The Nature Pod with Suzanne Radford

Episode 14 - Love

Join Suzanne Radford and medical herbalist, Daisy Mae, as they take a walk in Ceratonia gardens in the Algarve, Portugal. Daisy shares her connection to nature, the interrelation between humans and plants and trees and how they support us through medicine and healing.

Episode 13 - Freeing

Dr Thoraiya Kanafani, Clinical Director, Clinical psychologist and Co-Owner of The Human Relations Institute & Clinics Dubai joins Suzanne in discussing the effects of stress on the body and what the World Health Organisation calls the 'health epidemic of the 21st Century'. Thoraiya sheds light on our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system and how as humans we respond and engage with the natural world.

Episode 12 - Connection

Lisa Steele-Maley joins Suzanne on The Nature Pod from her home in Maine, in the United States. She is an author, environmental educator and inter-faith chaplain whose love of wild places inspires her work and blog:Lisa Steele-Maley, Fostering Connections. Her book:Without a Map: A Caregiver’s Journey through the Wilderness of Heart and Mindweaves together her memories of being in the wilderness and experience of being with her dad and navigating the uncertain territory of caring for a parent with dementia. Lisa talks about living in rhythm and pace with nature and shares her learnings and her latest book:Arriving Here: Reflections from the Hearth and Trail.

Episode 11 - Knowledge

For many, it is a dream to be self-sufficient and to live off the land. For Paul Carter and his wife Kate, it is a reality. Paul joins Suzanne on The Nature Pod as they take a walk around his farm in the hills of Southern Portugal, a long way away from his life as a police officer in the UK. He shares his connection to the earth and soil, and the lessons he has learned from nature.

Episode 10 - Us

Patty Gay loves to garden and is a keen home cook. She joins Suzanne on The Nature Pod sharing her connection to nature from her home country, the Philippines to living as an ex-pat in Dubai in the UAE and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Suzanne catches up with her whilst on holiday in a forest in France.