GREEN SPACE & HUMAN HEALTH: “Studies show that there is a definite link between mental health and living proximity to parks,” wrote Brian Strahan, mental health activist

An English park setting

Invest in Nature;
Improve Mental Health

“We are more aware of our mental health than at anytime in our past,” wrote Brian Strahan, freelance Irish writer and mental activist, in an article published by The Journal newspaper in Ireland.

“We simply need to invest more in urban nature. Invest more thought. The restorative power of nature aides us to replenish the energies we waste in our daily race to work and live.

“We stretch our days and stretch our minds. But what we need as a society, is the space to slow down. To replenish. Socially engage. Engage with nature.”

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nature on Bowen Island, British Columbia