Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors

1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

   330: Can Woodworking Transform Addiction Recovery? Jeremy French and Making Whole (opens the original)

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   What if addiction recovery isn't simply about stopping drugs or alcohol, but about learning new ways to solve problems, face uncertainty, and build a life worth living? In this episode Will speaks with Jeremy French, founder of Making Whole in Asheville, North Carolina. Drawing on three decades of his own sobriety, Jeremy challenges conventional ideas about addiction and treatment. He argues that drugs and alcohol often become powerful because, for a time, they work—they provide solutions to pai

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2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

   329. Can Adventure Help Young People Grow Up? The Mountain Goat Movement (opens the original)

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   What happens when young people step away from their phones, leave behind an increasingly automated world, and enter experiences that require them to be fully present? In this episode Will speaks with Greg Morrissey, founder of the Mountain Goat Movement, an adventure travel and outdoor education organization serving high school and college students. A former literature teacher, Greg explains why he left the classroom to create outdoor experiences that combine skiing, surfing, trekking, environme

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