TW: Childhood Abuse, Mental HealthOn this final day of Black Birders Week 2021, I bring an earlier recorded episode from back in February of this year with Nicole Jackson. Join us and get to know one of the co-organizers of Black Birders Week 2020 as we talk about how birding and being outside can help heal and bring tenderness to those parts of us that are suffering and hurting. Nicole tells us her story, how she started to get into birds and birding, we connect over birding in Ohio and all of the many hats she wears today. Nicole is an amazing human doing amazing things like the #BlackInNationalParks initiative that stemmed from her participation in Black Birders Week.Here's an article about Nicole and her initiative #BlackInNationalParksWeek2020 https://gearjunkie.com/news/black-in-national-parks-week-npsand follow https://www.instagram.com/blackinnpsweek/for this year's #BlackInNationalParksWeek2021Follow her on IG https://www.instagram.com/nicky.j10/--Don't forget to donate at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlwaysBeBirdinto keep the podcast running and help to ensure I can pay the Black, Indigenous and People of Color that share their stories with you. Follow at https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbebirdin_podcast/