SOS: 3 Tips to Reduce Climate Action Fatigue.
Many people are concerned about climate change and the repercussions of continuing the 'business as usual' industrial growth model of...
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Deborah Punton
May 11, 20203 min read
Creating a Garden For Wellbeing
Gardening is not only a hobby or a way to beautify our homes. It is also a means of promoting our wellbeing, both physically and mentally...
Deborah Punton
Sep 25, 20193 min read
Forest Bathing and Nature Guided Walks
Forest Bathing involves spending time in nature, immersing oneself in the atmosphere of a forest, and mindfully engaging with one's...
Deborah Punton
Jul 27, 20192 min read
Ecopsychology, human and planetary wellbeing
Ecopsychology is an emerging field in Australia that examines the relationship between human beings and the natural environment. It...
Deborah Punton
Dec 6, 20172 min read
Landscape Design: Co-Creating With Nature
“I believe that gardens offer us something beyond the material world. They provide a spiritual component allowing us to participate in...
Deborah Punton
Dec 3, 20174 min read
Understanding Climate Change Inaction
Per Espen Stoknes’s TED Talk on “How to Transform Apocalypse Fatigue into Action on Global Warming,” explores psychological barriers
Deborah Punton
Sep 22, 20161 min read
Ecopsychology and Ecoanxiety
Eco-anxiety is a form of anxiety that many people experience due to the environmental crisis we are experiencing. As we witness the...
Deborah Punton
Apr 20, 20162 min read
Permaculture in Urban Landscape Design
Permaculture Design “The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens....
Deborah Punton
Mar 22, 20164 min read
Silent Witness To Climate Change
I am a guilty, silent witness who partakes in the human activity that has brought about the rapid climatic change we are experiencing on...
Deborah Punton
Feb 17, 20164 min read
An Ecopsychologist learns and reflects on Climate Change
As and Eco-psychologist, Horticulturalist and Landscape Designer, I have a key interest in the environmental humanitarian perspectives...
Deborah Punton
Mar 20, 20143 min read
Over 50 Benefits of Interactions With Nature
Have you ever felt the peace and tranquility of lying on green grass and watching clouds float by? Have you ever been drawn to nature,...
Deborah Punton
Dec 11, 20133 min read
What is Eco-Art?
The emergence of Eco-therapies to reconnect people to nature in response to nature-disconnected problems reflects our current global...
Deborah Punton
Jan 27, 20132 min read
Artwork: Attractions and Intentions
Have you ever found yourself drawn to a particular piece of art and wondered why? Perhaps you feel a certain emotional response or...
Deborah Punton
Jun 13, 20125 min read
Sensory Garden Designs Are Beneficial For Young Children.
Have you noticed that issues with fine and gross motor skills, allergies and anaphylaxis reactions, autism and spectrum disorders,...
Deborah Punton
May 16, 20121 min read
Does Ecological Decline Increase Risks to Our Health and Happiness?
Have you ever thought about the emotional costs of ecological decline and living in a society which values economic values above...
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