Pruning

Linda Buzzell | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Farming, Aesthetics, Sustainability, Ecopsychology, Gardening, Green Living, Pruning, Ecotherapy, Green News

Where did we get the arrogant idea that we know better than the plant itself how to maximize its productivity and health?

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'You Trashed My World And Stole My Life': Dealing With Generational Eco-Depression

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Eco-Anxiety, Eco-Therapy, Ecotherapy, Eco-Depression, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News

How can we help young people who are struggling to understand and deal with their emotions about eco-issues? New eco-therapy training programs are trying to fill the gap.

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Here's the Proof: Green Environments Are Essential for Human Health

Linda Buzzell | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Adhd, Mental Health, Surgery, Parks, Environment, Green, Parks and Recreation, Ecopsychology, Green Living, Ecotherapy, Home News

For anyone who still doubts the amazing healing effects of nature connection, here's the proof: Rigorous new research by the University of Illinois r...

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Start A Local Sanity Salon

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eco-Economics, Environment, Sanity, Ecopsychology, Salon, Ecotherapy, Economy, Sanity Salon, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Healthy Living News

The good news is that at this moment in time -- environmental, psychological, political, social and economic issues are converging, as the true nature of our collective challenges becomes clear.

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"Pattern Recipes" -- The Cure for America's Cooking Crisis?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Home Cooking, Home Economics, Food Crisis, Michael Pollan, Nutrition, Cooking, Ecopsychology, Diet, Ecotherapy, Food News

Michael Pollan has now decided that the American Food Crisis is actually the American Cooking Crisis. Why are fewer and fewer folks are preparing healthy meals from scratch?

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Have You Taken Your Vitamin 'N' Today?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Depression, Health, Nature, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Nature Deficeit Disorder, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Vitamin Nature, that is. We now understand that zoo animals are miserable and unhealthy when separated from their native habitat -- why would human animals be any different?

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The 'Wild Nature' in Our Bodies

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Healing, Body Therapy, Ecopsychology, Somatic Therapy, Ecotherapy, Nature, The Inner Life, Wellness, Healthy Living News

As we bring new attention and respect to this "nature within," we begin to heal the human-nature relationship in a very personal way, and this opens the door to engagement at a wider level.

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The Simple Life: An Antidote to Junk Piles and Complexity Pollution

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Environment, Green, Simplicity, Consumerism, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Time-Stress, Healthy Living News

The accumulation of "stuff" has become a huge burden on all of our lives. Once we've cleaned out the junk piles, we realize that every new product we purchase demands space and time-wasting.

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Couples Fight Over Green Issues

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Couples Therapy, Marriage, New York Times, Vegetarian, Ecopsychology, Green Living, Ecotherapy, Vegan, Green Fights, Green News

Couples, families, and therapists need to educate themselves on how to adjust daily habits to incorporate environmentally friendly alternatives in a way that doesn't disrupt relationships with loved ones.

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Eco Etiquette: How To Stop The Green Bickering

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vegetarian Cooking, Green Disputes, Eco Etiquette, Water Conservation, Ecotherapy, Green Living Tips, Recycling, Green News

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. When I read in The New Yo...

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What the Heck Is Permaculture?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ellen Page, Organic Gardening, Permaculture, Ellen Degeneres, Sustainability, Ecopsychology, Gardening, Teen Hollywood, Ecotherapy, Green News

Permaculture is a path towards sustainable living that is patterned on the way nature works, and can be applied in rural, suburban and urban areas.

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Integrating the Best Ideas from Left and Right

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Left, Politics, Psychotherapy, Marriage Counseling, Economy, Right, Psychology, Health Care, Ecotherapy, Politics News

As a psychotherapist I've done my share of counseling squabbling couples and have learned to looking for common ground. Lately I've begun to apply this method to politics, with some fascinating results.

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How The City Hurts Your Brain And What You Can Do About It

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Memory, Psychology, Ecopsychology, Crime, Ecotherapy, New York City, Nature, Wellness, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News

Can city life harm your memory and stunt your ability to control yourself? New research is revealing how urban living can actually harm the human brain

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If You are Discouraged Try 'Unplugging'

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Credit, Ecopsychology, Local Food, Corporations, Ecotherapy, Lobbyists, Green News

Dr. Craig Chalquist has come up with a nifty and empowering "to do" list for those of us who are feeling discouraged about our individual and collective economic, political and environmental situations.

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The Clash of the Time Zones

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Organic Gardening, Gardening, Lifestyle, Ecopsychology, Healthy Lifestyle, Ecotherapy, Time Stress, Healthy Living News

Most of us start out 100 percent in the old culture and inch our way into a different and healthier way of living. But there's no denying that somewhere in the middle of this process we'll probably hit a bad case of Clash of the Time Zones.

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Is This "The Age of Stupid"?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumerism, Age of Stupid, Peak Oil, War, Oil, Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Film, Ecotherapy, Human Stupidity, Entertainment News

Why all the hullabaloo? Many believe The Age of Stupid could be the next, far hipper "An Inconvenient Truth."

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What's With the Climate Change Deniers?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Republicans, Green News

Psychologically I'm curious: why are the climate change deniers so upset, so shrill, so fearful, loud and angry at those who agree with the international scientific consensus?

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Climate Inaction: All in Our Heads?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denial, Climate Change, Psychology, Ecopsychology, Climate Crisis, Ecotherapy, Green News

A national poll showed 75% to 80% of respondents said that climate change is an important issue. But respondents also ranked it last in a list of 20 compelling issues, such as the economy or terrorism.

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Have We Reached Our Civilization's Tipping Point?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tipping Points, Plan B, Ecopsychology, Lester Brown, Ecotherapy, Civilization, Green News

In his new book, Lester Brown explores the tipping points that overwhelmed previous civilizations reveals clues about our present situation.

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The Waking Up Syndrome

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Simplicity, Transition Initiatives, Ecopsychology, Permaculture, Local Food, Ecotherapy, Pachamama Alliance, Green News

Environmentalists are now finally realizing that this is actually a problem of human psychology and human behavior, not just climate science, technology or resource scarcity.

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TIME Article on Eco-Therapy

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stress, Depression, Environment, Psychology, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Eco-Therapy, Anxiety, Therapy, Nature, Green News

It's tremendously encouraging to find renewed interest in the relationship between the human mind and the rest of nature.

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Faux Localization: The New Greenwashing?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Main Street, Business, Starbucks, Ecotherapy, Relocalization, Greenwashing, Local Business, Local Economy, Green News

The trend toward local economies may be convincing the giant multinationals like Starbucks to start disguising the affiliations of their stores.

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Fruit Trees Now Victims of War

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Settlements in Palestine, Ecopsychology, Israel, Mother Nature, Ecotherapy, Israel-Palestine, World News

Have you been following the sad story of the Palestinian olive trees being attacked and destroyed by Israeli settlers?

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Is Your Yard an Ornamental Desert?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Foodscaping, Organic Gardening, Green Psychology, Green Therapy, Edible Landscaping, Farmers Markets, Community Gardens, Gardening, Ecotherapy, Edible-Landscaping, Outdoor Exercise, Food Security, Healthy Living News

But there's a new movement in landscaping, away from "ornamental deserts" and towards local food security. It's called edible landscaping -- or "foodscaping."

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