
"I Feel Like I’ve Had My Whole Childhood in One Day" – Nurture with Nature: The Transformative Power of Outdoor Experiences for Young People
Rachel Robinson
This session is for anyone who works with young people who wants to understand how outdoor experiences can be used therapeutically.
adventure therapy
Adventure As A Path To Healing: Empowering Young People In Out-of-home Care (OOHC)
Sharleen James & Kylie Agnew
This session will give a brief overview of the growing body of evidence for adventure and nature-based therapy, in the context of childhood trauma.
adventure therapy, childhood trauma, out-of-home care, experiential learning
Country my Teacher for ecological and social wellness and balance
Michael Davies, Margie Appel & Prof. Benny Wilson
This workshop will explore the interconnected relationship between Country and Human health, emphasising the importance of incorporating this...
place-based pedagogy, Country-centric pedagogy
Inclusivity & healing with nature
Emily Krystelle
Emily will have you laughing and crying as you gain understanding of people who face multiple challenges. Outdoor health is for everyone, not just...
Lived experience participant, LGBTQIA+, inclusion, inspiration, healing through nature connection, intersectionality with physical and psychosocial disabilities, low socio-economic status, stigma and discrimination
Natural connections: how our relationships with nature shape our relationships with each other
Taylor Berrett
This presentation traces the parallel benefits, components, and mechanisms of positive human-human and human-nature relationships, as well as the...
research, biomimicry, self-expansion, traditional ecological knowledge
Nature journaling: entangling the inner and outer wilds
Ola Kwintowski
This workshop invites participants to go beyond documentation, opening pathways for deep observation & emotional insight, rooted in ecological awar...
nature journaling, drawing, writing, reflection, experiential, entanglement with more-than-human
Recreating Songlines from Trauma Trails: The Ceremony of Indigenous Facilitation Practice - Country Holds the Space
Dr Carlie Atkinson
This one-hour presentation, designed for the Outdoor Health Forum, explores Indigenous Facilitation Practice as a Country-led, trauma-integrated...
storytelling, trauma informed, First Nations, Indigenous healing
Saltwater Therapy: How surfing and the ocean has helped me manage a stage four cancer diagnosis.
Tim Baker
Tim shares his journey and how surfing and the ocean, and his MEDS mantra, can help anyone manage a chronic illness or maintain robust physical and...
trauma informed, transformation, storytelling, nature-based therapy, chronic illness
Stillness in Motion: Embodied Nature Practices for Nervous System Reset and Inner Connection
Christian Eckardt
This session invites participants to experience nature not as a backdrop, but as a co-regulator — a guide and mirror for the inner landscape.
outdoor movement & meditation, nature journalling, tools for self reflection
The magic of fire by friction and using survival attitudes to help get through everyday life
Ky Furneaux
Join Ky as she explores the finer nuances of friction fire techniques and assists you with your bow drill technique, hopefully sparking something...
Survival, Primal, Bushcraft, Motivational, Explorative
Wild Conversations: Integrating Nature and Adventure Therapy into Sexual Health Support for Young People
Kylie Agnew
An invitation to explore a nature-based, therapeutic alternative, blending Adventure Therapy with Sexual Reproductive Health to foster wellbeing...
trauma informed, nature-based therapy, sexual health education, inclusion
170,000 yo cutting edge science - The lost art and science of being human
Mark Mathieson
Learn about the amazing new field of quantum biology and what it means for all of us working in human health. You'll learn practical implications...
Ecopsychology, quantum biology, human psychology, outdoor therapy, humans outdoors, nature-based mental health
Gold Nugget Moments: How Memory Reconsolidation Theory Helps us to Understand and Consistently Evoke Transformative Change in Nature Based Therapy.
Sue Jakes
Memory Reconsolidation Theory offers valuable insights into how nature engagement can act as a mechanism of lasting change in psychotherapy...
theories of change, psychotherapy, treatment efficacy, meaningful long term treatment outcomes, nature-based therapy
Immerse in the Journey - Flexi Schools
Bryn Dunlop & Jeanette Hartley
An exploratory look into the delivery of Adventure Based learning in an Edmund Rice Flexi School. Experience some of the key practices used to create
trauma informed practice, flexi schools, practice/s to engage the disengaged, adventure based learning
Intercultural and geo-socio-political intersections informing the critique of social work in action. How can outdoor/ adventure therapy guide curriculum and social work practice in a state of global systems collapse
Amanda Smith
This collaboration of social workers will discuss and identify ways in which social work ethics, curriculum and practice has been supported and...
social work, curriculum, ecological-climate responsiveness, outdoor therapy, adventure therapy, professional identity
Nature journaling as a tool for nature connection and wellbeing
Cerae Mitchell & Robyn Fox
This workshop will provide you with practical tools that you can easily implement with yourself or others. Bring your curiousity and an open mindset.
nature journaling, nature connection, wellbeing, growth mindset
One person's adventure is another's walk in the park
Jack Chiu, Tyarna Larkin, David Flanagan, Jaclyn Cunningham
Join the diverse panel of mental health workers from Human Nature Adventure Therapy as they walk you through their experiences and powerful stories of
adventure, adventure therapy, youth mental health, outdoor health, assertive outreach, trauma informed practice, therapeutic mentoring
Seeing with new and ancient eyes~ Tending to eco-grief and eco-joy through nature immersion
Gazala Leela Singh, Aunty Cheryl Mundy, Luke Mabb, Anita Pryor
This workshop shares nature-inspired evidence-informed processes in support of eco-grief, death/destruction, cultural loss, stress and anxiety.
experiential, evidence based
Stories of loss, healing and empowerment: Women discussing nature as healer following marriage breakup and divorce
Helen Cooper, Tonia Gray & Val Nicholls
A multisensory autoethnographic presentation candidly discussing personal journeys of divorce and healing through connecting with nature. An invita...
auto-ethnography, reflective practice, transformation, personal stories
The Evolution of Human Nature - The Journey of an Adventure Therapy Youth Mental Health Not-For-Profit Ten Years On
Andy Hamilton & Jen Parke
Human Nature’s CEO and Founder will share the organisation’s journey—from running a handful of 10-day therapeutic expeditions per year to becoming...
trauma informed, adventure therapy, youth mental health, not-for-profit
Therapeutic Mentor
Sally McAdam & Jaclyn Cunningham
A powerful and heartfelt session where young people who have taken part in Human Nature Adventure Therapy programs share their lived experiences.
outdoor therapy, group programs, camps, youth participation, youth panel, youth voices, youth, adventure therapy
Working Ethically and Effectively: Best Practice Considerations for Nature-Based Mental Health Professionals | An Interactive Reflection Group
Sue Jakes, Andi Dickmeyer & Mauro Vieira
This interactive reflection group invites mental health professionals to critically examine the application of best practice principles in the...
ethics, best practice, compliance, professional standards, reflective practice
A sacred journey - rediscovering our deep ecology through mindfulness and meditation in nature
Br. Tenzin Alex Anderson
In this immersive experiential workshop we will explore a brief version of "Sacred Ecology" Yatra multi-day process, including embodied movement...
mindfulnes, meditation, eco-spirituality, deep ecology, sacred ecology, nature connection, embodied movement, yatra
In conversation with Dassi and Dassi on the journey from religious trauma through the healing learnings of nature.
Dassi Herszberg & Dassi Erlich
Exploring the impacts of religious trauma on our sense of well-being, autonomy, identity, and finding refuge in nature, where Country holds. *trigger
trauma informed, coercive control, lived & living experience, institutional abuse, trigger warning, sexual abuse & neglect, regrowth, post traumatic growth, nature immersion therapy, connection to Country, religious trauma, story telling
ReciprociTREE! Trees and Me - Exploring Outdoor Health Through the Lens of Trees, Connection and Care
Kalindi Brennan
An immersive outdoor workshop exploring how trees shape our wellbeing, reflect our values, and guide us in giving back through connection, care and...
outdoor health, reciprocity, connection to Country, First Nations perspectives, interconnectedness, sensory engagement, environmental stewardship
Roots and Remembering - Reconnecting with the Child Within Through Nature and Play
Christian Eckardt
An experiential outdoor session that blends movement, bushcraft, storytelling, and sensory play to reconnect with the child within...
nature play, outdoor health, inner child, trauma informed, experiential learning, self reflection
Sneak Peak of A Climate of Change: Wellbeing Resources for Young People & Educators
Dr Eshana Bragg & Shamila Millard
Experience an integrative approach that supports emotional resilience, empowered action, and deepening connection with our bodies, communities and...
climate, wellbeing, experiential, trauma-informed, First Nations perspective, youth, nature perspective
Touched by Nature - Nurture your Mind, Body & Soul and Immerse your Senses in Nature
Maryse Jansen
Discover the benefits of Nature Connection for your well-being. Awaken your senses and immerse yourself in a deeper awareness and a deeper connection.
nature connection, well-being, experiential, workshop
“Justice in My Garden”: Reflections on Narrative Eco-Therapy for Transforming Injustice in a Flourishing Edible Garden
Lucy Van Sambeek & Miles Fortesque
Therapist and client share the benefits of gardening for mental health (and AI), with the intention of helping transform injustice trauma.
narrative therapy, garden therapy, horticulture therapy, healing, trauma-informed, eco-therapy, post traumatic growth, transforming injustice, injustice trauma

october 17-19