She told him: “Our journey has been very very different, but it’s so wonderful to hear how your nature connection and how it’s been so healing for you, and I felt the same.”
The princess went on to praise the broader impact of his work, saying: “The fact that you’re able to provide that to so many other people in this community; that sense of purpose and meaning, and belonging, through that experience, I think is something that has got the longevity and the sustainability of feeling like, almost without knowing what’s to come, without having the control in your life of knowing what the future might hold, the fact that you feel that you can cope with things, because you feel that interconnection, I think that makes it holistic in a very true essence.”
Dose Of Nature was established in 2018 and operates through NHS and GP referrals, offering its “nature prescription” programme to individuals facing a variety of mental health difficulties.
The charity’s model blends a psychology-led framework with one-to-one support from volunteer nature guides, using immersion in the natural environment to help participants rebuild their wellbeing and develop lasting resilience.