Nina Morris's guest appearances

Nina Morris

Changing the Face of Power Podcast with Rebecca Thompson: Run for Office | Fulfill Your Purpose | Change the World

Our Changing World

Our Changing World (audio)

Jolyon Mitchell

Rowena Arshad

Michelle Brown

Christopher Stock

Matthew Bailey

Roy Greenslade

Brian Walker

Leslie Herod

Christina Sanders

Robert Winston

Ann Arbor

Rebecca Thompson

Erin Jones

Andrew Kerr

Neil Robertson

OwlTail

Have you built a woodland den recently? When was the last time you walked barefoot through the grass? Do you let your children climb trees?There is widespread acknowledgement that exposure to nature is crucial to our well-being and quality of life. Children with easy access to nature, for example, have been shown to be more able to cope with stressful situations and are happier, physically and mentally healthier, and more creative than their peers. There is growing concern, however, that people in the developed world are living an increasingly ‘disconnected existence’ with the boundaries between ourselves and others, humans and nature becoming ever more stark. This is thought to be having a detrimental impact not just on our health and happiness, but also, our understanding of, and relationship with, the natural world. Risk-averse parenting practices, the current education system, and advances in technology are all said to be having a negative impact on children’s experiential opportunities including a loss of independent mobility and freedom to explore, limiting opportunities for informal outdoor play and outdoor learning, and restricting access to (or curbing the desire to explore) natural environments.This lecture will explore some of the key issues and questions relating to contemporary debates regarding human-nature relationships. What is ‘nature’ and where might we find it? Are we more disconnected than previous generations? What evidence is there to suggest that contact with nature is beneficial? What might we do to redress the balance?

Have you built a woodland den recently? When was the last time you walked barefoot through the grass? Do you let your children climb trees? There is widespread acknowledgement that exposure to nature is crucial to our well-being and quality of life. Children with easy access to nature, for example, have been shown to be more able to cope with stressful situations and are happier, physically and mentally healthier, and more creative than their peers. There is growing concern, however, that people in the developed world are living an increasingly ‘disconnected existence’ with the boundaries between ourselves and others, humans and nature becoming ever more stark. This is thought to be having a detrimental impact not just on our health and happiness, but also, our understanding of, and relationship with, the natural world. Risk-averse parenting practices, the current education system, and advances in technology are all said to be having a negative impact on children’s experiential opportunities including a loss of independent mobility and freedom to explore, limiting opportunities for informal outdoor play and outdoor learning, and restricting access to (or curbing the desire to explore) natural environments. This lecture will explore some of the key issues and questions relating to contemporary debates regarding human-nature relationships. What is ‘nature’ and where might we find it? Are we more disconnected than previous generations? What evidence is there to suggest that contact with nature is beneficial? What might we do to redress the balance?

Dr. Nina Morris - Natural benefits: human-nature relationships in the contemporary world

Nina Morris is entering her 9th year on the Lancaster, TX City Council. Elected at just 25 years old she was the youngest councilmember elected in the city’s history. This week on Changing the Face of Power Podcast, Nina shares her moving story of how she campaigned while battling lupus nephritis, dialysis, chemotherapy, and ultimately a kidney transplant. Nina’s story exemplifies the power of defeating obstacles no matter how challenging.

Nina Morris is entering her 9th year on the Lancaster, TX City Council. Elected at just 25 years old she was the youngest councilmember elected in the city’s history. This week on Changing the Face of Power Podcast, Nina shares her moving story of how she campaigned while battling lupus nephritis, dialysis, chemotherapy, and ultimately a kidney transplant. Nina’s story exemplifies the power of defeating obstacles no matter how challenging.

CFP 002: Nina Morris - City Councilwoman, Lancaster, TX