Jenne Sluder is a musician, writer, and wilderness-based therapist. A native of Appalachia, North Carolina, she also enjoys traveling with her music and nature-based therapeutic work. 

Music

Jenne delivers a unique and powerful vocal quality that often takes her audiences off guard. Her lyrics speak to the human condition, the mystique of the natural world, and creative maladaptation to modern civilization. She draws on a background of diverse musical explorations from fronting a punk band to teaching history and composition of blues and hip-hop in public schools; performing sacred songs at ceremonies and organizing junkyard bands at youth camps; song-swapping in Kenya and a unique performance alongside Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary as part of a creative aging initiative.

Nature-based Therapy

Jenne works concurrently as a practitioner of nature-based therapeutic practices, community ritual, meditation and wilderness rites of passage. She holds an MA in Transpersonal Psychology / Ecopsychology from Naropa University and a BA in Comparative Religious Studies / Environmental Studies from Guilford College. Her work engages the reflection between nature and psyche with an emphasis on authentic experiences in community. She has guided community experiences with diverse populations of all ages, drawing on the teachings of Thomas Berry, Joanna Macy, Malidoma & Sobonfu Some, Michael Meade, Wendell Berry, M. Scott Peck, Steven Foster and Meredith Little. Jenne is passionate about creative expression, intergenerational learning, and the revival of intimacy in human relationship and with the natural world as the healthiest context for human life.