June 17, 2026
The Wild Within: Miriam Lancewood on Freedom, Simplicity, and Belonging to Nature
<p><strong>Episode Description:</strong></p><p>In this episode of The Alchemy Pod, Karen Darke is joined by adventurer, author, and wilderness dweller Miriam Lancewood for a conversation about freedom, simplicity, and what happens when we step outside the structures of modern life.</p><p>Together, Karen and Miriam explore a life lived close to the land: walking, hunting, foraging, sleeping outdoors, and learning to move with the rhythms of nature rather than against them. Miriam reflects on the choices that led her away from a conventional path and into a wilder, more elemental way of being, where comfort is stripped back and life becomes more immediate, physical, and alive.</p><p>The conversation moves through wilderness, partnership, solitude, courage, instinct, and the deep intelligence of the body. Miriam shares how living in nature has shaped her understanding of fear, resilience, freedom, and belonging — not as abstract ideas, but as daily experiences formed through weather, hunger, movement, stillness, and trust.</p><p>At its core, this episode is about what the wild can reveal in us. It is a conversation about letting go of excess, listening more closely to the natural world, and discovering a different kind of wealth: one rooted in presence, simplicity, connection, and the courage to live by what feels true.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Connect with Karen and The Alchemy Pod on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thealchemypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram.</a></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong></p><p>Miriam Lancewood, Karen Darke, The Alchemy Pod, wilderness, nature, freedom, simplicity, adventure, alchemy, transformation, wild living, instinct, resilience, courage, solitude, belonging, self-trust, partnership, foraging, hunting, New Zealand, nature connection, unconventional life, presence, Thruhike.</p><p><strong>Credits:</strong></p><p>The Alchemy Pod presented by BLIMP and Thruhike Studios</p><p><strong>Hosted by:</strong></p><p>Karen Darke</p><p><strong>Produced by:</strong></p><p>Erica Mellon</p><p>Ian Morland</p><p>Karen Darke</p><p>Katherine van Hengel</p><p><strong>Original Songs by:</strong></p><p>Lucas William Gardner</p><p><strong>Mixed & Edited by:</strong></p><p>Ian Morland</p><p><strong>Developed in association with:</strong></p><p>Zach Carver</p><p>Liv von Oelreich</p><p>Untethered Productions</p>
