1KHO 69: Messiness is Therapeutic and Helps Kids Deal with Perfection Issues | Sandi Schwartz, Finding Ecohappiness | The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, S3 E42

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Sandi Schwartz, author of Finding Ecohappiness joins us to talk about so many things I've never heard of before relating time interacting with nature and our overall wellbeing (both in childhood and adulthood). We discuss the new emerging science of awe, lessons we can learn in the garden, Attention Restoration Theory, and more! We talk about differnet Citizen Science opportunities that are available, blue zones, and why we should all float more :). Sandi's book is so comprehensive and this podcast episode is as well! You can learn more about Sandi and ecohappiness here: https://ecohappinessproject.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Ginny Yerich. I am the founder of
0:06.5	1000 Hours Outside and here today with an author and and actually she's so much
0:12.2	more about just had a book come out just a few
0:14.3	months ago in May Sandy Schwartz welcome. Hi it's so great to be here. Yeah I'm
0:19.2	excited to talk about this book like we just talked a minute ago it's it's a hefty one so you
0:23.7	really get your money's worth there's so many ideas in there and it's so well
0:27.3	researched you just came out with this book it's called finding eco-appiness fun
0:32.2	nature activities to help your kids feel happier and calmer.
0:36.6	Who doesn't want that, right?
0:38.4	That's a big book.
0:41.1	Like I said, it's just so much in there. So you are a journalist specializing in parenting
0:45.8	wellness and the environment. You've written chicken soup for the soul. Scary mommy.
0:51.5	You've written a lot. Very family among other publications and you founded the eco-appiness project to help families build a nature habit to feel happier and calmer by exploring positive psychology tools through engagement with nature.
1:05.7	You've held communications positions at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and
1:10.8	natural Academy of Sciences. You have a master's you're accomplished Sandy this is a lot good for you
1:16.9	I got I love these because it's like you have grabbed hold of life you have a master's in government with an environmental focus from Johns Hopkins,
1:25.6	specialization certificate and foundations of positive psychology from University of Pennsylvania.
1:30.3	You're involved in environmental and writing organizations including the Children in Nature Network
1:35.4	that's Richard Looves right American Society of Journalists and Authors Sierra Club and
1:41.2	more I mean this is fantastic plus you have a companion children's book
1:46.1	to finding ego happiness called Sky's search for eco happiness
1:50.0	as well as a coloring book.
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