60 acast.com Brain on Nature https://brainonnature.com en Sarah Allely How going out into the natural world changed my brain What’s the relationship between nature and the brain? Join me, Sarah Allely, as I discover how nature helped me recover from a brain injury. 

 

When a mild traumatic brain injury left me unable to read, write or watch TV,  I discovered my path to recovery was through nature.

 

This podcast follows my journey of recovery, and my quest to find out why. What’s the science behind my experience? Many academics acknowledge nature’s health benefits, and scientists are yet to pinpoint exactly what it is that heals. This series returns to the forests and coastlines to immerse you in the sounds of nature that improved my focus and concentration, relieved my headaches and lifted my depression and anxiety.

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]]> What’s the relationship between nature and the brain? Join me, Sarah Allely, as I discover how nature helped me recover from a brain injury. 

 

When a mild traumatic brain injury left me unable to read, write or watch TV,  I discovered my path to recovery was through nature.

 

This podcast follows my journey of recovery, and my quest to find out why. What’s the science behind my experience? Many academics acknowledge nature’s health benefits, and scientists are yet to pinpoint exactly what it is that heals. This series returns to the forests and coastlines to immerse you in the sounds of nature that improved my focus and concentration, relieved my headaches and lifted my depression and anxiety.

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]]> false Sarah Allely info+55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800@mg-eu.acast.com 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 brain-on-nature https://rss.acast.com/brain-on-nature serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/610bcc3f748075bae1971e6f/show-cover.jpg https://brainonnature.com Brain on Nature https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 Doing it for the kids Doing it for the kids Fri, 16 Dec 2022 22:00:20 GMT 19:11 639ac05bb0e3540011445d9e false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/doing-it-for-the-kids 639ac05bb0e3540011445d9e 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 doing-it-for-the-kids Inner West Parents for Climate Action look for ways to connect with others who share their concerns but want to get active full 2 2

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]]> Regenerating the Cooks River with the Mudcrabs Regenerating the Cooks River with the Mudcrabs Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:00:28 GMT 28:45 62aa8cf97c3e450012bbede7 false https://brainonnature.com/?p=1343 62aa8cf97c3e450012bbede7 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 regenerating-the-cooks-river-with-the-mudcrabs full 2 1 Every weekend, and some weekdays too, you'll find Mudcrabs along the banks of the Cooks River. Not crustaceans, although they're slowly returning as their habitat is restored, but a group of dedicated volunteers who are rehabilitating what was once the most polluted river in Australia. With prosthetic pincers, they pick up rubbish from in and around the river. They plant trees and shrubs to revegetate bushland that's been lost, and weed and protect the new bush. This episode documents how the Mudcrabs have rehabilitated the Cooks River, and how the benefits flow two ways. For many Mudcrabs, their work connects them with natural world and improves their own health and wellbeing too. 


This episode was made on the lands of the Gadigal/Wangal people.

It was supported by an Inner West Council Environment grant. Special thanks to all the Mudcrabs we spoke to. To find out more about the Mudcrabs, and to get involved, visit www.crva.org.au/mudcrabs

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]]> Every weekend, and some weekdays too, you'll find Mudcrabs along the banks of the Cooks River. Not crustaceans, although they're slowly returning as their habitat is restored, but a group of dedicated volunteers who are rehabilitating what was once the most polluted river in Australia. With prosthetic pincers, they pick up rubbish from in and around the river. They plant trees and shrubs to revegetate bushland that's been lost, and weed and protect the new bush. This episode documents how the Mudcrabs have rehabilitated the Cooks River, and how the benefits flow two ways. For many Mudcrabs, their work connects them with natural world and improves their own health and wellbeing too. 


This episode was made on the lands of the Gadigal/Wangal people.

It was supported by an Inner West Council Environment grant. Special thanks to all the Mudcrabs we spoke to. To find out more about the Mudcrabs, and to get involved, visit www.crva.org.au/mudcrabs

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]]> PRESENTING: OUT THERE - DEER HUNTER PRESENTING: OUT THERE - DEER HUNTER Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:00:00 GMT 23:41 dad96c09-0075-4024-bd7b-095fdd29f653 false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/presenting-outthere-deerhunter dad96c09-0075-4024-bd7b-095fdd29f653 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 presenting-outthere-deerhunter Out There explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. Here Sam Anderson goes hunting for the first time and finds it confronting, and as a vegetarian, so did I. But Sam explores his questions around what it takes to pull the trigger. full 1 9

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]]> SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT 2:41 da216f21-482f-4e30-9a33-7cd243010fd8 false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/specialannouncement da216f21-482f-4e30-9a33-7cd243010fd8 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 specialannouncement bonus 1 8

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]]> Presenting HumaNature Presenting HumaNature Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:00:00 GMT 18:22 c45a7a29-8ddd-4501-9756-abfa8d4f963f false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/presentinghumanature 1a709066-df50-489f-8886-707c2f6c1cb1 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 presentinghumanature full 1 7 While you wait for season two, here's an inspiring story from a father and daughter about their first overnight hiking adventure. As they hike into Utah's Bryce Canyon in late November, things don't go according to plan. But they both emerge positive about being pushed to the edge by nature's unpredictability. This story comes from HumaNature, a Wyoming Public Media podcast that tells real stories about humans in the natural world. You can find them wherever you get your podcasts, or here

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]]> While you wait for season two, here's an inspiring story from a father and daughter about their first overnight hiking adventure. As they hike into Utah's Bryce Canyon in late November, things don't go according to plan. But they both emerge positive about being pushed to the edge by nature's unpredictability. This story comes from HumaNature, a Wyoming Public Media podcast that tells real stories about humans in the natural world. You can find them wherever you get your podcasts, or here

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]]> Back on the Bike Back on the Bike Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:00:00 GMT 37:10 a85b8067-415d-4d93-a363-6570de4fd550 false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/backonthebike 88dd7a1a-c576-4ca4-ae4e-95732270d090 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 backonthebike full 1 6 The doctors are saying they want me to go back to work…gradually. But I’m not sure. I’ve lost my confidence. My brain injury rehab specialist says we won’t know until we try. He means I won’t actually recover properly until I go back to work. The neurons that fire together, wire together – he keeps saying.

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]]> The doctors are saying they want me to go back to work…gradually. But I’m not sure. I’ve lost my confidence. My brain injury rehab specialist says we won’t know until we try. He means I won’t actually recover properly until I go back to work. The neurons that fire together, wire together – he keeps saying.

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]]> <![CDATA[There's Science to This]]> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:35:00 GMT 21:56 2e93ce72-9486-42ef-aef6-ae2f19aac758 false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/theressciencetothis d9c4cb20-2378-4f7a-b2ed-ff1b8baf8541 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 theressciencetothis full 1 5 I’m depressed and anxious and the headaches are back. I have to dose myself up on nature again. I wouldn’t have considered heading into the bush alone before the accident. But now I’m known for turning up to school pick-ups in shorts and hiking boots. But why has no doctor told me to use nature? Or even encouraged me really?

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Writer and producer: Sarah Allely
Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman
Sound design: Ariana Martinez

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]]> I’m depressed and anxious and the headaches are back. I have to dose myself up on nature again. I wouldn’t have considered heading into the bush alone before the accident. But now I’m known for turning up to school pick-ups in shorts and hiking boots. But why has no doctor told me to use nature? Or even encouraged me really?

Production credits
Writer and producer: Sarah Allely
Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman
Sound design: Ariana Martinez

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]]> Invisible Injury Invisible Injury Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:00:00 GMT 29:59 9b033ff3-061e-4157-8e97-d1fbf7addb50 false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/invisibleinjury 8fe6daa6-91b5-4b99-a904-746b522777d4 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 invisibleinjury full 1 4 I’m racing towards the finish line. I’m almost better! I try to get back to my normal life, but something’s still not quite right. And then, all of a sudden, things start to unravel. Surely this isn’t happening. I’m nearly better, remember? I find Cait Ward, who had similar experiences after being hit with a lacrosse ball.

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Writer and producer: Sarah Allely
Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman
Sound design: Ariana Martinez

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]]> I’m racing towards the finish line. I’m almost better! I try to get back to my normal life, but something’s still not quite right. And then, all of a sudden, things start to unravel. Surely this isn’t happening. I’m nearly better, remember? I find Cait Ward, who had similar experiences after being hit with a lacrosse ball.

Production credits
Writer and producer: Sarah Allely
Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman
Sound design: Ariana Martinez

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]]> If Symptoms Persist, Accept If Symptoms Persist, Accept Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:00:00 GMT 24:32 d7b28d9d-f10c-4405-b0f5-71dab4bb4996 false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/ifsymptomspersist-accept fc805c6e-2c15-4eee-9f93-c59e25993d41 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 ifsymptomspersist-accept full 1 3 Finally, I get a diagnosis. The doctors tell me I have what they’re calling ‘a mild traumatic brain injury’. And there’s not much that they can do about it. They encourage me to just accept my situation. Then, some friends invite me on a bushwalk.
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]]> Finally, I get a diagnosis. The doctors tell me I have what they’re calling ‘a mild traumatic brain injury’. And there’s not much that they can do about it. They encourage me to just accept my situation. Then, some friends invite me on a bushwalk.
Production credits
Writer and producer: Sarah Allely
Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman
Sound design: Ariana Martinez

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]]> The Waiting Room The Waiting Room Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT 32:08 04b722f1-65a0-469c-ad86-a6fb37b861cf false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/thewaitingroom 0ec58a2d-7d12-489a-94d9-a81eb1d3c31b 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 thewaitingroom full 1 2 The injury makes me reflect on what the load on my brain was like before the accident. I’m a journalist, my head’s full of work. I manage our household, wrangle our kids – they’re two and five years old. We don’t have any other family in Australia. My partner’s frantic running his arts organisation. I still keep a busy social life. I love late nights out in hectic loud bars drinking with friends. But after the accident I can’t do any of this!

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Writer and producer: Sarah Allely
Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman
Sound design: Ariana Martinez

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]]> The injury makes me reflect on what the load on my brain was like before the accident. I’m a journalist, my head’s full of work. I manage our household, wrangle our kids – they’re two and five years old. We don’t have any other family in Australia. My partner’s frantic running his arts organisation. I still keep a busy social life. I love late nights out in hectic loud bars drinking with friends. But after the accident I can’t do any of this!

Production credits
Writer and producer: Sarah Allely
Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman
Sound design: Ariana Martinez

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]]> The Accident The Accident Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:00:00 GMT 18:01 19ea184b-6675-4c13-aeb2-7f13aadae297 false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/theaccident 5b7e6170-4bc4-44da-ac9b-3a8ac5abd233 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 theaccident full 1 1 I wake up on the road in intense pain. I don’t know what’s happened. Who are these people? Where am I? Why is my right shoulder killing me? But it’s only when I get home from the hospital that the extent of my injuries start to emerge. I can’t read, I can listen to music, I can’t be around my family. What's happening?

Production credits

Writer and producer: Sarah Allely

Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman

Sound design: Ariana Martinez


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]]> I wake up on the road in intense pain. I don’t know what’s happened. Who are these people? Where am I? Why is my right shoulder killing me? But it’s only when I get home from the hospital that the extent of my injuries start to emerge. I can’t read, I can listen to music, I can’t be around my family. What's happening?

Production credits

Writer and producer: Sarah Allely

Co-Producer: Olivia Rosenman

Sound design: Ariana Martinez


https://brainonnature.com/2019/09/05/the-accident-episode-1/

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]]> Theme music - Leaf No Tree by Jonathan Zenti Theme music - Leaf No Tree by Jonathan Zenti Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:41:00 GMT 3:36 88826b53-7d99-4dc1-884a-a6e1f0fbf3b8 false https://shows.acast.com/brain-on-nature/episodes/thememusic-leafnotreebyjonathanzenti d38ec1c0-1174-451b-be6e-767f4d1bf89b 55711c80-a745-563d-aef5-249fb359f800 thememusic-leafnotreebyjonathanzenti Listen to the theme music - Leaf No Tree by Jonthan Zenti ... full 1 Listen to the theme music - Leaf No Tree by Jonthan Zenti

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