The Wild Within
Welcome to the Wild Within, a podcast exploring personal and collective transformation and how to live a fully awakened life while activating your purpose, potential, and greatest expression in the world.
Through conversations on mindset and mysticism, holistic psychology, shamanic healing, and the nature of consciousness and reality, we will explore what it means to "wake up" in a world that's quickly shifting around us, and how to navigate your own evolving Self in these times.
I’m your host Kristen Yates, and I believe we’re moving through a consciousness shift on the planet that’s calling upon us all to wake up our inner power and reconnect to our truth and true nature within.
My intention with this podcast is to share ideas and energy from fellow healers and thought leaders in the consciousness movement, and plant seeds of inspiration to co-create the new Earth we all know deep down is possible.
The Wild Within
Self-Expression is our Medicine: Liberating Yourself Through Creativity w/ Kaleigh Smith
Today, I am joined by my dear friend and sister Kaleigh Smith for a rich conversation on creative liberation, retreats (...journeys!), and the healing power of our authentic expression - especially as women on a journey to reclaim our sovereignty and embodied power.
Kaleigh is an expressive arts therapist in training, and together we will be co-hosting the Vibrant Heârt Creative Liberation & Expressive Arts Retreat for women this coming November 2-8 in beautiful Costa Rica.
Together we explore:
- Expression as a soulful, embodied practice, not just an artistic one
- The universal human impulse to create - and how expression is actually our medicine
- Using expression to give voice to our inner parts - from trauma to leadership
- The necessity of slowness and softness in nurturing feminine creative energy
- The contrast between cerebral living and somatic, soul-led creation
- Different modalities of expression - cognitive, kinesthetic, sensory, symbolic - and how each can unlock deeper self-awareness.
- Kaleigh's journey of finding Expressive Arts Therapy as a soulful modality for her service in the world
- Kristen’s journey of “rewilding” through plant medicine, psychedelics, and life in Peru
- Creativity beyond art: in relationships, rituals, home, and daily choices
- The role of environment, nature, and cultural influence on creativity and embodiment
- How overstimulation and digital overwhelm in our modern age hinder authentic expression - and what we can do about it
🌴🎨🌊 Costa Rica Creative Women's Retreat - Nov 2-8, 2025 (Apply below!)
Vibrant Heart - Creative Liberation Retreat for Women
Costa Rica Retreat Application
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