In this episode with Nature Mentor, Forest School Trainer and Author Danny English we discuss the power of nature and community to really ground and heal a person. Danny shares his experience of, during his early adult life, being part of a nature connected community in America that really changed his outlook and gave him the impetus that he needed to dedicate his life to bringing that deep level of connection and growth to others. We discuss the rocky journey of finding our way in today's society but through commitment and good mentoring finding purpose, meaning and passion in the way that we live our lives and the way we support others to live theirs. With community, collaboration and connection as our aims, we will find health and happiness.
Things we talk about in this episode
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The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray
Biography
Danny lives happily in the North of England with his partner and daughter. He spent a lot of his early adulthood living and working at a centre of Experiential Education in the USA where he discovered the power of community living, nature connection and experiential Education. Danny studied Outdoor and Environmental Education at Liverpool University and founded the Outdoor Education Project CommuniTree, directing it up until spring 2020. When Covid hit Danny and his partner Annie started a nature-based wellbeing project called We Be Kids and are currently working on this to bring free nature-based online resources to children and families to help them build connections and boost wellbeing. Danny is also a children's author, storyteller, poet, spoon carver, birdwatcher, ultra-marathon runner and homeschool Dad.