Every Thursday, the Conway School invites visiting speakers to present and engage in discussion with Conway’s graduate students. The audience of these conversations is usually limited to the current students to provide them with the opportunity to ask questions and connect with the speakers in a more intimate way. However, we are excited to open up one of these Thursday talks to the public! Join us for a Zoom presentation and Q&A with Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith on Thursday, February 20, 2025, 5:30-7:00 pm EST.
The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the “real” life that lies outside. But when we get our hands in the earth, we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Drawing on her grandfather’s return from World War I, Sigmund Freud’s obsession with flowers and interviews with people from gardening projects in prisons, hospitals and in the community, Dr Stuart-Smith will discuss how gardening can answer to deep existential needs, and present findings from recent research showing that connecting to nature alleviates symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression.
Thanks to those who joined us! If you missed the event, you can watch the recording at the link below. The recording will be available until MARCH 21ST.
View The Well-Gardened Mind presentation video
