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One woman turned her Connecticut garden into a hotbed for healing

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East Haven resident Dr. Ivette Ruiz embraces her friend Crystal Jeter-Prince at the grand opening of Healing By Growing Farms, a space that Ruiz created at her home to give trauma survivors access to nature and therapeutic farming. (Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public)
East Haven resident Dr. Ivette Ruiz embraces her friend Crystal Jeter-Prince at the grand opening of Healing By Growing Farms, a space that Ruiz created at her home to give trauma survivors access to nature and therapeutic farming. (Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public)

Research has proven nature's dynamic healing powers for people who have experienced trauma.

Connecticut Public Radio's Patrick Skahill tells us how one woman discovered this for herself and is now extending her home garden to help other trauma survivors heal.

This segment aired on November 10, 2023.

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