Hi wildling,
If you’re doing inner work that nobody can see, you’re not alone.
Mycelium spends most of its life underground. Then one day, when the conditions are just right, a mushroom appears. 🍄
Your growth might not be visible yet, but it’s happening.
Keep going.
I'm going along with you.
Boredom gets a bad rep. But not all boredom's the same.
On Substack, I explore:
🌀Two surprising types of boredom
🌀Why we're so restless
🌀How the wild handles being bored
🌀A playful practice of awareness and mirroring nature
Dive in: whisperingwilds.substack.com/p/boredom-is...
The Wild Year is here.
✅Radically anti-resolution
✅Slowly & steadily untames us
✅Reframes well-being & responsibility to ourselves & the planet
This free series is wild wisdom delivered monthly to your inbox by 12 natural companions.
No goals. Just grow: whisperingwilds.com/the-wild-year
Dear wildling,
You forget this sometimes:
You are a miracle.
The kind that moss understands and rivers recognize. ✨
You don’t have to be loud to matter. Your softness is brilliance.
Your presence changes the room, the moment, the world... more than you know.
I’m glad you’re here. 💚🌿
You don’t need a mountaintop or an ocean to feel awe.
Sometimes it's tiny:
✨ A curl of steam
✨ A spark of sunlight
✨ Anew leaf unfurling
✨ A songbird's song
Awe isn’t rare. It's everywhere.
Lean in. Let small wonders fill you with curiosity, inspiration, and joy. 🌿💚
If today has felt slow, foggy, like your mind is walking through molasses…
You’re seasonal.
Nature doesn’t bloom every day. Tides don’t rush every moment.
Your rhythms are part of the wild plan.
Move at the pace your body whispers. Not the pace the world demands.
Trust the timing inside you.🌻🌲
Healing doesn’t just happen alone.
It happens in relationship. Meeting minds. Growing together in real time.
It happens between people, or between people and the wild. In the tiny rituals we share, the practices that help us take care of ourselves and each other.🌿✨
It's simple, but not always easy.
It's a conscious choice. And an act of resistance.
A legacy worth passing on.
I learned it from nature. And my lived experiences.
✨If you can choose just one thing to be...
✨One way to help yourself, others, and our world...
Please choose to be kind. 💚
You don’t have to “earn” your place in the world.
The forest doesn’t interview the fern.
The ocean doesn’t ask the tide to prove itself.
The sky never wonders if the moon is worthy of showing up. 🌙
Nature assumes belonging.
You’re part of that lineage. You already belong. Here. Now. As you are.
Nature reflects back the parts of us we lose track of: our resilience, our softness, our creativity, our instinct to grow. 🌿✨
Look closely:
What you see in the mirror lives in you, too.
You’re made of this beauty.
You are the wild.
www.youtube.com/shorts/PbmJM...
What can nature teach us about true belonging?
I explore this on Substack, along with practical wisdom about communities and a somatic practice you can try to sense the weight of your relationships.
I'd be honored if you read this important piece! whisperingwilds.substack.com/p/community-...
Have you felt the ache for true community lately?
Let's explore what belonging really looks like: in nature, in relationships, and in the body:
🌿What makes community real
🌿Nature’s blueprint for belonging
🌿A somatic practice to sense what supports you
whisperingwilds.substack.com/p/community-...
🐝A bee doesn’t panic over tomorrow’s nectar.
🌻A root doesn’t shame the flower for growing slow.
Nature doesn’t run on hustle. It responds to what it needs.
If you’ve been chasing more and still feel empty, my latest Substack post is for you.
Come see: whisperingwilds.substack.com/p/the-wild-w...
Hey, wildling.
You’re not just IN nature.
You ARE nature, evolved enough to wonder why.🌱
Breathe fresh air. Look at the stars. Stretch in the sunlight. Say "hi" to a bee.
And in every single moment, allow yourself awe and wonder at the precious fact that *you are part of the wild,* too.
Ever feel like you’re drifting, disconnected, or not enough?
This is your reminder:
You are made of ancient brilliance.✨💚
The stars didn’t just die for you. They lived again through you.
Come back to that truth: www.instagram.com/p/DNePE1UxIJ7
#NatureWriting #Healing
Fireflies don’t shine for attention. They glow to connect.
You have an inner glow, too. 💡
Even when life feels dark, your joy, creativity, and presence still have power.
Let your light show when you’re ready.
Let the people and places you're meant to find follow your glow to you.
Pitcher plants and Venus flytraps don’t feast out of malice. They do it to survive in nutrient-poor soil. 🌱
Their beauty is fierce, strange, and entirely earned. So is yours.
A soft, slow life is a good goal. But sometimes being soft isn’t enough.
Sometimes, you protect your peace with teeth.
Nature won’t fix you. But it will hold you while you unravel.
This new post explores holding space and healing in the wild.
🌿 The wild makes room for you to come undone
📝 whisperingwilds.substack.com/p/the-wild-m...
#NatureHealing #WhisperingWilds #Rewilding #GriefSupport #Healing
A close-up of a bumblebee deep inside a flower, with only her fuzzy, pollen-covered backside visible.
A bee-hind for your feed. (See what I did there?) 🐝🍑
This sweet girl has been very busy in my yard.
Tiny wings. Big work. Still flying. Still here. ✨
#bees #naturejoy #pollinators #hopeinthewild #wildwisdom #naturephotography
I'm thrilled you're here. Please join me where you'll find the most Whispering Wilds activity!
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Our planet makes all things possible. It's the bedrock of life and promise.
Today, I choose to be grateful for the bounty and nourishment Earth gives us.
Will you join me?🌾🌿💚
#Nature #GreenSky
What a beautiful bounty for you and your local wildlife!
Good news!
I've made the Substack archive free, so there's no barrier between you and the Whispering Wilds method. 🌿 whisperingwilds.substack.com
Now you can browse anytime for nature-based wellness wisdom.
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I hope you find inspiration there, wildling.
Curiosity is the first step to #wellness. 🌿
In my new post:
🌀 How awe heals us
🐾 Lessons from curiosity in the wild
🧠 Why curiosity helps mind, body, and spirit
📖 A choose-your-own-adventure made for you
→ Read “Wander with wonder, return with roots”
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Lichen is more than meets the eye.
It’s a symbiotic bond between fungus and algae, living in beautiful cooperation. Together, they thrive where nothing else dares grow. 🌳
You, too, can be both soft and strong when you’re supported in the right way.
Seek relationships that nourish, not drain.
Thank you! 💚
Having an owl near the tent sounds idyllic. I can very much imagine that magic.
Our first night, a large deer came sniffing around the tent, then jumped with a massive bellyflop into the lake. A less relaxing, but funny sort of magic!
I noticed! Beautiful photos of meaningful journeys. Thanks for sharing. 🌱
It's amazing, isn't it? I introduced my kid to camping last year. He never wanted to leave. I bought a pop up tent for inside the house during winter to pretend! The real benefit is natural surroundings, but something about being in a tent feels like a cozy nest. That + fresh air = magic!
The calcium in your bones, the iron in your blood, the oxygen in your lungs… all born in ancient stars that exploded long before Earth was formed.
You are not separate from the cosmos.
You are a walking constellation. ✨
Shine bright. ⭐
#inspiration
You can't expect to bloom every season.
But you’re still a beautiful garden. 🌸
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