The Bracken Outdoors Podcast
The podcast for outdoor professionals where we deconstruct the skills, attitudes and knowledge you need to help you earn a living in the great outdoors. Join us as we interview Forest School Leaders, discuss bushcraft philosophy, dive into nature as therapy, and dissect business structures. Hosted by Bracken Van Ryssen of Bracken Outdoors.com
Podcasting since 2020 • 139 episodes
The Bracken Outdoors Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 139 - How a Growth Mindset Changed the Way I See Learning
How does mindset shape the way we learn, grow, and recover from failure? In this episode, I reflect on how understanding the difference between a fixed and growth mindset changed my own approach to learning — and how we can help children ...
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Episode 138 - The Ancestral Lens: What Hunter-Gatherers Teach Us About Modern Life
On the inside, we’re still hunter-gatherers — yet every day we live in a world of screens, schedules, and supermarkets. In this episode I explore the idea of the ancestral lens: looking to our evolutionary past to understand what really support...
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Episode 137 - Does Forest School Support Academic Achievement?
Does Forest School support academic achievement?In this episode, I explore the relationship between forest school and academic learning, and why supporting the development of the whole child is a vital foundation for later academic succ...
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