Weathering

It’s not hyperbole to say Weathering changed my life. In Weathering, Allen has produced a revelatory book that reshaped my relationship, not only with landscape but with my own body, allowing me to finally explore its true potential. * Ali Millar *This beautiful book so lyrically connects the weathering of our internal life with the erosion of deep-time. I felt anchored by Ruth’s words * Raynor Winn *A beautiful and nourishing meditation on how our exterior and interior landscapes shape and are shaped by the different weathers of our lives * Stuart Maconie *A fascinating exploration of the literal ground of our being, and a wise and profound reflection on what rock can teach us about what it is to be human. * Sharon Blackie *This is a book that feels worldy as well as spiritual; solid as well as shifting; realistic and deeply hopeful too. * Kerri ní Dochartaigh *Who would have thought that the rocks beneath our feet could feel so intimate and personal? A profound and beautiful journey into the unique world of geotherapy, bringing us into closer relationship not just with the natural landscape, but with ourselves. A metaphorical mind-changer, revealing the weathering that shapes who we are and who we might become. * Roman Krznaric, author of The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World *A convincing, considered read for those who enjoy a deeper exploration of our place within an unromanticised natural world: “What if know your place was a call to action and not a reprimand?” * Irish Times *

Ruth Allen PhD is a qualified psychotherapist, writer, and an experienced trainer and facilitator. Originally trained as a geologist, with a doctorate in Himalayan mountain-building, she now specialises in movement and nature-based practice, nature connection and relational embodiment. She is a supervisory director for ‘Rooted for Girls’, a unique woodland-based psycho-educational programme for teenage girls in the North of England, and is influential in the UK outdoor therapy field, offering training to new practitioners and trainees as well as offering expert consultation. In her spare time, she is a keen mountain adventurer. Her first book, the illustrated title Grounded, was published in 2021 to critical acclaim.