172: Antidote to Screen Addiction with Emanuel Rose

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xVpBfbS6rJtR5X1rp7LyO This episode is slightly different than usual when it comes to its subject. However, working with technology by day and creating digital content by night, I spend substantial time thinking about and grappling with this subject. So when I learned that a long-term supporter and a friend of the podcast, Emanuel Rose, wrote a … Continue reading 172: Antidote to Screen Addiction with Emanuel Rose →

The Importance of the Outdoors

https://youtu.be/rfiHcdEcHTo Another short lockdown vlog where I pretend to go fishing but in reality just make an excuse to get outside and get some fresh air. If you enjoy these short videos then please leave me a comment and share the video with your friends!

Episode 56: New Wave Adventure Therapy with Philip Stallard

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WilF961KDDqvJxOyqkwcJ?si=7AFzkTsNR4WWFAvEITGv3A&dl_branch=1 The benefits of being outdoors for mental health and wellbeing have been discussed on this podcast many times. Each time you, my listeners, have expressed a great interest in this subject. So, today, we are back at it with Philip Stallard, who is a Director and Adventure Therapist at New Wave Adventure Therapy which … Continue reading Episode 56: New Wave Adventure Therapy with Philip Stallard →

Episode 25: Mental Health and the Outdoors with Gráinne Clancy

https://open.spotify.com/episode/20Ejfd7AGoABDmfSZzuXUc?si=Xd2nxRUfRvyUHAxnFJjDwQ&dl_branch=1 Gráinne Clancy is a counsellor, psychotherapist and owner of Clancy Care Counselling. Gráinne has vast experience working with people who are going through hard times in their lives. So, I was delighted to have the opportunity to talk with her about how being in the outdoors benefits mental health. You can think of our … Continue reading Episode 25: Mental Health and the Outdoors with Gráinne Clancy →

Benefits of the outdoors

This article was posted earlier this year as a guest entry on the DigiGranBiz travel blog. Unfortunately the aforementioned blog no longer exists, so I decided to publish a slightly refreshed version of the original text here on Tommy’s Outdoors website. Taking on outdoor activities is like a cure for the damaging, sedentary lifestyle … Continue reading Benefits of the outdoors →