WellBeing Wild

Wild is a feeling; a state of being. It’s that swell of energy that strikes you like a hot spark spat from a blazing flame. It’s when a surge of inspiration pushes everything else aside, causing you to stop, pause and contemplate. It’s with you in that moment of stillness as you breathe in the landscape of a new wilderness or cityscape. It’s the reason your backpack is full, ready for an adventure whenever the possibility arises. It’s the blisters on your feet after a hike through the mountains and the salt sticking to your eyelashes after an ocean swim. We will be with you as you wrestle with university degrees, careers, money worries, babies and anything else life throws at you. We will remind you to nurture your wild. To find it, taste it, touch it and embrace it. We’re here to guide you back to the wild light raging within you — and we won’t leave your side.

a wild welcome

Love letters from issue five • We received so many beautiful images and kind words about issue five. Here are a few of our favourites.

what’s making my mind wild

Wild Welcome

Wild Wellness • “Dance with the wise; stand for what’s true, that way, when the wild things come, your heart will know what to do.”

Social anxiety disorder • Catherine Falalis opens up about her 20-year journey with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). An exhausting cycle, which when as its worst, makes even regular daily activities unbearable.

Learning to love your vulva • Labiaplasty has become the fastest-growing cosmetic trend due to pre-teen concern with their vulvas. But where does this shame and anxiety around our genitals stem from — and does the “perfect vagina” really exist?

What’s really in your feminine hygiene products? • Get to know exactly what you are using in and around your delicate nether region.

Choose only the best for your vagina and vulva

Move it for your gut bugs • It’s time to hack your exercise habits and move your body for healthy gut microbiomes and glowing health.

5 tips for exercising your way to better gut health

How to breathe better • Author James Nestor reveals how humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly.

Feeling empowered • We share a freshly brewed herbal tea tincture with Leilani Finau, a wellness advocate, writer and accredited nutritionist (BHSc) from Endeavour College of Natural Health.

Innovation and purpose • We sit down with Noel Josephson, co-founder and chair of Ceres Organics, to find out why we should eat organic food and how this company is giving back to our beautiful planet earth.

Delicious recipes

Fancy plants • Protein balls and peanut butter are much-loved plant proteins, but are they the complete package? With plant-based eating on the rise, people are wondering if they’re getting enough protein and if they need to take a protein supplement.

Where do I find quality plant-protein? • Protein is found in a wide variety of plant-based foods, with some having the complete set of amino acids (see bolded foods):

Soy: good or bad?

Rituals • We speak to naturopath Chalimah Jeanne about wellness, sustainability and the future of her brand, Organic Merchant.

Recipes • We believe the ritual of taking a bath can be a restorative, healing practice. Baths are an essential part of a self-care routine and can be especially enhanced when you combine traditional bath minerals with organic herbal ingredients like organic rose petals.

Time for tea, love • Are you a tea lover? Tea drinking is a part of daily life for many people. Although coffee has overtaken it as Australia’s preferred beverage, tea remains incredibly popular and has ensconced itself in our vernacular with terms such as morning and afternoon tea.

Caffeine in tea

Tea in your garden

Blokes who...