Alcott & Ecotherapy
Through Alcott’s upbringing amidst the Transcendentalists, ideas about the healing power of nature found their way into her life and her written work. Much of what humans have long known about the connection to nature is now being grounded in scientific research. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Heidi Lawrence, a scholar who studies the intersections of children’s literature with ecopsychology and ecotherapy.
Dr. Lawrence considers the ways in which such readings allow audiences to re-imagine their connections to the nonhuman world, leading to increased well-being. She has a monograph…
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