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DESCRIPTION:Join the Heersink School of Medicine for an inspiring and resto
 rative lecture exploring the powerful link between human well-being and ou
 r connection to the natural world. In "Well-Being Through Connection: How 
 Time in Nature Supports Physical and Mental Health\," Anne Markham Bailey 
 will guide us through practices and insights that demonstrate how time spe
 nt in nature can: reduce stress\, improve mood\, foster resilience\, and e
 nhance overall health.\n\nThis talk will be especially meaningful for heal
 th care professionals and anyone looking to strengthen their own well-bein
 g or support others.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nAnne Markham Bailey is a poet
 \, author\, and educator who serves as a teaching artist with UAB Arts in 
 Medicine. She also teaches poetry and creative writing to incarcerated ind
 ividuals through the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Project at Auburn U
 niversity.\n\nAs a certified Forest Bathing Guide\, Bailey draws on years 
 of experience helping individuals reconnect with their senses\, creativity
 \, and inner calm through nature-based programs.\n\nBailey is the creator 
 of Writing the Wild\, a program combining time in nature with creative exp
 ression\, which launched at Talladega College in 2025 in partnership with 
 Wild Alabama’s Conservation Through Art: 50 Years of Wilderness in Alaba
 ma initiative.\n\nHer publications include Cold Stone\, White Lily (2011)\
 , Nancy Marguerite’s Chopin (2018)\, The Daring Egg (2020)\, and The Pra
 ctice of Being (2022). She holds degrees from Columbia University\, the Un
 iversity of Alabama\, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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SUMMARY:Well-Being Through Connection: How Time in Nature Supports Physical
  and Mental Health
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 how-time-in-nature-supports-physical-and-mental-health
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