Reclaim Your Wild: Why Playing It Safe Is Killing Your Creative Spirit

Last year, an entrepreneur came to me for a Becoming Limitless Retreat Experience. She wanted to pivot her coaching company, increase revenue, and hone her desired client profile. However, I sensed something deeper was going on, so I invited her to work with me.

After days of working on her business, revising copy that didn’t feel right and struggling to identify what she offered, we took a day off and drove to Costa Vicentina, an area in Portugal known for its stunning natural beauty and underdeveloped beaches. There, limestone cliffs tower over long stretches of beach, a magnet for kite surfers due to the high winds and waves.

The sea smashed against the stone cliffs reaching twenty feet high and the wind sprayed ocean waters into the sky. Wave after wave hit and released as she stood watching. I asked her to stand quietly for as long as she wished, then I moved away.

A little while later, she came towards me. I could see tears in her eyes, but I said nothing. The next day, during our last session, I asked her what had been going on for her at the cliffs.

“I was watching the power of nature,” she began. “I realized that the ocean isn’t asking permission to be the force she is. The wind isn’t being coy about how hard it blows. The seagulls are dodging in and out, unafraid of the wildness of the ocean and wind. They’re dancing in harmony with that wildness.”

After a pause, she said, “I know why I haven’t been able to pivot or be happy in my business. For a long time, I’ve been trying to do it ‘right,’ to conform, to do what others told me I should be doing.”

She turned and looked directly at me and said, “I realized on the cliffs why nothing was working for me. It’s because I lost my wild. I lost my sense of who I am. I keep making excuses as to why I shouldn’t run my business the way I really want to.” Then she said with confidence in her voice. “I want my wild back. Can we work on that today?”

“By all means!” I answered. “We have one day left. Let’s do it!”

That wild part of us is beat out of us through society’s systems that tell us we can’t be fully who we are. We should conform. We are shamed for our wildness. Words and phrases like ‘frivolous’, ‘silly’, ‘can’t be taken seriously’, and ‘rebellious’ are used against that wild creative spark which was present when we were children. We become inhibited and afraid that if we are true to who we are, we won’t belong.

Yet it is that very wildness that drives creativity, innovation, pleasure, joy, imagination, adventure, exploration – all the things that make us feel alive.

It’s time to reclaim your wild.

The world needs wild, rebellious, fiercely creative people to remind us that life was meant to be lived uninhibited and joyfully so we can be the change we must be in the world.

Where do you find yourself holding back?

What does the wild, uninhibited, fiercely creative side of you want to say or do?

​Work with me in Portugal and reclaim your wild!​

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One Last Thing: Musings

A reminder that I have recently published Everyday Epiphanies: Uncovering Wisdom in Ordinary Moments - a series of essays full of inspiration and practices to become more present in your life, with ease and grace.

One Reader Says:

This book is an invitation to explore and celebrate yourself and the world. Reading it brought me face to face with the magic in the daily experiences of my life. As I read, a type of warmth spread over me - the kind of feeling you only get when you recognize truth, the kind of truth that is at once comforting and inspiring. This is one of those books you'll want to read again and again. Each time, you'll uncover another nugget of insight. Not only will you want this at the ready on your shelf, you'll want to gift it to others.​
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Publications!

I was recently published in two places that I'd like to share with you.

​Still, She Writes: 40 Poems and Short Stories by Women Who Survived Domestic or Sexual Abuse - An Anthology.​

As many realize, domestic violence and sexual violence are extremely prevalent issues for women around the world. Despite this, little effort has truly been made to provide brave survivors with a platform to share their voices. Inspired by Angelou’s words, this anthology affirms the power of storytelling as a form of healing and a step toward societal awareness and change...With hopes of influencing policy and prompting real change, these authors have shared their stories and emotions through poems and prose.

I am honored to provide a voice for women through my poem Battered (pg. 58).

​Tiferet Journal: Spring/Summer 2025 Issue​

From the publisher: The mission of our magazine, then, is to help reveal Spirit, in all its manifestations, through the Written Word. We publish writing from authors of many faiths, even non-traditional ones.

My hope is that TIFERET will indeed help foster cultural pluralism… help us all in our own search for and communion with divinity… and be a stable center within our modern lives, a place where the flames of creativity burn brightly.

I was invited to submit excerpts of my memoir, The Shaman's Wife: A Mystical Journey of Surrender and Self-Discovery. Excerpts from Chapter 4, Chapter 5 and Chapter 17 appear in this issue (pg. 70-80).

I'm taking off the month of August as I notice a shift happening (again) in my life and work. I know from experience, space and quiet is required to listen to what wants to emerge. Something new will likely appear in September. I can't wait to see what that is. Stay tuned! Wishing you a happy rest of the summer!
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