Think like a tree blog

Welcome! You’ll find all sorts of musings here. About the natural principles, living a better life, a bit about me and my journey, with a bit of evolutionary biology and tree wisdom thrown in for good measure. Enjoy, and if you think these ideas are worth passing on please share on social media and with your friends…

The natural principles

There are patterns common to all living things. These have been developed into a set of principles. I’ve gathered some

My top ten ways to stick two fingers up to the climate denial movement

Today’s Observer newspaper contains an interesting article about how the climate denial movement has transformed into the climate confusion movement.

Know that your actions can change the world

I was inspired to share this excerpt from my book Think like a Tree: The natural principles guide to life

Wilding by Isabella Tree – book review

Wilding. The return of nature to a British farm, by Isabella Tree. Despite never having visited Isabella’s Knepp estate in

Wellbeing without nature?

I’ve just returned from a full-on four days in London at the UK’s largest wellbeing festival. Held in Olympia, a

Introducing my new book! – video clip

Develop resilience

When it comes to resilience our tree cousins are masters. They are undoubtedly our best teachers, having learned numerous tactics

Why Marie Kondo’s way is not nature’s way

You have probably seen the buzz around Marie Kondo’s de-cluttering phenomenon. It’s caught the mood, because, quite accurately, we, in

Observe what’s around you

People often look at me as if I’m bonkers when I say that trees can see. But when you think

Unlimited wellbeing

Join me for a Think like a Tree workshop at Unlimited Wellbeing in Nottingham on 12 May 2019.

Introducing the natural principles

There are patterns common to all living things – these have been developed into a set of principles. Some are

Poem – being part of the earth not apart from it

One of the joys of leading courses is to witness the creativity of the participants. There are so many talented

Plain English please

So, today I’m going to write one of my preoccupations at the moment – jargon, complex language and the inaccessibility

Ripping up the rule-book of life

Several billion generations ago our great, great, great… ancestor was also the common ancestor of trees. We share the same

Apprentices of nature

Biomimicry Do you have a problem? The chances are nature has already solved it. Biomimicry is one field where learning

Why I am happier and healthier because I think like a tree

My name’s Sarah and the bad news for me is that I’ve struggled for most of my life. Struggled with

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