finding wilder: Recent Episodes
micayla jean
finding wilder is a safe space to feel intuitively, listen compassionately and live joyfully in the here and now while consciously connecting to the world with open eyes, ears and hearts. we were born to live in love--to connect beyond our differences, and remember we are one.
There is nothing that you were born with or born without that makes you unworthy.
What do we do in a world where we've built up walls and there is so much separation between humans?
How do we show up each day as our authentic, worthy, loving selves in a world where there seems to be a massive crevice that keeps people apart and creating division?
How do we find the courage to jump into the mysterious unknown and make a difference for the greater good of all?
How do we begin to re-member that we are here to be in community and love one another, while also staying true to who are?
Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Finding Wilder, with Micayla Jean.
Micayla is the author of Wilder Daily - Daily Channeled Messages for the Wilder Ones. She is a writer, writing coach, reiki practitioner, intuitive energy working and lives in a world in which she does her best to come back to silence and stillness as much as possible, in hopes to heal her own heart en route to playing a small role in healing the collective.
Community and connection does not sustain itself by just talking about the weather every day.
Community and connection comes from vulnerable conversations.
To vulnerably connect with the earth, with other humans and our ability to really intentionally communicate, especially with ourselves, is needed more than ever.
Influencing vs Connecting. Can you feel the difference?
What do humans really need right now?
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@micayla.jean
@findingwilderpodcast
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I woke up and felt deeply guided to channel Wild Woman for you all.
I have ben channeling this experience of "Who is Wild Woman Now" for years, you can find much of that work on my substack. And on the eve of my 34th Birthday I was finally feeling not only brave enough, but deeply motivated and honestly called to share a live recording, for the first time ever, of Wild Woman.
I hope you enjoy.
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Do I want to become who I am, or Do I want to curate a life that looks like others because I like what they are doing?
Finding Wilder is who I am and Who I am becoming and Who you are and Who you are becoming, But When I try to become you or you try to become me, we lose track of our own unique essence.
And thus, we continue coming back to our own hearts; we continue Finding Wilder.
We ALWAYS have the opportunity to keep coming back to Finidng Wilder. That's the point. That's the movement. That's the brand.
Finding Wilder is your permission slip to let go of the perspective of others or how you wanted the rest of the world to see you. Finding Wilder is not being attached to others validation and approval.
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www.micaylajean.com
@findingwilderpodcast
@wilderdaily
It shouldn't take so much effort to not hate ourselves
It should not be so terrifying or challenging to love ourselves
"I remember the first time a boy told me I was beautiful" - and here's a bit about Micayla Jean's story learning what her ""self-worth" and "beauty" looked like based on her younger years. How awareness can heal us.
We live in a world that profits on our own self-hate, weaknesses, and need to be better and look better. What happens when we don't abandon compassion, and we find our kind eyes?
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@micayla.jean
@findingwilderpodcast
Have you ever heard of whirligigs? Well if not, you will after this episode!
Micayla channels the energy of whirligigs and what they just might be showing us at this time.
Tuning in to this new astrological transit of Uranus, the planet of change and innovation entering Gemini, a sign known for communication, intellect, and adaptability, Micayla speaks to the shift and change and what that might look like for each sun sign.
How do YOU want to shift your perspective and show up in a world of constant change?
Thanks for tuning in!
Learn more about M: @micayla.jean or www.micaylajean.com
Her books: Wilder Daily and Finding Wilder
In this episode Micayla Jean talks about 5 Uncommon Ways to Bring Peace into a Chaotic World.
What happens when we return to our body and when we come back to the present moment?
It's not our responsibility to change everybody else (we cannot!) - we have to start with ourselves, and see within our own bodies and lives where we are not living in peace. We must begin within our own hearts, and then, in patience and kindness, with an abundance of compassion for each other's unique journeys, we WILL inspire one another.
Learn more about Micayla Jean @micayla.jean or www.micaylajean.com or buy her books Wilder Daily; daily channeled messages for the wider ones and Finding Wilder; poetry for the wild, open hearted.
Have the best dang day!
Micayla Jean is back, baby! This week's show looks into her journey of passionate self-expression, and asks us how we might be missing out on our fullest potential because we are rushing through our days.
Are we being with and nourishing all of us? Do we feel worthy to do so? Who or what might be getting all of our attention, all of our love, awareness and presence?
A lot happens in a year, and Micayla shares a bit about why she stopped recording Finding Wilder for an entire year. Where her voice went. What happened. And what you can expect this season!
Where can you stay a little bit longer?
Is time your friend or an excuse you are leaning into?
Where to begin knowing you are most likely never going to feel ready.
Learn more on IG @micayla.jean or micaylajean.com
Micayla is an author and book writing coach who uses intuition, self-expression, astrology and presence to guide her clients inward and to a place of self-discovery, creativity and expansion.
Thanks for tuning in - have the best dang day! Love ya!
In this episode Micayla Jean reads the first page of the first chapter of her first memoir. Spoiler alert, this book is not published and may never be haha, so enjoy!
Have YOU ever thought about writing a book?
Join Micayla in her first ever GROUP experience, Write A Book 101, beginning June 3rd, 2024!
https://www.micaylajean.com/write-a-book
A brief catch up with Micayla Jean and what's new!!
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@micayla.jean
Write a Book 101
Happy Earth Day (a Day late!)
A brief chat with Micayla Jean on the dichotomy of holidays. As always this is a safe space for thoughts and feelings to be spoken and thought about out loud and within. What are your thoughts on holidays? How cool is it that we all have these different perspectives...let's make space to see and try to understand them all!!
The second half of this episode is a prayer poem Micayla wrote and read for Mama Earth. Thank you for listening!! Have the best dang day!
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In this episode with Micayla Jean she outs some of her most challenging shadows and what it has meant for her this year to step into her edge a bit more when feeling uncomfortable being seen. She talks about how healing in community has been life-changing and life-giving and the importance of putting ourselves out there in the sun and with other people when we are having tough seasons can truly change the world. Community heals. In a world of so many eyeballs locked in on screens in can be seemingly hard to make friends and find intimate and meaningful community and relationships. In a world of botox, filters and reality TV it can be extremely painful to be with our imperfections when everything our eyes are seeing is seemingly perfection. (It's not). Reminder: everyone has shadows. It's how we become friends with them and how we allow the container of community to hold us in vulnerability and allow ourselves to be seen and see others that can truly change ourselves the world and beyond.
"If we want more peace, we must learn how to cultivate more peace not only within ourselves but within our most intimate relationships." - Micayla Jean
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In this episode with Sam Bliss and Adam Wilson we talk about Gift Economy. What if we lived in a world where we were more comfortable giving and receiving gifts as opposed to selling and buying? Both Adam and Sam have not only spent much of their lives researching non market food economy but also living it. In 2020 Adam stopped selling for money as he trust fell into living his life from a place of giving and receiving gifts. Sam and the community of Food Not Bombs in Burlington, VT cook, serve and eat lunch every day for anyone who wants or needs food, no money exchange used. We talk about the difference between something that is "Free" compared to something that is a "Gift" and why it can be so challenging and uncomfortable for humans to receive. From innate worthiness to deep listening and shifting from "what do I want?" to "how can I be of service?" this conversation is sure to expand your mind in a potentially new way. In a world where there is such an imbalance of resources and such a fine line between worthiness and entitlement, how sustainable is "gift economy"?
More from Adam Wilson:
The Peasantry School
Sand River Community Farm
More from Sam Bliss:
More about Sam
email (especially if you want to learn more about his dissertation): samcbliss@gmail.com
@foodnotbombsbvt
Thanks so much for listening! Have the best dang day!
Micayla Jean:
www.micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean
@wilderdaily
In this week's episode of Finding Wilder Micayla Jean talks with Brandy and Rah who are the co-owners and founders of Studio 34-the birthplace of Synergy Circles! These three entrepreneurial women talk not only about the importance of connecting with one another in community and the spiritual aspect of running a business they also talk about the importance of connecting with the earth and being intentional with our choices and time. So many people are having a pull to be more purposeful with the way they spend their time and connect more with one another and nature in deeper ways and this conversations covers the challenges and beauty that can come with making authentic friendships especially as we get older and our priorities change. Whether you are a business owner who uses your computer and phone for almost everything you do or you are someone who works primarily with the land away from technology, this episode is for you!
Find more about Studio 34:
Studio 34 NH
@studio34nh
Find more about Brandy:
Ends of the Earth Innovations
@_brandypatino
@endsoftheearthinnovations
Find more about Rah:
Oh Darling Photography
@rahnelz
@ohdarling_photography
Find out more about Micayla Jean:
Micayla Jean
@micayla.jean
@findingwilderpodcast @findingwilderpodcast
@wilderdaily @wilderdaily
Thank you so much for listening! Have the best dang day!!
In this episode of Finding Wilder, Micayla talks to Body and Mind Resiliency Coach, Katie MacMullin about healing with biomagnetism therapy. Katie is an emotional protocol practitioner who uses reiki and energy medicine yoga along with magnets in her in-person and virtual healing sessions with clients. Katie shares her own personal journey with Lyme and traumatic concussions and how her own desire to heal brought her to the work she shares with others today. We talk about the power of placebo when it comes to healing and how or mind plays such a powerful role in healing. If you are curious about how your body is speaking to you and ever wondered if the pains or injuries you experience are by accident OR telling you something--this episode is for you!
Enjoy!
More about Katie:
Andara Balance
@andara.balance
More about Micayla Jean:
Micayla Jean
@micayla.jean
@wilderdaily
@findingwilderpodcast
In this episode we chat with integrative health practitioner Courtney Otten who specializes in using the subconscious mind to heal the physical body. She is a root cause gut practitioner and the host of the podcast: rooted in health radio. We dive into all things healing, from the dozens of diets and supplement regimens that didn't quite get Courtney fully healed, and why subconscious work and brain rewiring finally did help her heal fully. We talk about why your affirmations might not be working and how to overcome your body's BS meter which might be keeping you stick and/or chronically sick. We talk about the first step to healing and how becoming a healthier and more aligned version of yourself often leads to losing relationships in your life. We talk endlessly about merging physical health and spiritual/emotional work and how the combination has led Courtney and her clients to life-changing health results.
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IG @therootedinhealth
tik tok @therootedinhealth
More about Micayla
www.micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean
@wilderdaily
@findingwilerpodcast
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In this week's episode Micayla Jean shares a poem from what will be her next book. It is called Catalyst and a vulnerable journey in words from a past experience with love--not being able to love another because she hadn't fallen in love with herself yet. This episode is also a channeling of Micayla's energy reading for the month ahead, March 2024.
Enjoy!
Follow along on IG for daily channeled messages @wilderdaily and on Tik Tok as well @wilderdaily. Follow Micayla @micayla.jean on IG and follow the podcast @findingwilderpodcast
Purchase Micayla Jean's books:
Finding Wilder: poetry for the wild and open hearted
Wilder Daily: daily channeled messages for the wilder ones
Thanks so much for listening, have the best dang day!
In this episode Emma Andrews shares her vulnerable and inspiring story of how death shook her life upside down and brought her intuitive gifts online. She shares her story of moving through the human aspects of grief as well as the spiritual gifts that come when we heal and move through our emotions. Emma is an intuitive, medium and intuition teacher. She is the creator of the intuition development course called the Intuitive Method and she works all over the world in person and virtual helping people connect with their own intuitive gifts. She is somebody who is incredibly passionate about stepping into our personal truths and she shares how brave she thinks we are as humans when we choose to feel the spectrum of emotions we were all created to be with.
If you are somebody who has an interest in your own personal intuitive or psychic gifts or are interested in learning more about Emma's process of developing her own gifts this episode is for you!
Follow Emma @emmarews and www.emma-andrews.com
Follow your host Micayla Jean along on IG for daily channeled messages @wilderdaily and on Tik Tok as well @wilderdaily. Follow Micayla @micayla.jean on IG and follow the podcast @findingwilderpodcast
Purchase Micayla Jean's books:
Finding Wilder: poetry for the wild and open hearted
Wilder Daily: daily channeled messages for the wilder ones
Thanks so much for listening, have the best dang day!
This episode with Katie Rose is SO GOOD. If you have ever been interested in human design this episode is for you! If you are interested in the basics of what a reading looks like, how to get your own free chart information and understand what the different parts of your chart mean and how they influence WHO YOU ARE in this world and how you interact in your relationships, this episode is of you. Katie does an incredible job of explaining the different parts of the chart and what it all means, and she uses Micayla's chart as an example. So if you are curios why M is the way she is...tune in! haha ;)
use code WILDER20 to get 20% off your first session with Katie Rose!! (she is amazing at what she does)
www.katierosecoaching.com
@katierosecoaching
Follow along on IG for daily channeled messages @wilderdaily and on Tik Tok as well @wilderdaily. Follow Micayla @micayla.jean on IG and follow the podcast @findingwilderpodcast
Purchase Micayla Jean's books:
Finding Wilder: poetry for the wild and open hearted
Wilder Daily: daily channeled messages for the wilder ones
Thanks so much for listening, have the best dang day!
In this final episode of Life Changing Moments with Micayla Jean she talks about her perspective on the most life changing moment and what it means to her. How we are in constant opportunity to change out lives and what it has meant to her to receive signs when she is "on there right path" versus seeking validation from the universe to know if she is where she is meant to be. Micayla talks about the common human experience of regret and her experiences with forgiveness---forgiving those who have hurt her and her expensive experience learning to forgive herself.
Enjoy the show and have the best dang day. Thanks for listening!
Follow along on IG for daily channeled messages @wilderdaily and on Tik Tok as well @wilderdaily. Follow Micayla @micayla.jean on IG and follow the podcast @findingwilderpodcast
Purchase Micayla Jean's books:
Finding Wilder: poetry for the wild and open hearted
Wilder Daily: daily channeled messages for the wilder ones
In this episode Micayla Jean speaks to her fourth life changing moment in this series of five. After two years of living full time in her van she found herself ready for a new kind of freedom; one where roots felt less unfamiliar and the full circle moments in this episode show the magic of the universe. Listen as Micayla shares vulnerable on her experience with sudden loss and how her momentum shifted over the last four years. From manifesting the van to her downtown apartment to where she is living now, it's a fun journey to listen to her story!
Follow along on IG for daily channeled messages @widlerdaily and on Tik Tok as well @wilderdaily. Follow Micayla @micayla.jean on IG and follow the podcast @findingwilderpodcast
Purchase Micayla Jean's books:
Finding Wilder: poetry for the wild and open hearted
Wilder Daily: daily channeled messages for the wilder ones
Thanks so much for listening, have the best dang day!
In this episode of Finding Wilder, Micayla Jean shares about her third of five life changing moments. Scoot back and listen to the two episodes before this one if you haven't yet, so the timeline makes sense :)
This third episode of the series is about van life and Micayla shares her journey of going down a path that was so close to what she wanted but not quite it, and the experience of walking away from that, almost manifesting what she thought was her dream apartment, but thennnn actually manifesting her first dream home ;)
If you are interested in personal stories around intuition, manifestation and the divine and mysterious ways of the universe, this one is for you!
Thanks for listening!
PS here is the episode with Sean and the Bus experience
Follow along on IG for daily channeled messages @wilderdaily and on Tik Tok as well @wilderdaily. Follow Micayla @micayla.jean on IG and follow the podcast @findingwilderpodcast
Purchase Micayla Jean's books:
Finding Wilder: poetry for the wild and open hearted
Wilder Daily: daily channeled messages for the wilder ones
Thanks so much for listening, have the best dang day!
In this episode Micayla shares her second life changing moment. This is a series of five, rooted in how our life unfolds when we listen to our intuition and trust divine guidance. This episode is one of self-reflection and story-telling from Micayla's life almost a decade ago, making a goal to see all fifty states before her twenty-fifth birthday, getting her first taste of living on the road and the epic experiences that follow when we surrender into god's plan!
Follow along on IG for daily channeled messages @wilderdaily and on Tik Tok as well @wilderdaily. Follow Micayla @micayla.jean on IG and follow the podcast @findingwilderpodcast
Purchase Micayla Jean's books:
Finding Wilder: poetry for the wild and open hearted
Wilder Daily: daily channeled messages for the wilder ones
Thanks so much for listening, have the best dang day!
In this episode of Finding Wilder Micayla Jean shares her first of five life changing moments from the last 32 years of her life. This first moment is one that really helped shape and gain clarity on her relationship with intuition and not allowing thoughts to become so big and real. If you have a vagabond heart or are the kind of person who lives deeply in feeling their way through life, not always knowing the explainable "why" behind the decisions you make, this episode might feel like home!
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@findingwilderpodcast
www.micaylajean.com
@wilderdaily
@wilderdaily
who the hell is wild woman now
In this episode Micayla Jean shares what has come through for her individually and collectively as themes she's felt for the year of 2024. As she channeled her 2024 daily messages for her IG account and book Wilder Daily, these are some themes that she noticed. She also shares a reflection on what her word for 2023 was and how it showed up this past year.
Some 2024 themes include:
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beginning again
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birth and death, more-so in the continuation of cycles throughout our life and then change that we experience as old skins shed and new ones appear
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the sacredness of in-between moments
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who you've been is who you are becoming
Follow along on IG for daily channeled messages @widlerdaily and on Tik Tok as well @wilderdaily. Follow Micayla @micayla.jean on IG and follow the podcast @findingwilderpodcast
Purchase Micayla Jean's books:
Finding Wilder: poetry for the wild, open hearted
Wilder Daily: daily channeled messages for the wilder ones
Thanks so much for listening, have the best dang day!
Who would you be if you stopped being afraid to die?
Who would you be if you gave yourself permission to birth?
In this episode with Micayla Jean she talks deeply about the experiences of birth and death as the only two promised experiences of living as humans here on planet earth. As we dive into a new calendar year there is no better time than the present to contemplate what we are spending our time doing, thinking, feeling and believing about who we are and how we want to spend the rest of our lifetime on earth. There is no better time than now to let go of old stories and begin again, choosing to be the version of ourselves that best serves our heart, the people we love, our community and the world at large.
Find out more about Micayla Jean, how to work with her 1:1 as an inutile coach at www.micaylajean.com and follow her on instagram @micayla.jean
Thanks for listening. Have the best dang day!
In this episode with Intuitive Career and Business Coach, Emily Nachazel we talk all things motherhood and entrepreneurship, and let me tell you that you do not have to be a mom or an entrepreneur to relate. This conversation is rooted in optimism for living the life YOU want, and creation abundance the way you see fit for you and your family. Emily believes people should be living a life and doing work that lights them up, and I am excited for you to listen to the wisdom and medicine she has to offer in this conversation.
More about Emily:
www.emilynachazel.com
@emilynachazel
More about your host, Micayla Jean:
www.micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean
@wilderdaily
books:
Finding Wilder
Wilder Daily
Thanks for listening. Have the best dang day!
In this halloween episode, Micayla talks all things witchcraft and magic with Intuitive Guide and Spiritual Mentor, Kelly Dawn. From working an unfulfilling but successful job for sixteen years while "checking the boxes" of societal "norms" to eventually breaking the mold of what "success" looks like and fulling diving into working with women to awaken their inner witch and unlock their next-level of ease and flow Kelly shares the humbling and inspiring moments along the way. We talk about breaking through the judgement and projected fears from others while we rise into our own vision of a life we love. We talk about how much of our programming and fears come from past lives and we touch upon the witch wound and why so many of us sabotage our own success out of fear of being seen.
This is a GOOD episode, especially for the entrepreneur who loves manifestation and has a good foundation yet also feels like something is missing and holding them back from fully owning their potential.
find more: @iamkellydawn
more about the host: @micayla.jean
In this episode Micayla sits down in a sacred time of transition and speaks about where she is at with the shifts in her life, and the importance of feeling the discomfort and all of the other emotions that come up when we move through transitions in our lives. This short but sweet episode is for anyone going through a shift in their life, and honestly aren't we all, especially as we move into November as the leaves are falling form the trees here in the northern hemisphere and the temps are getting colder. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and sit with M as if you're in a one on one conversation. Feel free to reach out on instagram if you have any inspiration or thoughts around this topic. You are never alone!
Find more about Micayla who is an intuition and manifestation coach, published author and wedding photographer:
www.micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean
@wilderdaily
@micaylajeanphotography
@findingwilderpodcast
Have the best dang day!
Madi Rowan was on the podcast earlier in the year talking about how to be unwavering in who you are and what your dreams are. In this most recent episode with her we talk about how to grow your business with consistency and confidence and how to know when you are working your dream job. She shares invaluable wisdom on gaining clarity and confidence when it comes to honing in on your mission, your business and practical mind shifts we can make to attract our dream clients and grow our businesses with ease, and have fun doing it. Madi also shares about her journey as collegiate basketball player and how much that journey shaped her into the business woman and person she is today.
Enjoy this episode with Madi Rowan!
@madi_rowan
more about your host:
@micayla.jean
www.micaylajean.com
morning meditation
This week's episode is a solo with Micayla Jean talking about her transition after selling her van. Micayla lived in her van full time for two years and has been slowly grieving the release of saying goodbye to a season of her life that she cherished deeply. A theme in this episode is taking responsibility for the stagnancy in your life as well as the privilege that comes with choosing peace in a world where so many people are consumed by the material world. It is so easy to forget the power and medicine of earth and the perspective shift to see and feel the brilliance mama nature has to offer is potent and life changing. M also talks about manifesting her next adventure :)
Find more about micayla:
www.micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean
@micaylajeanphotography
@wilderdaily
@findingwilderpodcast
In this episode with Jenn Bakos of Jenn Bakos Photography we go all the way back to where Jenn's love for photography began and what the through line has been to keeping her so passionate about it after over a decade. One of Jenn's strengths is her ability to create community, whether it was her six-plus years leading the Tuesdays Together Rising Tide Society group in Southern NH or co-founding Tell Northeast, an online publication and content creation (hopefully soon its own podcast), Jenn has an ability to connect and highlight community members doing really amazing things. Whether it is knitting with hand dyed wool or using local crabs to infuse whisky Jenn works with inspiring people and brands who have a knack for getting creative with the resources around them. Jenn loves working with local farms and local creators and she absolutely adores New England. Definitely listen to learn more about why! This episode also goes deep as we talk about prioritizing mental health, especially as an entrepreneur, and what it is like to run your own business successfully when experiencing anxiety and being diagnosed with ADHD. Whether you are a community member (aren't we all!), an entrepreneur, a friend or client of Jenn's, or have any curiosity about New England or entrepreneurship--this episode is for you!
Enjoy!
More about Jenn Bakos:
www.jennbakosphoto.com
@jennbakosphoto
@tellnortheast
More about your host, Micayla Jean:
www.micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean
@micaylajeanphotography
@wilderdaily
@findingwilderpodcast
Don’t be afraid of the title haha this is actually a very wisdom-rich, vulnerable and fun conversation with Kenny LeRose who I met while living on the road in Sedona in 2020. The beginning of this episode we catch up and banter about our time living in the desert together during a pandemic and we quickly dive into Kenny’s “past lives”, from owning strip clubs in Vegas, playing in the poker World Series, competing as a body builder and working as a stuntman, to where Kenny is today living in his sixth year of nomadic life in his airstream. He is a super talented photographer (definitely follow him on IG @krl_photo) and writer and hosts photography workshops all over the world. Life has always been pretty unconventional for Kenny and we talk about the strengths and weaknesses of living alone (and his dog!) and constantly moving around. While he’s lived a wild life in so many ways he is an incredibly grounded and I would even say spiritual man who has a lot of art and wisdom to share with the world!
find out more about Kenny
@krl_photo
www.krlphotoworkshops.com
In this episode with Ownership Coach, Danielle Gertner we talk about using breath to find presence, getting out of your head and into your body, barefoot walks, what it means to be wearing hats vs masks and how to use small steps to build momentum. Danielle shares with us her wisdom when it comes to the importance of community building and healing among others through radical honesty and vulnerability. Using grief as a compass has become a valuable part of Danielle's life after the death of her brother in 2021.
Creating your own definition of success is the theme that rings true and loud during this episode. Enjoy!
Find more info about Danielle:
@daniellegertner
@ownyourshitpodcast
www.daniellegertner.com
Welcome back to season 2 of Finding Wilder! Today Micayla Jean sits down with international yoga teacher and retreat leader, Sarah Oleson. From beginning life with yoga and meditation at a very young age Sarah began her journey of learning presence and the power of love and compassion. Today she has been practicing and teacher for decades and shares her gifts of leading yoga retreats and teaching all over the world. It is not rare to find Sarah living out of a backpack for months on end journeying near and far to share the gift of yoga and finding presence everywhere she goes. In this episode we talk about the expansiveness of grief, the importance of ritual, being in an unconventional marriage where both her and her partner travel A LOT, and how to find the present moment wherever you are.
Thank you so much for listening. It means the world if you leave a review and a five star rating! It helps the pod grow :)
more about Sarah Oleson:
https://www.saraholesonyoga.com
@saraholesonyoga
more about your host:
@micayla.jean
@micaylajeanphotography
@wilderdaily
@findingwilderpodcast
www.micaylajean.com
In this solo episode Micayla Jean shares a handful of her most magical money manifestation stories. She shares her experiences manifesting more money than she could have imagines as well as some of her deepest moments of lack and scarcity. One of the greatest gifts she has learned when it comes to money is that our self worth is unrelated to how much money we have. We are always manifesting and our word is powerful. She has learned the power of giving in gratitude and how much easier it can sometimes be to give rather than receive. Enjoy this episode and please share with micayla on instagram @micayla.jean any of your own magical money stories!!!
@micaylajeanphotography
@micayla.jean
@findingwilderpocast
@wilderdaily
www.micaylajean.com
On the pod this week we have Amanda Strojny who currently resides on the beautiful island of Kauai. Amanda's work is Yoga Inspired Money Design and she works as a coach supporting people's power, purpose and potential. She shares about her own experiences with money and love as well as the journey she has been on with her body. We talk about the energetics of money and love as well as self worth and how when we cultivate a true sense of worth and confidence in who we are our life feels more aligned. Amanda brings us on her journey of finding yoga and meditation and the importance of stillness and silence when connecting to ourselves on a deeper level. Amanda is passionate about helping people find their own financial freedom and feeling empowered when it comes to the money they make. She also shares the story of moving across the country to an island and finding her now husband! Enjoy!
Find more about Amanda at https://amandastrojny.com and instagram @astrojny
Find more about Micayla Jean at www.micaylajean.com @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily @findingwilderpodcast
In this conversation with Emily Frost of Share the Soul Micayla and Em share their own vulnerable and heart centered stories and experiences of healing their own sister wound. After becoming fast friends and soul sisters their friendship eventually dissolved in a way that left them both feeling A LOT--from abandonment to confusion and a lot of personal pain that was not immediately addressed, after three plus years Em and Micayla came back together to have deep heartfelt and honest communication about what happened for each of them. This conversation is very honest and at times emotional as these sister friends share their personal story of coming back together in big love and honest communication. Let their story be an inspiration to heal those wounded relationships in your life that leave a pit in your stomach--because it is possible to heal deep abandonment and come back to love with curiosity and compassion. This episode is a ripple of love and healing that the world needs.
Find out more about Emily at @sharethesoul and @theheartspacestudio on instagram and sharethesoul.com
Find out more about Micayla Jean at @micayla.jean @wilderdaily @micaylajeanphotography and @findingwilder on instagram and micaylajean.com
In this week's episode we talk with Austin Mullen about his passion for skydiving and how he has found not just so much freedom and joy through jumping out of airplanes but he has also found community and a sense of purpose that he had been deeply longing for. We talk about the importance of mindset and taking care of your body and prioritizing who you spend your time with and how you spend your time in order to break through dark times of isolation and depression. Austin has a history of traveling all over the world and trying new things from photography to surfing, skiing and now skydiving. His life went on hold in different ways, as many of ours did, during the pandemic and he vulnerably opens up about what it was like to feel directionless and purposeless, and how making certain changes and prioritizing his health has truly changed his life. This is a good one!
Find out more about Austin at @austinmullenphoto on instagram
Find out more about your host Micayla Jean at micaylajean.com @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily and @findingwilderpodcast
In this episode we talk with Madi Rowan about creating her dream life. A few months ago Micayla's brother was on the pod, and this week we talk to her sister-in-law about her transition from playing full time basketball most of her life to now being a full time blogger and clean beauty advocate. We talk about how Madi and Devin met in college playing basketball and how they continue sustaining their life together as a married couple who moves all over the world consistently. Madi knew when they graduated college that she wasn't going to work a "normal" job as Devin's career as a professional athlete would be taking them to new places. She has grown her lifestyle blog over the last six years and has a career which she is super passionate about in clean beauty. We talk about creating her dream life while working within the company of Beauty Counter and how much the mission means to her. Tune in to hear more about Madi's health journey and how switching to safer products as changed her life. If you love manifestation and magic, AND know the importance of working hard--this episode is for you!
Find out more about Madi at www.everydaywithmadirae.com and on instagram @madi_rowan
Find out more about your host Micayla Jean at www.micaylajean.com or on instagram @micayla.jean
Thanks so much for listening, have the best dang day!
In this episode we share the top five listened to episodes in the first year of fining wilder the podcast!
- Cancer and God with Katie Kiely
- How to work a 9 -5 and live an adventurous life with multi-sport athlete Torey Lee Brooks
- Creating Something Out of Nothing with Nina Holland of Toast
- Codependency, Living on a Bus and finding God with Sean Adam
- Using Emotions as your guides with polyamorous freedom coach Mike Messeroff
I can barely believe Finding Wilder turns one year old this week! In this episode I talk about some really incredible lessons I've learned in year one, why I love doing what I do and what to look ahead to! XO Micayla Jean
THANK YOU for being here.
@findingwilderpodcast @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily
On this episode with Torey Lee Brooks, who is a multi-sport adventure athlete and passionate 9-5 career woman, we talk about her recent excursion skiing as a female athlete across the 317+ mile Catamount Trail. We talk about the balance of working a "real job" and finding the time and ability to live life passionately while also making time to prioritize the health of this beautiful planet we live on. Torey is a real inspiration when it comes to making choices and really living out the possibilities this life has to offer!
Find more about Torey at www.summit4something.com and @tleeski
Find more about your host Micayla Jean at www.micaylajean.com @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily @findingwilderpodcast
Kyle Jacoby is an environmentalist and farmer in New England. In this episode his philosophical interest paired with Micayla's curiosity created a space to chat with open minds about where the concept of meaning comes from. They touch upon the power of nature and the beauty of connecting with it's "perfection" as well as the simple yet profound choice to stay curious and allow questions to lead to more questions rather than steadfast answers may just be one of the most crucial things we can do as humans today.
Find out more about Kyle at @_farmerkyle
Find more about your host Micayla Jean @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily @findingwilderpodcast and www.micaylajean.com
In this episode with Lindsey Beals, Owner of Soul Revival Studio in Waterville, Maine we dive into her story finding barre and yoga and the beautiful transition into motherhood and owning her own studio--the first studio of it's kind in central Maine! We talk about the deep cracking open that came with finding yoga after losing her dad suddenly, the transition from building a certain life but following the guidance from within herself and the signs that came and continue to come from her dad to living the beautiful life she lives today. Her story is a divine one, and truly inspiring. Lindsey is authentic, present and expansive in the way she shares her stories vulnerably and with an open heart.
Find out more about Lindsey and her studio here: www.soulrevivalmaine.com @soulrevivalstudio
Find more about your host Micayla Jean at www.micaylajean.com @micayla.jean @wilderdaily @micaylajeanphotography @findingwilderpodcast
Thanks so much for listening!
Ultra hiker, Mental health advocate and founder/director of the nonprofit organization Hike the Good Hike, Jesse Cody has walked more than 10,000 miles to raise support for young people suffering from depression and other mental health issues. He started off 2023 conquering 1,100 miles of the Florida Trail and he just ran his first Boston Marathon! Next up is the 3,000 mile continental divide. In this episode we get vulnerable with this rugged mountain man and talk about how healing the woods are, the importance of being open with our emotions especially as a man, and how grateful Jesse still is today for that first long walk that truly saved his life after being in a dark place.
Head on over to www.hikethegoodhike.com to learn how you can play a role in supporting HTGH and make sure to follow Jesse on instagram @hikethegoodhike
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Today on the pod we talk with Sarah Fenerty who is not only a talented artist but also works with her family at Northwoods Brewing Company where she is the genius behind the art on their beer cans. We talk about the dynamic of working and creating with those closest to you and what it's like to come home to a blank canvas and where the inspiration to paint comes from. We dive into her years as a teacher and the gifts that truly came for students and teachers in 2020. Sarah shines a light of joy, gratitude and pure intentional creativity wherever she goes and it's easy to hear that come through in this episode!
Find out more at www.sarahfenertyart.com and @s.fenertyart and Northwoods Brewing Co
Find out more about your host, Micayla Jean www.micaylajean.com @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily @findingwilderpodcast
Today's podcast episode is with my brother and professional basketball player, Devin Gilligan. We talk about working hard versus being "talented" and how over the years he looks in the mirror knowing that he never wants to say he didn't give it his all. His hard work and love for the game has landed him some incredible opportunities all over the world to continue playing a sport he loves and making a career out of it. We talk about not just the importance of physical strength and health but also of a healthy mind and how basketball can play in impactful role in changing people's lives, especially kids!
Devin just finished up a season in Bergen, Norway and will soon begin his next season in Japan!
Follow along with Devin on his instagram page @devin_gilligan33
Find out more about your host, Micayla Jean:
www.micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @findingwilderpodcast @widlerdaily
On this week's episode Micayla talks with guest, Sean Adam about emotional freedom, mental health and God to begin. They speak vulnerably about the relationship they had while starting a podcast together over four years ago, and the adventures they went on--not just physically all over the country, but the emotional journeys of healing. From living in a bus together to healing their codependent relationship this duo has a lot of ground to cover. Sean opens up about his journey being led to God and the way his life has changed since.
Find more about Sean on LinkedIn or instagram at @adambomb8
Fine more about your host Micayla Jean at www.micaylajean.com or on instagram at @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily
Thanks so much for listening!
In this episode with Nina Holland of Toast Sandwich Shop in Kittery, Maine we talk about it all...past, present and future!
From starting a brand new business right before a global pandemic and the the inspiring and heart centered pivots that Nina made to get her business to where it is today. Toast started as a literal DREAM and today it is the most adorable and nourishing sandwich shop--and at the center of it all is a woman who can create something out of nothing, over and over again!
Find out more at @ninaholland.toast and @toast_sandwich_shop
Find out more about micayla jean @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily and www.micaylajean.com
We dive into quite a bit in this conversation with Dr. Krystal Couture, from a myriad of "things we weren't taught" to mini lessons on meridians and the different elements of Chinese Medicine. We get into conversation about "the art of doing nothing" and what it is we are even doing here on planet earth!!
Thanks for listening!
Find more about Dr. Krystal at www.krystal-couture.com and on instagram @drkrystalcouture
Find more about your host, Micayla Jean at www.micaylajean.com and on instagram @micayla.jean @wilderdaily @micaylajeanphotography
This week on the podcast we talk with Kasey Mathews who is a book/life coach, author and speaker. Kasey shares her experiences after giving birth to a premie baby and the journey it took her on to be able to find her own voice to be able to write a book, and then help others heal through their own transitions as well.
Find more about Kasey:
www.kaseymathews.com
@kaseymathews
Find more about the host, Micayla Jean:
www.micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean
@micaylajeanphotography
@wilderdaily
This week on the pod we talk with Micayla's best friend, Katie about her experience receiving a cancer diagnoses at age 31. From extreme anxiety to miracle moments and everything in between, Katie shares vulnerably and straight from her heart about the challenges and the gifts that came from the most shocking diagnosis of her life.
Find more about Katie at @katiekielyphotography
Find more about Micayla at @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily
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This week on the podcast we have Mike Messeroff from Costa Rica talking to us about his experience as a polyamorous freedom coach. He dives in vulnerably sharing his journey in a polyamorous marriage and his years of freedom coaching. Mike is also a writer and an avid meditator. We talk a lot about the importance and power of daily meditation and how using your emotions as guides can transform your life in beautiful ways. Check out his website for more information about coaching, courses and more!
Find more about mike here:
https://freedom.mikemesseroff.com
@mikemesseroff
Find more about your host, Micayla Jean here:
micaylajean.com
@micayla.jean @wilderdaily @micaylajeanphotography
Subconscious coach, Kate Cameron is on the pod today, talking about what it looks like to rewrite the script of your own life. We go back to the post-college haze of heartache and anxiety, and what it looks like to find the courage to step outside the lines of what society or our parents tell us life "should" look like. We talk about the illusion of time, travel, past life regression and so much more. Find out more about Kate here:
@iamkatecameron
www.seekingsundara.com
The Kate Cameron Podcast
Thanks for listening!
Find out more about the hose, Micayla Jean, here:
@micayla.jean
@wilderdaily
@micaylajeanphotography
www.micaylajean.com
what is the thing that you think you'd literally die if you did?
the thing that scares you so much?
often times we think we will actually die of embarrassment or fear or we will get sick if we get on that stage or write that book or confess our love....
but maybe, what if it were the opposite?
what if we were actually making ourselves sick by not jumping into the things that scare us?
i've heard it said before, in many different ways, that we get sick when we don't walk our path of alignment. when we ignore our gifts or don't do the things we were brought here on earth to do...we get sick.
how does that make you feel? to think liek that? where do you feel that in your body?
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In this episode we dive into ten of my favorite ways to come back to presence!
Find more info at www.micaylajean.com for 1:1 intuitive mentorships, wedding photography and poetry!
@micayla.jean @wilderdaily and @micaylajeanphotography on instagram :)
Thanks for listening :)
The world did not understand her sometimes
But who did the world understand?
Other than the one’s who did and walked and talked and attempted to dream the exact same way
Because they thought they had to?
And to her,
That wasn’t living
She did not want to be understood by the walking dead
The one’s who dreamed only when they slept at night
She wanted to live a life dreaming with her eyes wide open
Living consciously the life she saw, right in front of her very face
And the world sometimes didn’t understand her
The way she walked and talked and dreamed misunderstood, driving across the country with eyes wide open
Missing turn after turn
On purpose
from my book, Finding Wilder
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- finding wilder by micayla jeanquote:
“coming out of a dark place requires
charging the batteries
changing the bulb
tending to the flame
of the light that already exists within”
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Shed another skin
Burn another match
Say another goodbye
To clear the air
Prepare for what is yet to come
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it is okay to walk softly
you don’t have to run
you don’t have to break the earth beneath you
with every footstep of aggressive possession for another moment in time
it is not yours to keep forever
it is yours
to move through
with ease
grace
a softness in your steps
be gentle now
the earth is holding you
no need to break her down
to remind her to be strong for you
she does that on her own
and you, my dear
can settle into living
walking
softly on your toes
and even so
planted sturdy
your heals and hands
molding into the dirt of mama earth
happy holidays!
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she thanked god for the way they’d met
time and time again
in the petals of flowers
the seat of a stone bench along the rocky coast
a perfect enmeshment of toes and sand drinking in the sea
warm rain on her hot summer skin
views from atop mountain peeks
a moose on the roadside with eyes of forgiveness for momentarily forgetting the magic that was abound
all around
an orca whale jumping through the boundary of water and wind
her salty skin dripping with the cleansing power of ocean
her first sip of coffee in the morning
a deep breath
a smile
from a stranger
from herself, for no reason at all
other than the ability to curl the corners of her mouth in a way that brough joy
she thanked god for the way they’d met
time and time again
in the love stories that didn’t last
in the friendships that blossomed over the years
in the safety of a motherly hug
in the nourishment of a hearty meal
her blue eyes staring back at her in the mirror of a still pool of glistening water
a morning skinny dip among the moon and the sun gently sharing the sky
in the way her pen and paper embodied the same space, creating art
creating a story
creating another story
re-told
over
and over
again
she thanked god for the way they’d never stop meeting
in the rays of the sun
the shimmer of the moon
the deep belly breaths
and the remembrance of a smile that always came
no matter the depths of a broken heart
she thanked god for never letting her be alone
forever meeting her with one breath at a time
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and just like that
i opened my eyes different one day
to see a world that I had been living
drift and fade
into a darkness that no longer belonged to me
my eye-lids blinked
to see it again
to witness if I was really seeing what my eyes took in
and I knew
with each blink
that I had awoken to a world where I was no longer living in fear of who I was
i no longer was exhausting myself
spinning myself in circles
dizzying my consciousness in order to fit into the spot I thought the world had crafted for me
and rather,
i became awake to who I’d been before the world got ahold of my brokenness attempting to fit me back into a space that was not for me, but rather for a completeness to a puzzle that embodied sameness all around
i woke up one day and saw that each and every piece next to me, was exactly the same
walked the same
talked the same
wore the same shoes
and I saw, while at the core of our beating hearts we were all one,
but the sameness of our outer appearance had made us forget that the oneness beating in our chests was how we stayed connected, not how we looked and talked and dressed and what we said to those we knew
i saw that our puzzle pieces were not us
they were mirages of who the world had tried to make us into
to keep us still
keep us quiet
so I ripped myself away
and it didn’t hurt
and the world saw that I was missing
but god watched me come home
so effortlessly
so wildly in love
with the world my eyes now saw
when I blinked them open yet again
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The angels told her stories that she wasn’t sure the world
would understand
The trees wrote her novels
She wasn’t sure the world was ready to read
The rivers harmonized with her,
jotting down lyrics to songs
she wasn’t sure the world was ready to sing
And so, she’d keep them to herself,
knowing with all of her being
that the world needed to be a part of the books,
the songs…
She knew with all of her that if she stopped being afraid,
the world would listen to the angels that spoke through her fingertips
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it took nine days to write her first book it took nine days
and nine cups of black coffee
one rainy day
the rest full of sun a few clouds
two different cafes an hour apart
she drove back and forth living different lives
over the bumps of the road imagining a future life
and past
forgetting to be there sometimes
here,
and now
it was in those nine days that her heart
and the sky
merged into a metamorphic dance
hiccupping onto the blank pages
scriptures of intimate stories her fingers couldn’t stop typing
coming soon!
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what if we had ONE day, a “holiday”, that we took as seriously as New Year’s Eve or Black Friday, Chinese new year or Christmas or Valentine’s Day, Yom Kippur or veteran’s day? What if we had a holiday where we all got off the internet? Turned off our social media apps, maybe even put our phones and computers away in drawers. What if for 24 hours the entire world got on board with being present, here and now, without the scrolling and the “liking”, the “google that” or “ask Siri” this? What if for one full day we could just be where we were and trust that we weren’t missing out on what our friends and family, influencers or podcast hosts had to say online that day?
What if for one day we could move through our life without the dopamine hits that come with posting and tagging, liking and sharing? What if for one single day we all gave ourselves the gift of remembering what life felt like without the constant pull to see what we may have missed on Instagram in the last seven minutes while we drove the the grocery store? What if we just put our hands on the steering wheel and eyes on the road and sang out loud to the music that played in our heads, windows down. What if we really saw what was in front of us all day long? Maybe we could see the miracles we often miss. Maybe we would recognize when our body says “I need a deep breath” or maybe we would see the ten dollar bill on the ground that we’d normally walk right by.
Maybe we would make eye contact with 10% more people than usual. Maybe we would smile more and be smiled at more. Maybe we would actually look into our dog’s eyes rather than just posing them for a photo at the beach. Maybe we wouldn’t need to check the stock market or weather or score of the baseball game while eating dinner with people we love. Maybe we would make a recipe from our great grandmother’s hand written cook book instead of googling recipes for an hour and constantly getting olive oil on our phone to remember which step came next. Maybe the whole vibration of the planet would change. Presence can do that. Maybe we would see things in our life that we don’t actually like.
Maybe we would leave a relationship or a job because we’d finally become still and aware enough to see where we’d been numbing out and what we’d been pretending not to see. Maybe the world would go up in chaos. Or maybe the world would become 5% more calm. Maybe Mother Earth would exhale a little bit finally feeling an ounce of relief from the constant buzz of EMFs and 5G. I really don’t know what would happen, but it’s one of my big dreams to find out.
micayla jean
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When the ego slims down, the heart expands and it becomes a natural process of sharing experience based on nothing but the moment, and the aftermath of success or failure becomes unimportant, unnecessary, not a thought. Simple presence is not thinking. Simple presence is, simple, it simply—is.
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some words from a year off of IG.
It’s been one year off of IG and here is what I have to say:
Be
Breathe
Laugh
Sing
Swim
Dance
Drink coffee slow on rainy days
Get the puppy
Go one the date
End the relationship
Start it again
Say bye again
Take the class
Sign up for a new course
Swim in the rain
Swim as the sun is rising
Swim as the sun is setting
Walk the beach in the rain
Walk the beach in the sun
Walk the beach barefoot
Turn off the phone
Go to the woods
Read the books
Listen to the people you love
Listen to the people you don’t know
Listen to the people you don’t understand
See where you are actually the same
Listen to your own heartbeat
Listen to your soul in the silence of another breath
Feel the wind on your skin
Buy the new shoes
Get curious
Trust your curiosity
Take a shower
Take a bath
Go fishing
Go home
Say thank you
Look the sky
The clouds
The stars
The sun
Smile for no reason other than you can
Fix that thing that’s been broken
Or don’t
Do it all
Or don’t
Go everywhere
Or sit at home
Do nothing
Get still
Get busy
There’s no wrong way
There’s not right way
Whatever way you go
It’s the way you go
And it’s all part of the ride
It’s not wrong
It never was
You are right here
Right now
Exactly as you are
Exactly as you are meant to be
Smile about it
Ponder it
And let it all go
Breathe it in
Breathe it out
What a gift it is to be here right now
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thanks for being here!
You are tiny
But huge
Amazing
And insignificant
A healer
And teacher
A cohort
And an outlier
You are tiny
But huge
A miracle worker
And a miracle seeker
A worker
And a keeper
A conduit
And a receiver
You are tiny
But huge
Accomplished
And attentive
Successful
And striving
Living
And thriving
You are tiny
But huge
Meant for greatness
Settling for smallness
A seer
And a doer
A healer
And a server
You are tiny
But huge
Fantastic
And cruel
Critical
And aware
Beautiful
And remarkably open
You are tiny
But huge
Available
And stagnant
Caught up in a story
While telling a new one
Repeating an old one
Living here and now
As one among many
You are tiny
But huge
Made for more
Requiring less
Reluctant to growth
Forever growing
Expanding
Settling
And controlling
You are tiny
But huge
Little
And big
Awake
And sleeping
Awakening
Consciously
Opening your heart to the understanding
That you do not have to know how to be both
Tiny
But huge
But you are tiny
And also,
You are huge
You make a difference through the immensity of your tiny moment by moment extension of source that lives largely, through your tiny veins
You
Are tiny
But also,
You are huge
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if my bones never got stiff from sitting cross legged
if my hips never tightened from not drinking water
if my heart didn’t race from too much caffeine
I’d sit here all day
hot cup of coffee
a book
a pen
writing all day
all day long,
I’d sit here slow
remember
and write
connect
and create
breathe
smile
I’d be on cloud nine
sipping
writing
reading
listening to the birds
watching the sunlight shift across the walls
I’d hear my plants grow
slowly
swiftly
perfectly
I’d never dehydrate
and I’d never cramp up
in my perfect little world
coffee and me
writing
reading
word after word
"I've found that one of my greatest practices in this lifetime is to bring myself back to this feeling of pure love, as often as I can, to continue that practice, to live as a channel, a vessel, of love, as often as I can. Because it feels so good. When I'm in that gentle, calm, peaceful space of love I feel no need to prove myself to others, to over explain myself, I feel no need to fight for why I am right or why somebody else is wrong, I have no need to be somebody who I am not..."
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I’d been lost trying to figure out who to be for the world
What I could do
Who I could become
What I could create
What I could share
So that the world was gaining something
So that I was making a change
But my trying became an emotional battle against what the world needed
Something I had been neglecting
The more I tried to be something I thought the world needed
The more I abandoned myself
The more I lost the connection to me
My glasses fogged up
My mirrors became sticky with steam
And I couldn’t see myself anymore
Lost in a world of trying too hard
To be something for others
When what others needed most from me
Was to wipe off the fog
Splash water on the steam
Open the window
Let go of what I was trying to hard to be
And fall ease-fully into exactly who I was
The stuff that was fun
The stuff that came easy
That’s what the world needed from me
It was simple
And almost a cruel ambivalence to realize what the world needed from me was the easiest thing I knew to do
So I wrote
And I danced
And I laughed
Smiling to the sky
Thanking the earth
Wearing clothes that were mine
Shoes that were old and broken in
Reconnecting with the pieces of my life that I had pushed away as I went down a long and twisted road of trying so hard to figure out who to be for the world
Sometimes I could pretend to dance among the stars
Dive deep underwater and swim with the creatures in the depths of the sea
Sometimes I could pretend to fly with the bees
Hold my own hipping and hopping through the meadows with bunnies and know that I made sense there
I could create a story where I was a chameleon, ever-changing
Ever embodying new skin
To blend in to wherever I’d go
To feel safe
I could shed skins like a snake
Hold my breath like a loon
Fly like an eagle
See in the night time like an owl
Swooping through the misty forest
Sometimes I could pretend that I was everything but me
And mostly I’d always remember that I was everything,
And me
.
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"my hope is to support you in coming home to the here and now, to support you in cleansing and releasing what is no longer serving at this time. time to renew"
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As a young girl my voice was raspy and deep. Over the last few years I dislocated my pharynx twice. Releasing shame around using my voice, letting go of fear and coming into a space of deeply trusting and using my own voice has been life changing.
Poem of the week:
It was in a deep exhale where she could sometimes let go a little more
Always, a little more
It was in the expansion of her belly breath where she felt his love dance inside of her
And it was when she breathed out that she knew she had to watch him dance out of her, fluidly with the release of air moving through pursed pink lips
He couldn’t stay living inside of her forever
Not in a way that made her feel hostage
He didn’t pay rent
To stay dormant in her bones
And she knew he’d stay forever
Hiding in there
In the light of her soul
Without reimbursing her for the love she showered over him, time and time again
She needed a refund on the time spent lusting over his co-dependent wounds
Making her feel needed
Allowing her to feel special
Over and over again
She’d put up a notice
Two weeks she’d said
And you’re out
Pay up
Or you’re out
Put your lips on mine
Show me that I am not a fool
Or you’re out
Place your hands on my face and tell me it’s always been me
Or you’re out
Place your heart atop mine
In a pureness of knowing
That this has not always been a lie
Just tell me you’re afraid
And let the sun warm the places inside of me that have cooled over time
Protecting me from the power that moves through my bones when I’m with you
Let me go
Set me free
With your body
Here
Or
Leave
Take me
Or leave me
Dance with me
Or let me dance on my own
Pay me the rent for the space you’ve taken up inside my bones for far too long
I am no longer interested in protecting your heart with mine
Defending your scarcity with my strength
I am no longer the shelter for your story
I am no longer the breath that holds you deep inside my belly
I am now the exhale that sets you free
And finally lets me breathe, without you on my lips
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There was a moment when I stopped caring what the world thought of my “faults”
I shed the layers that felt sticky with insecurities
I laid down the novels of tamed perfectionism that rattled my weary bones at night
I said no more
I shook off the cob webs of desire for being something I was not
I nodded my head in forgiveness for the times I’d abandoned the girl inside of me, desperate to break free, to dance and sing with wide eyes
Open heart
I met her at this time
In that moment I stopped caring what the world thought of my “faults”
And when we met on that cool spring day, the clouds creating hearts in the sky, I looked down at my toes that had always been mine, but for some reason felt so estranged
Like they were new
Like the whole body attached to me
The whole body that sheltered my soul,
Was new
I’d transformed
Something shifted in my blood
Something had cleared
Expanded
I was refreshed
Awakened
I’d shed those sticky layers of skin
Laid down the stories not meant for me
I said no more
Shook off the webs
Nodded in gratitude for an opportunity to embrace the part of me that had always been there, so afraid to shine
And I thanked the world for giving me the opportunity to hide
So that I could find her again
The girl inside who I’d abandoned
She’d been desperate to break free
And in my toes
And my limbs
I felt in my beating heart
Her expression come alive
And it felt like home
I’d dusted the corners
Changed the sheets
Turned on the lights
Replaced the appliances
And painted the door
We’d come home as one
Finally,
Together
.
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nothing is real. everything is real. I know nothing. I know everything.
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a birthday message, from my surrendered self, to you--in faith and love.
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thanks for being here!
On the wildness of who we are and what we can do when we reconnect with the part of us that's two years old.
On remembering I love every single human.
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as you may know I’ve been off instagram for the last year (almost 300 days so far). I’ve shared a bit about this medicine on my podcast finding wilder. my latest and deepest and steadiest call has been to also release Facebook. There’s a whole beauuuutiful f***ing world to explore. nature. water. the sun rising. the moon sitting above the trees in the blue sky—in the deep black sky. there are strangers on the street worth smiling at. there are birds literally singing to you, FOR YOU. there are books to indulge in—what a massive blessing. there’s light that seeps through the windows and dances on the walls. there are butterflies. leaves rusting in the wind. there are humans to laugh with while walking through the forest or while sipping coffee or beers together. there are fires to be made on the beach to keep the bugs away. there’s salt water to swim in. there are mountains begging your feet to gracefully step upon them with your strength and curiosity.
I do my best to not pretend to know what is best for anyone else. and also, I do my best to share my experiences in a way that feels true for my journey.
nature, silence, stillness, time saying “thank you”, moving intentionally and slowly and in full presence to the here and now, trusting my curiosity—gifts that I hold very dear to my heart.
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….i love you lots
Ps trust YOUR curiosity.
Written in 2016: Two years ago I made my year goal to live my life like a rock and a feather; to be floating and free yet simultaneously stay grounded in who I was and wanted to be as a person. I've grown in ways I don't even know how to explain since then, and this year I feel more thankful than I can even say. I'm thankful for the people in my life, the love, support and motivation emulated by others and most importantly the independence I have gained. I don't think we tell ourselves how proud we are enough, so today I am going to use the selfishness of it being my birthday to tell myself and share with you that I am so proud of the person I am becoming. I share this not to be conceited but in hopes that YOU will take time today to tell YOURSELF how proud you are of where you are, what you have done and where you are going. If you aren't feeling proud today, take this opportunity to make a goal, big or small, and say thank you to yourself because just being here right this moment is enough to to be grateful for.
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I almost always felt this indescribable discomfort for being a human. It was like I had a body but I wasn’t always in it. I was above it. Or below it. Outside of it. It was like the world was happening inside of a snow globe and I could see it all happening, feel it all happening, but I was outside of the snow globe watching everything happen with a bird’s eye view, constantly trying to tap on the glass to get people’s attention, to say “hello! Why don’t you see me! Why don’t you understand me!”
Tune in and become 10% + more aware of where you are in this here moment.
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The thing I miss most about instagram is sharing something vulnerable in hopes of connecting with at least one person and creating a moment in time where somebody somewhere remembers that they are not alone.
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The angels told her stories that she wasn’t sure the world would understand
The trees wrote her novels
She wasn’t sure the world was ready to read
The rivers harmonized with her, jotting down lyrics to songs she wasn’t sure the world was ready to sing
And so, she’d keep them to herself, knowing with all of her being that the world needed to be a part of the books, the songs…
She knew with all of her heart that if she stopped being afraid, the world would listen to the angels that spoke through her fingertips
- micayla jean
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To Do What You Love
Its tough, she thought.
To do what you love.
To create a life.
By doing what you love.
The fear of descending.
And leaving the norm.
To quit what is realistic.
And do what you love.
Its tough, she thought.
To do what you love.
To move so holistically.
By doing what you love.
The absence of support.
And encouragement of doubt.
To move from the comfort.
And do what you love.
Its tough she thought.
To do what you love.
To create your own motion.
By doing what you love.
The internal harassment.
And ambivalent thoughts.
To move so erratically.
And do what you love.
Its tough she thought.
To do what you love.
To build your own empire.
By doing what you love.
The unintentional drought.
And motionless thoughts.
To feel so insignificant.
And do what you love.
Its tough she thought.
To do what you love.
To harness imperfection.
By doing what you love.
The ability to escape.
And the freedom to stroll.
To feel so ambivalent.
And do what you love.
Its tough she thought.
To do what you love.
To feel so at ease.
By doing what you love.
The urgency to change.
And the expectance to run.
To feel so important.
And do what you love.
Its tough she thought.
To do what you love.
To feel so afraid.
By doing what you love.
The absence of success.
And the expectance to succeed.
To feel so restless.
By doing what you love.
Its tough she thought.
To do what you love.
To feel so at peace.
By doing what you love.
The eagerness to grow.
And the reluctance to fail.
To feel so excited.
By doing what you love.
Its tough she thought.
To do what you love.
You have one life to live.
So do what you love.
She thought to herself.
Why not do what you love?
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inspired by my poem, without you on my lips:
It was in a deep exhale where she could sometimes let go a little more
Always, a little more
It was in the expansion of her belly breath where she felt his love dance inside of her
And it was when she breathed out that she knew she had to watch him dance out of her, fluidly with the release of air moving through pursed pink lips
He couldn’t stay living inside of her forever
Not in a way that made her feel hostage
He didn’t pay rent
To stay dormant in her bones
And she knew he’d stay forever
Hiding in there
In the light of her soul
Without reimbursing her for the love she showered over him, time and time again
She needed a refund on the time spent lusting over his co-dependent wounds
Making her feel needed
Allowing her to feel special
Over and over again
She’d put up a notice
Two weeks she’d said
And you’re out
Pay up
Or you’re out
Put your lips on mine
Show me that I am not a fool
Or you’re out
Place your hands on my face and tell me it’s always been me
Or you’re out
Place your heart atop mine
In a pureness of knowing
That this has not always been a lie
Just tell me you’re afraid
And let the sun warm the places inside of me that have cooled over time
Protecting me from the power that moves through my bones when I’m with you
Let me go
Set me free
With your body
Here
Or
Leave
Take me
Or leave me
Dance with me
Or let me dance on my own
Pay me the rent for the space you’ve taken up inside my bones for far too long
I am no longer interested in protecting your heart with mine
Defending your scarcity with my strength
I am no longer the shelter for your story
I am no longer the breath that holds you deep inside my belly
I am now the exhale that sets you free
And finally lets me breathe, without you on my lips
.
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finding wilder is a safe space to feel intuitively, listen compassionately and live joyfully in the here and now while consciously connecting to the world with open eyes, ears and hearts. we were born to live in love--to connect beyond our differences, and remember we are one.
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Inspired by my spot in the sun on a chilly may morning with a hot cup of coffee, and a personal poem called Do the Scary Thing:
Do the scary thing.
Take the leap.
Leave the job that feels restrictive and hard.
Sign up for the class.
Commit to the relationship.
Book the ticket.
Nothing is forever.
Nothing has to be forever.
You choose.
The money, it will always come back to you.
The unaligned relationship…you will learn from it what you need in the time that it is in your life, and then, you will find the strength to walk away and know that what comes next is for the highest good of all.
The job…you’ll get another one, or maybe you will start your own business.
Your dream job may fall into your lap.
Stop forcing forcing forcing.
Start being, allowing allowing allowing.
In presence we trust.
In trust we evolve.
Through evolution we expand.
Through expansion our dreams become reality, because the only thing holding us back from our dreams becoming REALITY was the fear that held us hostage, unable to live in the here and now.
And when we choose the here and now, when we choose PRESENCE we fall effortlessly into trust, and we evolve and we expand and through each moment of expansion our hearts become big wide open and limitless containers of love and forever guidance in the hear and now, a perfect system of renegading our way through a world that has taught us to be stagnant and stuck.
We were not meant to be stagnant and stuck.
We were meant to flow over the brims of glasses.
We were meant to sway back and forth, jump up and down, and not wrestle with the flow of life, rather we were meant to BE the flow of life.
We are life.
We are one.
We are love.
And in the here and now we know that nothing is forever, and so we trust ourselves to DO THE SCARY THING.
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It's been a long time coming,
here's what finding wilder means to me :)
I am so grateful you are here and joining me on this new adventure.
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thanks for being here! have the best dang day.