Episode Details

Season 3, Episode 23:

In this week's podcast, I'm chatting to Roger Duncan, an eco-systemic psychotherapist within the NHS.

For over 30 years, he worked within the nature therapy world, was one of the pioneer tutors of the Ruskin Mill Education Trust, is a wilderness passage guide and developed a UK based Eco-psychotherapy course called 'Reclaiming our Indigenous Relationship with Nature'.

We dive into:

• What is an eco-systemic psychotherapist?
• How our world is made up of systems and how we think about systems.
• The impact of modernity and colonization.
• Tentacular thinking and re-imagining what it is to be human.
• The importance of the imaginal.
• Listening to what young people are saying.
• Valuing Indigenous knowledge.
• The Circle of Courage Model.
• The Embodied, heart-felt process.

Show Notes:

https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-23-roger-duncan

Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Green Health Virtual Gathering 2026

Embedding Nature in Practice - From Vision to Delivery This gathering brings together psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, GPs, allied health professionals and NHS leaders exploring how nature-informed approaches can be implemented safely and credibly within real-world healthcare settings. https://circleofliferediscovery.com/gathering

The Advanced Certificate in Forest School and Outdoor Learning

https://theoutdoorteacher.com/certificate/