My philosophy: systems thinking & nature
Heart & Earth was founded to help people reconnect with nature - not only for personal wellbeing, but as part of a deeper responsibility to care for the living world that sustains us.
With a professional background in corporate sustainability and over 20 years’ experience across global brands, charities and community organisations, I have seen how closely the health of people, organisations and ecosystems are intertwined.
My work brings that understanding into practice through guided forest bathing, nature-based facilitation and reflective practice for individuals and teams.
A personal connection to nature
I have been a gardener for more than two decades and, in 2020, set a personal goal to plant 100 trees to mark the new decade. I began by volunteering with Trees for Cities, planting trees in East London, and later planted trees in my own garden while supporting reforestation at the Heart of England Forest.
I have also helped establish a local residents’ eco group, Sustainable Three Rivers CIC, which has created a thriving community garden supported by volunteers and local subscribers and a public art competition celebrating nature now features permanent community artworks in my local town.
Books such as “Finding the Mother Tree” by Suzanne Simard and “Entangled Life” by Merlin Sheldrake have further shaped my belief that we are not separate from nature but embedded within it as part of a wider living system.
Bringing reflection into nature
Heart & Earth integrates Tom Mansfield’s Cards for Life - a prompt-based tool rooted in living-systems patterns - into sessions where it can support perspective, dialogue and systems-aware thinking. Whether working with individuals, teams or communities, I facilitate experiences that combine sensory immersion with thoughtful prompts, allowing insight to emerge at its own pace.
This is more than a walk in the woods; it is a structured, restorative experience designed to support clarity, steadiness and deeper connection - to ourselves, to each other and to the natural world. When I’m not guiding others, you’ll usually find me outdoors, continuing to learn from the landscapes that inspire this work.
Heart & Earth exists to create space for reconnection - quietly, thoughtfully and with care.
