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Catherine Burton

@phoenixnature.bsky.social
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Rooted in care, guided by #nature. #Counselling #Psychotherapist, #Derbyshire UK. #Climate & meta crisis aware. Learning to live well with Long #COVID. Making sense of this fractured world. www.phoenixnaturetherapy.com

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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Garden bounty… does anything taste better than home grown soft fruit 🍓 And I do love a Golden Raspberry, even if its only the one 😉 #fruit #homegrown #garden #yum #nature #connection
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Just having an evening #debrief with a favourite #Oak tree 💚🌳before heading home. #nature #connection
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The horn of Africa is grieving because their -Their farms are no longer yielding -Advancement of desert is alarming -Our major rivers are drying -Proliferation of pest and pathogens -Development of tropical diseases. -Our crop are dieing out. Climate change is a reality.
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
There is much in our world that feels broken, heavy and hard, but it's still ok, or perhaps even more important to, take a moment to feel the joy in your heart too, for the flowers are blooming. #nature #connection #moments #joy #glimmers
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
My daughter made a Fox at school for 30 days wild today. Isn't it beautiful 💚 #30dayswild is something the #Wildlife Trusts in the UK run every year in #June. We've been doing it since our kids were tiny it's always a #joy. @derbyswildlife.bsky.social #nature #connection
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Grass is such a misrepresented plant, perhaps because we mostly seem to want it to be a neat and tidy lawn, but long wild grasses are another thing… #nature #play #joy #connection #childhood #memories
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Cheerful little ones brightening a sea cliff walk... Pink Sea Thrift
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Climate Psychology Alliance @climatepsychol.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Are you 16–25 and feeling the weight of the climate and related crises? Join our in-person gathering on 5 June. 📍 Liberation Centre, 2 Beehive Place, London SW9 7QR 🗓️ Friday 5 June | 6–8pm | Arrive from 5.45pm bit.ly/4dyxrWE
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Little Baby #Oak #trees -100’s of them. Do you remember all the acorns last year? It was a remarkably abundant year for #acorns, there were thousands of them. So now we have 100’s of babys, I know not all of them will survive, but I am awed by nature's ability to respond and thrive. #nature
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I've just voted for the Small Tortoiseshell for Britain's favourite butterfly... They were always my favourite when I was kid 🦋💚
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Small Tortoiseshell - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly
The Small Tortoiseshell is one of the 60 beautiful butterflies found across the UK. Will it be Britain's Favourite Butterfly?
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Nature is incredible...
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Joanne @joannefirth.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Breaking Experts want WHO to declare climate crisis as a global public health emergency. 🔥🌎💥☄️
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Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO
Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Raindrops and sunshine on the green green leaves. A reminder that opposites don't just exist together, their balance that makes life possible. #green #leaves #nature #connections
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Join me as I lie beneath a tree and capture some of my thoughts about why it's so often hard to slow down.. Something that sounds simple but often feels anything but. #slowdown #trees #nature #connection
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Slowing Down is hard to do.
Come lie down beneath a tree with me.
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Jane @ Sea and Tree @sea-and-tree.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I love the patterns that the water makes as each new wave washes over the pebbles on the shoreline, it is mesmerising and relaxing all at one. #nature #naturephotography #natureconnection #oceanphotography #oceanconnection
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Oh the beautiful green of this time of year. Soothes my soul and invites me home. #woods #trees #green #nature #connection
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Do you believe you are a part of the #natural #world? If you do… First you must learn to look after yourself. After all how can you expect to take care of the world If you do not take care of the part of the world which is you. Thoughts for the day... #selfcare #nature #reciprocity #care
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
What you may not see at first glance is this #tree has lost its top half, presumably to a #storm, but it still grows a glorious #green & thrives. I like to sit with it often, it reminds me that being #broken doesn't have to mean any less of a life. #nature #connection
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
When you're feeling slightly disheveled after a rain shower, and then the sun comes out to play… #rainydaywalk #nature #connection
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
What motivates you, deep down at the core of what matters most? This week's #poetry share from me speaks to two of mine. On the surface it is a gentle observational share... but it is so much more than that. #love #littleones #hearts #motivation
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
What if I had #wings What if I had not hidden my #joy in flight #poetry #nature #connection
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Swallows Flight
This single moment in life
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Today moments of #nature #joy Bare feet in the grass and spring flowers in the sunshine. I chased these moments, it's a conscious choice. Not because I wish to bypass the heartache and suffering of our world, but to make space for it in my heart. #connection #spring #flowers #barefoot #sun
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Well here is a loveliness of #ladybirds for sure. Today didn't go to plan. So I am sat in a park while a helpful mechanic checks out my car for me. And I spotted the gathering. Reminding me that life is about so much more than broken cars and cancelled plans. #nature #connection #lifeiseverywhere
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Studies have shown that Birdsong tells the body you’re safe. It lowers stress hormones, steadies the heart, and gently restores attention. So here is a minute of birdsong and sunlight through the trees for you. #nature #trees #sunlight #birdsong #connection
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Your jug is not meant to be filled so it can be poured into others; it is meant to be so full it overflows. #covid #longcovid #learning #loss #awareness #natute
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Descent, Slowing Down, and the Power of Wobbly Legs
What I Have Learned Living With Long COVID - For Long COVID Awareness Day – 15th of March (arriving a little late, in honour of a body that can only do so much)
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Nothing is more important than living the moment right in front of you as fully as possible. #covid #longcovid #learning #loss #awareness
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Descent, Slowing Down, and the Power of Wobbly Legs
What I Have Learned Living With Long COVID - For Long COVID Awareness Day – 15th of March (arriving a little late, in honour of a body that can only do so much)
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We have to let go of things — especially if we want to find what really matters. #longcovid
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Descent, Slowing Down, and the Power of Wobbly Legs
What I Have Learned Living With Long COVID - For Long COVID Awareness Day – 15th of March (arriving a little late, in honour of a body that can only do so much)
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We are part of #nature and are therefore meant to live in cycles, not straight lines. open.substack.com/pub/atherapi...
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
this quote really landed with me today….. “If grief can be a door way to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again” ― Robin Wall Kimmerer #nature #connection #grief #love
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Love this beautiful beech #tree. It grew on the edge of this rock ledge & had to find its way through gritstone to get to the fertile ground. It stands tall over a path I walk most days. & When #life feels hard it reminds me, that forming deep #roots can feel like a struggle, but it's worth it.
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Motherhood is this constant balancing act, a dance of holding close and letting go, and it is full of mistakes and missteps.
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Return to Your Roots
What is Mothers Day about really?
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Today's mostly been about simple joys. Sunshine, and making something with my hands… #sunlight #spinning #creative #handmade
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Today's trees. #nature #connection #trees #woodland #forestbathing
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I often say that what I offer isn’t quite Walk & Talk Therapy It’s more of a Walk, Talk & Pause. There is something powerful in forward motion But there is equally something important in slowing down in the pause in what arrives when we give space to what is #nature #connection #therapy #counselling
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Today, I want to honour the everyday, often invisible work of #women everywhere. This is not to diminish the wondrous women who are raising their voices, breaking through ceilings, and calling for change with a roar that shakes the treetops. You are essential. You help us all breathe more freely.
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A Shout Out to the Unseen Women
International Women’s Day
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I heard my first woodpecker of the year yesterday. It always gives me a little thrill… #nature #connection #birds #woodland
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Some of the most worrying impacts of nature loss weren’t disclosed to the public. This is a must watch and makes clear what’s at stake if we fail to commit to urgent action for nature. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=59DZ...
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We uncovered the redacted climate report the government didn’t want you to see
YouTube video by ITV News
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Not a bad office ☺️ #work #woods #nature #connection
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Often we turn our backs on the #sea stand stubbornly on the #sand feet planted hoping blindly that #waves will not come for us even though we can already feel them lapping at our toes But what if we turned to face them moved towards them let our hearts be torn open so that our souls can fly #free
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Dancing with grief
Partnering with the waves
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Have you laid down recently beneath a tree? Staring up into the branches as they spiral to the Sky Feel the breeze kiss your cheeks while it dances with the leaves Let the ease seep in As your limbs soften on the ground The beat of your heart slowing As you allow yourself to take root
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Beneath a tree
Have you lain down recently beneath a tree?
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Wandering in the #trees Following the call of #birdsong and #sunlight #woodland #nature #connection #trees
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Dancing with grief - Day 4 of sharing my poems... #grief #waves #sea #nature as our #teacher #connection #poetry #poem
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Dancing with grief
Partnering with the waves
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
One of my favourite things... #trees #nature #connection #poetry #words #belonging Day 3 of sharing my #poems - Beneath a tree...
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Beneath a tree
Have you lain down recently beneath a tree?
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Day 2 of sharing my poems... This is more prose than poetry perhaps, but it is a sample of some of the words that tumble out while I try to make sense of what is in my heart on one day of my daily woodland wanders.
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the cool dark of the forest floor
and touching bedrock
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I just want to live in a country where the leader can’t enrich themselves with our tax dollars, the government does what the people want, and the wealthy have to follow the laws. You know, like a democracy.
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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Sharing one of my poems every day this week, as I try to get back into the habit of writing them up and not just filling notebooks w scribbles in the woods... tatteredfishpoetry.substack.com/p/rain
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
"We are asking for a WW2 level of leadership". Professor @mikebernerslee.bsky.social at the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster. Has your MP joined the Parliamentary Call for Gov to make a televised emergency briefing to the nation? Check here: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... #NEB2025
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JenHenders @jenhenders.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Good morning. I love the way this bridge just melts into the background, totally unassuming. Allowing a beautiful serene landscape..💜 x
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