MAINE SENIORS • March 6, 2021
In her quiet, knowledgeable way, Wendy Weiger, MD, PhD, urges people to think about two important, interrelated truths. First, spending time in nature can bring you significant health benefits. Second, it can also help us towards the changes that we need to address climate change. Dr. Weiger, 59, has written several books so far on these topics, including Heaven Beneath Our Feet: Finding God and Healing in the Wild, and a book of photos and text that takes readers through a mindful year in the Maine woods, considering details that many might miss. But she does more than write about the multiple benefits of living closer to nature. She has made radical life changes to live on her own in the Maine woods.