Brain on Nature
/How going out into the natural world changed one woman’s brain
Sarah Allely, host of Brain on Nature (photo courtesy Sarah Allely)
“All I could do was literally sit out in my back garden and stare up at the trees. … That was the only way that I would not get a headache.”
— Sarah Allely
In 2015, Sarah Allely was hit by a car while riding her bike. She suffered a mild traumatic brain injury, and in the ensuing weeks and months, she found it impossible to function normally.
Only one thing seemed to help: spending time in nature.
Now, several years later, Sarah has turned her experience into a documentary podcast series called Brain on Nature. On this episode, we share an excerpt from her show and talk with her about why nature is so important for the brain — for all of us.
