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My Sacred Place

University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Healing Garden

The garden incorporates benches, a water feature with fish, a sensory garden, a medicinal herb garden and secluded activity areas with specialized gardening tools, trellises, arbors and planters.

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Lauren Goodsmith

When your work no longer feels like work, you’re doing the right thing. And for Lauren Goodsmith, this rings true. An avid lover of gardening and nature’s renewing beauty, Lauren has integrated her passion into her profession. Beginning in 2009, Lauren helped develop the Healing Garden at Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma, supported...

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