Integrative and Nature-Based Mental Health Care

"Antidotes: Seeing Beauty, Finding Connection", my exhibition of 24 wildlife and landscape photos, ran from August 11 - December 2, 2023 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. My sincere thanks to all who visited! My own journey of reconnecting with the landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert has brought experiences of deep healing and meaning. I think about photography as a practice of seeing the land and animals with love, care, and attention, and acknowledging our

Desert Reflection Cards are currently available for purchase online and locally at the Bean of Mesilla.

Reading Rooted was an experience that I sank into at the end of long days, a nourishing connection to the natural world and the realm of the

I appreciated the chance to contribute this article to the Las Cruces Bulletin, highlighting ways to connect with nature in support of...

I was grateful for the chance to share comments for this very moving article on pet loss by Nandini Maharaj, Ph.D. for Apartment Therapy.

Exploring themes of sacredness and the wild in the work of nationally and internationally renowned artist Virginia Maria Romero.

Our Wild Calling: How connecting with animals can transform our lives and save theirs by Richard Louv is a masterful multi-disciplinary book

This is a brief reference guide to three books I turn to as resources for bereaved clients and those supporting grieving loved ones.

This is a practice focused on cultivating a relationship of reciprocal healing with nature through connection, creativity, and community.

The loss of an animal companion (a pet, working animal, or other special animal in our lives) can cause intense grief.

Honored to have a poem included in this anthology celebrating the human-animal relationship, written by members of the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ). This poem remembers a special encounter with a rattlesnake while I was on a desert walk in Southern New Mexico.

In the midst of social distancing requirements and a time of grief and anxiety across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some have experienced a loss that compounds these difficulties: the death of an animal companion. I hope that readers who are missing a special animal during this time will feel a little less alone through having their experience recognized. This article will touch on the grief process, offer tips for self-care after loss, and provide a list of resourc