Listen "True Wild"
Episode Synopsis
The wild has been banished, pushed to the edges of civilization, pushed to the edges of psyche. Wolves and coyotes, bears and bobcats, rage and sexuality and messiness and imperfection have all been relegated to the outskirts.
We long for wildness. We long for freedom and aliveness, creativity and authenticity.
And yet, we might also fear wildness—the way it can control us. The way we can burn others and be burned by it.
How do we get in touch with our wild parts, and integrate them with the rest of us? How do we find healthy containers in which to explore our creativity, our dreams, our true voice, our boundaries?
This is what we are exploring in today’s episode.
References:
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant, Emily Dickinson
Doubt (2008)
Everything Belongs podcast episode: "The First Half of Life"
Silvy Khoucasian (Relationship Coach): Instagram handle
Join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/gatheringgold
We long for wildness. We long for freedom and aliveness, creativity and authenticity.
And yet, we might also fear wildness—the way it can control us. The way we can burn others and be burned by it.
How do we get in touch with our wild parts, and integrate them with the rest of us? How do we find healthy containers in which to explore our creativity, our dreams, our true voice, our boundaries?
This is what we are exploring in today’s episode.
References:
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant, Emily Dickinson
Doubt (2008)
Everything Belongs podcast episode: "The First Half of Life"
Silvy Khoucasian (Relationship Coach): Instagram handle
Join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/gatheringgold
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