Nature does not remove these things, but it can place them in a larger frame. A path does not demand that we improve ourselves before we are allowed to walk on it. Brief Contact MattersA recent systematic review and meta-analysis examined nature exposure and mental health in adults with mental illness or symptoms of mental illness. Being outside for as little as 10 minutes, even in urban nature, can improve adults’ mental health. We do not need to romanticise nature or imagine that only mountains, oceans, or wilderness count.