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Sue Stuart-Smith, a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, earned her degree in English literature at Cambridge University before qualifying as a doctor. She worked in the National Health Service for many years, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire. She currently mostra altro teaches at the Tavistock Clinic in London and is a consultant to the DocHealth service in the UK. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer, and, over thirty years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire. mostra meno

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Sesso
female
Nazionalità
UK
Istruzione
University of Cambridge
Attività lavorative
psychologist
Relazioni
Stuart-Smith, Tom (spouse)

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Ik reken mezelf tot degenen die er erg van houden om in de eigen tuin onder een boom of naast een bloemenborder te zitten met een goed boek en een fris glaasje wijn. En nu ga ik niet zeggen dat ik na het lezen van dit boek een plotse drang voel om na de winter in het kielzog van mijn vrouw eigen groene vingers te gaan ontwikkelen, maar Stuart-Smtih schrijft op een erg enthousiasmerende manier over het werken met de eigen handen in de grond.
Zij illustreert de heilzame effecten van het tuinieren op onze innerlijke wereld, of dat nu is in het kader van een grootstadproblematiek, geestelijke gezondheidszorg, herstel van (oorlog)trauma's of andere. Wat daarbij mijn aandacht erg aantrok, zijn haar verwijzingen naar psychoanalytische auteurs als Freud, Winnicott, Milner en Bowbly alsook naar hedendaags neurowetenschappelijk onderzoek. En dit alles doorspekt met eigen ervaringen en belevenissen.… (altro)
 
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rvdm61 | 4 altre recensioni | Dec 26, 2022 |
Una maravillosa exploración del jardín como lugar mental y de los poderes de la naturaleza. Un jardín es un refugio ideal para huir del ajetreo del mundo y conectar con la naturaleza. Sin embargo, sabemos muy poco sobre los verdaderos beneficios de la jardinería. Investigaciones recientes demuestran que, cuando la practican, los presos tienen menos probabilidades de reincidir, los jóvenes en riesgo de exclusión tienden a perseverar en el sistema educativo y los ancianos viven más y mejor. Repleto de curiosidades científicas y emocionantes historias humanas, La mente bien ajardinada es una poderosa combinación de neurociencia, literatura, historia y psicoanálisis que indaga en el secreto que muchos jardineros conocen desde siempre: el contacto con la naturaleza puede transformar radicalmente nuestra salud y nuestra autoestima. Sue Stuart-Smith, distinguida psiquiatra, apasionada jardinera y brillante narradora, entreteje ejemplos como el papel clave de la horticultura para su abuelo tras la Primera Guerra Mundial, la obsesión de Freud por las flores y curiosas historias clínicas de sus propios pacientes. Con todo ello, nos convence de hasta qué punto puede influirnos la conexión con los ciclos de la naturaleza (en los que, tras la descomposición, brota de nuevo la vida), de las muchas formas en que la mente y el jardín interactúan y de la idea de que hundir nuestras manos en la tierra puede ser un modo de cuidarnos a nosotros mismos.… (altro)
 
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biblilumberri | 4 altre recensioni | Jun 22, 2021 |
Un jardín es un refugio ideal para huir del ajetreo del mundo y conectar con la naturaleza. Sin embargo, sabemos muy poco sobre los verdaderos beneficios de la jardinería. Investigaciones recientes demuestran que, cuando la practican, los presos tienen menos probabilidades de reincidir, los jóvenes en riesgo de exclusión tienden a perseverar en el sistema educativo y los ancianos viven más y mejor.

Repleto de curiosidades científicas y emocionantes historias humanas, La mente bien ajardinada es una poderosa combinación de neurociencia, literatura, historia y psicoanálisis que indaga en el secreto que muchos jardineros conocen desde siempre: el contacto con la naturaleza puede transformar radicalmente nuestra salud y nuestra autoestima.

Sue Stuart-Smith, distinguida psiquiatra, apasionada jardinera y brillante narradora, entreteje ejemplos como el papel clave de la horticultura para su abuelo tras la Primera Guerra Mundial, la obsesión de Freud por las flores y curiosas historias clínicas de sus propios pacientes. Con todo ello, nos convence de hasta qué punto puede influirnos la conexión con los ciclos de la naturaleza (en los que, tras la descomposición, brota de nuevo la vida), de las muchas formas en que la mente y el jardín interactúan y de la idea de que hundir nuestras manos en la tierra puede ser un modo de cuidarnos a nosotros mismos.
… (altro)
 
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bibliotecayamaguchi | 4 altre recensioni | Jun 2, 2021 |
Starting out with the story of Stuart-Smith’s grandfather, his horticultural rehabilitation after a horrific spans as a POW in a Turkish prison during WWI. He escaped by sea, was rescued by a British ship, and miraculously recovered from extreme malnutrition, after given but months to survive. Migrating to Canada for a brief respite, working the land, he and his wife return to England. They buy a small farm, with an orchard and some critters, and begin their love of gardening.

Her mother follows suit, albeit on a smaller scale, when widowed young. She also utilized garden therapy to heal without being aware of the actuality. (The best! You don’t do it for it, it just is.)

Later, while in college, switching from her degree in English and training to be a doctor, she marries in her 3rd year of training. This is where the real push into the bush comes, as her new partner is an avid gardener. In their new home and acreage, (The Barn) the dirt is immediately under their nails.

Working as a psychiatrist, she, along with husband and 3 children, plunge into herbs, vegetables and the bounty of uses for them all.

We head into the head.. a garden of its own, if you will. Where blooms flourish, then die, like experiences to memories. Nods to great thinkers in both her fields, as well as homage to Wordsworth’s poetic analysis. Noting the gardens and toilers along the way, how it went from chores of slavery to a (somewhat) gentle therapy when the Benedictines began their therapeutic horticultural realms.

There is a lot of mind being explored with the soil. Both are heavily into her forte. Garden therapy is explained, examples and cases given, results in psyche and body noted. It’s in-depth.

When comparing early childhood development, as in the acceptance of failure, to that of growing plants from seed, she points out “hubris may be a weed that is not so commonly encountered in the mind of the gardener.”

Juxtaposing school and prison horticultural programs with their innumerable benefits to all involved. Talking to some partaking, their pride in being responsible for food, life, beauty.

We are taken into several therapeutic gardens, usually adjacent to a hospital. Churches are also known to occasionally have them nearby. (I visited an amazing garden in Phoenix intended for serenity.)

That nature is so heavily ingrained in our psyche.. (even genetic make-up?) should not be a revelation. We’ve only been void of its constant for 6 generations. Cities of such density are relatively new to our species. We are slowly evolving (tho more so devolving) from living off the land to driving hours just to find it. Sigh!

Loved chapter 6 / Roots. More nature than mind in-depth. Fascinating bit on Limpets. Loved that now ingrained knowledge. As also with prior chapter...I was agog.. how could I, a Master Gardener, been void of the knowing that a coconut is actually a seed?? The seed-planting Fijian ant is incredible!

Numerous references to famed mind healers and their connections to gardening, of course. Was pleased to see it’s been do prevalent.

In chapter 9 (War And Gardening) we are told of the abundant practice of foxhole gardens. Soldiers maintained their patches of food and beauty, a semblance of normalcy, as war raged about them. So sadly beautiful. Her own grandfather was a POW and she shares a bit of his story and recovery.

One of the best take-aways from the book was learning of the Todmorden “Incredible Edibles” movement, whereas townies grow site specific vegetables, herbs, fruits and such where they may most be needed / appreciated, for anyone to take. What a fabulous concept! I have a Little Free Library, and think next year, I’ll plant my devil strip with a little free garden. Hmm.

A well researched, heavily quoted, and bountifully resourced book with the later dutifully noted at the end. Interesting how many well-known people in other fields were also such avid gardeners.
… (altro)
 
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CherylGrimm | 4 altre recensioni | Aug 3, 2020 |

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ISBN
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