In this episode Jonathan and Jeannette talk about gardening with chronic pain, stress and depression. After the trauma dump it gets optimistic with some tips on how to make it less painful and we go over studies that suggest it may even be helping our terrible moods. But first they share their garden status updates (complaints), Jeannette proposes a new segment and Jonathan spills the tea on the new Community Garden gestapo. 

Sources:

• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9389296/
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3372556/
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-13885-5
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9564959/
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-13885-5
• https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/06/18/1182961315/back-pain-gardening-relief-safe

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