Emotion Regulation & the Natural World

Question: How does nature help with regulation and balance? Dave's forest therapy training - Emotion Regulation tip - let things be complicated Science and mystery Concrete concepts around ourselves and our bodies as well as spiritual or less concrete concepts around ourselves Emotion Regulation tip - we regulate when we provide a space For each other (co-regulation) For ourselves (self-regulation) We are a part of nature and regulate within nature. We are constantly in a process of shedding and restoring. God designed us with internal and externally connected regulation methods. Emotion Regulation tip - getting out of our own way of regulating How do we accidentally get in the way of regulating naturally? Origins of forest therapy with the advent of tech/media Benefits of the natural world on our cardiovascular system Emotion Regulation tip -find the blue spaces and the green spaces 3 specific outlined mechanisms for emotion regulation in nature: foster positive emotions Signals parasympathetic nervous system or rest/wellbeing state connection and care of nature as respite, rebuilds energy Emotion Regulation tip - practice grounding Finding a sense in our body that we have a firm foundation, tethered to the ground or our seat Often feel "ungrounded" in chaotic world and holding 3-5 emotions at any given time Increasing vagal tone Links: ANFT website - Enoch story (Genesis 5) Noah Kahan, Stick Season - Inside Out - Job 38-42 Research: ).

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Emotion Regulation & the Natural World is an episode from I Love My Shepherd by Heidi Goehmann.

This episode is 35:51 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2025.

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