The Bird Who Made Me Happy

My next guest is environmental psychologist Anna M. Pálsdóttir, join us as we discuss how listening to birdsongs can help to prevent, rehabilitate and restore from burnout and mental exhaustion. Anna María Pálsdóttir is a horticulturist, holds a PhD in landscape planning and environmental psychology and is an associate professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Her research engages the question of how do outdoor environments affect human health and well being and in particular benefit those experiencing burnout and mental exhaustion.    This program was produced with the support of Telus STORYHIVE. Visit us to learn more and get connected: WildPeace Nature Therapy

My next guest is Avik Basu, an environmental psychologist at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. Join us as we explore a theory behind how our brains recover from cognitive fatigue and why birdsongs can be helpful. Avik is the co-author of Fostering Reasonableness: Supportive Environments for Bringing Out Our Best. And his research explores the questions of why it is that our attention fatigues after overuse, and how natural environments, understanding the ancestry of our brain development and listening to birdsongs can replenish our resources for better productivity and happiness. This series was produced with the support of STORYHIVE.  Connect and learn more at WildPeace

Join Alicia Bridge in the Cowichan Valley as she talks with Chris Adam, a specialists in sustainable happiness, about how being with nature, and songbirds in particular, can increase happiness.  Chris directs the sustainability and living campus office at Dawson College of Montreal. He has been recognized nationally and internationally for designing and implementing sustainability related projects and leadership and education. He was most recently recognized with the Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal, one of the highest civil awards. Chris's background is in wildlife management, leadership training and entrepreneurship. He provides a holistic filter through which he works and his passion is developing living schools that reconnect people, community and nature. This program was produced with the support of Telus STORYHIVE. Get involved and connected at www.wildpeace.ca

Join Alicia Bridge and her guest Gail Mitchell of the Cowichan Valley, as they wander through the nuances of being a naturalist, building lifelong relationships with birds, and habitat conservation. Gail joined the Victoria Junior naturalist in 1956 at the age of 12, under the mentorship of the renowned Freeman "Skipper" King. She holds a BSc majoring in Botany and held a position as a biology and botany lab instructor at the University of Victoria. She is now a grandmother, the former president of the Cowichan Valley Naturalist Society and current volunteer at the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre. Her love for birds is contagious.   This program was produced with the support of Telus STORYHIVE. Get involved and connected at: www.wildpeace.ca www.wildpeace.ca

My next guest is interspecies musician and philosopher David Rothenberg. Join us as we explore how birdsongs move us musically, can change our perspective on what music means, and can be musical co-creators. David is best known for the incredible music he makes live with the sounds of nature and other species. He is a distinguished professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His books and recordings in the field of interspecies music include Why Birds Sing, Thousand Mile song, Bug Music and Nightingales in Berlin. David’s ability to open our ears to a new way of listening and creating with songbirds is captivating. This program was produced with the support of Telus STORYHIVE. Visit us to learn more and get connected: WildPeace Nature Therapy

Join Alicia Bridge in the Cowichan Valley, with Audiologist, Terence Miranda as he shares what happens to the birdsongs when we have hearing loss, and how preserving our hearing might be a key to happiness.  Terence is a Doctor of Audiology at Resonance Hearing Clinic in the Cowichan Valley. He has a keen understanding as to what is about birdsongs that might be incredibly important when we consider preserving our hearing and happiness.   This program was produced with the support of Telus STORYHIVE.  Get involved and connected at: WildPeace Nature Therapy