﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 21 May 2026 10:54:42 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>New Leaf College - Nature and wellbeing</title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f27%2fCategoryName%2fNature-and-wellbeing</link><atom:link href="https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f27%2fCategoryName%2fNature-and-wellbeing" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Writing Poetry for Recovery]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/139/Writing-Poetry-for-Recovery</link><description><![CDATA[  Celebrating World Poetry Day  

 At New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College, we believe in the transformative power of words — how they can heal, empower, and uplift. As we celebrate World Poetry ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/139/Writing-Poetry-for-Recovery</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Susanna]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Why gardening brings me joy]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/128/Why-gardening-brings-me-joy</link><description><![CDATA[ 
 I love to go out into the garden first thing in the morning with a cup of tea in my hand to inspect all the plants, to see what is growing well, what is in flower and to notice what is beautiful. ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 12:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/128/Why-gardening-brings-me-joy</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosie]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Joy of Nature]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/102/The-Joy-of-Nature</link><description><![CDATA[ Like a lot of people in the last couple of years I’ve started gardening and begun to appreciate how plants and nature are more complex than we once realised. Did you know that trees communicate with ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/102/The-Joy-of-Nature</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Immerse and explore Hertfordshire]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/68/Immerse-and-explore-Hertfordshire</link><description><![CDATA[ To continue celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week by Mental Health Foundation, we will show you how you can immerse yourself in nature even more by utilising one of the other five ways to ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/68/Immerse-and-explore-Hertfordshire</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Why nature?]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/66/Why-nature</link><description><![CDATA[ This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and this year, the theme is ‘Why nature?’. The  Mental Health Foundation  h  ave highlighted that, since the pandemic, people have realised how important ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 22:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/66/Why-nature</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Why Walking Works]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/67/Why-Walking-Works</link><description><![CDATA[ This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and this is another contribution to the campaign run by Mental Health Foundation. In our recent blog about nature and wellbeing, some of the recommended ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/67/Why-Walking-Works</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Mental Health Awareness Week]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/65/Mental-Health-Awareness-Week</link><description><![CDATA[ Today marks the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health.   

 The week, which is hosted by the  Mental Health Foundation , is in its 21 ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/65/Mental-Health-Awareness-Week</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Creative recycling (celebrating earth day)]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/62/Creative-recycling-celebrating-earth-day</link><description><![CDATA[ Have you ever considered how creative recycling could help your wellbeing? 

 Let’s take a moment to break it down. 

 Oxford definitions: 

 CREATIVITY: The use of imagination or original ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/62/Creative-recycling-celebrating-earth-day</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsty]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Spirituality and Nature]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/55/Spirituality-and-Nature</link><description><![CDATA[ I think going back a couple of years now, maybe these concepts were not really thought about too much. With us all so busy in our daily lives, it’s easy to get disconnected from the real world ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/55/Spirituality-and-Nature</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeanette]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Therapy Cat]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/33/Therapy-Cat</link><description><![CDATA[   

 I had come across therapy dogs whilst in hospital and had read about the benefits of animals for people’s wellbeing, and now I have experienced for myself how pets can help us on our recovery ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/33/Therapy-Cat</guid></item></channel></rss>