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I don't consider myself a very outdoorsy person.

Like, I would never choose to go on a hike.

I'd tag along if I must.

I don't really go camping.

I'm very much a city girl.

But even I love the feeling of getting out of the city from time to time

and getting into nature, because there's something about nature that just calms the nerves, doesn't it?

I felt like nature would sort of soothed those bits that were hurting or a little bit uncomfortable.

I'm a saltwater person, so being in the saltwater

is the thing that really kind of recalibrates me.

That and also just being within nature,

looking around and seeing all the different native plants

and knowing what I can use them for.

There's also research to back up what we know instinctively

that nature can make us feel good.

Our research shows that if you live in closer to growing space, and with a lot of tree

canopies, we're talking about 30% or more, that will help you to reduce the risk of developing

depression, anxiety, and also even help reduce loneliness.

But a huge number of us are missing out on these benefits.

One third of Australia haven't even spent two hours awake in nature,

which let me think, wow.

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