Episode 105: Deborah Conn – Discovering nature at every age

<p>Deborah is a nature journaler from California, USA. In her work she taught ways to combine science and art in early childhood education. Now she aims to foster a connection with nature in her family and community through nature journaling.</p><p>Listen to hear more about:</p><ul><li>The importance of mentors.</li><li>Combining science and art in early childhood education.</li><li>Nature journaling as a tool for processing grief.</li><li>The nature journaling community and the richness of shared experiences.</li><li>Taking the role of the ‘novice’ as a way to encourage and support others in a group.</li><li>Deborah’s favourite nature related non-fiction books.</li><li>The buzz of making nature discoveries. </li><li>Nature journaling with physical limitations. </li><li>The different ways that Deborah hopes to engage her community in nature journaling.</li><li>Nature journaling with young children.</li></ul><p><br />Deborah mentioned Melinda Nakagawa from <a href="https://sparkinnature.com/">Spark in Nature</a> as the teacher who opened the doors to nature journaling for her. </p><p><a href="https://www.exploringoverland.com/skyscapito">The Skyscapito Appreciation Society</a> is the group that Deborah mentioned that meets to share ideas for painting and drawing skies in our journals </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_a_Wild_Snail_Eating">The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating</a> by Elisabeth Tova Bailey is the book Deborah mentioned during our conversation about finding wonder in nature during illness.</p><p><br />-----------------</p><p>Sign-up for <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank"><strong>Journaling With Nature's Newsletter</strong></a> to receive news and updates each month.<br /> <br />You can support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank"><strong>Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon</strong></a>, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.</p><p><br />Thanks for listening!</p>