The Wild Within – Details, episodes & analysis

Ep 9: As the New Year approaches, many of us are contemplating what intentions we're holding and what we're ready to release from the year past. Personally, I am a BIG fan of reflection and visioning, and would love to share with you about the process I like to use - and some key principles of why it works. 

In this episode, I share why most New Year's Resolutions don't work - and what we can do instead to ensure we manifest our desires and start moving towards our biggest visions and new versions of ourselves in an actionable and sustainable way. 

In this episode, we'll explore:

• Why most New Years resolutions don't work - (hint: most people don't understand what creates real change!) 
• Why real and lasting shift must be embodied (not just in your mind) 
• How to get your body and nervous system on board with your intentions
• Setting intentions at the level of IDENTITY, not behavior
• Reflection on the past year as a process of metabolizing your experiences
• A few potent practices I love to use as part of my reflection & integration
• How we create from the level of our subconscious mind (and why it's so important to take this perspective when setting intentions) 
• Key questions to ask as you process the year past and clear space for the new
• How to start excavating the belief systems holding you back from your biggest visions and dreams
• How to decide who you are becoming in the New Year
• Key questions to ask to determine your new operating system and way of being
• 3 areas to focus on when setting goals and visions for 2026

As part of this community, I'd love to share with you the Embodied Refleciton & Visioning workbook I've created for 2026:

Envision & Align 2026 - A Reflection & Visioning Workbook (PDF)

Wishing you a blessed New Year, and all that is to come!! 

Ep 8: Today, I'm sharing with you a bit of a personal story about a month I recently spent living on a rescue ranch in Baja Sur, Mexico immersing with horses, donkeys, the magical Baja desert, and more lessons than I expected to receive.

I went down with no real plan, said yes to the unknown, and found myself slowed way down… tending animals, stewarding land, and remembering parts of myself I didn’t realize had been waiting to come back online.

This is a reflection on horse medicine, donkey wisdom, nervous system regulation, leadership, presence, and the kind of healing that happens out on the land, in stillness, rhythm and relationship - rather than in a therapy room. (also: I personally find most healing and transformation to happen out in life and the world!) 

In this episode, I share:

• How periods of transition and uncertainty can become powerful portals for growth
• The role of land, rhythm, and simplicity in nervous system regulation
• My journey spending a month on a ranch, disconnected from the "default world" and returning to a deeper remembrance within
• What horses teach us about leadership, presence, and our own energy states
• Perspectives on purpose and stewardship in our lives
• What working with horses taught me about pressure and release (and where we apply too much pressure in our own lives)
• How working with horses mirrors our patterns in relationships and decision-making
• Horses as a powerful model for trust, attunement, and relational consent
• The gentle, grounding wisdom of donkeys (and why they might be some of the most underrated healers!!)
• How returning to ranch life became a form of my own inner child and soul retrieval
• Why healing doesn’t have to be heavy - it can be joyful, playful, and alive!
• The importance of community, creativity, and finding environments that support who we’re becoming

I share this episode from my heart as part story/reflection, and part love letter to the land, the animals here and their medicine, and the ways life is always available to reshape us when we listen to the inner call forth to the unknown. I hope you find resonance and that this sparks a curiosity or 

Ep . 25: In this solo episode, we explore the idea of our ego and personality as a "construct" that we have the power to shift in any given moment, and I share some tools for making real changes in your life.

We explore:

• What constitutes what we think of as our personality
• How radical presence is connected to deep personal shifts
• Why our sense of self is an illusion - and how this is actually empowering
• Accessing our limitless life force energy within
• Moving. from mind-based to body-based being
• Discovering our true self in our emotional body
• How language can limit our full experience of life (and why it's so important to come into silence and stillness to access our true self)

If you resonate with the topics in this episode and would love to share your thoughts with me, I'd love to hear from you!

You can reach out through my website at www.kristenyates.com, send me an email at kyates8@gmail.com, or send me a message on Facebook!

Ep. 24: In this solo episode, I dive into "3 I's" that have been on my mind lately: integration, intuition, and (beating) imposter syndrome. 

• What integration is, and why it's so important to build into our lives after intense phases of personal growth 
• How integration looks different for everyone 
• Tapping in to find your best integration method
• Working through times of transition (with integration and intuition!)
• Connecting to your intuition as a grounding tool during times of chaos
• Transparency around my own struggles with imposter syndrome
• My #1 key for clearing imposter syndrome
• Staying connected to your WHY and personal mission

Ep. 23: In this episode, we explore how facing ourselves fully with radical-self honesty can be the key to changing our habits,  fulfilling our potential, and creating lasting change in our lives.

 We get into: 

• My story of facing myself fully for (possibly!) the first time in my life
• How I perpetuated unconscious habits of escapism until they all came out in the open
• The inner knowing we have around whether we are truly living up to our potential
• Why grief and release can be an essential part of the self-honesty process
• What it means to truly show the F up for your life
• How the little lies we tell ourselves chip away at our self-worth and identity
• The difference between conscious and unconscious commitment
• The key component of lasting habit change
• Six questions to reveal your true self and face yourself with radical honesty
• Why full awareness is so key for lasting change in our lives

Get in Touch:

If you'd like to get in touch with me, feel free to email me at
kyates8@gmail.com

Or contact me through my website at
www.kristenyates.com

Ep. 22: What does it mean to walk a spiritual path? What does this mean for you? And how can spiritual practices help you move closer to your most authentic self and true nature?

This episode dives into basically my favorite topic ever - the spiritual path.

We explore:

• Why spirituality does not look the same for everyone
• How to cultivate your own unique spiritual practice and path
• Some core essence qualities of the spiritual path
• The nature of soul and consciousness
• Questing for meaning and purpose
• Deconstructing the ego and personality for spiritual growth
• Understanding the layers of "self" we acquire as we move through life
• The power of reinventing yourself
• A few key practices to begin walking a spiritual path
• The connection between spirit and embodiment
• Surrendering to the mystery of existence
• The illusion of "seeking" meaning and purpose
• How spirituality assists us in the quest for freedom and truth

Questions for spiritual exploration: 

• What brings you peace?  
• What makes you feel most at home?  
• What brings you into your body?  
• What brings you JOY?  

Ep. 21: I wanted to share a bit of a personal update, as my past few months have been chock full of challenges, lessons, magic, darkness... and everything in between.  

On this solo episode, I dive into my own personal "dark night" (or as I like to say, total emotional unraveling  over this past month in Mexico 😆), sitting with massive discomfort and surrendering to growth, my real experience of Tulum (hint: it's not what you see on Instagram) and basically getting my ass humbled AF in the final stretch of 2020 ;)  

Some topics I cover include: 

• The process of grounding after a nomadic lifestyle 
• Why self-centeredness is not a bad thing 
• What we *think* we need is often not what we *really* need 
• What is a "dark night" of the soul, and how to work with and through it 
• My authentic challenges and experiences moving to Mexico 
• The polarity of massive challenge and big magic 
• Why we need to be triggered to shake us out of our comfort zone and grow 
• Surrendering into darkness to find the light 
• The energy of vortex places on the planet and how they impact us 
• Learning to make courageous and graceful pivots towards our true path 
• Listening to the call of your heart and purpose 
• Embodying our true purpose: to FEEL the full spectrum of emotions 
• ....and more :)  

Let's connect more!

If any of this episode has spoken to you, please feel free to reach out to me on Facebook (facebook.com/kyates8) or through my website, and let me know what resonates with you! 🥰❤️ 

I will be opening a few spots for private coaching in early 2021, so if you're interested, you can apply through my website: 

http://www.kristenyates.com

Ep. 20 - Today I'm sitting down with Nadia Munla, women's embodiment and intimacy coach, to discuss all things embodiment, sensuality, surrender, and feminine spirituality. We all know the importance of "slowing down" – but in a society designed to keep us spinning in our heads in "go-go-go" mode, it's a new form of empowerment to return home to our bodies and find our own truth and healing within. This episode is so potent for the times we are in right now – I highly recommend you give it at least one listen, and note down the many practices Nadia recommends for reconnecting to your inner power.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Nadia's journey of moving from a life of hustle and grind life into one of embodiment and sensual aliveness
• Our society's epidemic of disconnection from our body wisdom  
• Rewilding and what animals can teach us about living fully 
• The ways our mind-based culture keeps us disconnected from our body 
• Using our five senses to experience sensuality 
• Accessing divinity through going inward into the senses.  
• The difference between “masculine” and “feminine” forms of spirituality 
• How to balance “doing” and “feeling”  
• Finding integration through combining structure and flow  
• Reaping the gifts of slowing down and simplifying in 2020 
• How to regulate our nervous systems for better health 
• Using our breath as the building block and language of the reptilian brain to positively shift our physiological state  
• Why we don’t need complicated formulas to get through these times - and what we do need instead 
• Where suffering actually comes from (different from where we think it does!)  
• Inner child work - how to mother and reparent our inner child 
• The four feminine archetypes 
• The power of surrendering into pain, and the difference between surrender and resignation 
• Fear-based vs. love-based motivation 
• Her co-creative visioning plan - 4 powerful questions to help you create an embodied vision based in surrender 

Resources from this episode:

Nadia's website:

http://www.nadiamunla.com

Embody Collective:

http://bit.ly/embodycollective

Free Breathwork Journey:

http://www.kristenyates.com/breathwork

Ep. 18: In this solo show, I share some of the powerful tools I use with my clients and in my programs to help uncover and activate your True Self – and all of the purpose, power, and potential within you. 

In this episode we dive into: 

• A glimpse into my monthly planning and review process 
• What core values are and why they are so key on your journey to self-understanding
• How to identify your unique set of core values
• Connecting with our inner child and the archetypes that live within us
• How to craft a daily "Blissipline" practice
• The three key elements of a powerful daily ritual
• A profoundly simple tool for building self-compassion and mindfulness
• One simple tool to activate your voice and unblock your throat chakra (helping to activate truth-speaking!)
• A few exercises to strengthen your connection to your intuition

Resources from this episode:

Monthly Review & Planning PDF

Identify Your Core Values PDF

The True Self Journey:

kristenyates.com/trueself

Ep. 17: Today's episode is all about unpacking your personality through the lens of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI.) Heidi is a personality psychologist, coach, and writer who helps people leverage personality psychology as a tool for self development. 

In this episode we dive into:

• How Heidi paved her own way in the field of personality psychology (it's not how you might expect!)
• What personality psychology is, and how it can help us live a better life
• The origin of the MBTI and how it evolved from Jungian psychology to become more accessible today
• A breakdown of each of the 4 pairs of letters that make up the personality "code" in the MBTI
• What Extroversion and Introversion really mean (different from the mainstream thought about them)
• Why Sensors and Intuitives want to make their impact in different ways 
• How Thinkers and Feelers must follow their passions in different ways 
• How Judgers and Perceivers have very different relationships to structure
• The difference (and similarities) between logic and emotion in personality 
• How our modern-day work environment has shifted from more Judging to more Perceiving
• Understanding the cognitive functions of each of the letters
• Some unique qualities and traits of NFP types, and how they engage with and experience the world 
• The unique existential experience that NFP types tend to have
• Different definitions of “success” for the different types 
• Using knowledge about your type to finding balance and fulfillment in life
• Why meaning and purpose are so crucial to NFP types 
• The gifts and struggles of the NFP types 
• A few theories on what personality types make the best matches for romantic partnership

Resources from this episode:

Heidi's website and upcoming courses:

http://www.heidipriebe.com

Where to find your MBTI Personality type:

https://www.psychologyjunkie.com/