Episode 15: Wilderness for Personal Growth with Sam Gravestock
Description
What do bushcraft skills and personal development have in common? In this episode we dive in deep in the therapeutic context of the wild - and how you can use it to improve your mental wellbeing.
My guest for this episode is Sam Gravestock, a therapeutic wilderness guide with a background in bushcraft skill. Sam shares how nature became a part of his life when going through a rough time. We talk about the danger of comfort and perceived safety, outdoor skills and Sam's favourite ways of infusing the everyday with nature.
Resources mentioned
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
Forest Bathing by Dr. Qi Ling
Outdoor Survival Handbook by Ray Mears
Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski
Field Guide to Wilderness Survival by Tom Brown Jr.
Field Guide to Living with the Earth by Tom Brown Jr.
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
14 Peaks (Documentary)
You can find Sam Gravestock on
Instagram @man_of_tanith
& @the_forest_path_uk
Website www.theforestpath.co.uk
Sam will be hosting his next men's guided therapeutic wilderness retreat on October 13th and 14th.
United States
