Description
Emma Mitchell's richly illustrated and evocative diaryrecords her nature finds over the course of a year and shows how being in the wild benefits our mental and physical wellbeing.
Emma Mitchell has suffered with depression--or as she calls it, 'the grey slug'--for twenty-five years. In 2003, she moved from the city to the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens and began to take walks in the countryside around her new home, photographing, collecting, and drawing as she went. Each walk lifted her mood, proving to be as medicinal as any talking therapy or pharmaceutical. In Emma's hand-illustrated diary, she takes us with her as she follows the local paths and trails, sharing her nature finds over the course of a year. Reflecting on how these encounters impact her mood, Emma's candid account of her own struggles is a powerful testament to how reconnecting with nature may offer some answers to today's mental health epidemic. Written with Emma's characteristic wit and frankness, and filled with her beautiful drawings, paintings, and photography, this is a truly unique book for anyone who has ever felt drawn to nature and wondered about its influence over us.Author: Emma Mitchell
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Published: 03/01/2022
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781789292909
ISBN10: 1789292905
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Mood Disorders | Depression
- Nature | Essays
- Self-Help | Green Lifestyle
About the Author
Emma Mitchell is a designer-maker, naturalist, illustrator, and the acclaimed author of The Wild Remedy (2019) and bestselling Making Winter (2017) - 20,000 copies have been sold in the UK and the US. She is a Guardian Country Diarist, has written and contributed seasonal creative projects for BBC Countryfile Magazine, Country Living, Mollie Makes and Breathe. Emma has appeared on Radio 4's Ramblings, on BBC Countryfile's winter special and Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
Emma lives on the edge of the Fens in Eastern England with her husband, two daughters and Annie, their lurcher. She records her daily nature finds with photographs and illustrations on her Instagram (@silverpebble2 - 105,000 followers) and Twitter (@silverpebble - 30,000 followers).