Mother Nature: nurturing new mums.
The article focuses on The Mother Nature Project, a forest therapy initiative designed to support mothers experiencing postnatal mental health difficulties through nature-based interventions. Forest therapy, which involves guided sensory experiences in natural environments, has demonstrated measurab...
| Publicado en: | Healthcare Counselling & Psychotherapy Journal pp. 14 - 19 |
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| Formato: | pictorial Journal Article |
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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Jul2026
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