43 Birding and Mental Health - with Luke

Discover the link between birdwatching and mental health.

This episode is about what happens in your brain when you birdwatch, and the science of mindfulness.

Dr Luke Smith is a clinical neuropsychologist who has a passion for mindfulness. He works privately within the community and has provided mindfulness training for a range of organisations. Luke is also employed as a mindfulness consultant and educator at Monash University with the Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies. He has grown up with a love of the Australian bush, an environment in which he finds mindfulness is naturally cultivated.

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Links

* Luke's website - smithneuropsychology.com
* Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies - website - monash.edu/consciousness-contemplative-studies
* Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies - Twitter/X - @Monash_M3CS
* Kings College research - Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment reveals mental health benefits of birdlife - nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20207-6