Past Episodes
S2 E11: Ecotherapy: Finding your Nature prescription.
Location: Wawona, Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 2/24/26 Release date: 6/1/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Expanding on the themes of previous episodes of the benefits of having a deeper relationship with other-than-human nature, Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa share personal stories and different ways humans have found…
S2 E10: What Exactly is Ecopsychology?
Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/23/26 Release date: 5/15/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin explore the evolving definition of Ecopsychology, some of the challenges in naming the field, and why they took so long to include this in the podcast series. They…
S2 E9 What is a contemplative practice and why might we want to have one?
Location: Wawona,Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/1/26 Release date: 5/1/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Episode Description: From a deck in Wawona, California, under the Winter night sky of the Yosemite National Forest,Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin discuss secular contemplative practice, the benefits of such a practice,…
S2 E8: Decentering ourselves: What does it mean to take ourselves out of the center of our relationship with nature?
Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/25/26 Release date: 4/15/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Natasha and Amber join you from the banks of a babbling spring in Yosemite National Park, to talk about De-centering ourselves in relationship to Nature. They explore what is required of us…
S2 E7: Let’s Take an Awe Walk
Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/25/26 Release date: 4/1/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ THANK YOU TO PINE TREE MARKET: Ponder While We Wander is so grateful for our first community sponsorship! A big shout out to Pine Tree Market run by Michael and Katie Henderson,…
S2 E6: Let’s talk about Journaling With Nature.
Location: Chetzamoka Park, Port Townsend, Washington, USA Record date: 10/21/25 Release date: 3/15/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Join Natasha and Amber as they introduce Journaling with Nature as a way to deepen our relationship with other-than-human Nature. Through the process of journaling,the opportunities to re-connect and re-member arise. They…
S2 E5: We’ve got Biophobia and you might too!
Location: Carrie Blake Park, Sequim, Washington, USA Record date: 10/20/25 Release date: 3/1/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa describe, normalize, and discuss the phobias we may have as humans in regard to the natural world. The potential origins, consequences, and environmental impact of biophobias are…
S2 E4: What is Grounding?
Location: Dungeness River, Sequim, Washington, USA Record date: 10/20/2025 Release date: 2/16/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Walking along a trail beside the Dungeness River, Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa discuss the topic of grounding and invite you to explore with them as they engage with the natural environment of…
S2 E3: Nature Deficit Disorder
Location: Halls Hill Labyrinth and Lookout, Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA Record date: 10/19/25 Release date: 2/2/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Based on the work of Richard Louv, Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin take a walk on an outdoor labyrinth on Bainbridge Island, Washington to ponder the effects of less unstructured outdoor…
S2 E2: Have You Heard About Rat Park? What environment and connection have to do with addiction
Location: Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA Record date: 10/18/25 Release date: 1/15/25 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ From a curated, wooded garden on Whidbey Island, Washington, Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin introduce the Rat Park study and its findings. They wander and ponder about the connection to humans and…