089 School of Nature with Lara Cowan

Growing up, Lara Cowan was a confident high-achiever and spent every minute she could outdoors. However, she coped badly with the effects of anxiety and depression that she didn't acknowledge for more than a decade. She has suffered a traumatic break-up a year after having a baby at 21, then lived just battling with a mindset that challenged her every day. Shielding her trauma from others she lived in survival mode, searching for healing. But her nature connection saved her life. Lara is now on a mission to create a school of nature, an in-person and online nature connection club that has been created with the aims of fostering good mental health while caring for the future of our planet.   KEY TAKEAWAY "You have to forgive yourself for what you think. Forgive other people for what they think and what they do and just look forward. Living your truth is the best favour you can do to the world."   ABOUT LARA COWAN Lara was 21 with her baby girl in her arms, living on the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean when she set up her first business. She went on to become a an award-winning property entrepreneur and strategist, studying horticulture and volunteering for mental health and gardening charities in her spare time. Along the way, she has also squeezed in developing a Mindfulness coaching business with former Monk and Interfaith chaplain at Imperial College, Karuna Priya and featured in the FT, How to Spend It and the Telegraph, but foremost she says she is a mum and big sister. Lara's purpose shines through her work where she has carved out a niche in creating Botanic Shed School of Nature. She is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio Oxford and Journal of Biophilic Design talking about ways to access the healing power of nature. Lara's membership club and healing centre will teach the art of love through nature therapy. "The human is a map of emotions and possibilities. This school of nature is designed to teach people how to navigate it."   CONNECT WITH LARA www.botanicshed.com https://www.instagram.com/botanicshed/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/laracowan https://www.facebook.com/Botanic-Shed-638118626325270   ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Coach, Mentor, iTunes #1 Podcaster, Mastermind Host, Speaker and Property Investor. Through coaching, Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking. Helping them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would like Amy to help you focus on your WHY then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall  Please sign up for the weekly Friday Focus newsletter at https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://www.instagram.com/focusonwhy/  https://www.instagram.com/amy.rowlinson/ https://www.facebook.com/RowlinsonAmy/ https://www.facebook.com/focusonwhy/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/focusonwhy/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyrowlinson/   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.