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Roses from the garden…wish you could smell them 🌿

Roses from the garden…wish you could smell them 🌿

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Here’s a spot of (legal) poppy-based dopamine for you as there are…a few in the East of England just now:

Here’s a spot of (legal) poppy-based dopamine for you as there are…a few in the East of England just now:

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17 seconds of spring flowers because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠:

17 seconds of spring flowers because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠:

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A TREECREEPER. Honestly I wasn’t sure what it was when I first saw it-never seen one before. It’s waaay smaller than I imagined and very busy. So love its bent face tweezers of a beak for picking very tiny snacks out of the moss-brilliant beaky adaptation 🪶

A TREECREEPER. Honestly I wasn’t sure what it was when I first saw it-never seen one before. It’s waaay smaller than I imagined and very busy. So love its bent face tweezers of a beak for picking very tiny snacks out of the moss-brilliant beaky adaptation 🪶

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One reason gardening for wildlife is worth it-a goldfinch feeding on teasels seeds earlier this afternoon. I let teasels self seed in my garden as bumblebees & goldfinches are big fans:

One reason gardening for wildlife is worth it-a goldfinch feeding on teasels seeds earlier this afternoon. I let teasels self seed in my garden as bumblebees & goldfinches are big fans:

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Take 20 seconds to take a bee’s eye view among thousands of poppies…

Take 20 seconds to take a bee’s eye view among thousands of poppies…

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Birdsong’s been shown to be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress. One theory to explain is ‘prey’ birds only sing when there are no large-toothed predators nearby who might also snack on a human. Pause on this feathered boiled egg’s song if your brain feels like there’s a sabre-toothed wotsit nearby:

Birdsong’s been shown to be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress. One theory to explain is ‘prey’ birds only sing when there are no large-toothed predators nearby who might also snack on a human. Pause on this feathered boiled egg’s song if your brain feels like there’s a sabre-toothed wotsit nearby:

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This 19 sec clip 👇🏼is designed to lower levels of stress hormone, shift your thoughts away from fight or flight & trigger dopamine release in your brain, so alleviating anxiety & lifting your mood slightly. Oh & this kind of thing is just 9/10 weeks away-a heartening thought 🌿

This 19 sec clip 👇🏼is designed to lower levels of stress hormone, shift your thoughts away from fight or flight & trigger dopamine release in your brain, so alleviating anxiety & lifting your mood slightly. Oh & this kind of thing is just 9/10 weeks away-a heartening thought 🌿

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I mentioned I grow spring flowers on my garden steps so I can see them from my sofa & they lift my mood…well there was something else among the flower pots this morning: a tiny bank vole-stumpy tailed, snub-nosed & very lovely. I’ve put a dish of sunflower seeds out for her. Research shows that watching footage of cute animals alleviates anxiety, so here she is in case your day is angsty:

I mentioned I grow spring flowers on my garden steps so I can see them from my sofa & they lift my mood…well there was something else among the flower pots this morning: a tiny bank vole-stumpy tailed, snub-nosed & very lovely. I’ve put a dish of sunflower seeds out for her. Research shows that watching footage of cute animals alleviates anxiety, so here she is in case your day is angsty:

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1000s of larkspur, nigella & cornflowers & a singing blackbird: 15 seconds of high summer near Wicken, UK-the kind of video proven to alleviate anxiety:

1000s of larkspur, nigella & cornflowers & a singing blackbird: 15 seconds of high summer near Wicken, UK-the kind of video proven to alleviate anxiety:

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I’m standing under a yew tree in a tiny churchyard nr the centre of Cambridge & a blackbird is singing his whisper song above me. A whisper song is the very very quiet winter version of the spring song & not all males sing this way. An intimate & precious sound. Sound RIGHT up🔈:

I’m standing under a yew tree in a tiny churchyard nr the centre of Cambridge & a blackbird is singing his whisper song above me. A whisper song is the very very quiet winter version of the spring song & not all males sing this way. An intimate & precious sound. Sound RIGHT up🔈:

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I’m trying to muster the confidence to start my YouTube channel. Have been for a year tbh. It will be about how to make our brains (so the world) a bit easier to live in via simple neuroscience-based behavioural changes. It will also be about lovely twigs, making things & small good side quests. Worried I need a fancy camera (finances not up to that atm) so I went up the woods & filmed things with my phone. If this kind of footage was in a YouTube vid would you think ugh this is like watching a manky potato, or is this ok? Pls watch these clips & let me know in a comment if you have a moment 👇🏼

I’m trying to muster the confidence to start my YouTube channel. Have been for a year tbh. It will be about how to make our brains (so the world) a bit easier to live in via simple neuroscience-based behavioural changes. It will also be about lovely twigs, making things & small good side quests. Worried I need a fancy camera (finances not up to that atm) so I went up the woods & filmed things with my phone. If this kind of footage was in a YouTube vid would you think ugh this is like watching a manky potato, or is this ok? Pls watch these clips & let me know in a comment if you have a moment 👇🏼

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A couple of cornflowers in a field near Wicken, Cambridgeshire and a little leafcutter bee gathering pollen for her babies from a cornflower in my garden. As ever my photos & videos are designed to dial down stress & lift your mood-a break from angst while you scroll 🌿:

A couple of cornflowers in a field near Wicken, Cambridgeshire and a little leafcutter bee gathering pollen for her babies from a cornflower in my garden. As ever my photos & videos are designed to dial down stress & lift your mood-a break from angst while you scroll 🌿:

Emma Mitchell 💙

39,701 просмотров • 5 дней назад

A couple of mornings ago I woke up about 4.30am, severely anxious, very loud self-hating thoughts racing so fast I longed to turn them off-to step out of my brain entirely. Then I realised that Steve the blackbird was singing. The beautiful repeating patterns of his tweets quietened & slowed my thoughts & I was grateful for every fluting note. Researched shows that birdsong can be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress. Sound up 🐦‍⬛🎵🧠:

A couple of mornings ago I woke up about 4.30am, severely anxious, very loud self-hating thoughts racing so fast I longed to turn them off-to step out of my brain entirely. Then I realised that Steve the blackbird was singing. The beautiful repeating patterns of his tweets quietened & slowed my thoughts & I was grateful for every fluting note. Researched shows that birdsong can be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress. Sound up 🐦‍⬛🎵🧠:

Emma Mitchell 💙

20,522 просмотров • 3 дней назад

A couple of pale mauve phacelia in a field in Norfolk. If you play my little film to the end & let your brain immerse itself among the flowers, research shows it will help you recover from stress much more quickly today🌿🧠:

A couple of pale mauve phacelia in a field in Norfolk. If you play my little film to the end & let your brain immerse itself among the flowers, research shows it will help you recover from stress much more quickly today🌿🧠:

Emma Mitchell 💙

10,789 просмотров • 4 дней назад

My girls & I have had an incredibly hard 2 years-my marriage ended & we’ve had to create & adjust to a new world. They’ve struggled but been so bloody brave. I’ve brought them,more than 50 Victorian ink bottles & all our varied craft projects to Norfolk. The moonlit sea just now:

My girls & I have had an incredibly hard 2 years-my marriage ended & we’ve had to create & adjust to a new world. They’ve struggled but been so bloody brave. I’ve brought them,more than 50 Victorian ink bottles & all our varied craft projects to Norfolk. The moonlit sea just now:

Emma Mitchell 💙

241,149 просмотров • 1 год назад

Word has spread on the long tailed tit grapevine that I run a very good bird café. This family group (likely brothers & sisters from a 2025 brood) came to dine. I’m passing on these 5 adorable tiny birbs (colloquial name: flying teaspoons) to you bc we all need a bit of joy rn🪶:

Word has spread on the long tailed tit grapevine that I run a very good bird café. This family group (likely brothers & sisters from a 2025 brood) came to dine. I’m passing on these 5 adorable tiny birbs (colloquial name: flying teaspoons) to you bc we all need a bit of joy rn🪶:

Emma Mitchell 💙

69,736 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

In case you’re stuck indoors, feeling low or anxious or there’s big snow where you are, here are hundreds of snowdrops (also called Candlemas bells) in a hedgerow & gentle winter sun (& a car, sorry) I filmed on 3rd Feb last year. Leave a comment if you’re a fan of these little flowers 🌱🌱

In case you’re stuck indoors, feeling low or anxious or there’s big snow where you are, here are hundreds of snowdrops (also called Candlemas bells) in a hedgerow & gentle winter sun (& a car, sorry) I filmed on 3rd Feb last year. Leave a comment if you’re a fan of these little flowers 🌱🌱

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62,867 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:

Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:

Emma Mitchell 💙

110,596 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад

Have you ever seen a wren have a bath? No? Nor had I till just now. Filmed through a rain-spotted window & on my phone, so not perfect, but hope it brings you a spot of delight nonetheless 🪶

Have you ever seen a wren have a bath? No? Nor had I till just now. Filmed through a rain-spotted window & on my phone, so not perfect, but hope it brings you a spot of delight nonetheless 🪶

Emma Mitchell 💙

74,443 просмотров • 7 месяцев назад

I’ve driven elder daughter to a place where nightingales sing. Here’s 90 seconds of one of the most beautiful sounds on earth:

I’ve driven elder daughter to a place where nightingales sing. Here’s 90 seconds of one of the most beautiful sounds on earth:

Emma Mitchell 💙

87,094 просмотров • 1 год назад

A blackbird told me it was February (sound up for some much needed birdsong dopamine-these are my very favourite birdy notes):

A blackbird told me it was February (sound up for some much needed birdsong dopamine-these are my very favourite birdy notes):

Emma Mitchell 💙

30,138 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

Small but also BIG news from the garden step bird café: in the last 24 hrs my garden robin, the one who came in the house to tell me the mealworms had run out, has found a mate! I usually silence my films but you can hear how completely delighted I am. He was showing her around! Ngl bit tearful rn plus I just ordered a LOAD of mealworms. Welcoming name suggestions for the birdy couple ❤️🪶❤️

Small but also BIG news from the garden step bird café: in the last 24 hrs my garden robin, the one who came in the house to tell me the mealworms had run out, has found a mate! I usually silence my films but you can hear how completely delighted I am. He was showing her around! Ngl bit tearful rn plus I just ordered a LOAD of mealworms. Welcoming name suggestions for the birdy couple ❤️🪶❤️

Emma Mitchell 💙

30,913 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

Due to dodgy mental health & my marriage ending recently I’ve really neglected the garden. I started to clear it just now though and found treasure-a self-seeded pink primrose (wild primrose/garden centre primula cross). I didn’t plant it:

Due to dodgy mental health & my marriage ending recently I’ve really neglected the garden. I started to clear it just now though and found treasure-a self-seeded pink primrose (wild primrose/garden centre primula cross). I didn’t plant it:

Emma Mitchell 💙

163,549 просмотров • 3 лет назад

Research shows that watching footage of animals we find cute is relaxing. Here’s one of the bank voles that lives under my garden steps (back in April). A cherry blossom petal falls on her head but she doesn’t notice because she’s so focussed on her snacks❤️👇🏼

Research shows that watching footage of animals we find cute is relaxing. Here’s one of the bank voles that lives under my garden steps (back in April). A cherry blossom petal falls on her head but she doesn’t notice because she’s so focussed on her snacks❤️👇🏼

Emma Mitchell 💙

40,080 просмотров • 7 месяцев назад

Having a steep mental health dip, which is normal when recovering from a breakdown but scary while you’re in it. I’ve learned several neuroscience-based ways to help myself get back on the slow steady recovery curve though, so am trying not to panic. If you’re struggling rn too I’m sending the gentlest thoughts-be as kind to yourself as you can, you’re definitely not alone. Here’s my bird cherry tree last March, bustling with honey & bumble bees to counter the not-so-positive post slightly. Backing singers=great tit & a gaggle of jackdaws 🌸🌿

Having a steep mental health dip, which is normal when recovering from a breakdown but scary while you’re in it. I’ve learned several neuroscience-based ways to help myself get back on the slow steady recovery curve though, so am trying not to panic. If you’re struggling rn too I’m sending the gentlest thoughts-be as kind to yourself as you can, you’re definitely not alone. Here’s my bird cherry tree last March, bustling with honey & bumble bees to counter the not-so-positive post slightly. Backing singers=great tit & a gaggle of jackdaws 🌸🌿

Emma Mitchell 💙

22,674 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

Was deep into talking about hawthorn nerdery & why it was seen as deathy by ancient folk for my workshops but suddenly a cuckoo starts calling & I forget what the hell I was talking about bc this bird is now RARE & it’s such an evocative gorgeous sound. SOUND UP 🔈🪶:

Was deep into talking about hawthorn nerdery & why it was seen as deathy by ancient folk for my workshops but suddenly a cuckoo starts calling & I forget what the hell I was talking about bc this bird is now RARE & it’s such an evocative gorgeous sound. SOUND UP 🔈🪶:

Emma Mitchell 💙

84,408 просмотров • 2 лет назад

No YOU were looking at lovely beech leaves behind the garden centre carpark,got stuck in a bush & a posh lady then appeared next to her car. She looked aghast.There was no styling it out. Me: ‘Sorry to startle you, I’m stuck in a bush’. She laughed, thankfully. The beech leaves:

No YOU were looking at lovely beech leaves behind the garden centre carpark,got stuck in a bush & a posh lady then appeared next to her car. She looked aghast.There was no styling it out. Me: ‘Sorry to startle you, I’m stuck in a bush’. She laughed, thankfully. The beech leaves:

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64,293 просмотров • 1 год назад

I grow spring flowers on my garden steps as I can see them from my sofa & the sight helps my brain on tough days. The sight of Steve the blackbird visiting the bird café helps too (songthrush tweeting away in the background):

I grow spring flowers on my garden steps as I can see them from my sofa & the sight helps my brain on tough days. The sight of Steve the blackbird visiting the bird café helps too (songthrush tweeting away in the background):

Emma Mitchell 💙

44,919 просмотров • 1 год назад

When humans look at something we find beautiful it causes dopamine release in our brains & looking at plants shifts our brain activity away from fight or flight & into rest & digest mode. A field of phacelia, Norfolk:

When humans look at something we find beautiful it causes dopamine release in our brains & looking at plants shifts our brain activity away from fight or flight & into rest & digest mode. A field of phacelia, Norfolk:

Emma Mitchell 💙

33,091 просмотров • 1 год назад

Steve the emotional support blackbird & his most beautiful tweets to ease fight or flight. Birdsong’s been shown to dial down anxiety in the human brain-to reassure & lend a little mental strength even when danger is evident & real. All we can do is keep going. Sound up🎵:

Steve the emotional support blackbird & his most beautiful tweets to ease fight or flight. Birdsong’s been shown to dial down anxiety in the human brain-to reassure & lend a little mental strength even when danger is evident & real. All we can do is keep going. Sound up🎵:

Emma Mitchell 💙

43,018 просмотров • 1 год назад