While it’s become clear to many employers over the last four years that things like therapy, medication and changes to diet and routine may all be necessary to improve how employees feel, are they forgetting something?
Multiple studies over the last two decades have found that exposure to nature and mental health care are strongly connected: A Stanford University study discovered that compared to people who walked in a traffic-filled, urban setting, people who walked 90 minutes in a nature-filled area showed less activity in the part of the brain associated with depression. The University of Iowa found that people with higher access to nature during the pandemic tended to have higher levels of well-being.
