Maybe you don't consider yourself to be an outdoorsy person.

Maybe you have a kid who isn't into nature and is hard to get outside.

I totally get that.

The truth is that nature can be uncomfortable. It's often too bright, too hot, too cold, too windy, too loud, too buggy.

But we are all nature people, whether we know it or not. In fact, we need to spend

time outdoors for our health and well-being. If you aren't an outdoors person, let's talk about why and

how we can start to shift that perspective and get outside of our comfort zones for

our own good and the good of our families.

Hi, this is Deney. I'm the founder of Simple Families.

Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life.

In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load. My perspectives are based in

my first-hand experience raising kids but also rooted in my PhD in child

development. So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life. Thanks for joining us. The sponsor for today is recess. I had a friend introduced me to recess last summer.

She said to now you have to try this drink you're going to love it and lo and behold I do. So I reached out to them to partner with

simple families because I thought that many of you all would love it too.

In fact I knew it was right for me before I even opened the can.

On the side of the can it says, cool, calm, and collected,

an antidote to modern times.

Now I'm not promising anything life changing here,

but since I quit drinking alcohol two years ago, this has been my favorite go-to weekend drink.

Recess is a sparkling water that is infused with functional herbs for balance and clarity.

Each can is infused with hemp and adoptogens like

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