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.

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a wild welcome

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

what’s making my mind wild

wild words Writing Competition • From the Wild team…

The toxic effect of the “model minority” • The model minority stereotype characterises Asian Australians as smart, hard-working and compliant, but living this myth is far from rewarding. WILD Words winner Aleczander Gamboa unpacks the harmful narrative.

Love bombing: The red flag that looks like romance • In a world that romanticises grandiose demonstrations of affection, it can be hard to recognise “love bombing” for what it is: emotional abuse. WILD Words winner Isabelle Comber explores why there is nothing romantic about this brand of “love”.

Greening the web • When you think about your carbon footprint, the internet might not spring to mind, but all that browsing is not free of emissions. WILD Words winner Laura Alario shares how you can green up your internet habits.

Going home • WILD Words winner Sarah MacDonald’s piece is inspired by the wild, wintery Tasmanian coastline where she grew up. She is interested in how places tell stories and how the minutiae of human interactions can reveal so much about relationships.

Wild Wellness • “If you can learn how to use your mind, anything is possible.”

Water cure • Could there be a more fitting antidote to 2020’s isolation than communal bathing? As we return to public spaces, Australia is finally catching on to the ancient tradition of the bathhouse.

Sex talk • What began as one woman’s mission to share her health journey in the name of helping others is now a thriving multi-million-dollar business. But beyond the celebrity status and best-selling books, Jessica Sepel has remained true to her mission of helping others reach their health nirvana. Now, the nutritionist has answered the calls of her community and released a new supplement to add to her growing range: Hair + Libido.

Loved up food • For centuries, different cultures have used food as an aphrodisiac. It’s often the appearance of a food that gives it this status, but some do contain innate qualities that make them verified passion boosters.

Love your vagina • Kolorex’s in-house naturopath, Chloe Chivers, shares how the brand’s female wellbeing products are changing our approach to vaginal health.

From our bush to yours

Sync your period for success • Bloating, breakouts, sore boobs and short tempers — your menstrual cycle can be a (literal) pain in the backside, but understanding its ebbs and flows offers you the chance to tap into an inner superpower. Here’s how.

Beauty from within • We sit down with Claire Lim, CEO of Maeraki Australia, to talk ingestible beauty, collagen-boosting magic and how to drink...