You Are Nature: On Walking, Forest Bathing, and Coming Home to the Natural World - Paperback

Bouse, Adam: - Adam Bouse is a coach, writer, an emotions educator, and a possibilitarian. Before coaching, he worked in museums, tech companies, nonprofits, and communications-always drawn to helping people learn and grow. In 2025, Adam's family experienced the devastating loss of his wife, Stacey. As cliché as it sounds, grief has a way of making your values abundantly clear. What became clear for Adam is this: grief can live alongside purpose and possibility. And the work that matters most to him is showing up fully present, creating space where people feel truly heard and seen. Helping people who feel overwhelmed, burned out, and stuck find possibilities, live with intentionality, and discover fulfillment. Adam is the founder of Optimistic Coaching. He is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) coach, a certified forest therapy guide, and a nature connection specialist. He provides traditional 1: 1 coaching and workshops, while also creating experiences that help people reconnect with themselves and the natural world. He writes regularly on Substack about nature, optimism, and resilience, and believes that a walk in the woods is a good place to start solving almost any challenge. He's inspired by the wisdom of Mary Oliver, Parker Palmer, Richard Rohr, and many others who remind us to pay attention. When he's not coaching, you'll find him outdoors with his camera, hanging out with his kids, or trying to work through his ever-growing "emotional support pile of books.