Tend HER Wild Podcast

Today’s episode, in honor of Mother’s Day, we explore the topic of raising the next generation of wild women. How do we embrace these young wild wolf pups to preserve their inherently wild nature? We discuss three authors who write about parenting: Carl Jung, William Martin, and Dr. Shefali in “The Awakened Parent”. In this episode we discuss three themes: Your children are not your own. They just came through you and they are on their own path. They have the right to express their own spirt. Can you love without control? Live you own life. “The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents.” When you do not live your life through your children, then they are free to find their own fulfillment. Do your own work and develop your own awareness. Instead of fixing or controlling your children – work on yourself and get as clear as possible so you aren’t projecting your stuff onto them. We talk about having brave and honest conversations with our daughters and helping them to live in the present moment. Meet Sheila Davisson of Revival and our exciting collaboration of a line of gorgeous baubles for TEND HER WILD. Books: “The Parent’s Tao Te Ching” “The Awakened Parent” Dr. Shefali “The Conscious Parent” Dr. Shefali Source

Today’s episode is based on Marianne Williamson’s beloved quote: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.” If we speak up and tell our truth, we all fear we may lose love. Marianne has also written, “Women are still emotional bondage as long as we have to make a choice between being heard and being loved”. As women we must empower each other to speak up, overcome our imposter syndrome, and high five each other for our successes rather than shy away in jealousy or worst of all, say nothing at all. Why we hang back and play small as women and how it is our light and our potential that scares us the most. You are not too loud, too big or too opinionated! There is enough space for all of us. As we let our light shine, we send out reverberations and ripples that give other people the chance to do the same. Meet Rachael Roewe of {made} community jewelry and our exciting collaboration of a line of gorgeous baubles for TEND HER WILD. Source

Dr. Andrea Wieland: If You Aren’t Failing, You Aren’t Striving Growing up in an achievement oriented family and how this shaped her life. How reading the classic book “The Inner Game of Tennis” was pivotal and perhaps turned her onto the personal self development of the athlete. Watching Nadia Comaneci in the 1976 Olympics and how this became the seed of her olympic dreams. Walking next to Shaq and coming up to his waist at the opening ceremony to the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as a field hockey player. Her powerful perspective on reframing failure, and how failure is only when you do not learn from your mistakes. How we need everyone to lead from their best self which happens when we are right with ourselves. The 2 words we need to take out of our vocabulary: perfect and failure. About Dr. Wieland: Dr. Andrea Wieland, a psychologist and performance coach was recently the Associate AD/Director of Sports Performance for Penn Athletics where she oversaw the departments of Athletic Medicine, Strength & Conditioning, Nutrition, Mental Health and Performance for 1,000 athletes and 33 sports teams. She has 3 decades of experience consulting and coaching in the high performance space. Former Head of Mental Conditioning at the world-renown IMG Academy, populations with whom Dr. Wieland has worked include Special Operations Forces, Elite and Professional Athletes, NFL Combine athletes, physicians, and CEO’s and their senior leadership teams. A 1996 Olympian, and former Division 1 assistant Coach to several National and League Champions, Dr. Wieland specializes in developing leaders, teams and performers through an integrated 360- degree approach to assessment, education, intervention and evaluation. Leveraging a “Team around the Team,” and holistic methodology, Andrea strives to help optimize others so that they can fulfill their greatest dreams. Find Andrea J Wieland/Winning Systems on Linked In. Source

Meet Polly Price, a beautiful bright soul who has a unique story of triumph. Today’s conversation touches on topics such as young fame and fortune – addiction and heartache. Polly share’s her story with authenticity, grace, and a killer sense of humor. From dinner with President Ford to the insane world of professional golf, Polly shares what she learned and how she found joy and returned to herself. You will simply fall in love with her – we certainly did! Help restore local water quality: https://www.wings2water.org Source

Meet Salisha Aya, a sacred leader who empowers women in wellness retreats, women’s circles, and conscious ritual. Today’s inspiring conversation is a journey with Salisha from her early years in an abusive, alcoholic household to finding worldly success until one day in her 30’s when she literally hit the brakes on her sports car and asked the big question, “Is this all there is?” That question opened up a world of seeking and transformation as Salisha sought to figure out who she was and what she really wanted out of life (which wasn’t what she had been told by society/culture). A journey to India, a divorce, and finding herself in the jungle of South America on a plant medicine journey all led her to deep healing and a deep reverence for herself and the power of what she calls the “divine sacred feminine”. Salisha admits that she is wildly, blissfully happy despite all that she has endured in her life, a testament to the work she has done on herself and the work she so expertly guides other women toward in the retreats and trainings she leads. For more information on Salisha Aya visit: www.activateyouralchemy.com Salisha Instagram: @Salisha.aya To learn more about her upcoming Goddess Alchemy retreat May 22-28, visit here: https://www.activateyouralchemy.com/retreat-details Source

In this episode we explore something we all face: making big life changing decisions. Do I stay or do I go? We talk about the importance of facing such decisions from the heart vs the head, and how it can be helpful to not talk to too many people about big decisions but rather to turn inward. We cover Betsy’s favorite tool for listening to the body as a source of guidance in decision making. We dive a bit deeper into the wild woman archetype and how when we disconnect from it we lose the inner fire to face change, but when we align with it we receive truth. Show notes: In today’s show we reference the work of Dr. Shefali Tsbary. She can be found at http://www.drshefali.com. Source

In this week’s episode, we talk with a Zoomer (Gen Z) about re-wilding. This wise young woman also happens to be Kate’s 22-year-old daughter. The enlightening conversation includes advice from a younger generation, the impacts of the pandemic, and insights on how young women talk about mental health. Source

In episode 7, Kate and Betsy explore “sister wounds” and how women have been pitted against each other. Women have had to use unhealthy coping mechanisms like jealousy, competition, judgment and gossip. There is great power that comes from being conscious and making a decision not to wound fellow sisters. They discuss ways to confront the sister wounds and how women can build trust through circles where there is trust, support and boundaries. Source

We spend a joy filled hour with lots of laughter exploring the topics of creativity, beauty, art, and life. Rebecca is a professional photographer whose work has graced the cover of People magazine, Fortune, LA Times, and Variety. She also took the beautiful photos on our Tend Her Wild website. We discuss her unique journey of Cuban roots to Belgium to Dallas to LA to Iowa! Our discussion takes many organic twists and turns including acting careers, voice overs, Barbie, famous photo shoots, Ragbrai, balancing work & family, and Lemon Perfect water. Her love of art, beauty, and capturing the essence of people and food define this lovely, wild woman. Rebecca’s website: www.rebeccasanabria.com Rebecca’s Instagram: @howrebeccaseesit These are some of the current product favorites Rebecca shares: https://lemonperfect.com https://laradevganmd.com Source

In episode 5, Kate and Betsy talk about the “human giver syndrome”, and how women are conditioned from an early age to be generous and attentive to the needs of others at the expense of their own needs and ambitions. They discuss ways to counteract this innate tendency, the importance of talking about it, and how to do things that feel good.   The 2 books mentioned in today’s podcast: Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne https://www.amazon.com/Down-Girl-Misogyny-Kate-Manne-ebook/dp/B075KHQKM3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OIAXMTP63QR0&keywords=down+girl+kate+manne&qid=1643411168&sprefix=down+girl+kate+m%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1 Burn Out: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. https://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Secret-Unlocking-Stress-Cycle-ebook/dp/B07DT4GW16/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SM5U299K40UT&keywords=nagasaki+burnout&qid=1643411266&sprefix=nagoski+burnout%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Source

Meet Lissie today – international singer/songwriter who happens to be the artist who graces our podcast every week with her song “Wild Wild West”. She’s an award winning and critically acclaimed musician who has over a quarter of a billion streams. NPR has called her “a quintessential California songwriter who is really from the midwest”. Her new album will debut this summer. We love Lissie’s wild spirit that comes out during this conversation. We talk about her first performance as Annie in community theatre (she did 82 performances), challenges in high school as she found her voice, playing gigs in Colorado that led her to LA and eventually getting signed with a record label. After spending over a decade in CA creating a body of work, she felt called back to the hills of Iowa where she now lives on her own farm! You can learn more about lissie at http://www.lissie.com, and she can be found at Instagram @lissiemusic. Watch for her new album coming out soon. Source

In episode 3, Kate and Betsy reveal why this podcast is called Tend Her Wild, and recount adventures from their trip to Iceland that drove the lesson home about the importance of re-wilding or returning to one’s natural essence. Betsy shares a pivotal moment at the end of this trip that foreshadowed a major change in her life. Source

ep. 2 In episode 2, Kate interviews Betsy about her early life experiences (including a weird knee at birth) and how these evolved into Betsy finding her own hard won, unique path. Source

In the first episode Betsy Rippentropp is interviewing Kate Moreland about the shape her path has taken and the pivotal moments in her life where her wild nature guided her. Source