In our fast-paced world of notifications, deadlines, and constant screen time, it’s easy to spend most of our lives indoors — breathing conditioned air, staring at blue-lit screens, and rushing from one obligation to the next. But somewhere in the middle of this overstimulated lifestyle, we’ve lost touch with one of the simplest and most powerful tools for better mental health: nature.

In a world that glorifies independence and self-sufficiency, cutting people off has become a common practice. We tell ourselves that we are protecting our peace, setting boundaries, or refusing to tolerate toxicity. And sometimes, that’s true. But what happens when cutting people off becomes a pattern—when every relationship ends the same way, with distance instead of resolution? What does it say when you can’t sustain a romantic relationship? When you feel too overwhelmed to tolerate the feelings that go along with the tough stuff? Or the narrative is always the same when a relationship ends? Or when you find others keep walking away from you?