Becoming well through green care: kindness and community

In my blog for Circular Conversations I wrote about how my research into outdoor group activities (green care) supports approaching wellbeing as a relational affect and that being well is a collective effort, which whilst individualised by a person’s preferences, is shaped by the human and more-than-human relations and spaces we are each part of. The post was informed by my on-going research with participants and facilitators of outdoor group activities. Based on those interviews I wrote about the themes of kindness, alternative communal spaces and nature connection in supporting wellbeing. However, I also noted that the nature encountered can also overwhelm the perceived benefits. To read the blog please go to Becoming well through green care: kindness and community. Thank you to the facilitators and participants who took part in my research, as it’s your sharing of your experiences that is making this research possible.