Interview Round Two

This week I have had lots of different interviews, but just like I said, the one on Wednesday was the most memorable and honestly learned the most every thought I have much work left to do and a lot more interviews to go to this one by far was excellent. In my last assignment, I talked about some different therapy from my interview that made me wonder and want to learn more about the different ways to go about treatment such as I spoke about having animal therapy, and this time I will be talking about nature and how that can be therapeutically as well. As I keep stating, my interview went well, and she first walked me around the household with all the different rooms and then walked me to the back of the house. A door led to a huge backyard where there was a blackboard house where you could write all over and balls and games. This experience was terrific because I have never seen a place like this throughout my life in therapy. Not only to mention, but a lot of the work was also done outside. How can nature benefit my mental health states, “ Spending time in green space or bringing nature into your everyday life Bauer 2 can benefit both your mental and physical wellbeing? For example, doing things like growing food or flowers, exercising outdoors, or being around animals can have lots of positive effects. It can: improve your mood, reduce feelings of stress or anger, help you take time out and feel more relaxed, improve your physical health, improve your confidence and self-esteem, help you make new connections, and provide peer support” (Mental Health page, 1). As I kept reading the article, I started reading some quotes that it gave to me. Reading this one, I would say, really stuck with me and helped me understand just how much nature and animals can help someone “ I’ve been getting out into nature and walking, either on my own or with dogs, to manage my bipolar disorder for years. It helps keep me calm and physically healthy, and I love taking the time to be mindful of all the beautiful green spaces around me, even when living in a city. Watching the birds and squirrels always has a calming effect and takes me out of my head.” (Mental Health page, 1). I would say I agree with this so much to have the sun on your skin and see animals and plants as the wind moves the leaves and trees left to right as if they are waving at you somehow has one of the most calming effects to me. Therefore, I know that many people have many different ways of therapy and how they use it, but in my experience, since learning some for myself, I can tell that my stress levels are way lower, but I also feel at peace and much healthier. If one does not have a healthy mind, one can not say they are genuinely beneficial. I would recommend getting out, taking in a profound amount of fresh air, and just watching an animal or just the wind and trees and step out of your mind and focus on the outside things you can control because, in life, many outcomes are ending with you won’t have control over the situation but when taking it in to your own hand’s mental health depending on what is something you can try and control.