Wilde About Wellbeing

As we continue our tour de force through the classical elements, we’re diving (!) into the WATER element…   I’m a water sign (Scorpio), so this one resonates a lot for me.   I’ve been called all the type al ‘too water-y’ things…. “Too serious…” “Too deep…” “Too intimate…” “Too trusting…” “Too emotional…”   Basically, all the “toos”!!!

One of the most destructive forces in the world is also one we cannot live without.   The fire element represents passion, drive, and ambition. It's a symbol of life force, energy, power, and creativity.   We depend on warmth, cooked food, light - all fire-based!   BUT…   At the same time, it’s destructive and can be deadly…   It’s easy to only associate fire with its negative aspects. This is especially easy now that we (mostly) don’t see the flames that heat us, or cook our food.   Even the ‘fiery language’ we use is negative… “Flaming” for bullying… “Getting burned” when we are scammed…   The fire element is a powerful force in the natural world.   In today’s podcast, we explore all aspects of the fire element: what it means symbolically, how you use it in your everyday life, and some tips for increasing the fire element in your spiritual life!   Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps) Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!   Workbook on Building Rituals 

The air element is the most common of all natural elements. It surrounds us, we breathe it to survive. We use it to regulate temperature by either heating or cooling the air around us. Life giving and life preserving.   It is omnipresent, and yet for a long time I didn’t realise how much Air infuses (pun intended

In the western world, we live in a culture that is deeply rooted with our five natural elements. The earth element is one of these and it has been present for all of human history. We stand on the ground which provides us with stability and support. We create structures out of concrete, brick or wood to protect ourselves from the weather outside while also providing us shelter and comfort inside. In essence, this episode will explore how the earth element shows up in our lives, and ways we can increase it.  If you're an earth sign, you might think you've heard all this before - BUT you need to listen, as maybe you've become TOO earth-bound in your behaviour. Find out the symptoms of that in today's episode!   Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps) Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!   Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE! Instagram: @mrsjessicawilde Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing Wilde About Wellbeing website

Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. The four elements have been a part of human understanding for centuries.   And we use every single one of them every day of our lives.   Just this morning, I’ve stood on earth, breathed in air, benefitted from the warmth of fire, and hydrated with water.   The Ancient Greeks believed all things came from one of the four elements, and that they were eternal and unchanging. The Sumerians, the Maya, the Babylonians, and many other cultures and religions believed the same.   You are made up of these elements, and they surround you. But what happens if they’re out of balance?   When they get out of balance in the world at large, we see Mass Extinction Events, sudden and dramatic events that caused the death of many different species at one point in time. Looking through the history of these, they are all related to one of the elements getting out of sync with the others.   Destructive fires. Deluges and floods (mentioned some 500 times in historical texts!). Earthquakes. Asteroid colli

Spirituality is not religion. It's the practice of being in touch with oneself and finding a connection to one's soul, or self. When you are in tune with yourself, it can be easier to feel connected to those around you. With this podcast guide to spirituality, you'll find ways to explore what it means for you personally and learn how to integrate your spiritual needs into your everyday life. Your spiritual journey is an exploration into the deepest parts of your being. It's a journey that can be difficult, but one that will pay off with new insights and understanding. There are many different paths to take on this journey depending on where you're starting from, which makes it even more important to explore what will work best for you before getting started. In this episode I'll share my tips for how to get started exploring your spiritual side so you can find what works best for you!   Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps) Workbook on Self-Talk-

Wilde About Wellbeing is now Wilde About Woo! I'm excited to introduce you to my new name, and share with you the reasons I've made this change. In this podcast I cover: What woo-woo means, why it's important for me to make a name change, and what you can expect from me in the future. [Spoiler alert - Not much different!] In this episode, I'm also talking about animal Medicine, particularly spiders and hyenas! I focus on two animals in particular, the Spider and the Hyena. Spiders represent patience and persistence to me - they're always there waiting for you to get caught in their web, but is that for your own good? They also teach us how to spin our own webs and create situations that will benefit us. Hyenas have similar qualities as well - they too are focussed on creativity, but in a fun-seeking, laugh-a-minute way! Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps) Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!   Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE! Instagram: @mrsjessica

The first step to transformation is SELF AWARENESS…   I was CONVINCED that I knew myself. I would’ve told you that I was 100% certain I was FULLY aware of every story I had.   That was such RUBBISH. I had managed to deceive myself into believing I knew myself.   It wasn’t until I developed my skills at self awareness that I was able to TRANSFORM.   In this episode, I’m sharing the top FIVE things I did to begin my transformational process. They’re all easy things you can start to slip into everyday life.   Before you know it, you’ll be well on your way to transforming yourself and your life!!   Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps) Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!   Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE! Instagram: @mrsjessicawilde Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing Wilde About Wellbeing website

Would you like a MAGIC WAND? It’s called TRANSFORMATION…   What if, just like a magic spell, you could cast dreams with your wand… And have them come true?   What would be YOUR transformational spell?   In today’s podcast, I’m talking about exactly what transformation is. I share with you how we get to the point where we NEED to transform our lives… And why transformation is more necessary than ever in our current world.   Full disclosure… I DO dig into telling you about how I can coach YOU, BUT that’s a small part of the episode. This episode isn’t about what I can do for you, but about what YOU can do for YOURSELF!   There’s plenty of meat there to get going with on your own - I’m excited you get to hear this info!!   Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps) Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!   Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE! Instagram: @mrsjessicawilde Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing Wilde About Wellbeing website

Do you worry that being grateful for what you have NOW is complacency? I used to…   I mean, it makes some logical sense, right? I say ‘thank you’ for, say, 1lb of weight release. My subconscious / the Universe thinks, “Oh right, you’re happy with a 1lb?” I never lose more than 1lb.   But that’s simply NOT TRUE.   My experience is more like this… “Wow, subconscious, universe, body, thank you for the 1lb of weight release. You RAAAAAWK!!” “Yay, so glad you’re pleased! Now we know how much you like weigh release, we’ll give you more!” “Gee, 2lb released this week!? Thanks so much! I’m like a weight release MAGNET!”   In today’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how we can be grateful WITHOUT blocking ‘more, more, more’!!

You’re wishing and hoping in the WRONG DIRECTION.   “I hope I pass the exam!” “I wish I could visit Aruba!” “I hope I become a millionaire!” “I wish… I hope… I wish!”   Hoping for something entails DOUBT. If I HOPE for a certain outcome, I’m acknowledging that an alternative is possible.   “I hope I pass the exam” is NOT the same as “I will pass the exam!” The hoping implies there’s a possibility of not passing.   The energy we put out when we hope for something is DOUBTFUL. You’re not telling the Universe what you want to happen, love, if you’re giving the option of not passing that exam!   I now commit to the “I will pass this exam” comment… But I know this might be hard for you, love - it was a leap for me to get to the point of disallowing doubt!   So in today’s podcast episode, I talk about the FIRST STEP to moving away from hope to reality! That is being grateful for what you currently have. That was the first secret, for me, to stopping the doubt that pervaded my thoughts.   If I could become grateful,

What are you putting off - and why?   I HATED phone calls… I’m still not someone who is on the phone regularly.   I would procrastinate about every call I had to make. Or I would delegate it to someone else.   Having to handle accounting queries at work did MAKE me confront the fear of phones. I was being called multiple times a day.   It was only by analysing the stories in my life that I saw where this fear of the phone came from.   My dad was an incredibly hard working vet. In the early years of my life, he was on call most nights. I came to associate the phone ringing with him and my mum having to leave for a veterinary emergency. Dinners interrupted. Film nights cut short. Board games folded away early.   I associated the phone with an end to ‘playtime’. BOOM! There was the reason I didn’t like the phone. There was the reason I put off phone calls.   Only by acknowledging this story was I able to see how unhelpful it was to me. In today’s podcast, I share how to get over the stories from your past - AND

⁣My reptilian brain isn’t my best friend.  It’s not yours either.  Unless you’re being chased by a leopard, in which case it’s gonna save your life.  The most primal part of the brain is designed for 4 vital functions… feeding, fleeing, fighting, and… reproduction!  It has always been vital to our survival (it’s also fundamental for things like breathing and heart rate), BUT…⠀ ⠀ The reptilian brain is not as useful in everyday situations as it was thousands of years ago. ⠀ ⠀ Just imagine: you’re a scantily clad early human. ⠀ You’re part of a tribe, made up of multiple ‘families’.⠀ In terms of protection, you have rudimentary weapons - and, most importantly, the protection of your fellow tribe members.⠀ ⠀ The primal brain would ensure that you emerged unscathed from hunting for food. ⠀ It would ensure that you remained part of your tribe (since separation from them could spell death). ⠀ ⠀ It was essentially a DEATH warrant, if the primal brain didn’t kick in when it needed to. ⠀ ⠀ But now, what’s your wild bo

ARE YOU MAKING YOUR JOURNEY CHOPPIER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE?   I was ADDICTED to the struggle of swimming against my intuition. I lived on ‘shoulds’ - always based on what I believed that others wanted for/from me.   Then I’d MOAN… “Oh, poor me, life is so HARD.” “Why do others have it easier than me?” “The world hates me.”   Are any of those feelings familiar, love? They began to feel comfortable for me… They were what I used as an excuse to keep FIGHTING against listening to my INNER VOICE.   Don’t get me wrong, even now, life can feel choppy! And it’s then that I have to ask myself two super important questions…   Am I making this journey choppy? Do I NEED this choppiness for my growth?   You see, the Universe sends us obstacles and difficulties to overcome so that we GROW.   Life is not about avoiding choppiness entirely.   Life is about recognising WHO / WHAT is causing that choppiness… If it’s your ego, then all you’re achieving is yet more pain / annoyance. If it’s the universe, then you’re experiencing

HOW IS YOUR FLOW? YOUR ALIGNMENT? And I’m not talking yoga here….   When I feel in flow, I am floating along the river of the universe, trusting I am where I am supposed to be. When I stray out of this alignment, I feel like I’m FIGHTING against everything. Life feels difficult.   I know that when I am out of alignment, I’m letting my EGO row the boat… That’s ALWAYS a bad idea, since my ego wants to push against the tide. It looks at what OTHERS think is right for me… It holds me back from being in the flow of doing what I want to do.   When I choose to be in flow, life feels EASY. I feel like I am seeing progress.   If our growth is summed up by experiences, imagine how far you travel when in flow… Versus swimming AGAINST the current. The only experience in a state of resistance is one of not getting anywhere. You cannot grow, unless you allow yourself to float, to be in alignment, to FLOW. ⠀⁠⠀⁠   Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps) Workbook on

Ayni, ubuntu and karma are not just about helping others - they’re about your SELF-LOVE too… Mind-blowing, right? Hear me out…   When I go for a run, or a cycle, or do one of my MMA workouts, there are two words I use. “Thank you.” And I say them to my body…

Ayni… Ubuntu… Karma… They’re all more or less the same thing, with the same route: The Law of Reciprocity.   Whatever joy / help / love I give to others, I will receive gifts that I need (not always what I WANT, ha!) in return.   Everything is connected by ENERGY - I am connected to you, and we are all connected to the world’s community, the Earth herself, and all the dimensions beyond this one…   It is a privilege that we get to support each other, and ourselves through the law of reciprocity. Individual acts of giving literally change the world’s energy, in a butterfly effect.   Karma is a beautiful thing - and should be a way of life for all of us.   I talk more about this in the podcast episode today because it’s really important in my own life. Every action that I perform in this world can be one that embraces the concept of ayni. I choose to live a lifestyle of generosity to result in a life of reciprocal abundance. ⠀⁠⠀⁠   Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts

I KEPT MYSELF FEELING STUCK BY USING REALLLLLY UNHELPFUL LANGUAGE!   I know we’ve all heard the stuff about ‘self talk’ - and, if you’re anything like me, love, you probably shrug your shoulders.. Like that could help you, right?   Wrong.   You see, I was always using language that kept me POWERLESS. “I don’t have enough [time / money / knowledge / strength / understanding / etc / etc / etc]” “I’m not the right person for this.” “I’ll never succeed at reaching my [goal weight / ideal salary / vision board ambitions / etc / etc / etc]”   Even when I write podcast notes and Instagram posts, I can go to one of those “not enough” type thoughts. “Maybe they don’t want to hear from me.” “There’ll be other people out there to voice this more eloquently than ME.”   But now I know that language is what HOLDS ME BACK. I am, literally, telling the Universe that my focus is on failure / no success / not being able to get anywhere   I’m NOT a victim of my circumstances, and nor are you. Once we realise this, we can stop f

YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN STUCK.   We’ve all said it, right, love? “I’m STUCK!” “I can’t do ANYTHING about XYZ!” “It’s so unfair!”   That used to be me ALL. THE. TIME.   The reason you FEEL stuck is simple: it’s down to your PERSPECTIVE.   You get to CHOOSE how to approach any situation. You get to CHOOSE whether to see yourself as INCAPABLE. You get to CHOOSE the steps to take to MOVE away from your current situation.   You are IN CONTROL.   In today’s podcast, I share my thoughts on this idea of ‘STUCKNESS’. I get how it feels - because I’ve been there, and share lots of examples from my own life.   I started ALLOWING myself to feel FREEDOM to be who I want to. I stopped LETTING MYSELF get caught up in feelings that I couldn’t move forward. I started TAKING choices that made me GROW.   I was never stuck, or nor were / are you. ⠀⁠⠀⁠   Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps) Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!   Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE! Instagram: @

DID YOU KNOW THAT WATER DOES MORE THAN HYDRATE YOUR CELLS?   In today’s podcast, I’m sharing five ways that water can increase your power and abundance in the world.   For example, did you know closing your loo seat can help maintain the flow of positive energy AND prevent abundance being, quite literally, flushed away?!