Integrative and Nature-Based Mental Health Care

Desert Reflection Cards are currently available for purchase online and locally at the Bean of Mesilla.

Reading Rooted was an experience that I sank into at the end of long days, a nourishing connection to the natural world and the realm of the

I appreciated the chance to contribute this article to the Las Cruces Bulletin, highlighting ways to connect with nature in support of...

I appreciated the chance to contribute to this thoughtful Apartment Therapy article by Nandini Maharaj, Ph.D. about flowers and wellbeing.

Our Wild Calling: How connecting with animals can transform our lives and save theirs by Richard Louv is a masterful multi-disciplinary book

This is a brief reference guide to three books I turn to as resources for bereaved clients and those supporting grieving loved ones.

This is a mini-review of Poet Warrior: Memoir by Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the US.

Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D. offers the wisdom of the “old

This is a practice focused on cultivating a relationship of reciprocal healing with nature through connection, creativity, and community.

This guided visualization is called Leaves on a Stream, a cognitive defusion exercise that supports the ability to observe thoughts.

This is a meditation for connecting with and reflecting on a nature object. It can be any object you’ve found in nature.

The work of integration may occur as we walk the path of grief, heal from trauma, or make sense of the multiple identities we’ve embraced on