Contributions by Rachel Hunsell

How do we access joy, pleasure, relaxation, and their sister emotions while carrying pain and grief of losing someone we loved so deeply?

Video discussion on the important roles that recreation, leisure, and play have in helping to heal the wounds of grief.

This first event is one of ten events in partnership with the National Park Trust that will take place over the next year.

Storytelling can be done through our oral stories, but also through writing, painting, collaging, dancing, gardening, and so much more.

Nature can be a healer for us. Nature Heals written by Alan Wolfelt explores how to begin integrating it into your grief journey.

As we celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day and National Park week, we invite you to explore how your life intertwines with nature and its impacts on grief.

Spring is the season of new beginnings, and we look forward to preparing the ground, planting seeds and growing with you in the journey to blooms.

To give and receive love is life’s most grand adventure and deepest valley, a painful darkness and a holy sanctuary.

Find hope in the winter wilderness with an open heart and mind. Be open to what is and what is to come both in the winter and in our grief.

As we transition into a new year, we will forge new paths together in our hearts and set foot on trails we've yet to see. Together, we will explore the wild.

Video recording discussion on the healing power of being in nature and the role that ecological metaphors can play in helping cope with loss.

In the midst of winter, we will dig into seasonal impacts of grief and how the world around us can both challenge our hearts and minds.

There is power in pairing movement with time spent outdoors for our physical, mental and emotional health. Get the resources for your future hiking experiences!

Explore the ways in which life's constant changes impact our internal landscapes and share your experience using #tapsoutdoors.

TAPS Outdoors Manager shares lessons learned from her grandmother and how even in her death she made life’s blooms brighter and fuller.

Watch for new videos every Wednesday, do the suggested weekly activity, share your experience using #tapsoutdoors and be inspired to get outdoors!

TAPS invites all to celebrate the power of connection through nature with our new series "A Breath of Fresh Air" with #TAPSOutdoors!

TAPS Expeditions are outdoor therapeutic adventures that require participants to step out of their comfort zones, and foster growth in mind, body and spirit.

A group of TAPS survivors traveled to East Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Although on different journeys, they are all connected.

This video recording of the TAPS Talks connection shares ideas for exploring beneficial outdoor activities and how it can boost your mood and relieve stress.

On TAPS Expeditions, we explore the wilderness of our earth and of our grief; setting us on a path to find the answers.

Survivors gain strength and bond together as they push through extreme difficulty during their 4-day, 50 mile trek in the Grand Canyon.

I was submerged in one of the Seven Wonders of the World with people who, without speaking, knew my heart and its pain.