Why spending time in the woods makes you feel calm

Jun 1, 2026 · 16 min

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0:00The Lindsay Clancy trial shined a light on how little we know about postpartum psychosis.
0:05I went sort of from feeling a little off all day to suddenly believing people were watching me.
0:11On the Sunday story, how the Clancy trial sparked a new conversation about maternal mental health.
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0:24You're listening to LifeKit from NPR.
0:29Hey, everybody, it's Marielle.
0:32Isn't the forest a magical place?
0:36Like when you really venture into the woods and you see these century-old trees towering over you, sunlight twinkling through them, and spiders weaving their elaborate webs.
0:46The smell of pine needles is in the air.
0:49Birds are tweeting.
0:50You hear a mysterious sound that you're not going to pay too much attention to, but you really hope is not a bear.
0:56There is a moment of awe that happens when you step into a forest.
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