08 | The Biophilic life - Anxiety, Hope, & Gardening with Makayla Johnson

Are there connections between our time spent outside and our outlook on life? Should we be surprised to find that our well-being is connected to our connection with the “natural world”? In this episode, Caleb welcomes Makayla Johnson to the show with a lively discussion on her research on the impact of gardening on perceptions of hope, hopelessness, and levels of anxiety.   - Makayla wears a lot of hats in life! She is a pastor, professor, master naturalist, and amateur birder. She spends most of her year in Costa Rica as the Program Coordinator of the Quetzal Education and Research Center which is a study abroad program run by Southern Nazarene University where she co-teaches Biblical Theology and Global Stewardship with her husband Caleb. She spends her free time with a pair of binoculars and the Merlin app trying to identify local birds.    Read more from Makayla: "Studying the Impact of Gardening During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Perceptions of Hope, Hopelessness, and Levels of Anxiety " - Published here https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05109-22 "Im/Mobility at the US–Mexico Border during the COVID-19 Pandemic" - Published here https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/2/47/htm Join the conversation! Follow The ecoChristian Podcast on: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ecochristianpodcast/⁠ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550505457774⁠⁠ ⁠X⁠ (formerly known as Twitter) https://twitter.com/TheEcoChristian⁠ ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.threads.net/@ecochristianpodcast Send us a message! We want to hear from you! [email protected]     Music by Alex Cristoforetti from Pixabay