Amy Chan is the Founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to heal the heart. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Heart Hackers Club – an online magazine that focuses on the psychology behind love, lust, and desire. The Observer calls her  “A relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw” and her company has been featured across national media including Good Morning America, Vogue, Glamour, Nightline, and the front page of The New York Times. Her book, Breakup Bootcamp – The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, published by Harper Collins is available now.

3 words to describe Nature? 

Peace. Love. Beauty

3 things Nature taught you? 

Presence

Curiosity

Everything is connected

3 most treasured Nature spots? 

Lynn Valley hiking trail 

Clayoquot Sound 

Dunton Hot Springs

When you look at the ocean, it makes you feel…? 

Small, yet expansive

When you see a forest, it makes you feel…? 

Grateful to be visiting

When you see a volcano, it makes you feel…? 

Amazed

When you see a sunrise or sunset, it makes you feel…? 

Reborn. Hopeful.

When you hear thunder, it makes you feel…? 

Scared

When you hear the wind howling, it makes you feel…? 

Cautious

Are you an Ocean, Mountain, Forest, or Desert person? 

Ocean

On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is Nature to your well-being? 

7

Share with us a childhood nature memory? 

The forest was my playground. I would make forts, play in the dirt, dig holes, collect branches, and didn’t have a worry in the world. The forest was vast, so it scared me, yet excited me, and sometimes when I dared, I’d go deeper inside. But as I grew up, I started to worry about dirtying my clothes and focused on getting good grades and working. I started to lose touch with nature. I’m still on a journey of connecting back to that girl that once played in the forest, not afraid to get dirt on her hands, and adventure into the great unknown.