Horatio Clare talks to Julia Samuel | Nature and Our Minds

Horatio has always been a lover and close observer of nature. In 2018 he had a mental breakdown; he was fully, psychotically delusional. He wrote about that experience with great bravery in Heavy Light, and a wonderfully generous and informative guide to mental health and the paths to recovery in Your Journey, Your Way.

Mental health is infinitely complex, and ‘nature-loving’ is no panacea, but when, in the midst of fantasy and derangement, Horatio encountered a goshawk and stared into its golden eye, for a moment all delusions fell away before the utterness of the wild world. Nature is no silver-bullet but it can be deeply restorative.

“My parents were moved and soothed by nature in the same way, and I learned this from them. It was always there for us, and we were united in those moments, free from pain and worry. That is what nature has always done for me.”
Horatio Clare

Horatio will be in conversation with Julia Samuel one of Britain’s most respected psychotherapists, and Founder Patron of the Child Bereavement Trust. Julia is a Sunday Times bestselling author (Grief Works; This Too Shall Pass) and podcaster (Therapy Works).

Please note: there is no parking at the venue itself, but there is plenty of long-stay public parking within close walking distance to the venue at Cattle Market Car Park or Merchants Barton Car Park. The venue is fully accessible for wheelchair users.

This event is part of the Consider the Wondrous | nature, wonder, books & us festival.