{"product_id":"the-well-gardened-mind-the-restorative-power-of-nature-9781476794488","title":"The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eA distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener presents \"a truly uplifting book on the power of gardening--and how it can change people's lives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e, UK).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the \"real\" life that lies outside. When we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Gardening is one of the quintessential nurturing activities and yet we understand so little about it. \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Gardened Mind\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new perspective on the power of gardening to change people's lives. Here, Sue Stuart-Smith investigates the many ways in which mind and garden can interact and explores how the process of tending a plot can be a way of sustaining an innermost self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStuart-Smith's own love of gardening developed as she studied to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. From her grandfather's return from World War I to Freud's obsession with flowers to case histories with her own patients to progressive gardening programs in such places as Rikers Island prison in New York City, Stuart-Smith weaves thoughtful yet powerful examples to argue that gardening is much more important to our cognition than we think. Recent research is showing how green nature has direct antidepressant effects on humans. \"The most original gardening book ever [that] combines observation, horticulture, literature and history\" (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, UK), \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Gardened Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for gardeners and non-gardeners alike, and the perfect solace for people seeking healthier mental lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12173497\"\u003eSue Stuart-Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476794488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476794480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL024000\"\u003eSelf-Management | Stress Management\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL043000\"\u003ePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT013000\"\u003ePlants | Flowers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSue Stuart-Smith, a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, took her degree in English literature at Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor. She worked in the National Health Service for many years, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire. She currently teaches at The Tavistock Clinic in London and is consultant to the DocHealth service. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer, and, over thirty years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380577595531,"sku":"9781476794488","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_913dde72-898b-40df-91ea-bd2dcaa10270.jpg?v=1760546945","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-well-gardened-mind-the-restorative-power-of-nature-9781476794488","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}