Nature, Race and Relational Trauma: Presentation by Beth Collier

Join Nature Rx@UMD and the School of Public Health for a special talk on Nature, Race and Relational Trauma by Beth Collier, a "nature allied" psychotherapist and ethnographer who teaches woodland living skills and natural history. Her work explores relationships with people and with nature.

“Nature offers us the core conditions of an ideal primary care giver, and is a significant other in our lives. There is a trauma in being disconnected from her as a source of positive attachment and as a secure base.”

This talk explores the relational trauma in being disconnected from nature through the lens of Nature Allied Psychotherapy, a modality of ongoing client practice taking place in natural settings - working in allegiance with nature to explore our emotional world. Beth's book, Nature Allied Psychotherapy; Exploring Relationships with Self, Others and Nature is forthcoming with Routledge.

Event Details: Friday, April 16, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Click here for more information and to register.