We don’t have to be perfect

We don’t have to be perfect

by | Jul 29, 2026 | The Wild Within

We just have to feel what we feel For the whole of last year, I felt trapped. Trapped in a cycle of regret, hope, and despair. I had clung to an idea of how both the other person and I—and our relationship—should be, and what I absolutely “needed.” And clinging to...
When nothing makes sense anymore

When nothing makes sense anymore

by | Oct 25, 2025 | The Wild Within

The last few days, I’ve been trapped in a bubble. Everything felt heavy. I couldn’t feel why I was putting in all this effort anymore. The smallest task took an infinite amount of energy. I just wanted to hide away and give up. And now, almost from one...
What it means to hold space

What it means to hold space

by | Sep 29, 2025 | The Wild Within

When I say that I hold space, many people don’t know what I actually mean. Or they think it’s just some esoteric mumbo jumbo. But the more attuned you become to your own perceptions and the moods in a room, the more you understand what someone means when...
Loneliness and rootedness

Loneliness and rootedness

by | Sep 17, 2025 | The Wild Within

There is increasing talk of an epidemic of loneliness and the problems caused by our growing isolation. A good book that also deals with this topic is “Anatomy of Loneliness” by Teal Swan. Another word I like to use instead of loneliness is alienation or...
Who knows the way?

Who knows the way?

by | Sep 6, 2025 | The Wild Within

Everyone says “follow your path,” but where is that path? Who knows it? And whose path is it really?When we set out to find our own path instead of following the one that has been prepared for us by our environment, opinions about what our path may be are sprouting...
The power of Yes and No

The power of Yes and No

by | Apr 6, 2023 | The Wild Within

Doing what your heart calls out to do seems like such an easy thing. But sometimes it’s the hardest of them all. Writing has been my calling, my passion, my source of centeredness and inspiration since I was little. Whenever I felt like I didn’t know what...