Wild River (Sam Pfotenhauer)

Welcome back to the Wild River Podcast!  After a four month hiatus, I am so excited to be back creating podcast episodes.

 

This is the first episode in a human design series I am co-creating with my dear friend Nadia Last.  Both Nadia and I are passionate about human design and wanted to create some content that was both accessible and in-depth.  This series will kick off with this introductory episode, followed by an episode on each energy type in Human Design, a foundational part of this system.

 

In this episode, Nadia and I discuss:

• What Human Design is and how it came to be 
• The four ancient wisdom systems Human Design draws from (Western Astrology, The Hindu Chakra system, the Chinese I Ching, and the Kaballah Tree of Life)
• The basics of our individual charts - I am a 4/1 emotional manifesting generator and Nadia is a 4/6 splenic projector
• Why we love human design
• What we’ve learned about ourselves through experimenting with Human Design
• Our path to learning about and embracing the system
• An introduction to the 5 energy types: Projector, Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Reflector 
• How Human Design can help re-align you to your purpose

 

We are so excited to be sharing this information with you!

 

Want to learn more about Soul Group, an 8-week group program designed to connect deeply with yourself and your life path?  Check out the website here: https://www.nadialast.com/soulgroup 

 

Curious if we are hosting any upcoming workshops?  https://www.wildriver.live/workshops 

 

Nadia’s Instagram: @nadialast_

 

Nadia’s website: www.nadialast.com

 

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Website: wildriver.live

 

Instagram: @wildriver

 

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

After 15 weeks living out of her car, Sam has completed an epic roadtrip.  

11 states.  10,000 miles.  Dozens of hikes, tea ceremonies, and new friends.  

This episode is a personal life share.  Sam talks about her intentions for hitting the road, the logistics for living out of your car (but not sleeping in it), the parts she loved, the challenges, and some key lessons learned.

She talks about the ability to feel grounded anywhere through presence, how feeling beauty and being in beauty don’t always correlate, and the joys of following your intuition.  

Now, Sam lives in Austin, Texas!  A new journey begins. 

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WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Joy is a choice.  It is an experience you can cultivate much more of through your intention and action.  In this mini-episode, Sam explores the importance of this choice and three ways to cultivate more joy in your life: gratitude, grounding, and avoiding bypassing. 

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Welcome to the Wild River Podcast!  We are so glad that you are here.  

 

In this mini-episode - the first episode of the Wild River podcast (!) - Sam, the host of this podcast, briefly introduces herself and the podcast.

 

She explains that the purpose of this podcast is to celebrate self-expression and those who put themselves out into the world, as well as explore the things that fracture our self-expression.  

 

Sam describes her intentions for the show and the anticipated format and timing of new episodes.

 

All of this is fluid! It’ll be fun to see where this show goes and how it evolves.  

 

Website: www.wildriver.live

 

Instagram: @wildriver

 

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

In this new series, Sam explores how she found safety in sexual expression.  Five years ago, she felt disconnected from her own sexuality and body, numb, pressured by expectation, sexually closed and wondering if she just wasn’t a sexual person.  Now, she feels so alive and expressive, empowered, and joyful in her sexual expression.  In this series, she breaks down some of the tools, practices, and mindset shifts that helped her make this truly incredible transformation. 

In this episode, Sam discusses how essential it is to be honest with yourself and what you want to feel empowered sexually.  If you don’t feel comfortable saying “no” to anything or anyone that doesn’t feel right, than you won’t trust your yes either.  To feel truly empowered sexually, you need to know how you are feeling and be able to articulate it.  Because if you can’t trust yourself to articulate what you want or need, there will be a part of you that always feels on-guard because you won’t know if you are safe.  In this episode, Sam also discusses using discernment when selecting partners, navigating people pleasing and disappointment, and how to expand your ability to know what you are feeling.

You are invited to make this series conversational.  Call in to the podcast (number below) and leave a question or DM Sam on Instagram @wildriver with your thoughts and reflections.  Sex can feel isolating, but it doesn’t have to!  Let’s remove some of the shame and stigma around sexual insecurities to facilitate an empowering and educational conversation. 

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Let’s talk about projectors!  Nadia Last and I have put together a series on foundational aspects of Human Design, a modality we are passionate about.  (Check out the 08. What is Human Design Episode if you are new to Human Design.)  We are providing an episode for each energy type where we dive deep into all aspects of that type.  

 

In this episode, we talk about the projector energy type.  Nadia is a projector, so we have the benefit of hearing about her personal experiences.

 

In this episode, Nadia and I discuss:

• The gifts of the projector energy type
• The projector strategy for living in alignment, which is waiting for an invitation
• What an invitation is and what it isn’t, as well as common misconceptions 
• Why waiting is important and how to make that process an active one
• Projector’s signature of success and not-self of bitterness
• Projector Myths
• How to support a projector 
• Projector lifestyle
• And so much more! 

 

We are so excited to be sharing this information with you!

 

Want to learn more about Soul Group, an 8-week group program designed to connect deeply with yourself and your life path?  Check out the website here: https://www.nadialast.com/soulgroup 

 

Curious if we are hosting any upcoming workshops?  https://www.wildriver.live/workshops 

 

Nadia’s Instagram: @nadialast_

 

Nadia’s website: www.nadialast.com

 

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Website: wildriver.live

 

Instagram: @wildriver

 

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

In this episode, Sam is channeling for the first time on the podcast (at least, channeling in this way).  Channeling is a way of connecting with consciousness and intelligent energy outside this earthly realm.  We live in an energetic universe, and channeling is a means to communicating and expressing this energy.

In this channeled message, our collective guides share all about the importance of the body as a tool:

• Your body is a tool for information and is more sophisticated and intelligent than most people realize.  It is like an antenna.  It is always taking on information and can guide you to the correct things, people, circumstances.
• How to expand your connection to your body through open communication and curiosity with your body. 
• What to do when you are getting overwhelmed as you become more sensitive.

If you want to learn more about channeling, check out Episode 33 - Communicating with the Spirit Realm with Emily the Medium.  

If you want to connect with your own guides, book a Clarity Call and note in the intake form that you’d like to focus on channeling, and we can dive into your channeling specifically for you. 

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In this special episode, Sam invites her uncle, Mike Pfotenhauer, founder and head designer of Osprey Packs (until his recent retirement), to discuss the role of creativity in his life and in Osprey Packs.

Osprey Packs is a world class outdoor backpack company headquartered in Cortez, Colorado. It is known for its innovative design, sustainability values, and high quality products. Mike founded Osprey in 1974. Osprey’s backpacks can be found in nearly every country, airport, and trail. 

Mike Pfotenhauer is an artist and creative, though he might not use those words to describe himself. He approached his business with an extreme emphasis on creativity and his personal freedom of creative expression. 

In this podcast, Mike discusses how creativity allows him to get lost and find the path again, what creativity offers you as a person, the importance of being connected to the material items around you, finding an inner sense of freedom through creativity, balancing business demands and creativity flow, and what self-expression offers you in your life. 

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WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 90 minute session, or check out her coaching offerings for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

I am thrilled to bring you this episode with Emily the Medium. Emily is an incredibly gifted medium and guide. In this episode, Emily shares about what it’s like to be a medium, how you can connect with your intuitive gifts, and the beautiful and vast world of spirit babies.

She shares about:

• Her energetic sensitivity and spiritual awareness as a child
• Her spiritual awakening
• What it feels like to channel and connect with these intuitive abilities
• How others can connect with their abilities
• How to build trust with your intuition
• What information you can receive through channels, mediums, or psychics
• The impact of food and alcohol on channeling
• The lifestyle changes that come with opening your energetic sensitivity
• Spirit babies!! Including what spirit babies are, a spiritual perspective on fertility challenges and conception, and the value of connecting to spirit babies before and during pregnancy.

If you are curious about channelling, mediumship, or intuition, this is an informative and engaging episode. 

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Check out Emily’s conception event here. 

If you are interested in a channeled reading with me, you can book a session with me on my website or through Emily’s Connection Point by February 2023.

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Connect with Emily:

Emily’s Website: https://www.emilythemedium.com

Emily’s Instagram: @emilythemedium

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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

In this episode, Sam interviews Alex Cantone, a thoughtful and intuitive human design reader and teacher. Alex is also a 6/2 Self-Projected Projector.

Together, Sam and Alex talk about:

• Looking to Human Design as a tool to connect them to their bodies
• Examples of when they gave their power and agency away to Human Design
• The importance of different viewpoints in the Human Design space
• What it means to find your purpose and what that can really look like

This is such an interesting and nuanced conversation about how easy it can be to give our agency up to external systems or ways of being, and the importance of reconnecting with your body and your own innate wisdom to guide you through life. Alex shares what it means to her to find her purpose, and how purpose can exist around us all the time - we don’t have to wait for it to happen. Sam and Alex also talk about self-worth, dating, turning 30, and self-expression.

You can connect with Alex on her Instagram @alexcantone, listen to her content through the Spacious App (@getspacious), and check out here website here: https://www.alexcantone.com

JOIN MY NEWSLETTER ⁠here⁠ and stay in touch! 

Interested in the 14-week Human Design Training Sam mentioned? Learn more here: https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-training

Interested in Sam’s new coaching program Sunbeam? Learn more here: https://www.wildriver.live/coaching

Sam also gives human design readings (https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-readings) and shares energy healing (https://www.wildriver.live/energy-healing).

Sam’s Instagram: @wildriver

Thank you for being here!!! I am so grateful that you joined me for this conversation!

Reflectors are our insightful, aware mirrors that helps us understand ourselves and the health of our community. They are rare birds and are such gifts. We have a special guest on this episode - a 5/2 reflector and human design reader, Tanya Reyes!

Nadia Last and I have put together a series on foundational aspects of Human Design, a modality we are passionate about. (Check out the 08. What is Human Design Episode if you are new to Human Design.) We are providing an episode for each energy type where we dive deep into all aspects of that type.

In this episode, Nadia, Tanya, and I discuss the following:

• The reflector aura
• Tanya’s journey with connecting and accepting a slower pace
• Unpacking reflector superpowers
• Tips for how to release energy and find a flow for your day that feels supportive and good
• What its like to embrace the lunar authority and why it is so beneficial
• What the reflector not-self of disappointment and the signature of surprise feel like and how to use this information to cultivate more alignment in your life

And so much more. We are so excited to be sharing this information with you!

Curious if we are hosting any upcoming workshops? https://www.wildriver.live/workshops

Tanya’s Instagram: @tanyareyes.hd

Tanya’s Website: https://www.tanyareyeshumandesign.com

Nadia’s Instagram: @nadialast_

Nadia’s website: www.nadialast.com

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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

After four months on hiatus from this podcast, I wanted to share an episode right from my heart that didn’t focus on Human Design.  While I love human design, it is not everything!  

 

In this episode I share about a transition I have had recently stepping from a learner and observer to a leader and a teacher. Though I genuinely love learning, I also can be motivated out of insecurity or fear.  I unpack that and discuss how I am experimenting with integrating, rather than learning, during this season of my life.  I share about my interest in returning back to the basic - focusing on connecting with my heart, my body, and Earth, as well as feeling available to life - and changing my relationship with distractions that have kept me from this focus (including human design!).  I also describe my three threads for winter, the values I will prioritize over this season: (1) creativity without expectation, (2) presence with body, and (3) inwardness/releasing outer authorities.  

 

Lastly, I end with some personal updates.  I got engaged to my partner two weeks ago!  I have also had some exciting development in my work both as a lawyer and as a coach.  I talk about the impact my co-facilitation of Soul Group this fall had on me.  

 

Want to learn more about Soul Group?  Check out the website here: https://www.wildriver.live/soul-group 

 

Want to explore ongoing 1-1 support from me: https://www.wildriver.live/guidance 

 

I mentioned my friend and teacher Dani Dillard in this episode.  Her website is https://www.danielledillard.com and her instagram is @nectarcreative 

 

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Website: wildriver.live

 

Instagram: @wildriver

 

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

Following calling off her wedding and breaking up with her partner of 7 years, Sam shares how she navigated the next six months. 

After any big life changes - whether it be a breakup, a move, or a new job - there is an opportunity for growth and exciting opportunities.  In this episode, Sam shares about finding magic in times of instability and changes, and how to navigate the emotional lows and make space for the highs. Nadia Last - talented therapist and podcaster, and Sam’s best friend - interviews her about this experience.

Together, Sam and Nadia discuss:

• Setting the intention for a time of big changes 
• Navigating intense emotional lows and making space for them
• Avoiding prematurely jumping into the next thing (relationship, job, etc) as a means to find false safety 
• Experiencing and prioritizing the feeling of presence 
• Finding true bliss in freedom and self-exploration
• Releasing the shame of breaking up with someone 
• Setting realistic expectations with your capacity and supporting yourself 

Sam and Nadia unpack what it means to find magic after big changes, and honoring all parts of yourself. 

To help you explore and evaluate your relationship, Sam created this FREE WORKBOOK called The Relationship Framework. Download it HERE now and share on Instagram what you think! 

HUMAN DESIGN READING GIVEAWAY: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and email a screenshot to hello@wildriver.live . In that email, also include your birth info (birthday, birth time (am/pm) and location of birth) and any questions you have.  Sam will follow-up with a 10 minute reading. 

CONNECT WITH NADIA: Visit Nadia’s website here and Podcast, the Current, here.  Find her on Instagram @nadialast_ 

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

VISIT THE WEBSITE: Check out the Website here.

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In this episode, Sam interviews health and life coach, Drew Stockton. Five years ago, Drew was diagnosed with cancer, and it changed his life. Following his cancer diagnosis, Drew radically shifted his life. He recognized that prior to this diagnoses, he wasn’t showing up as his authentic self and wasn’t feeling very fulfilled in his life. Cancer woke him up. He left his corporate finance job, began to travel internationally, dove into meditation, embraced a plant based diet, and started exploring spirituality. He moved to Spain and leaned into yoga. And he began to explore and express his authentic self, living in a way that felt fulfilling and true. In our episode together, Drew shares about his journey and his message. He speaks about the challenges in leaving his career, in sharing his voice, and pursuing his passions. He shares about the power of community support, the value of being seen, and the liberation that comes from pursuing what feels fulfilling. Drew is a talented coach. If you are interested in working with him, check out his website https://www.bemashealth.com and Instagram @dr_ewstockton * * *  Mentioned in this episode: Drew was on the podcast "Limitless with Emma" twice, in episode 2 and 82, speaking about his story, his experience with Ayahuasca, and his challenges with owning his cancer story.  * * * Website: wildriver.live Instagram: @wildriver Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

GIVEAWAY REMINDER! You can leave a review for the Wild River Podcast and get a free mini human design reading! 

Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and email a screenshot to hello@wildriver.live . In that email, also include your birth info (birthday, birth time (am/pm) and location of birth) and any questions you have.  Sam will follow-up with a 10 minute reading.

Submit by October 13, 2023. 

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In this episode, Sam makes a case to do one of the bravest things a person can do, which is to go after what they really, truly want.  

It is extremely brave to let yourself desire things.  To acknowledge it to yourself, to voice it, and to take actions to it.

A ton of insecurities can come up.  You may feel unworthy of wanting the thing, afraid of failing, nervous about being made fun of or seeming stupid when putting yourself out there, or feeling selfish for wanting more.

Even with these fears, it is worth it.  Because your desires - the true, soul-level desires you don’t stop thinking about - are the pathway to your purpose, fulfillment, joy, and authenticity.  And when you ignore these desires, not only may you still experience rejection or unworthiness, but you also may feel a deep, painful sense of regret for not giving yourself the chance to have what you really want.

Be brave and go after it.  

CONNECT WITH NADIA: Visit Nadia’s website here and Podcast, the Current, here.  Find her on Instagram @nadialast_ 

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

As a part of your human design, you have a profile. It is two numbers, separated by a backslash, like a fraction. For example, 4/1, 1/3, 2/5, 4/6, 6/2, etc. Your profile is how you are designed to share your gifts with the world and the role and personality type you are here to express.

There are six different profiles lines (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and each is a different archetype, trait, and role. Your profile is made up of two of these lines.

In this episode, Nadia Last and I explain the meaning behind each profile line, the placement (it matters which number comes first!), and practical tips to lean into your most authentic expression of your profile.

We also talk about our Human Design Training, a 12-week comprehensive human design training, led in community, which will begin April 12. You can learn more about that here: https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-training

Nadia’s Instagram: @nadialast_

Nadia’s website: www.nadialast.com

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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

Episode 3 

 

Another biggie!  In the second of a two-part series, Sam (host of the Wild River podcast) shares a story that taught her about the importance of allowing yourself to feel emotions, especially ones that you feel ashamed or undeserving of.  Sam shares about a series of sexually disempowering experiences she had in college, nearly a decade ago, and the lasting impact these “normal” experiences had on her expression.

 

Sam shares about a subtle but persistent feeling of being unsafe and unable to trust sexually, even within an amazing and supportive relationship, and her belief that there was just something wrong with her.  She speaks about finally sharing memories of prior non-consensual sexual experiences she had been reluctant to revisit because she didn’t think they were “bad enough” to warrant negative emotions. 

 

Sam discusses the difficulty in accepting emotions for experiences that have been normalized by society and explores the toxic culture of consent and drinking present across college campuses.  She also shares about the power in reclaiming expression and pleasure, and her refusal to feel ashamed about these experiences or how she feels about them.  

 

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Mentioned on the show:

Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer https://mamagenas.com/books/

True Love & Wild Sex Podcast with Dr. Wednesday Martin and Whitney Miller https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-sex-wild-love/id1472061802 

 

Website: www.wildriver.live

 

Instagram: @wildriver

 

Once a month, Sam will select a person who left a review during the previous month for a free in-depth human design reading.  To enter, send a screenshot of your review to Sam’s instagram @wildriver or to hello@wildriver.live.  The winner can gift their reading to whoever they choose as well.  (On the first few episodes, Sam mentions a different email - wildriverhumandesign@gmail.com.  That email works too.)

 

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

I interview my dear friend Liz Bowden, an intuitive coach, yoga teacher, and micro-dosing mentor.   In this episode, we explore our path to connecting with our inner wild and developing our spirituality.  

 

Liz and I discuss:

• What re-wilding means to us and Liz’s path (and a little of my own) towards re-wilding.
• A critical time in Liz’s journey where she lived on a permaculture farm in Costa Rica called Punta Mona.
• Unlearning certain social constructions during Liz’s time at Punta Mona, including beauty standards and the role of intimacy, and experiencing the power of connecting intimately with Earth.
• Untangling self-worth from productivity and the need for balance of masculine and feminine work.
• Microdosing mushrooms, and the opportunity to develop an intimate and supportive relationship with plant medicines. 
• Practical tips to begin a re-wilding journey and develop greater connection in your life.

 

Liz Bowden can be found on Instagram at @lizbwildin or www.rewildspirit.com.  

 

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Punta Mona: https://www.puntamona.org 
• James Fadiman (mentioned for his macrodosing protocol): https://www.jamesfadiman.com 
• Laura Dawn: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-psychedelic-leadership-podcast/id1540526695 
• Paul Stamets (best known for his advocacy for functional mushrooms): https://fungi.com 

 

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My Website: wildriver.live

 

My Instagram: @wildriver

 

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

In this episode, Sam discusses what it is like to really hold the vision of what you want out of your life.  Even when you know what you want, it’s so important to be patient while the details and inspiration come in, and then to pursue it while holding the greater vision.  It takes patience and resilience to stay committed to a potential you want in your life.

In this episode, Sam talks about:

• The liminal space when you know you want something new but don’t know what it is, and how important it is to be brave and sit with the discomfort before the dream comes in
• The importance of choosing discomfort of unknown over safety of committing to the wrong thing
• How its your great privilege and responsibility to get to design your life 
• The importance of waiting to commit and move forward until your entire vision has landed 
• Surrounding yourself with inspiration to expand your understanding of what is possible
• Leaning on support of others who can hold your vision high for you  
• Showing up for the future version of yourself now 

GIVEAWAY REMINDER! You can leave a review for the Wild River Podcast and get a free mini human design reading! 

Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and email a screenshot to hello@wildriver.live . In that email, also include your birth info (birthday, birth time (am/pm) and location of birth) and any questions you have.  Sam will follow-up with a 10 minute reading.

Submit by October 17, 2023. 

Work with DANI: Check out Dani’s website here.  I highly recommend her sacred alchemy 1:1 sessions. 

ENERGY HEALING will take place October 25 at 8 pm ET.  Claim your spot here. 

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Connecting with Earth consciousness in meditation has been a very powerful tool for me in cultivating peace and presence in the moment, grounding, managing fear and anxiety, and strengthening my intuition.  I created these meditations on the Wild River Podcast (a 30 minute episode, a 16 minute meditation, and a 6 minute meditation) to support you in your every day life, as often as you want.

I learned this meditation style from Rachel Pfotenhauer at Vast Earth. Rachel is an extremely gifted Earth channel, meaning she channels the consciousness and energy of Mother Earth, for readings and healings. I have attended dozens of group healings led by Rachel, where she leads us in a meditation to connect with Earth and then amplifies Earth energy in each of our energetic bodies. These experiences were instrumental in me leaving my job as a full-time lawyer and pursuing a career and lifestyle that felt authentic and expansive to me because Earth helped me to clear fear and connect with my body’s wisdom. I highly recommend her work - particularly her Wednesday healings, her retreats, and her readings.

Rachel Pfotenhauer

IG: @vast_earth

Website: https://vast-earth.com

If you enjoyed this meditation, let me know! Send me a DM on Instagram or share on Instagram and tag me. Your positive feedback is the best way you can help me continue to create.

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In this episode, I interview my friend William Igbokwe to explore the aspects of his identity. Will is a lawyer, an actor, a son, a caregiver, a man, and a brother, among many other roles. He is one of the most embodied people I know and lives with intention and purpose. I love talking with him and I received a lot from this episode.

We talk about:

• Growing up in small-town Texas as the son of Nigerian immigrants
• Transitioning from a career in law to a career in acting
• Claiming the title of “actor” and creative
• Getting comfortable with and celebrating failure
• Losing both parents before turning 30 years old
• Navigating resentment that accompanies new responsibilities
• Gender norms and the relationship with masculinity
• Owning all parts of your identity

Despite significant hardship at a young age, or perhaps because of it, Will prioritizes joy, expression, and living purposefully. He is a beautiful example of an empowered man living with intention.

If you listen to this episode, let us know! Drop Will or myself a note on Instagram. Share the podcast in your instagram story, and tag us, or text it to a friend who you think might enjoy this conversation.

Will’s instagram: @williamigbokwe

Will’s Professional Website: https://www.williamigbokwe.com

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Connecting with Earth consciousness in meditation has been a very powerful tool for me in cultivating peace and presence in the moment, grounding, managing fear and anxiety, and strengthening my intuition.  I created these meditations on the Wild River Podcast (a 30 minute episode, a 16 minute meditation, and a 6 minute meditation) to support you in your every day life, as often as you want.

I learned this meditation style from Rachel Pfotenhauer at Vast Earth. Rachel is an extremely gifted Earth channel, meaning she channels the consciousness and energy of Mother Earth, for readings and healings. I have attended dozens of group healings led by Rachel, where she leads us in a meditation to connect with Earth and then amplifies Earth energy in each of our energetic bodies. These experiences were instrumental in me leaving my job as a full-time lawyer and pursuing a career and lifestyle that felt authentic and expansive to me because Earth helped me to clear fear and connect with my body’s wisdom. I highly recommend her work - particularly her Wednesday healings, her retreats, and her readings.

Rachel Pfotenhauer

IG: @vast_earth

Website: https://vast-earth.com

If you enjoyed this meditation, let me know! Send me a DM on Instagram or share on Instagram and tag me. Your positive feedback is the best way you can help me continue to create.

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In this new series, Spirituality 101, Sam explores foundational concepts of spirituality and mysticism.  Though this content is great for folks having a spiritual or psychic awakening (whether it be your first or one of many), this series is supportive and engaging for anyone on a spiritual path.  Just because it is foundational does not mean it is elementary. 

We live in an energy universe.  Each of us are made of energy and vibrate at a specific frequency.  That internal frequency influences our external reality.  Though it is not by any means the only factor influencing our lives, your vibration is something you have control over, and a way to influence and shift your lived experience.  

In this episode, Sam explores ways to raise your vibration and increase your magnetism.  There are many ways to do this.  Sam argues that the most effective ways relate to embodiment, feeling and expressing your spectrum of emotions, and living out of the heart.  Connecting sincerely with yourself, your body, and your emotions, and allowing love to flow through you, for yourself and for others, allows you to radically shift and heighten your vibrational frequency.

Interested in the Spirituality 101 Course?  Join the newsletter (see below) and follow along on Instagram @wildriver to stay up to date on the launch date.

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

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CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In today’s episode, Sam shares about calling off her wedding and ending her long-term relationship of seven years.

She takes you into this very personal experience - the most painful and transformative of her life - to express what it felt like, what she did to get to clarity, and how she feels now.

Sam’s best friend and collaborator, Nadia Last (host of The Current Podcast and talented therapist) interviews her. 

Together, they discuss:

• What it felt like to be struck with sudden doubt. 
• The importance of going into feelings of anxiety, fear, and insecurity and getting curious about what is there.
• The tools and resources that helped the most in this time of crisis.
• The shame of calling off a wedding and not knowing earlier.
• The realization that Sam could have more and the decision to go for it. 
• Tapping into the body’s intuitive wisdom for support. 

To help you explore and evaluate your relationship, Sam created this FREE WORKBOOK called The Relationship Framework. Download it HERE now and share on Instagram what you think! 

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CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Your emotions are your superpower!  But for most of us, we turned off our connection with our emotions, especially challenging emotions.  And that is a huge disservice to yourself, because your emotions are incredibly valuable. In this episode, I cover all the reasons your emotions are valuable, and why it is so important to connect to them, feel them, and express them.  I discuss what happens when we shut off our emotions.  And I share some practices to help you reconnect to them in an empowered way.  I am very excited about this episode.  If you like it, let me know!   And share it with a friend.  It is very helpful for me. If you are curious about the RIDE THE WAVE program, learn more here: https://www.wildriver.live/ridethewave Learn more about Sunbeam Coaching: https://www.wildriver.live/sunbeam  * * * Website: wildriver.live Instagram: @wildriver Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

In this new series, Sam explores how she found safety in sexual expression.  Five years ago, she felt disconnected from her own sexuality and body, numb, pressured by expectation, sexually closed and wondering if she just wasn’t a sexual person.  Now, she feels so alive and expressive, empowered, and joyful in her sexual expression.  In this series, she breaks down some of the tools, practices, and mindset shifts that helped her make this truly incredible transformation.  In this episode, Sam discusses the importance of feeling safe with sexual desire - both your own and your partners, and how to achieve a greater sense of safety. She explores the specific steps you can take to feel safer with sexual desire and with sex generally, including the importance of processing past experience, examining how sex was discussed in childhood, and introducing sex positive resources into your life. You are INVITED to make this series conversational.  Call in to the podcast (number below) and leave a question or DM Sam on Instagram @wildriver with your thoughts and reflections.  Sex can feel isolating, but it doesn’t have to!  Let’s remove some of the shame and stigma around sexual insecurities to facilitate an empowering and educational conversation.  JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here.  Resources: - Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer (@mamagena) - Women's Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston - This Tantric Life (podcast) by Layla Martin (@thelaylamartin - highly recommend her instagram) LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.   WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support.  CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Beautiful, sparkly, life-giving generators!  Nadia Last and I have put together a series on foundational aspects of Human Design, a modality we are passionate about.  (Check out the 08. What is Human Design Episode if you are new to Human Design.)  We are providing an episode for each energy type where we dive deep into all aspects of that type.     In this episode, we talk about the generator energy type.  Because neither Nadia nor myself are a generator (though I am a manifesting generator), we brought on our friend Mandee Rae, a beyond talented photographer, to share about her experience.

 

In this episode, Nadia, Mandee, and I discuss:

• The gifts of the generator energy type
• Why generator’s are special and so valuable
• The generator strategy for living in alignment, which is waiting to respond
• What a sacral response feels like in the body
• Why waiting for the sacral response - the inner gut knowing - is important
• Generator’s signature of satisfaction and what it feels like
• Generator’s not-self of frustration and what that can feel like
• The importance of connecting with your body 
• And so much more!

 

We are so excited to be sharing this information with you!

 

Want to learn more about Soul Group, an 8-week group program designed to connect deeply with yourself and your life path?  Check out the website here: https://www.wildriver.live/soul-group

 

Curious if we are hosting any upcoming workshops?  https://www.wildriver.live/workshops 

 

Mandee’s instagram: @mandeerae

 

Mandee’s website: https://www.mandeerae.com

 

Nadia’s Instagram: @nadialast_

 

Nadia’s website: www.nadialast.com

 

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Join Nadia Last (coach and host of The Current podcast) and I for a conversation around tapping into the power of our voices.  We discuss the challenges and benefits of sharing our voices in a public way, having difficult conversations, sharing our dreams with others, and expressing ourselves.  We talk about how to feel more confident in using your voice and the benefits you can receive from harnessing the power of your voice and bravely sharing it with others. 

If you are interested in joining Nadia and I for Human Design Training, which begins Wednesday, September 7, look here: https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-training 

If you are interested in learning more about Sunbeam Coaching: https://www.wildriver.live/coaching

If you want to learn more about Nadia and her offerings, check out her Instagram @nadialast_ or her website: https://www.nadialast.com

If you want to learn more about Sam and my offerings, check out my Instagram @wildriver or my website: https://www.wildriver.live 

Under nearly every reaction - whether it be anger, contraction, avoidance, exploding, or judgment - is another, more vulnerable emotion. When you understand the underlying emotion that is driving your reactions, you have the opportunity to move forward with awareness and support yourself for your entire feelings, rather than react from the wound.

In this episode, Sam explores how to do this. She walks through different examples of reacting, and how to explore what is going on underneath the surface that is contributing to the reaction. She describes the process for this type of inner inquiry and what to do with the information, as well as why it is so valuable to expand your awareness in this way.

*NOTE that Sam does say a few swear words in this episode, in the case that you want to be mindful about who is listening along with you.

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CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In this short and sweet episode, Sam shares about her recent move to Vermont from NYC.  She also discusses the power of play!  Play is a wonderful thing - not only because its fun, but it brings us life force energy that is energizing and exciting.  This is a spontaneous episode recorded not long after the inspiration came into Sam's head :)

Also, Sam mentions that her partner is going to Vermont Law School.  She mispoke - he is studying at the University of Vermont (and he is not a lawyer).  

In this episode, I interview my friend Luna Brooke to discuss the chakra system. Luna explains what the chakra system is and why it is a valuable tool for inner inquiry, reflection, and healing.

In this episode, we especially focus on the lower three chakras: the root, the sacral, and the solar plexus. We discuss how experiences of trauma can impact the root chakra, and how that can manifest in your life, particularly in feeling unsafe in the body, feeling unsafe in the world, feeling the need to rush and hurry, or feeling like you always need to achieve.

Luna is such an incredible resource and has so much to share about the chakra system. If you liked this episode, send us a DM on instagram and tell us about what resonated or caught your attention. We’d love to hear from you!

Luna’s instagram: @thechakraoracle

Luna’s website: https://www.thechakraoracle.com

Learn more about Luna’s program the Self Worth Revival: https://calendly.com/thechakraoracle/self-worth-revival-consultation?month=2022-05

Mentioned in this episode: Danielle Dillard https://nectarhealinghouse.com

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Human Design Reflectors make up only 1% of the population.  Reflectors have an incredible ability to see a person and the community, to see how everyone is doing and working together, and what needs to change. In this episode, we interview two 3/5 Reflectors and business partners, Becca Daly and Juliana James.  We discuss the gifts of the reflectors, the disempowering narratives about non-energy types, their ability to deeply see and witness, how to make aligned decisions (especially when you don't want to wait for a lunar cycle), and how to support reflectors in your life. Learn more about Becca and Juliana's work here. Becca's Instagram: @hdundefined  Juliana's Instagram: @msjulianajames JOIN MY NEWSLETTER here and stay in touch! Want to learn Human Design with Nadia and Sam? Join us for our 15-week Human Designing Training kicking off MARCH 8. Learn more here: https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-training * * * Connect with us! Nadia Last: @nadialast_ Website: https://www.nadialast.com Sam’s IG: @wildriver Website: wildriver.live Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

Family and old friend dynamics can be challenging! Especially as you continue to grow and evolve and others' perceptions of you don't keep up. In this episode, Sam channels her Spirit Guides for a message to the listeners about how to stay in your heart and stay authentic during this holiday season. She also shares some practical guidance to stay connected to yourself.

Sam discusses:

- The importance of acknowledging family dynamics and your role in them

- Taking comments less personally

- Managing your energy

- Allowing yourself to be seen by your family

- Dealing with difficult emotions like frustration and anger

Sam also discusses two new upcoming WORKSHOPS. Learn about them here! Note that Sam says the energy healing will take place December 18, but it has been rescheduled for WEDNESDAY, December 20!

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Manifestors are the impactful and powerful leaders! Nadia Last and I have put together a series on foundational aspects of Human Design, a modality we are passionate about.  (Check out the 08. What is Human Design Episode if you are new to Human Design.)  We are providing an episode for each energy type where we dive deep into all aspects of that type.  

 

In this episode, we talk about the manifestor energy type.  Because neither Nadia nor myself are a manifestor, we brought on our dear friend Carolyn to share about her experience.  Carolyn is a 2/4 Emotional Manifestor.  She works in corporate strategic consulting in NYC and is a graduate of Stanford Business School. 

 

In this episode, Nadia, Carolyn, and I discuss:

• The gifts of the manifestor energy type
• The disempowering language used to describe manifestors and reframes to consider
• The impact of manifestors, and Carolyn’s challenges with being perceived as impactful
• The relationship between the manifestor wound of taking up too much space and Carolyn’s history with disordered eating to take up less space
• The strategy of informing, why informing is important and the challenges that come with informing 
• The importance of resting to allow urges to come in 
• Relationships as a manifestor
• And so much more!

 

We are so excited to be sharing this information with you!

 

Mentioned in this episode: Dani Dillard @nectarcreative https://www.danielledillard.com 

 

Want to learn more about Soul Group, an 8-week group program designed to connect deeply with yourself and your life path?  Check out the website here: https://www.wildriver.live/soul-group

 

Curious if we are hosting any upcoming workshops?  https://www.wildriver.live/workshops 

 

Nadia’s Instagram: @nadialast_

 

Nadia’s website: www.nadialast.com

 

 

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Let’s talk about making and keeping authentic, intimate, fulfilling friendships an adult.  It can be so hard to make new friends as an adult, yet it is something most of us are craving for more of in our lives.

In this episode, Sam discusses:

• The importance of prioritizing meaningful friendship
• Why its so critical to surround yourself with people who hold you high 
• How to create more intimacy in existing friendship
• How to make new friends as adult - practical tips and ideas to bring in new people 

In this episode, Sam mentions friendship and connection coach Alex Friedman.  Check out her work through her Instagram @connectionfeast (esp if you are in Seattle!) 

ENERGY HEALING will take place October 25.  Claim your spot here. 

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CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

This is a big one!  In the first of a two-part series, Sam shares a story that taught her about the importance of feeling your emotions and letting others see and support you.  Specifically, Sam talks about a formative experience - a physical assault she experienced in college - and the perspective she has gained from processing this experience. 

 

Sam shares the story around the assault and her inability to process her emotions around it for several years.

 

She describes the way these unprocessed and deeply suppressed feelings of fear, grief, and shame manifested in intense anxiety, and her refusal to see the connection. 

 

Her moment of clarity at a crystal energy and sound bath healing (she randomly found herself at) where she suddenly understood her need to feel her emotions around this assault and to share this experience with others.

 

She describes the fear she experienced before sharing this story - the fear of disbelief, of judgment, of blame, of dismissal - and the intense support and love she was met with instead.

 

Sam describes one of the most profound lessons she has learned in her life: when you let others have the opportunity to see you - really see you in your full expression of who you are - you have the opportunity to receive their support in ways you couldn’t know before.  And that support can provide liberation. 

 

By sharing her story, Sam hopes that you can find ways to give yourself grace for whatever your story is and however you may feel about it.  Each of us have stories that have brought us pain, and maybe even fear and shame.  Whatever you are feeling - your feelings are valid and you have nothing to be ashamed of. 

 

The more we can look at and accept the parts of ourselves we struggle to reconcile, the more we can show up in our lives as our true and unique selves.  And that is where the magic happens!

 

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Mentioned on the show: Bryanna Dee’s podcast Shadow Light http://bryannadee.com 

 

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Once a month, Sam will select a person who left a review during the previous month for a free in-depth human design reading.  To enter, send a screenshot of your review to Sam’s instagram @wildriver or to hello@wildriver.live.  The winner can gift their reading to whoever they choose as well.  (On the first two episodes, Sam mentions a different email - wildriverhumandesign@gmail.com.  That works too.)

 

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

Join me for a conversation with Rachel Pfotenhauer of Vast Earth.  Rachel is an earth channel, a powerful psychic and healer, and a counsel.  She is also my aunt!!  In addition to always being a loving and fun aunt, Rachel has also been an important, instructive, and empowering spiritual teacher for me over the last three years.  I am honored to be sharing this important conversation with all of you.  

 

In this episode, we explore connecting with earth and we explore the energetic realm.  We discuss the importance of connecting, for both our well-being as individuals and for the planet, the personal benefits, and how to do it.  

 

We also discuss:

• Our energetic bodies and how unprocessed emotions and trauma create density 
• Rachel’s childhood experiences connecting with spirit energies outside this physical realm 
• How to expand your intuition and ability to sense energy 
• Astral travel and timeline hopping
• Humanity’s shared purpose for incarnating, which is to connect with Earth & experience the spectrum of emotion 
• Summoning the courage to live your truth 
• The current destabilization of Earth’s energetic grid caused by the global consciousness of fear, hatred and violence
• The consequences we may face if more people do not start connecting to Earth and participate in healing the Earth energetically (and of course, in the physical, material plane)

 

This is a must listen if you are curious about intuition and psychic abilities or if you feel connected to earth and would like to expand that connection.  

 

Connect with Rachel: 

IG: @vast_earth

Website: https://vast-earth.com 

Earth Channel E-Book “The Words Beneath Our Feet”: https://vast-earth.com/product/earth-speaks-a-channeled-text-of-earths-words-the-entire-book/ 

Wednesday Night Group Sessions (Sliding Scale of $25-50): https://vast-earth.com/group-healing/ 

 

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In this two-part series, I am sharing my career story. I share about what led my to law school, what brought me to Big Law in NYC (aka a large, corporate law firm), what it was like to work in a rigorous, fast-paced, sophisticated environment, and what led me to leave to create a whole new career.

I didn’t have the confidence to make this sort of dramatic leap when I started. I needed to develop some mindset shifts and learn about myself and my desires to have the confidence to make. In this episode, I outline those mindset shift and learnings that allowed me to make choose myself, my joy, and my wellbeing, such as:

• Realizing that my career shouldn’t make me feel drained, miserable, or deadened. It is possible to feel fulfilled and excited by my work.
• To be really successful, loving your work matters.
• I was relying heavily on weekends and trips to bring me joy.
• I had to work very hard to stay grateful and positive.
• There are many ways to define success.
• There are many ways to make money and establish financial abundance.
• I don’t have to have everything figure out. I just need to have the next step figured out.
• My identity is not the same as my work.
• Grieving the loss of the vision I once I had for my career.
• Realizing my joy was up to me.

I have a lot to say (and I share a lot of personal context), so this story will be split in two parts. In Part 2, I will discuss what circumstances prompted me to actually leave, the practical considerations (aka career reputation, money and finance), and what came next.

If you would benefit from support as you are making a career shift, I would love to welcome you into my coaching program, Sunbeam. Consider setting up a connection call to feel into whether we are a good fit.

Mentioned in this episode:

Therapist Emily Marr: https://www.greenwichcenterforpersonalgrowth.com

Coach and Akashic Record Reader Dani Dillard: https://nectarhealinghouse.com

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Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

In today’s episode, we dive into the energy type of Generator. The Human Design Generator are the energizing creators and builders here to apply their magnetic energy to what lights them up and literally make the world go round.

Human Design is a system that helps you access greatest gifts and release resistance in your life. A core component of Human Design is the energy type, which gives you the most information about your role, the way to find flow and alignment in your life, and tap into your own power. This episode is a part of a series providing deep dives on the Human Design Energy Types.

In this episode, Nadia Last (who hosts a podcast called The Current) and Sam interview friend and mentor Emily the Medium about what it means to be a generator.

Specifically, we discuss:

• The gifts of the Generator
• Harnessing your energy and dedicating it towards what brings you joy and satisfaction
• The Generator sacral response and what it actually feels like in the body
• Trusting your path and how to follow and trust your own internal compass 
• Generator Frustration (not-self) and how to use it as a sign to rebound you back into alignment
• Tapping into sacral satisfaction and how to lean into it (and give yourself permission when you can’t prioritize it)

Interested in learning more from Emily? Follow her on Instagram @emilythemedium and visit her website: https://www.emilythemedium.com 

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Want to learn Human Design with Nadia and Sam? Join us for our 15-week Human Designing Training kicking off MARCH 8. Learn more here: https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-training

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Connect with us!

Nadia Last: @nadialast_

Website: https://www.nadialast.com

Sam’s IG: @wildriver

Website: wildriver.live

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

I’m back with Season 2 of the Wild River Podcast! This new season represents a shift in my expression through my brand and platform Wild River.  I have clarified my messaging, shifted my branding, and refined my offerings, and I want my podcast to reflect that.

In this episode, my bestie and talented human design reader and coach, Nadia Last, and I get into relationships through the context of human design.

We talk about how each energy type can be supported in relationship and can support others. We share our opinions on how to cultivate a healthy relationship with others, through deep self love. And we discuss common challenges for relationships.

If you love this episode, let us know! Share it on your Instagram or DM us a message about it.

If you’d like to connect with us further, Sam offers human design readings, energy healing, and coaching through her program Sunbeam. Nadia offers human design readings and coaching! Learn more on our websites below.

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Nadia’s website: www.nadialast.com

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In this series, Sam explores how she found safety in sexual expression.  Five years ago, she felt disconnected from her own sexuality and body, numb, pressured by expectation, sexually closed and wondering if she just wasn’t a sexual person.  Now, she feels so alive and expressive, empowered, and joyful in her sexual expression.  In this series, she breaks down some of the tools, practices, and mindset shifts that helped her make this truly incredible transformation. 

This episode is all about loving and connecting with your body.  If you want to feel confident and expressive with sexuality, cultivating sincere self love and a strong connection with your body is essential.  

In this episode, Sam discusses:

• Why body love and body connection facilitate sexual empowerment 
• The power of self love to magnetize aligned partners 
• Knowing your body from a sensual and sexual perspective
• Regaining sensation and working through numbness around sexual pleasure 
• Lots of practices for building self love and sensual body connection 
• Increasing your capacity to experience pleasure in the body 

You are invited to make this series conversational!  Call in to the podcast at 206-590-1030 and leave a question or DM Sam on Instagram @wildriver with your thoughts and reflections.  Sex can feel isolating, but it doesn’t have to!  Let’s remove some of the shame and stigma around sexual insecurities to facilitate an empowering and educational conversation. 

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Human Design is a system that tells you your greatest gifts, the ways to access those gifts, and how to release resistance in your life. A core component of Human Design is the energy type, which gives you the most information about your role, the way to find flow and alignment in your life, and tap into your own power.

In today’s episode, we dive into the energy type of Manifestor. The Human Design Manifestor is here to create waves. Manifestor are here to initiate new things into being - they make things happen. They are leaders, visionaries, and very independent and capable people here to act on their own inspiration.

In this episode, Nadia Last (who hosts a podcast called The Current) and myself interview our friend and client Katie Burns on what it means to be a Manifestor. Katie shares deeply personal experiences about loss, grief, connecting with her emotions, and establishing a life that feels meaningful, all through the lens of her Manifestor energy type.

In this episode, we break down all the pieces of what it means to be a manifestor, including how it feels, its gifts, and its challenges. Specifically, we discuss:

• What is a Manifestor urge and how do they feel
• What does Manifestor impact look like
• The Manifestor energy cycle and the importance of rest to tap into your gifts
• Manifestor anger! The importance of experiencing anger, and how to work with it so it feels empowering and not overwhelming
• What it means to inform others and how that can look like (and the challenges that accompany it)
• Katie’s journey of reclaiming her voice and emotional expression after the death of her sister and initiating a separation with her husband, than reconciling from a place of empowerment and joy
• Katie’s experience attending a psychedelic healing retreat

This is just the first episode in our Deep Dive Human Design series!!

Want to learn Human Design with Nadia and I? Join us for our 15-week Human Designing Training kicking off MARCH 8. Learn more here: https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-training

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Human Design Projectors are our guides. They can see deeply into people, projects, systems, and organizations. They provide illuminating guidance that can help us see yourselves or our lives in a different way.

In this episode, Nadia Last - host of the Current podcast and a projector herself - and Sam interview Amber Larsen. Amber is a 3/5 Splenic Projector. Together, we unpack:

• What it was like to learn Amber was a projector
• What a projector is and what gifts projectors have
• Amber’s evolving relationship with rest
• What “waiting for the invitation” means
• What projector success feels like and how to attract more of it
• Amber’s intuitive connection with Human Design

There is so much wisdom packed into this episode. We hope it can be a tool for any projectors out there, as well as a helpful resource to anyone who wants to support projectors better.

Connect with Amber through her website: https://amberlarsen.co

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Connecting with Earth consciousness in meditation has been a very powerful tool for me in cultivating peace and presence in the moment, grounding, managing fear and anxiety, and strengthening my intuition.  I created these meditations on the Wild River Podcast (a 30 minute episode, a 16 minute meditation, and a 6 minute meditation) to support you in your every day life, as often as you want.

I learned this meditation style from Rachel Pfotenhauer at Vast Earth. Rachel is an extremely gifted Earth channel, meaning she channels the consciousness and energy of Mother Earth, for readings and healings. I have attended dozens of group healings led by Rachel, where she leads us in a meditation to connect with Earth and then amplifies Earth energy in each of our energetic bodies. These experiences were instrumental in me leaving my job as a full-time lawyer and pursuing a career and lifestyle that felt authentic and expansive to me because Earth helped me to clear fear and connect with my body’s wisdom. I highly recommend her work - particularly her Wednesday healings, her retreats, and her readings.

Rachel Pfotenhauer

IG: @vast_earth

Website: https://vast-earth.com

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Transformation is inevitable. It is part of being alive. But there is a special power to stepping into transformation - with choice and surrender - and fully allowing it to take you wherever you need to go next. Transformation asks you to surrender aspects of your identity, life, and sense of self to upgrade to a more authentic version of yourself.

In this episode, Sam interviews Libby Christenson, leadership coach, about transformation. Libby has walked through several transformations in her life - sobriety, career shifts, relationship endings, health crisis, and maturation in her identity - and has gained a lot of wisdom from those experiences. She also professionally supports others in massive transformations.

Sam and Libby discuss:

- How transformation brings up resistance, and the importance of surrendering to the unknown

- How to navigate painful transformations and find ease and joy in them

- The magic that awaits you on the other side of big transformations

- Choosing yourself and authenticity during big life changes

- Developing confidence and a sense of safety despite outer turmoil and instability

- Practical tools for navigating transformation

WORK WITH LIBBY: Libby is a phenomenal coach. (Sam worked with her in 2022 and had a phenomenal experience.) To learn more about Libby, check out her website or her Instagram @libbychristenson

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CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In this episode, Sam and Nadia Last discuss some of the human design authorities. According to Human Design, each person has an inner authority, which is the specific way that you may aligned decisions and connect with your intuition.

There are 8 authorities in Human Design. We covered the three most common authorities - emotional, sacral, and splenic authorities - in Part 1 (see the last episode). In this episode, we cover the ego-projected and ego-manifested authority, self-projected projectors, mental projectors, and the lunar authority. We also discuss de-conditioning strategies.

We also talk about our Human Design Training, a 14-week comprehensive human design training, led in community, which will begin September 7. You can learn more about that here: https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-training

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In this two-part series, I am share about leaving my job. I share about what helped me realize that I needed to leave my job in Big Law in NYC (aka a large, corporate law firm) and how I navigated the fears and struggles that followed.   Sam discusses: - What it felt like to know deeply that it was time to leave - what the signs were and what pushed her to make a shift - How she adopted an empowered mindset around leaving her job, rather than reacting out of fear - All the scary parts about leaving and how she thought threw them  - The practical lessons she learned and the steps she took.  If you would benefit from support as you are making a career shift, I would love to welcome you into my coaching program, Sunbeam. Check out my website and consider booking a connection call. Mentioned in this episode: Therapist Emily Marr: https://www.greenwichcenterforpersonalgrowth.com Coach and Akashic Record Reader Dani Dillard: https://nectarhealinghouse.com * * * Website: wildriver.live Instagram: @wildriver Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.

Sam and Nadia, host of the Current (@nadialast), share a personal conversation about navigating post-pandemic life.

 

After more than a year of COVID-19 related restrictions in the United States, the country is beginning to re-open. With that comes opportunities to travel and gather, a faster pace of life, and a host of emotions, including anxiety, fear, excitement, optimism, and confusion.  Nadia and Sam share about their experiences navigating this energy and how they have stayed grounded during this time.

 

Sam begins this episode with a grounding meditation to connect with Earth, learned from Rachel Pfotenhauer at Vast Earth (https://vast-earth.com).   Then Nadia and Sam discuss the experiences they each had over this year, the emotions that have come up in navigating change, and tools that have helped them move through their emotions and stay grounded.

 

Join Sam and Nadia for a Grounding New Moon Ceremony and Sharing Circle on Monday, July 12 at 5 pm PT // 8 pm ET.  Sign up here: https://www.wildriver.live/workshops. 

 

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You can talk to trees, to animals, and to all living things. Earth has a profound intelligence and when you quiet your mind, connect into your heart, and set the intention to connect to the Spirit of the plants and animals around you, you have the ability to connect with them. In this episode, Sam interviews talented earth channel, healer, and animal communicator Kara Daniels about her ability to connect with the natural world, and how we can all learn this skill. Sam and Kara discuss: - What it means to connect to the plants and animals around us - How one would start this process of connecting - What we as humans can get out of this connection and how the natural world benefits from our loving presence - Approaching the natural world with respect - The power of owning your truth around your relationship with plants and animals CONNECT WITH KARA: Kara offers readings and land healings. Follow her on Instagram @deep.root.expansions and book a session with her at https://www.deeprootconnections.com *** JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here.  LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.   WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support.  CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

Manifesting Generators are our non-linear, multi-passionate creators and builders! As a 4/1 emotional manifesting generator (“MG”) myself, I am so excited to bring you this episode.

Nadia Last and I have put together a series on foundational aspects of Human Design, a modality we are passionate about. (Check out the 08. What is Human Design Episode if you are new to Human Design.) We are providing an episode for each energy type where we dive deep into all aspects of that type.

In this episode, Nadia and I talk about the MG energy type, drawing a lot on personal examples from my life and lessons Nadia has learned from guiding countless MGs. We discuss:

• The gifts of the MG energy type
• Clarifying what distinguishes a MG from a generator (and a manifestor)
• The aligned way to initiate and take action as a MG
• Feeling the buzz in your body
• The dynamic and creative visionary quality of an MG (and the importance of bringing people into your vision)
• Signs you are off track - through frustration and anger - and examples of what that feels like
• The unique path of a MG and trusting your organic spark

And so much more. We are so excited to be sharing this information with you!

Want to learn more about Soul Group, an 8-week group program designed to connect deeply with yourself and your life path? Check out the website here: https://www.wildriver.live/soul-group

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In this episode, Sam and Nadia Last discuss the Human Design authorities.  Each person's inner authority is how they make decisions and connect with their intuition. There are 8 different authorities, all held in the body.  In this episode, Sam and Nadia discuss the most popular three authorities: the emotional authority, the sacral authority, and the splenic authority.  (We will be diving into the other authorities and deconditioning tools in Part 2). 

Nadia's website: nadialast.com

Instagram: @nadialast_

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Welcome back to the Wild River Podcast!

With this episode, Sam is beginning a new series called Human Design In Real Life aka “HD IRL”.

HD IRL is a series where Sam shares her candid and free-flowing thoughts about how various aspects of human design feel in real life.

In todays episode, Sam talk about the open root. What it feels like, what Sam loves about it, and core challenges, especially related to timelines, feeling pressure, and relaxation.

In this series, Sam will share from my personal experience and what I have observed from others with the same qualities through readings and through conversations in Human Design Training.

Her hope is that this series will become a useful resource to explore human design in all the ways it can appear - to translate abstract knowledge to embodied knowing.

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Want to dive into human design with Sam and her bestie Nadia Last?  Check out Human Design Training.  We will be kicking off with our third cohort in March 2023.  

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It can be really challenging to show up authentically over the holidays, especially with friends or family who may not know about or be accepting of parts of you. Maybe you live a different lifestyle, perhaps others don’t understand your spirituality or what you do for work, maybe you have made a shift in your boundaries and it is difficult for others to respect them.

In this episode, Sam provides guidance and questions to help you gain clarity around what authenticity means to you, why it is important, what is standing in its way, and how to move through that.

While this episode was inspired by the upcoming holidays, it can apply anytime you may be struggling to authentically connect with those around you.

If you are interested in coaching to explore you authenticity more, check out Sam’s coaching program Sunbeam.

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Human Design is a system that helps you access greatest gifts and release resistance in your life. A core component of Human Design is the energy type, which gives you the most information about your role, the way to find flow and alignment in your life, and tap into your own power. This episode is a part of a series providing deep dives on the Human Design Energy Types. In today’s episode, we dive into the energy type of Manifestor Generator. The Human Design Manifesting Generator is a multi-passionate, fast-moving, innovative creator here to show us a new way of doing things and excite us in the process with their charisma and enthusiasm. In this episode, Nadia Last (who hosts a podcast called The Current) and Sam interview friend and client Dayna Faye about what it means to be a manifesting generator. We discuss: - Shame around moving quickly and changing your mind - Harnessing your energy and dedicating it towards what brings you joy - The MG sacral response and what it actually feels like in the body - Tapping into your innate creativity, flow, and power - MG Frustration (not-self) and how to use it as a sign to rebound you back into alignment - Tapping into sacral satisfaction and how to lean into it (and give yourself permission when you can’t prioritize it) JOIN MY NEWSLETTER ⁠here⁠ and stay in touch!  Interested in learning more from Dayna? Follow her on Instagram @daynas.humandesign and visit her website to book a session: www.daynafaye.com Want to learn Human Design with Nadia and Sam? Join us for our 15-week Human Designing Training kicking off MARCH 8. Learn more here: https://www.wildriver.live/human-design-training * * * Connect with us! Nadia Last: @nadialast_ Website: https://www.nadialast.com Sam’s IG: @wildriver Website: wildriver.live Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to hello@wildriver.live.