In our practices, we now diligently inquire about multi-generational family history, substance abuse, sexual practices, HIV status, physical health etc. but perhaps even the most radical of systems practitioners may tend to omit the ultimate context for our own and our clients' lives: the biosphere. What is our clients' relationship to Mother Earth and Father Sky? And what, if anything, does that have to do with their presenting problem?

The fairly new fields of ecopsychology and ecotherapy can help us to help ourselves and our clients out of the cycle of hidden depression, anxiety and shame that no amount of Prozac can erase. Those working in this area offer suggestions for meaningful ways of improving lives.