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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Love letters from issue nine • We loved hearing from you and seeing your snaps of issue nine. Here are a few of our favourite letters and pictures.

wild anniversary • Celebrating 10 issues of WILD

Wild Wellness

Something to believe in • Generation Z are drifting from religious groups, but rather than abandoning faith, they are embracing a multifaceted spirituality to help make sense of the world around them.

Growing your shiny spine • Boundaries are not the stuff of “snowflakes”; they are crucial for good mental and emotional health. Rebecca Douglas shares how you can rediscover the power of no and grow the backbone you need for what comes next.

Step by tiny step • Big goals require big changes, right? Not according to Rebecca Smith, who used “tiny habits” — small, daily steps — on her journey to sobriety and self-love. Here, she shares her behaviour-hacking tips.

The sixth sense • A hunch, an inner force or even a premonition — whatever you call it, your gut instinct is a powerful tool that can guide your actions, decisions and relationships. Here’s how to tune into yours and when to heed its call.

The pleasure of self • Making room for self-pleasure in your daily life is the key to creating fulfilling relationships with yourself and others — and it doesn’t need to start and end in the bedroom.

Stitch yourself happy • Once a pastime of yore, knitting made a resurgence during the peak of the pandemic and research shows this inexpensive hobby could be the key to mastering mindfulness and better mental health.

Tuning into your fertility • There is a growing distrust of hormonal contraception as women struggle with a long list of side effects. But what are the alternatives? Naturopath and fertility expert Ema Taylor is advocating for evidence-based, non-hormonal contraception. Here, she reveals how you can use the Fertility Awareness Method to prevent pregnancies or conceive successfully.

Against the grain • Author Emma Zimmerman and her father Jeff are defenders of rare ancient grains in a world overrun with what Emma calls “boring, flavourless bread”. The father-daughter duo restarted Arizona’s historic Hayden Flour Mills, rescuing ancient grains from the brink of extinction. In The Miller’s Daughter, Emma shares her tales of reviving the mill and growing historic, forgotten grains, alongside 80 recipes that celebrate the life-giving magic of heritage grains.

A moment to yourself • In an upside-down world, self-care has never been more important or harder to access. But if we are to function at our best, time spent caring for ourselves is vital. Holistic wellness brand Organic Merchant has launched a new range of brass and copperware to help you carve out time for yourself and elevate your self-care ritual.

SAVE EARTH’S SKIN • Soil, the “skin” of the earth, is under threat. Natural skincare brand Weleda wants to raise awareness of...