Past Episodes
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…
S2 E1: How We Gather and Why it Matters
Location: Curse and Holler Ranch, Chimicum, Washington Record date: 10/16/25 Release date: 1/1/26 Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ To be in relationships may be more crucial and difficult now than in previous generations. Based on stories of loneliness and the challenges of making friends in adulthood, Natasha and Amber start…
Ep 13: What’s a good goodbye?
Location: HJ Carroll Park, Chimacum, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Guest: Rev. Aaron Twitchell https://lovewellnj.com/ Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ An episode in two parts. In part one, Amber and Natasha talk with Rev. Aaron Twitchell about good goodbyes in his experience with supporting, consulting with, and counseling individuals and families at the end…
Ep 12: Present Not Perfect in Showing Up for the Polycrisis
Location: Kah Tai Lagoon, Port Townsend, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa talk and walk around the Kah Tai Lagoon with deer, herons, eagles, and other than human nature to discuss what the Polycrisis. They help us see through a lens of interconnectedness and discuss…
Ep 11: Grieving as a verb
Location: Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, CA, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Amber and Natasha explore the challenges and human connection to the universal experience of grief. They touch on the different types of grief, how we grieve, and why it is important to acknowledge it when it shows up. Our relationship…
Ep 10: A cup of coffee can heal me
Location: Captain Whidbey, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Natasha and Amber travel to a magical place by ferry and, fueled by a couple cups of coffee, ponder the significance of coffee. They explore the ritual and magic of connecting over a warm beverage. Can a cup of…
Ep 9: My Right Eye Keeps Twitching
Location: Discovery Bay, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Come see how noticing our discomfort can invite us into deeper connection with nature as we ponder by the shore where birds, seals, and other than human nature join us. Explore more about Ponder While We Wander A soothing podcast…
Ep 8: Birds, birds everywhere
Location: Fort Flagler Historical State Park, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/ Natasha and Amber visit a place where the ocean meets forest to tune into birds as a way of intentionally paying attention and deepening how we make meaning in our lives. Come listen to the topic and the…