Nicole Brudos Ferrara is the owner of Damselfly Forest Therapy and a forest therapy guide certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT). She is also certified in Wilderness First Aid Essentials and CPR through the Institute for Wilderness and Emergency Medicine. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English and worked as a writer, editor, and communications professional in Rochester for 28 years before an unexpected career transition inspired her to pursue forest therapy. Learn more about her forest therapy journey at damselflyforestherapy.com.