Ponder While We Wander

Location: Pocket Beach, Seattle, WA unceded lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, specifically the Duwamish, Suquamish, Stillaguamish, and Muckleshoot People.    Record date: 4/20/2026 Release date: 10/1/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Episode Description: Amber and Natasha take a walk in an area shared by humans and plants to explore the topic...

Location: Farm in Chimacum WA, part of the Jefferson Land Trust Record date: 4/26/2026 Release date: 9/15/2026   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Episode Description: From a farm in Washington State within the Jefferson Land Trust, Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin discuss bees as a metaphor for managing living with uncertainty and changing times....

Location: Dungeouness River, Sequim, WA  Record date: 4/25/2026 Release date: 9/1/2026   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Episode Description: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer grounds the discussion about alternative economies and specifically a Service Economy as introduced in this book. It f...

Location: Saratoga Woods, Whidbey Island, WA Record date: 4/21/2026 Release date: 8/15/2026   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Episode Description: Join Amber and Natasha on a breezy day from Saratoga Woods on Whidbey Island, WA where they dive into the complexities surrounding our Relationship to Stuff.  After taking a moment to greet the land an...

Location: Seattle Japanese Garden unceded lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, specifically the Duwamish, Suquamish, Stillaguamish, and Muckleshoot People.  Record date: 4/21/2026 Release date: 8/1/2026   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Episode Description: Join Amber and Natasha from the Seattle Japanese Garden, in Seattle WA as they discuss what...

Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/27/26 Release date: 7/15/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Episode Description:Join Amber and Natasha as they wander through Wawona, California. As the snow is melting and river water is flowing they explore what it is to wander! They share definitions, poems, and explore chron...

Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/1/26 Release date: 7/1/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Join Amber and Natasha in Wawona, CA under the stars, in this first ever episode recorded at night! Together they discuss our need for darkness and stargazing. They explore how stargazing can help us connect us to somethi...

Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 2/27/26 Release date: 6/15/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Episode Description: Join Natasha and Amber as they slip and slide down a slushy, snow path to a peaceful forest grove where they discuss Forest Bathing and a variety of nature based therapies!    With so many different...

Location: Wawona, Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 2/24/26 Release date: 6/1/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Expanding on the themes of previous episodes of the benefits of having a deeper relationship with other-than-human nature, Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa share personal stories and different ways humans have f...

Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/23/26 Release date: 5/15/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin explore the evolving definition of Ecopsychology, some of the challenges in naming the field, and why they took so long to include this in the podcast series. They share personal storie...

Location: Wawona,Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/1/26 Release date: 5/1/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Episode Description:   From a deck in Wawona, California, under the Winter night sky of the Yosemite National Forest,Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin discuss secular contemplative practice, the benefits of such a...

Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/25/26 Release date: 4/15/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Natasha and Amber join you from the banks of a babbling spring in Yosemite National Park, to talk about De-centering ourselves in relationship to Nature.    They explore what is required of us to answer the dire call of...

Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/25/26 Release date: 4/1/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   THANK YOU TO PINE TREE MARKET:   Ponder While We Wander is so grateful for our first community sponsorship! A big shout out to Pine Tree Market run by Michael and Katie Henderson, and their lodging support for us during...

Location: Chetzamoka Park, Port Townsend, Washington, USA  Record date: 10/21/25 Release date: 3/15/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Join Natasha and Amber as they introduce Journaling with Nature as a way to deepen our relationship with other-than-human Nature. Through the process of journaling,the opportunities to re-connect and re-member a...

Location: Carrie Blake Park, Sequim, Washington, USA  Record date: 10/20/25 Release date: 3/1/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa describe, normalize, and discuss the phobias we may have as humans in regard to the natural world. The potential origins, consequences, and environmental impact of biophobias are expl...

Location: Dungeness River, Sequim, Washington, USA  Record date: 10/20/2025 Release date: 2/16/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Walking along a trail beside the Dungeness River, Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa discuss the topic of grounding and invite you to explore with them as they engage with the natural environment of the Dungeness Rive...

Location: Halls Hill Labyrinth and Lookout, Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA  Record date: 10/19/25 Release date: 2/2/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Based on the work of Richard Louv, Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin take a walk on an outdoor labyrinth on Bainbridge Island, Washington to ponder the effects of less unstructured outdoor ti...

Location: Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA  Record date: 10/18/25 Release date: 1/15/25   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   From a curated, wooded garden on Whidbey Island, Washington, Natasha Morisawa and Amber Martin introduce the Rat Park study and its findings. They wander and ponder about the connection to humans and addiction...

Location: Curse and Holler Ranch, Chimicum, Washington  Record date: 10/16/25 Release date: 1/1/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   To be in relationships may be more crucial and difficult now than in previous generations. Based on stories of loneliness and the challenges of making friends in adulthood, Natasha and Amber start to unpack some of...

Location: HJ Carroll Park, Chimacum, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Guest: Rev. Aaron Twitchell https://lovewellnj.com/ Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   An episode in two parts. In part one, Amber and Natasha talk with Rev. Aaron Twitchell about good goodbyes in his experience with supporting, consulting with, and counseling individuals and families at the end o...

Location: Kah Tai Lagoon, Port Townsend, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa talk and walk around the Kah Tai Lagoon with deer, herons, eagles, and other than human nature to discuss what the Polycrisis. They help us see through a lens of interconnectedness and discuss how to build a social, emotional...

Location: Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, CA, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Amber and Natasha explore the challenges and human connection to the universal experience of grief. They touch on the different types of grief, how we grieve, and why it is important to acknowledge it when it shows up. Our relationship with nature can provide ways of incorpo...

Location: Captain Whidbey, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Natasha and Amber travel to a magical place by ferry and, fueled by a couple cups of coffee, ponder the significance of coffee. They explore the ritual and magic of connecting over a warm beverage. Can a cup of coffee connect us to ourselves, loved ones, st...

Location: Discovery Bay, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Come see how noticing our discomfort can invite us into deeper connection with nature as we ponder by the shore where birds, seals, and other than human nature join us.    Explore more about Ponder While We Wander A soothing podcast for trying times.   https://ponderwhilewew...

Location: Fort Flagler Historical State Park, Washington, USA Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Natasha and Amber visit a place where the ocean meets forest to tune into birds as a way of intentionally paying attention and deepening how we make meaning in our lives. Come listen to the topic and the birds!    Explore more about Ponder While We Wande...