The Well Gardened Mind

Rediscovering Nature in the Modern World

The Well Gardened Mind
Sue Stuart-Smith
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NZ$ 27.99
Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 352pg
3 Mar 2021 UK
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9780008100735
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' The wisest book I' ve read for many years . . . Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to mental health . . . Hugely recommended' Stephen Fry THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER How can getting outdoors help us to look after our mental health? In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and brilliant storytelling, The Well Gardened Mind investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years - working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and confidence. Prisoners given the chance to grow plants are less likely to reoffend. At-risk young people who get their hands in the soil are more likely to stay in education. Elderly people who garden live longer and have a better quality of life. Sue Stuart-Smith tells brilliant, illuminating stories of people struggling with stress, depression, trauma and addiction, from asylum seekers to veterans, inner-city young people to the retired. This is a glorious book of science, insight and anecdote that shows how our understanding of nature and its restorative powers is only just beginning to flower. ' An important and timely book . . . Beautifully written, drawing on a lifetime' s experience as both a clinician and a gardener, and I urge everyone to read it' MONTY DON ' Riveting, inspiring and often very moving . . . A lively, compassionate exhortation for us all to get our hands back in the soil' ISABELLA TREE ' A compelling and deeply moving account of how profoundly our wellbeing can be affected through contact with gardening and the natural world . . . Read it' EDMUND DE WAAL
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER' Must be the most original gardening book ever' SUNDAY TIMES' Fascinating . . . Extends the awareness - backed up by compendious and elegant research - of how mentally enriching it is to swap screen for green . . . [She] renders a very special service with this book' OBSERVER' Stuart-Smith' s beautifully written book is filled with insights into the joys but also the therapeutic benefits that tending plants can offer . . . This is a life-affirming study of the pleasures of growing things' GUARDIAN' Combines observation, horticulture, literature and history . . . it is a book that builds, chapter by chapter . . . As a reference and an inspiration . . . There is much here to feed the soul' THE TIMES' An impressive achievement . . . this is an optimistic book' SPECTATOR' A truly uplifting book on the power of gardening - and how it can change people' s lives. It' s a prevailing reminder that getting our hands in the soil and helping to grow plants and flowers makes all the difference to our minds and wellbeing' STYLIST' A fascinating overlap between the still stumbling science of psychiatry and the ancient art of gardening' FINANCIAL TIMES' The wisest book I' ve read for many years . . . Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to better mental health, it is a wholly convincing story of how troubled minds might find a way of reconnecting to themselves and rebuilding confidence and hope by way of nature . . . I' ve learned so much in the way of the history of psychiatry and psychology as well as practical tips for both mind and garden . . . Hugely recommended' STEPHEN FRY' A compelling and deeply moving account of how profoundly our wellbeing can be affected through contact with gardening and the natural world. This is a timely call of return. Read it. ' EDMUND DE WAAL' An important and timely book . . . Beautifully written . . . I urge everyone to read it' MONTY DON
Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who took her degree in English literature at Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor and a psychiatrist. She taught at The Tavistock Clinic in London and worked for the National Health Service in Hertfordshire. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the famous garden designer, and together they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire. She is the author of The Well-Gardened Mind.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780008100735
Published: 3 Mar 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: William Collins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Weight: 330g
Pages: 352

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