{"id":202086,"date":"2026-06-09T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=202086"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:34:12","slug":"how-to-talk-to-trees-with-lindsay-branham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/how-to-talk-to-trees-with-lindsay-branham","title":{"rendered":"How to Talk to Trees with Lindsay Branham"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/24b3b1e3-2cdb-4379-a90e-0b052036bd1e?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/how-to-talk-to-trees-with-lindsay-branham\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindsay Branham is an environmental psychologist exploring how we build deeper, more reciprocal relationships with nature. Her work invites us to go beyond simply spending time outside and consider what it might look like to truly listen and even communicate with trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Lindsay:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartwood.institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lindsaylaurenne\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Lindsay&#8217;s book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1538778564\/ref=asc_df_15387785641780570800000?tag=67654-lindsaylaurenne-20&amp;creative=395261&amp;creativeASIN=1538778564&amp;linkCode=asn&amp;ascsubtag=srctok-e8150aa4fa9b9f68&amp;btn_ref=srctok-e8150aa4fa9b9f68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Heartwood: The Wisdom and Healing Kinship of Trees&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/ocean-bottle\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ocean Bottle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Lindsay Branham is an environmental psychologist exploring how we build deeper, more reciprocal relationships with nature. Her work invites us to go beyond simply spending time outside and consider what it might look like to truly listen and even communicate with trees. 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