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This episode reveals the surprising ways we can find comfort in wilderness.
This episode reveals the surprising ways we can find comfort in wilderness. (Photo: Mikaela Hamilton)
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Can Nature Heal Our Deepest Wounds?

This episode reveals the surprising ways we can find comfort in wilderness.

Wilderness therapy has been used for decades to help troubled teens and addicts, and lately all kinds of people are turning to guided nature experiences to detox from our hyper-digital modern lives. The classic approach of such programs is to push you to your limits聽to build character. That can work great, but it鈥檚 not a smart recipe for those recovering from trauma. Not long ago, contributing editor Florence Williams, author of聽, went backpacking with victims of sex trafficking, writing about it for 翱耻迟蝉颈诲别鈥s May 2018 issue. Now she鈥檚 adapted the story for , an Audible series that explores what聽happens in our brains when we go outdoors. This聽excerpt reveals the surprising ways we can find comfort in wilderness.

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国产吃瓜黑料鈥檚 longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will both entertain and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, Science of Survival, and have since expanded our show to offer a range of story formats, including reports from our correspondents in the field and interviews with the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and the outdoors.