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Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors

Nov 28, 2022

Lisa Sutton is the founder and director of Sutton Enterprises.  Lisa provides advice and outreach services for several young adult programs, including Bodhi Casa and Passages Alaska.  Lisa is an elder in the field with a long list of different organizations she has been part of her over thirty years working in the...


Nov 15, 2022

Daniel Rogers is the Director of CityScape Therapy in New York City, Alumni Coordinator of Legacy Outdoor Adventures in Utah, and a former wilderness therapy client. Daniel shares his journey into the field, from growing up in New York to attending the University of Michigan while struggling with substance use disorder...


Nov 7, 2022

Evan Oppenheimer is a young adult therapist at True North Wilderness Program in Vermont. Evan’s journey into the field began at a young age while living on Long Island, N.Y., and heading north in the summers to attend camp. Evan shares why he was drawn to wilderness therapy, his time as a wilderness guide in different...


Nov 1, 2022

Mark Oerther is the Chief Development Officer at  Balance House, a young adult dual-diagnosis treatment program in Utah. Mark is a person with a purpose: to help young people and their families start the healing process. Mark shares his unique journey into the field, from being a troubled young man following a jam band...