Press: Run Walk Talk in The Los Angeles Times newsletter, The Wild

Would you go on a “rage hike”? Kelcie Pegher of the LA Times goes on one every week, and it was so fun talking to her about the science that supports her experience that they are very helpful. In her article for The Wild, the LAT’s newsletter about the outdoors, she writes:

Therapist Sepideh Saremi, who specializes in sessions that take place while being active — in a practice aptly named Run Walk Talk — told me that when one is active, the brain begins a process known as self-generated optic flow.

“What [walking or running] does is makes the activity in your amygdala, which is the part of your brain that is responsible for anxiety — it’s like your lizard brain — it calms [that activity] down,” Saremi said.

There’s lots of great science in her article, so if you’re a therapist using movement with your clients or just interested in the connection between movement outdoors and mood, I highly recommend taking a look.

Plus, it was great talking to Kelcie not only because she’s delightful and her article is really interesting, but also because she’s the very first journalist ever to cover Run Walk Talk (sadly, her Daily Breeze article about us is nowhere to be found…. but it was 6 years ago so that’s okay).

Thank you, Kelcie! Read the rest of her piece here: The cathartic release of a weekly ‘rage hike’ has science behind it