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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 [email protected].

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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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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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.  

Website: www.wildriver.live

Follow me on Instagram: @wildriver

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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https://www.wildriver.live/sunbeam

Website: www.wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

If this resonated with you, send to a friend, share on social media, leave a review, or send me a message! It helps so much!

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 Instagram: @nadialast_

Nadia’s website: www.nadialast.com

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Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to [email protected].

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

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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!

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 

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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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to [email protected].

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

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 [email protected].

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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Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to [email protected].

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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Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to [email protected].

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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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to [email protected].

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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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to [email protected].

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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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together? Send an email to [email protected].

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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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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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

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 [email protected].

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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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to [email protected].

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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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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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My Website: wildriver.live

My Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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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Website: wildriver.live

Instagram: @wildriver

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to [email protected].

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).  

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 [email protected].  The winner can gift their reading to whoever they choose as well.  (On the first few episodes, Sam mentions a different email - [email protected].  That email works too.)

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to [email protected].

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 

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 [email protected].  The winner can gift their reading to whoever they choose as well.  (On the first two episodes, Sam mentions a different email - [email protected].  That works too.)

Questions? Comments? Want to work together?  Send an email to [email protected].

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 [email protected].