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How gardening helped a Blue Mountains mum overcome obsessive-compulsive tendencies

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Manu Prigioni, a Blue Mountains resident, overcame obsessive-compulsive tendencies triggered by bushfires and childbirth through gardening, facilitated by a psychologist.
Research links gardening to improved mental wellbeing and life satisfaction, particularly in adults over 46.

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Manu Prigioni, a Blue Mountains resident, overcame obsessive-compulsive tendencies triggered by bushfires and childbirth through gardening, facilitated by a psychologist. Research links gardening to improved mental wellbeing and life satisfaction, particularly in adults over 46.

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