Let Yourself Grow Wild Podcast

About Let Yourself Grow Wild Podcast

Here I get personal with people who live in connection with nature, weaving these interviews into my own journey of rewilding. I share the joys and struggles of living a wilder life as well as coaching tools and practices you can use to return to your own true nature. alisamurphy.substack.com (https://alisamurphy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Alisa Murphy

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2024

Latest episode

20 Mar 2024

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Mar 2024

   Ep 5 / How I Found My Wild Purpose (and You Can Too)

   Over the last year, I’ve done a lot of playing and exploring in my coaching business, and I don’t regret a second of it. I needed that time to work with lots of different people on different journeys. For a while, the only part that was really clear to me was that my work had to do with personal rewilding; it was always about Letting Yourself Grow Wild. But while that concept was always deeply meaningful to me and resonated with many people, it wasn’t yet tangible. It wasn’t something people could really take hold of and put into practice in their own lives. It sounded wonderful, but it didn’t solve an immediate problem; it didn’t help people to make the profound changes they were craving. It was time to focus So I began working with a mentor. Part of me doesn’t want to share that part with you. I’d love for you to think that my business plan came fully formed, organically flowing out of me and into service with my clients. But big life shifts just don’t happen like that; they are messy and complicated, they take time, and the transition can be so much easier with the help of an expert. My expert helped me take my love of wild coaching and distill that into a specific offer for a specific audience. Suddenly, really almost overnight, everything clicked into place for me. As soon as I let go of the misguided desire to help anyone with anything, I knew very quickly exactly what it was that I wanted to do. What I’d be really good at. What I was already doing but just hadn’t articulated yet. I knew it was right because I could immediately describe my audience. I knew exactly who you were, what you were going through, and how I could help you. I sat down and wrote a list of 20 podcast episodes of content specifically for you. I wrote my new website copy in one day. It felt like this idea had just been waiting for me to look and see it right there in front of me. Perhaps most excitingly of all, it’s work that I get to bring my full self to. Not Alisa the coach, but Alisa the coach, the entrepreneur, the founder, the businesswoman, the nature lover, the mother, the actor. My new business unfolded before my eyes and felt like it had always been mine. So who do I work with and what do I help them do? I work with purpose-craving professionals who are ready to quit their corporate careers and turn their regenerative dreams into viable realities. I believe there are so many people out there who are fed up with being part of the corporate machine. Whose work is completely misaligned with their personal values and the future they want to see. These people know they want to do purposeful, planet-supporting work, but they don’t know where to begin or how to make it happen. If that’s you, let me start by saying, you CAN do this. You are called to this work for a good reason. Nature needs each and every one of us. I also understand how scary it can be. You’re used to the structure and security of corporate culture. It can be soul-destroying at times, but it pays you well and you know where you stand. Embarking on a regenerative career feels like a huge leap of faith. Will you ever earn enough? Do you have the right skills? Where do you find opportunities? How do you fit in? Having an expert mentor by your side makes all the difference. I’ve made major shifts in my career from acting in climate tech to coaching. I’ve worked with hundreds of impact-focused businesses, and I am here to help purpose-driven professionals like you. My future episodes will be dedicated to those people who are ready to make the leap from corporate drudgery into meaningful, purposeful regenerative work. My goal is to be your guide every step of the way, from finding your vision to planning your transition, taking the plunge, and putting your regenerative plan into action. I’ll cover aspects from how to think differently about earning money to why you need to ‘decorporatise’ your mindset. I’ll empower you to use your corporate career as a valuable springboard and find your place in the regenerative workforce. I’ll also continue to share immersive interviews with people who are living in close connection with nature, building regenerative businesses, and doing meaningful work that supports themselves and the planet. The first two of these interviews are already available in Episode 2 (Rewilding with a Bushcraft Teacher) (https://open.substack.com/pub/alisamurphy/p/ep-2-rewilding-with-a-bushcraft-teacher?r=1irv0o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) and Episode 4 (Rewilding with a Flower Farmer) (https://open.substack.com/pub/alisamurphy/p/ep-4-rewilding-with-a-flower-farmer?r=1irv0o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web). I’ll be back next week with my first episode exclusively for this audience. Please share this episode with anyone you know who is ready to leave their corporate life behind them for a purpose-filled future, and if that is your journey, subscribe so you don’t miss a single episode. Let’s make the regenerative transition happen together. Subscribe for every wild episode in your inbox! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alisamurphy.substack.com (https://alisamurphy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   13 Mar 2024

   EP 4 / Rewilding With A Flower Farmer (Interview with Susie Ross)

   I’ve been a fan of Susie’s since I came across a photo of her with a garland of flowers in her hair and a look of serenity and purpose on her face. She once described to me how she believed that her “mad dream” of flower farming could bring her “total work and life satisfaction” and in this episode, we dig into what that means. I sat with Susie on her field back in the autumn sun surrounded by buzzing bees, pops of late colour and Kenny the Kestrel circling overhead. Our conversation branched from how she took an area of scrubland and created a thriving artisanal flower business into the wordless language of flowers, knowledge that stays with you for life and why time in nature is never wasted. Susie Ross, Wivenhoe Flowers After outgrowing her allotment, Susie created Wivenhoe Flowers in 2021 to give her community the opportunity to choose local, seasonal flowers grown with passion using organic methods. Follow Susie on Instagram @wivenhoeflowers (https://www.instagram.com/wivenhoeflowers/) to discover her bouquets, flower arrangers’ buckets and subscription bunches, as well as opportunities to visit the field. Wild Invitation At the close of the episode, Susie offer us a wonderfully silly prompt for our rewilding journey: smelling nature! “Go around sniffing stuff, try and figure out what it is and build a scent library in your head” Susie and I would love for you to share your experience with this prompt in the comments below or over on Instagram. Every wild episode in your inbox! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alisamurphy.substack.com (https://alisamurphy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   6 Mar 2024

   EP 3 / Slow down like LIFE depends on it

   Can you guess what I consider to be the greatest tool of personal transformation? You’re not going to like it… In my experience, seismic shifts in your life start with the simple act of slowing down. It’s at the root of all the work I do as well as the most profound changes I’ve made in my life. Slowing down is fundamental. But in a society where many of us are addicted to being busy and consider our productivity to be synonymous with our value, slowing down is hard to do. I’m back in my woodland “studio” surrounded by birdsong and jelly ear mushrooms, talking about why slowing down is the first, non-negotiable step towards transformation. In this episode, we’ll explore: * My personal struggle with moving at a slower pace * How uncomfortable it can feel and why that is so powerful * The societal expectations that slowing calls us to disentangle from * Why that free time you’ve been waiting for isn't coming (on its own!) * The practical steps we can take to start living a slower life Subscribe for every wild episode in your inbox! Wild Invitation If you want to begin the practice of slowing down, I invite you to try slow walking. Choose a time in this next week when you are going to go for a ridiculously slow walk. You’ll know you’re doing it right when it feels extremely awkward, laughable, embarrassing, just let that feeling come up. And then notice what else lies behind it. What is it like to notice each footstep, to see the pattern of light, to hear all of the sounds around and within you? What is it like to ease past that resistance? What comes up for you? I hope you enjoy your slow walk this week, and I'd love to hear about your experience in the comments below (or send me a Direct Message if you prefer). About Alisa Murphy I am a coach for the wild within you. I help purpose-craving professionals turn their regenerative visions into viable realties. I came to coaching off the back of 13 years as an entrepreneur in the climate tech space. As a Founder and CEO of a purpose-driven organisation, I felt like I knew exactly who I was. But the closer I came to "success" the more I began to question if the constant pursuit of growth was really the right path for me (or anyone of us). In the Let Yourself Grow Wild podcast, I get personal with people who live in connection with nature, weaving these interviews into my own journey of rewilding. I share the joys and struggles of living a wilder life as well as coaching tools and practices you can use to return to your own true nature. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alisamurphy.substack.com (https://alisamurphy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

4. 

   28 Feb 2024

   EP 2 / Rewilding with a bushcraft teacher (Interview with David Willis)

   Back in the autumn, I took the train up to London, sat on the Metropolitan line almost as far as it would go, made my way through the suburban streets, squeezed through a hedgerow and down a brambly path to spend the day in the woods. There I met David, who sat me by the fire in one of his makeshift chairs and put the kettle on. We talked, kneaded bread, and enjoyed the crackle of larch branches in the flames (David told me larch makes the best noise when burning). In this episode, David shares his journey from the corporate world to the outdoor life. We talk about how being in nature and learning basic bushcraft skills can bring us back to the basic, primal aspects of life that we’ve lost touch with. Finding the Woods Within On April 27th, David and I will be hosting a community gathering around this same fire. Join us for a day of connection, converation, campfire cooking and remembering who we are. Details here. (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-the-woods-within-community-gathering-tickets-823912373087) David Willis David is a teacher of bushcraft and wilderness living skills. He can be found baking bread and rustling up tasty meals over a campfire, whittling spoons, foraging for edibles, and walking in the woods. He has served with the Royal Engineers in Belize, spent time living with the Maasai in Kenya, motorcycled around Europe, and built and paddled his canoe along UK waterways. Escaping the corporate world was his best decision ever and David now loves teaching adults and children, sharing the skills they’ll need to enjoy living life outdoors. David provides fun, informative and educational courses that teach wilderness living skills, nature connection and woodland crafts, with activities to suit all abilities and needs. You can connect with David here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwillis/) Wild invitation At the end of the episode David invites us to seek out nature wherever we can find it and simply to sit, feel and wonder. Where can you find nature this week? In the cracks of the pavement? A windowsill? A park? Perhaps take a moment for a photo and share it with us below. Every wild episode delivered to your inbox. About Alisa Murphy I am a coach for the wild within you. I help purpose-craving professionals turn their regenerative visions into viable realties. I came to coaching off the back of 13 years as an entrepreneur in the climate tech space. As a Founder and CEO of a purpose-driven organisation, I felt like I knew exactly who I was. But the closer I came to "success" the more I began to question if the constant pursuit of growth was really the right path for me (or anyone of us). In the Let Yourself Grow Wild podcast, I get personal with people who live in connection with nature, weaving these interviews into my own journey of rewilding. I share the joys and struggles of living a wilder life as well as coaching tools and practices you can use to return to your own true nature. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alisamurphy.substack.com (https://alisamurphy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

5. 

   16 Feb 2024

   EP 1 / My Wild Story

   It seemed sensible to start my new podcast by introducing myself. Simple enough right? Not in my experience. I tried to record this episode at least 4 times. I literally walked around the woods for hours searching for a quiet spot and being thwarted by chainsaws, muntjacs and old ladies wanting to know what I was doing sat in a tree. But the really awkward part was trying to tell my story. Every attempt felt like a performance, like I was choosing which version of myself would be most attractive or acceptable to you. I know I’m not alone. I work with clients who have weaved wonderful, rich, sprawling tapestries with their lives and worry that it will seem disorganised, chaotic and rambling to others. I think many of us long to have sensible, structured, shiny stories of ourselves that we will feel safe sharing with the world. But are the safe, structured stories really the ones you want to listen to? As I trudged through the woods with the light fading and my frustration growing, I stopped myself and asked what it would look like if I let my story grow wild. Wild isn’t pretty. It's not perfect. It's not contained. It's messy and thorny and complicated and vast and sprawling. And so are we. I crawled into a little shelter made of fallen branches (henceforth to be referred to as my podcast studio) and told my Wild Story. I hope you enjoy it. Wild invitationThis week’s prompt is to play around with your story. How can you tell it in a different way? What would it be like to start with the unexpected or the uncomfortable? How can you let it become messy and sprawling like the wild thing you are? If you’d like to, please share your experience and experiments in the comments. Subscribe for every wild episode in your inbox. About Alisa Murphy I am a coach for the wild within you. I help purpose-craving professionals turn their regenerative visions into viable realties. I came to coaching off the back of 13 years as an entrepreneur in the climate tech space. As a Founder and CEO of a purpose-driven organisation, I felt like I knew exactly who I was. But the closer I came to "success" the more I began to question if the constant pursuit of growth was really the right path for me (or anyone of us). In the Let Yourself Grow Wild podcast, I get personal with people who live in connection with nature, weaving these interviews into my own journey of rewilding. I share the joys and struggles of living a wilder life as well as coaching tools and practices you can use to return to your own true nature. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alisamurphy.substack.com (https://alisamurphy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

6. 

   16 Feb 2024

   Welcome to the Let Yourself Grow Wild Podcast

   What does it mean to Let Yourself Grow Wild? That’s the question I’ll be living into with this podcast. In future episodes I’ll be visiting woodlands, farms, moors and gardens as I get personal with people who live in connection with nature. I’ll also be weaving these interviews into my own journey of rewilding as I emerge from 13 years as an entrepreneur and open a new chapter as a coach for those who are ready to challenge the status quo. I’ll share the joys and struggles of living a wilder life as well as coaching tools and practices you can use to return to your own true nature. Each episode will close with a prompt or invitation that you can put into practice as part of your own wild journey. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alisamurphy.substack.com (https://alisamurphy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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