finding wilder

In this week's episode we talk with Austin Mullen about his passion for skydiving and how he has found not just so much freedom and joy through jumping out of airplanes but he has also found community and a sense of purpose that he had been deeply longing for. We talk about the importance of mindset and taking care of your body and prioritizing who you spend your time with and how you spend yo...

In this episode we talk with Madi Rowan about creating her dream life. A few months ago Micayla's brother was on the pod, and this week we talk to her sister-in-law about her transition from playing full time basketball most of her life to now being a full time blogger and clean beauty advocate. We talk about how Madi and Devin met in college playing basketball and how they continue sustaining...

In this episode we share the top five listened to episodes in the first year of fining wilder the podcast! Cancer and God with Katie Kiely How to work a 9 -5 and live an adventurous life with multi-sport athlete Torey Lee Brooks  Creating Something Out of Nothing with Nina Holland of Toast Codependency, Living on a Bus and finding God with Sean Adam  Using Emotions as your guides with polyamorous...

I can barely believe Finding Wilder turns one year old this week! In this episode I talk about some really incredible lessons I've learned in year one, why I love doing what I do and what to look ahead to! XO Micayla Jean THANK YOU for being here. @findingwilderpodcast @micayla.jean @micaylajeanphotography @wilderdaily

On this episode with Torey Lee Brooks, who is a multi-sport adventure athlete and passionate 9-5 career woman, we talk about her recent excursion skiing as a female athlete across the 317+ mile Catamount Trail. We talk about the balance of working a "real job" and finding the time and ability to live life passionately while also making time to prioritize the health of this beautiful plan...

Kyle Jacoby is an environmentalist and farmer in New England. In this episode his philosophical interest paired with Micayla's curiosity created a space to chat with open minds about where the concept of meaning comes from. They touch upon the power of nature and the beauty of connecting with it's "perfection" as well as the simple yet profound choice to stay curious and allow qu...

In this episode with Lindsey Beals, Owner of Soul Revival Studio in Waterville, Maine we dive into her story finding barre and yoga and the beautiful transition into motherhood and owning her own studio--the first studio of it's kind in central Maine! We talk about the deep cracking open that came with finding yoga after losing her dad suddenly, the transition from building a certain life but...

Ultra hiker, Mental health advocate and founder/director of the nonprofit organization Hike the Good Hike, Jesse Cody has walked more than 10,000 miles to raise support for young people suffering from depression and other mental health issues. He started off 2023 conquering 1,100 miles of the Florida Trail and he just ran his first Boston Marathon! Next up is the 3,000 mile continental divide. In...

Today on the pod we talk with Sarah Fenerty who is not only a talented artist but also works with her family at Northwoods Brewing Company where she is the genius behind the art on their beer cans. We talk about the dynamic of working and creating with those closest to you and what it's like to come home to a blank canvas and where the inspiration to paint comes from. We dive into her years as...

Today's podcast episode is with my brother and professional basketball player, Devin Gilligan. We talk about working hard versus being "talented" and how over the years he looks in the mirror knowing that he never wants to say he didn't give it his all. His hard work and love for the game has landed him some incredible opportunities all over the world to continue playing a sport...

On this week's episode Micayla talks with guest, Sean Adam about emotional freedom, mental health and God to begin. They speak vulnerably about the relationship they had while starting a podcast together over four years ago, and the adventures they went on--not just physically all over the country, but the emotional journeys of healing. From living in a bus together to healing their codependen...

In this episode with Nina Holland of Toast Sandwich Shop in Kittery, Maine we talk about it all...past, present and future! From starting a brand new business right before a global pandemic and the the inspiring and heart centered pivots that Nina made to get her business to where it is today. Toast started as a literal DREAM and today it is the most adorable and nourishing sandwich shop--and at t...

We dive into quite a bit in this conversation with Dr. Krystal Couture, from a myriad of "things we weren't taught" to mini lessons on meridians and the different elements of Chinese Medicine. We get into conversation about "the art of doing nothing" and what it is we are even doing here on planet earth!! Thanks for listening! Find more about Dr. Krystal at www.krystal-couture.com and on instagram...

This week on the podcast we talk with Kasey Mathews who is a book/life coach, author and speaker. Kasey shares her experiences after giving birth to a premie baby and the journey it took her on to be able to find her own voice to be able to write a book, and then help others heal through their own transitions as well.  Find more about Kasey: www.kaseymathews.com  @kaseymathews Find more...

This week on the pod we talk with Micayla's best friend, Katie about her experience receiving a cancer diagnoses at age 31. From extreme anxiety to miracle moments and everything in between, Katie shares vulnerably and straight from her heart about the challenges and the gifts that came from the most shocking diagnosis of her life.  Find more about Katie at @katiekielyphotography Find more ab...

This week on the podcast we have Mike Messeroff from Costa Rica talking to us about his experience as a polyamorous freedom coach. He dives in vulnerably sharing his journey in a polyamorous marriage and his years of freedom coaching. Mike is also a writer and an avid meditator. We talk a lot about the importance and power of daily meditation and how using your emotions as guides can transform you...

Subconscious coach, Kate Cameron is on the pod today, talking about what it looks like to rewrite the script of your own life. We go back to the post-college haze of heartache and anxiety, and what it looks like to find the courage to step outside the lines of what society or our parents tell us life "should" look like. We talk about the illusion of time, travel, past life regression and so much m...

what is the thing that you think you'd literally die if you did? the thing that scares you so much? often times we think we will actually die of embarrassment or fear or we will get sick if we get on that stage or write that book or confess our love.... but maybe, what if it were the opposite? what if we were actually making ourselves sick by not jumping into the things that scare us? i've heard i...

In this episode we dive into ten of my favorite ways to come back to presence! Find more info at www.micaylajean.com for 1:1 intuitive mentorships, wedding photography and poetry! @micayla.jean @wilderdaily and @micaylajeanphotography on instagram :) Thanks for listening :)

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The world did not understand her sometimes But who did the world understand? Other than the one’s who did and walked and talked and attempted to dream the exact same way Because they thought they had to? And to her, That wasn’t living She did not want to be understood by the walking dead The one’s who dreamed only when they slept at night She wanted to live a life dreaming with her eyes wide open...

4. finding wilder by micayla jean quote: “coming out of a dark place requires charging the batteries changing the bulb tending to the flame of the light that already exists within” find the full blog post at micaylajean.com :) thanks for listening!

Shed another skin Burn another match Say another goodbye To clear the air Prepare for what is yet to come NEW BOOK finding wilder available on Amazon now! micaylajean.com  :)

it is okay to walk softly you don’t have to run you don’t have to break the earth beneath you with every footstep of aggressive possession for another moment in time it is not yours to keep forever it is yours to move through with ease grace a softness in your steps be gentle now the earth is holding you no need to break her down to remind her to be strong for you she does that on her own and you,...

she thanked god for the way they’d met time and time again in the petals of flowers the seat of a stone bench along the rocky coast a perfect enmeshment of toes and sand drinking in the sea warm rain on her hot summer skin views from atop mountain peeks a moose on the roadside with eyes of forgiveness for momentarily forgetting the magic that was abound all around an orca whale jumping through the...