Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with love, laughter, and good food.
How to Slow Down When the World Speeds Up
There’s a moment every November when the world feels like it suddenly hits fast-forward. Holiday plans. Deadlines. Obligations you didn’t have last week but somehow now own. It’s as if the calendar flips a switch and says, “Hurry. Do more. Go faster.” But here’s the thing: nature doesn’t do
What a Difference a Week Makes
Here are two short videos of my backyard taken a little over a week apart. Most of the maple, redbud, oak, crabapple, and dogwwod trees have lost their leaves in the second video and the metasequoia have started transforming into their stunning fall rust color. But they too will
How to Embrace a Mindset of Wonder
Humans are blessed to have been born with an innate sense of wonder. Our earliest experiences were driven by a powerful drive to understand how and why things work. We figured out early on that square blocks do not fit into round holes...
Fall Garden Planning for Spring Blooms
As the air cools and the days shorten, it’s tempting to hang up the garden gloves and retreat indoors. But autumn is actually one of the most important - and rewarding - times to plan for next spring’s showstopping blooms.
The Quiet Strength of Fall
Learning Resilience from Our Gardens and the Season of Letting Go. There’s a certain grace to autumn that always humbles me. The trees don’t fight the changing light or cling to what’s fading.
The Authors Show Podcast Interview
Podcast Interview with Dr. Pam Stephens Lehenbauer speaking about “Wonder and Joy For the Wired and Tired”.
North to Alaska
Marty and I recently returned from a trip to Alaska. It was our first time going there and it was also the first time either of us took a cruise. What an incredible experience.
Well-Being Shouldn’t Be a To-Do List
Somewhere along the way, “well-being” became a project. We often mistake well-being for something we have to earn or achieve. We imagine it as a checklist: eat right, exercise, meditate, sleep eight hours.
The Healing Power of Small Joys
Marty and I just came back from our vacation in Alaska. It was the first time either of us had been to the state and it was the first time we took a cruise. And I gotta say, BOTH WERE INCREDIBLE!
Relax, it’s August
By late August, most gardens look like they’ve just come back from a long road trip: a little dusty, rumpled, and in need of a nap.
MY BOOK
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Dr. Pam Stephens Lehenbauer (AKA Mother Nature’s Apprentice) is an epidemiologist, researcher, nurse practitioner, adjunct professor, and popular guest speaker. She is also a Master Gardener, Certified Home Horticulturalist, and conservationist who has won several awards for gardening, landscaping, and creating sustainable wildlife habitats. Pam has an earned Ph.D, an MSN, an MBA, and has just written her first book on wonder, joy, and well-being. It will be available in the August of 2025. In her blog, Pam enjoys writing about topics related to gardening, health, nature and the environment, quirky science, and life.
