318. Nature as Medicine with Willow Defabaugh

<p>Nature is medicine, and is a deep and wise teacher for each of us, no matter who and where we are, or what stage of our journey we are in. Through our perpetual transitions, metamorphoses, awakenings, and healing processes, nature is there as a steady guide and witness for us. </p><p>Our guest on the podcast today, the incredible Willow Defebaugh of Atmos, has dedicated their life to exploring and unpacking these themes, which we dive into in our beautiful conversation today. Together, Willow dives into how they came to this path in life, how nature has been a teacher and guide for her, how grief is the key to being the stewards and caretakers that the Earth is longing for us to be, and so, so much more. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Willow</strong></p><p>Willow Defebaugh is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Atmos, an award-winning multimedia platform that seeks to re-enchant people with the Earth. She is the author of The Overview, a deep ecology newsletter and book, and host of The Nature Of podcast, named best of 2025 by Apple. She is a lifelong student of nature and graduated with a degree in creative writing from the University of Michigan. Her work has been featured in Vogue, Harper&#39;s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, V Magazine, Interview, i-D, BBC, The Guardian, Them, New York Magazine, and more. She lives in Brooklyn on unceded Lenape territory with her dog Max Moon.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcript can be found on Spotify!</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>WILLOW&#39;S LINKS: </strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://atmos.earth/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://atmos.earth/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/willowonearth/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/willowonearth/</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://lnk.to/4LmhWH" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://lnk.to/4LmhWH</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS:</strong></p><p>Tarot for the Wild Soul is a USA Today bestseller! <a href="https://www.tarotforthewildsoul.com/tftws-book" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Order the book and the deck here!</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tarotforthewildsoul.com/the-membership" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Come join us</a> over at The Soul Tarot Membership, where you can get access to a private podcast feed, 2 live workshops per month with me, incredible Tarot resources, and supportive, warm community! </p><p>Join <a href="https://tarotfor