Ritual of Wild

In this deeply resonant conversation, Jenny Jimeno and Mallorie Buoy explore the transformative landscape of somatics as a path toward freedom, healing, and remembrance of self. Together, they reflect on how life’s challenges can become invitations for growth, and how the wisdom of the body can lead us home to wholeness.As the Founder and Director of Homebody School of Somatics, Mallorie brings over two decades of experience in psychology, education, movement, and mysticism. Her studies in Waldorf education, yoga, Compassionate Inquiry (Gabor Maté), and Somatic Experiencing (Peter Levine) have shaped her integrative approach to understanding the relationship between body, brain, and the greater quantum field of existence.Her personal journey of reversing a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis through somatic work has deepened her understanding of the body’s innate capacity to heal. Mallorie’s work bridges the alchemical with the practical, uniting spiritual awakening with social justice and the collective upliftment of those in marginalized circumstances.Through this dialogue, Jenny and Mallorie invite us to consider how abundance and scarcity live within both the personal and the collective, and how true healing requires deep engagement with what is present. Wholeness, they remind us, is not something to seek but something to remember, a return to the truth that we are already complete.Episode Resources:Mallorie: Website / Instagram Jenny SubstackJenny Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I don’t always know what I want.And maybe that’s okay.Mothering my children, tending to a thousand unseen corners of life.And yes—I’m guilty too. I’ve told mothers to “self care.”Always from a loving intention…But I know it doesn’t always land that way.Because telling an overwhelmed mother who doesn’t even know what she needs to “just self care”?That isn’t care. That’s another quiet demand dressed up as help.In a world that pulls us in every direction,it’s so easy to lose ourselves.So easy to reach for something, doom scrolling, coffee, wine, a new dressbecause when we feel consumed by all of life’s demands,our nervous system will reach for the next best thing,even if it doesn’t truly serve us in the long run.Every teacher I’ve had on this path of motherhood has offered me the same powerful truth:We must be with what is, not with what we wish was happening.Because being present to what is gives us the most honest, grounded informationabout where and how we can choose to grow.Yes, sometimes loving and lighting our way through can soothe us in the moment.But if we’re always bypassing what aches at the root,it stops being medicine and becomes avoidance.It’s like trying to grow a garden by pouring on more water and light, then blaming the flower when it doesn’t bloom, without ever tending to the soil beneath it.So to every touched-out mama right now:You don’t need to know what you want in this moment.You don’t need to perfect your way through motherhood, shed the weight, or shame yourself for reaching for that drink.Maybe the gentlest thing you can do right now is simply notice:“How is this in service to the garden of my heart?”Because true growth isn’t found in the rush to fix or perfect.It lives in the brave, quiet choice to be here with what is—breath by breath.Each inhale, each exhale, another brushstroke on the living canvas of your life.And when we truly see what’s here, without wishing it away, we remember what it is to be beautifully, tenderly, messily human.If these words stirred something in you, come find me on Instagram where I share the imperfect, sacred rhythm of this human path.Episode Resources:Jenny SubstackJenny Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the way you entered the world shaped your entire life?In this deeply moving conversation, Jenny Jimeno sits down with Jane Hardwicke Collings—grandmother, former homebirth midwife, educator, and founder of The School of Shamanic Womancraft—to explore the profound threads that connect our birth, our cycles, and our sense of self as women.With over 30 years of experience attending births and guiding women through the sacred transitions of menstruation, childbirth, and menopause, Jane shares how our birth imprint influences the way we move through the world—and why reclaiming these rites of passage is a key to healing.Together, they explore menarche—a girl’s first bleed—as a sacred initiation that shapes her relationship to her body and power. They reflect on how our menstrual cycles mirror the seasons of nature, offering a path to live in deeper alignment with ourselves. And they speak to the importance of honouring the postpartum window as a portal of integration and deep inner knowing.Jane invites us to release menstrual shame, reconnect with ancestral wisdom, and embrace aging as a return to grace and embodied wisdom. Through tools like cycle charting and mother-daughter preparation work, she encourages us to remember what we already know—that there is power in our blood, our birth stories, and our becoming.This episode is a call to restore reverence to the sacred passages of a woman’s life—and to change the narrative for the generations to come.Episode Resources:Jane Hardwicke Collings: Website / Events / InstagramJenny SubstackJenny Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this heartfelt and unscripted episode of Ritual of Wild, Jenny sits down with her partner, Sean Nolan, for a deeply personal and expansive conversation. With no set agenda, they allow the guidance of an oracle card to shape their dialogue—inviting whatever wanted to arise in the space between them.What unfolds is a tender exploration of love, partnership, parenting, growth, and the sacred messiness of doing life together. Sean shares from his path of supporting men in stepping beyond outdated roles and into their sovereign, emotionally expressed selves—while Jenny reflects on what it means to create, evolve, and stay present within a family system built on consciousness and care.This episode is a beautiful invitation to witness love in motion, to find reflections of your own journey, and to remember that even in the unpolished moments, something holy is being formed.Tune in for a raw, real, and heart-centered conversation that honors the wild unfolding of life.Episode Resources:Connect with Sean on InstagramJenny SubstackJenny Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this conversation, Jenny Jimeno and David Bedrick explore the deep relationship between emotion, identity, and healing—where the body speaks, the heart remembers, and healing becomes a path of coming home to ourselves. David Bedrick is the founder of the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-Based Studies and creator of the UnShaming process. With over 30 years of experience in psychological healing, he’s helped thousands of people around the world free themselves from shame and reconnect with their wholeness. David writes for Psychology Today and is the author of three books: Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology and Revisioning Activism: Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change. His new book is You Can’t Judge a Body by Its Cover: 17 Women’s Stories of Hunger, Body Shame and Redemption.Together, Jenny and David reflect on how pain and chronic symptoms are not just problems to be solved, but messages carrying emotional truth. Rather than rushing to relieve discomfort, David invites us to slow down, listen, and unearth the deeper meaning behind our struggles. They speak to the way Western psychology often separates mind from body, creating a gap that many of us feel but can’t name. Through grief, not knowing, and emotional connection, we begin to mend that divide and return to something more whole. Healing becomes less about fixing and more about feeling—about honoring the unseen parts of ourselves and recognizing the intelligence in our pain.David offers a different lens on addiction, mental health, and chronic pain—framing them not as individual failings, but as reflections of collective disconnection and cultural pressure. When we unlearn what we’ve been conditioned to believe and allow ourselves to feel fully, a quiet transformation begins. Intimacy deepens, self-understanding expands, and the distance between us begins to close. This conversation is an invitation to return—to our bodies, to our truths, and to a sense of belonging that can only be found through presence, compassion, and courageous inquiry.Episode Resources:Connect with DavidDavid's BooksJenny SubstackJenny Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this deeply honest and reflective conversation, Jenny and Ash Robinson Calhoun dive into the rich terrain where entrepreneurship, motherhood, and self-awareness meet. Together, they unpack what it means to build a living economy—one rooted in honoring needs, embracing limitations, and leading with purpose. Ash works with CEOs and leaders at the intersection of strategy, leadership and impact, helping others bring their unique gifts and their best work to the world. Through a unique blend of entrepreneurship and professional management experience spanning private and public companies, she has honed a unique methodology that drives leadership effectiveness, business success and positive stakeholder impact. Informed equally by her experiential journeys of spirit and motherhood as by her career as the CEO and COO of large brands, teams and operations, Ash lights the path toward wholeness, in business WITH life.Ash opens up about the emotional and practical challenges of balancing motherhood with business-building, including the very real experiences of mother guilt and resource depletion. She invites listeners to rethink their relationship with success, showing how clarity, community care, and alignment with personal values can lead to more meaningful and sustainable work. They explore the power of naming what we truly need—financially, emotionally, and creatively—and how doing so builds trust, both within ourselves and in our relationships. They touch on tools like the B Do Have exercise, the importance of articulating your message in business, and why it’s okay (and often necessary) to pause, reflect, and shift direction.This episode is a grounding, spacious reminder that while we may wear many hats, we don’t have to carry everything alone. Listen on Spotify, Apple, Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.Episode Resources:Ash RobinsonBon.FireValues Exercise: https://bonfire.thinkific.com/courses/values-exerciseFree Marketing Class: https://bonfire.thinkific.com/courses/freemarketingclassBe-Do-Have Link: https://bonfire.thinkific.com/products/digital_downloads/be-do-haveJenny SubstackJenny Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Ritual of Wild, Jenny sits down with Xavier Dagba for a deep and heartfelt conversation about personal growth, spirituality, and the courage it takes to embrace our true selves. Xavier is a shadow integration facilitator, trauma-informed transformation guide and teacher. His work is about self liberation. He finds deep fulfillment in assisting light workers and thought leaders dissolve the hidden forces that keep them from shining bright and unleashing their expression. His work is psycho-spiritual and bridges Jungian psychology, somatic experiencing, spiritual wisdom and transformational coaching. In this conversation they explore the fears that hold us back—fear of humiliation, alienation, and even our own brightness—and how self-liberation begins when we stop resisting and start listening to what our bodies and emotions are trying to tell us. Xavier shares his own journey of transformation, highlighting the power of conscious living and the importance of facing both our light and our shadows. They discuss how reconnecting with the divine isn’t something that just happens—it requires curiosity, effort, and a willingness to sit with discomfort. Darkness, as Xavier beautifully puts it, is often unactualized wisdom asking for our attention.They also touch on the role of the nervous system in carrying unprocessed pain, the transformative journey of parenting, and how living unconsciously can lead to emotional bankruptcy. Parenting, in particular, reveals the parts of ourselves we may have repressed, offering an opportunity for deep healing and self-awareness. At its core, this conversation is an invitation to step fully into authenticity—to trust that it’s safe to express every part of who you are and to embrace both the struggle and the beauty of being human.Episode Resources:Xavier Dagba: Instagram / WebsiteAlchemy of Resistance (Free Workshop)Jenny SubstackJenny Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this deeply reflective episode, Jenny is joined by Kris González to explore the intricate connections between grief, motherhood, and the ancient wisdom of Jing essence in Chinese medicine. Together, they discuss how the winter season invites us to pause, reflect, and process emotions—especially grief.Kris is a dedicated Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Herbalist, passionate about the Nourishing Life Tradition (養生 yǎng shēng). She founded The Way of Yin, a lifestyle education company focused on bridging the wellness gap in reproductive health through timeless wisdom. Her courses integrate insights from Chinese Medicine Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, The Five Elements, Herbalism, and Longevity Practices. Kris aims to share the profound wisdom of East Asian Medicine, particularly in the realm of the Womb Continuum. Whether you’re experiencing your first period, optimizing menstrual health and fertility, navigating postpartum, transitioning through perimenopause, or embracing menopause (your Second Spring), The Way of Yin offers guidance to help you journey with more ease and grace, all while embracing nature’s wisdom and helping you connect to your body, cycles, and rhythms.Kris explains the significance of Jing essence, tying it to ancestral lineage and its vital role in women’s health throughout life stages like menstruation, postpartum, and perimenopause. The conversation highlights how modern approaches often overlook postpartum care and how reconnecting with our cyclical nature can lead to greater balance and well-being. Jenny and Kris also reflect on the emotional shifts of motherhood and how midlife can be a time of self-discovery and magic when self-care becomes a priority. They share wisdom on aligning with nature’s rhythms, honoring both loss and growth, and using ancestral guidance to forge personal paths. This episode is a heartfelt reminder of the beauty in embracing the cycles of life and the power of listening to your body’s wisdom.Episode Resources:Kris: Instagram / WebsiteJenny Jimeno: Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jenny and her guest Jasmine Nnenna dive into spirituality, personal growth, and the universal search for belonging. Jas is the Co-Founder of Erah Society, a spiritual oasis for seekers & founders. She hosts the internationally recognized podcast, Counter Cultural where she explores in-depth Esoteric Spirituality, Aquarian Entrepreneurship, and Holistic Wellbeing.In this conversation, they explore what it means to feel at home—not just in a physical space, but within ourselves—and how divine guidance often leads us to unexpected, transformative places. Their discussion touches on the power of surrendering to the unknown, finding peace in chaos, and using breath as a grounding force in life and creation.Jenny and Jasmine reflect on the journey of self-discovery, emphasizing the importance of letting go of what no longer serves us, revisiting our past to heal, and embracing vulnerability as a path to truth and freedom. They remind us that the answers we seek often lie within, and that authenticity comes from understanding where we’ve been. Together, they weave a narrative of courage, connection, and the ongoing quest to uncover love and belonging in every aspect of life.Episode Resources:Jasmine: Instagram / Website Erah SocietyJenny Jimeno: Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jenny is sitting down with the amazing Tammy Chow for a deep dive into the world of somatic therapy and how it plays a key role in healing trauma, especially for women. Tammy is a Somatic Experiencing and Attachment Re-Patterning practitioner, Body Temple Dance facilitator, spiritual alignment guide, artist, and designer. Her work weaves together somatics, neuroscience, creativity and spirituality to help women transform trauma, reconnect with their intuition, and break free from the internalized expectations that keep them from experiencing the uninhibited expression, power, and expansiveness that is their birthright.In this episode Tammy opens up about her own personal journey—navigating childhood trauma, dealing with the weight of parental expectations, and discovering the importance of stillness in the healing process. Together, they reflect on how our early experiences shape who we are as adults and how somatic practices can help reconnect us with our bodies, allowing for profound self-discovery and growth. As they unpack the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and Mary Magdalene, the conversation brings out the beautiful balance between transcending the mind and being fully present in the body. Healing isn’t just about rising above; it’s about embracing both the mind and heart and finding unity within them. Tammy and Jenny also dive into the messy, human experiences of motherhood, the challenge of individuation, and how the inner critic—often born from childhood wounds or societal pressures—can stifle personal growth. But healing? It’s an ongoing journey, one that requires patience, compassion, and the ability to sit with stillness. They also talk about the cycles of life, from death to rebirth, and how these cycles shape us as women, the importance of community and how being part of a supportive network can be vital to the healing process.We know you will love this one and if you want to learn more about Tammy's work you can check out her program, Awaken the Wild Woman, which is all about guiding women through their own journey of reclaiming their bodies, finding their voice, and celebrating their womanhood in a world that often asks them to suppress their pain. It’s about embracing your true self, with all the messy, beautiful cycles of life that come with it.Episode Resources:Tammy Chow: Instagram / Website / Tik TokJenny Jimeno: Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of Ritual of Wild, host Jenny Jimeno sits down with Tahiti Kulia, a visionary, creatress, and soul steward, for a soulful and inspiring conversation. Tahiti shares her unique perspective on recognizing the beauty and abundance that lies within each of us. Together, they explore what it means to live and create from the heart, and how taking a chance on ourselves might be directly tied to our soul's deeper purpose. This heartfelt discussion invites listeners to reflect on their own inner calling and the courage it takes to follow it. Tune in for a powerful exploration of self-discovery, creativity, and soul alignment.Episode Resources:Tahiti Kulia: Website / InstagramJenny Jimeno: Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.