WELL GARDENED MIND, THE

Publisher:
WILLIAM COLLINS
| Author:
Sue Stuart-Smith
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback

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The wisest book I’ve read for many years €¦ Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to mental health €¦ Hugely recommended’ Stephen Fry THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 22 How can gardening relieve stress and help us look after our mental health? What lies behind the restorative power of the natural world? In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and brilliant storytelling, The Well Gardened Mind investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years: working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and confidence. With illuminating stories of how people struggling with stress, depression, trauma and addiction can change their lives, this inspiring and wise book of science, insight and anecdote: now translated into fifteen languages: shows how our understanding of nature and its restorative powers is only just beginning to flower.

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The wisest book I’ve read for many years €¦ Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to mental health €¦ Hugely recommended’ Stephen Fry THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 22 How can gardening relieve stress and help us look after our mental health? What lies behind the restorative power of the natural world? In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and brilliant storytelling, The Well Gardened Mind investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years: working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and confidence. With illuminating stories of how people struggling with stress, depression, trauma and addiction can change their lives, this inspiring and wise book of science, insight and anecdote: now translated into fifteen languages: shows how our understanding of nature and its restorative powers is only just beginning to flower.

About Author

A prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Sue Stuart-Smith took her degree in English literature at Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor and a psychiatrist. She worked for the National Health Service for many years, becoming the lead clinician in psychotherapy in Hertfordshire. She currently teaches at The Tavistock Clinic in London and is consultant to the DocHealth service. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer, and, over 3 years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire. https://www.suestuartsmith.com/ @suestuartsmith (Twitter and Instagram)

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