Dr Catherine Knight - Nature and Wellbeing Aotearoa

Dr Catherine Knight is an environmental historian and consultant, award-winning non-fiction author, yoga teacher, and co-founder of Better Futures Forum.Catherine’s most recent book, Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa, examines the link between nature and wellbeing and argues for the restoration of ‘neighbourhood nature’. Catherine brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this chat, as we take a deep dive into humanity’s relationship with nature.In this episode we discuss:• Catherine’s background and passion for New Zealand’s environmental history – surprisingly, it all started with bears in Japan!• Her life on a hobby farm and learning to see farm animals as individuals• An update on Better Futures Forum and their work• The wide range of health benefits from regular nature exposure• The need for accessible urban green spaces• The link between yoga and environmental stewardship • What we can do as citizens to advocate for neighbourhood nature• Buy her book hereWe hope you enjoy this important conversation and would love to hear your feedback! Be sure to tag @TheLentilIntervention and help us reach more people by liking, reviewing, subscribing and sharing this episode with your friends and family.Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.