Mar 25, 2026
On a morning walk, three blue jay feathers stop Susan in her tracks — a small moment that opens into a deeper reflection on change and possibility.
In this solo episode, she shares the story of imaginal cells — the cells inside a caterpillar that carry the blueprint for a butterfly. During transformation,...
Mar 18, 2026
Nature is often treated as a luxury — something we visit when we have time.
But public health researcher Jay Maddock has spent years studying something different: what actually happens in the body when we spend time outside.
In this conversation, Jay shares the research behind what many of us intuitively feel....
Mar 11, 2026
What environments shape your day?
In this walk episode of Rooted: A Podcast About Nature & Wellbeing, Susan explores a simple but powerful idea: most of us move through three environments every day — the natural environment, the built environment, and the artificial environment.
Nature surrounds us with living systems...
Mar 4, 2026
What if you've never been a "nature person" - but nature is exactly what you need?
Claudia Kraut spent decades in organizational health and wellbeing, just like Susan. She called herself an "interior gal" - someone who only went outside when she was made to. Then at 50, she tried something new: a trail run. It changed...