Dirt Road Less Travelled

Sure, "being present" sounds great, but what's in it for you?? Orig. Aired on 91.3 FM WIOX 6/69/2018Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Apply for your Discovery Call at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.

A powerful conversation with Dr. Andrea Slominski about  how to capture and utilize the changes in our (women's) psyches as we shift physiologically at mid-life. Lots of TMI (from Maia, big surprise) and uplifting and transformative storytelling from Dr. A. Dr. A is a speaker, coach, and author, and is a powerhouse of guiding energy ready to support you along your path with her Heroine's Journey methodology. Find Dr. A at DrAndreaSlominski.com You can also find Dr. A on social media here:Facebook YouTubeAndrea guides women 45+ through the often tumultuous transformations that occur during perimenopause, midlife, and menopause using creativity, story, mythology, imagination, ceremony, and ritual.  Through extensive research and study, she has created a methodology that helps women navigate these powerful years that she calls Regency. Her work is rooted in proven methods of depth psychology, showing Regent women how to reclaim their passions, develop their purpose, and to rediscover their “True North.”Andrea has her M.A. and Ph.D. in Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is a 5–time Joseph Campbell-Mythological Studies Scholarship Award winner.Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.

One of the most delightful conversations I've had on this podcast is this one with Christene Springle, psychic medium, animal communicator, tarot reader, and Reiki master. The utter devotion and simplicity of her approach is unparalleled. We jump in talking about animals, what they have to say, Christene's monthly animal meditation, finding. your way on your personal path, recognizing when it's time to take your next leap, the joys of connecting to your intuition, and nature as the place you want to be daily, to find inner calm (yes, even in the big bad city).Find Christene in many places (note the interesting spelling of her name):Christene's Website: Mountain Magic Healing StudioChristene Springle on FacebookChristene Springle on LinkedIn Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.Are you ready for someone to pay attention to your life and you?Are you ready to dig deep and make something meaningful and satisfying happen, to get over some old baggage?Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.

Yes, Maia turned 50 this July, and she did it in style, if she does say so herself. As in, true-to-her-style. Do you make time for your desires to come true? Make sure your celebratory needs are being met? You should. We talk about how to do just that — along with ritual and boundaries, which we simply cannot do without.Are you ready for someone to pay attention to your life and you?Are you ready to dig deep and make something meaningful and satisfying happen, to get over some old baggage?Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.

I've gotten really good at taking downtime for myself, letting new creative ideas arise from that place, and totally recalibrating whenever I need it. Am I wrong, or is this skill desperately needed in the world right now? Let's make recalibration happen for ourselves, get to the glorious re-set, heal our s**t and make the world a better place! Are you ready for someone to pay attention to your life and you?Are you ready to dig deep and make something meaningful and satisfying happen, to get over some old baggage?Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.

If you haven't already listened to Part 1 of my real-time coaching sessions with "Liz", go back and give Episode 43 a listen. Then tune in for the next installment of her work trajectory. Interesting things have been developing -- and we're also delving deep beneath the surface of what things look like on the outside, to fully uncover the root of what is truly going on. Another amazing conversation with an amazing woman committed to knowing herself all the way through. And living a life she loves. With suggestions you can try out, too.

Talking with multi-passionate entrepreneur, coach, and singer/songwriter Gigi Gold about everything from de-throning our inner critic, to getting into action and the flow state, the coaching industry, money, and the incredible learning experience of on-the-ground self-expression.Find Gigi here:IG: @gigistaysgoldLinks: GigiStaysGoldWork With: All the OffersBand: LyonnessFB: Creator's Assembly FB GroupAre you ready for someone to pay attention to your life and you?Are you ready to dig deep and make something meaningful and satisfying happen, to get over some old baggage?Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.

I think the title of this episode says it all. What are you feeling? Why are you feeling that way? What can you do about it? As always, I see every single upset in life as an opportunity to know ourselves better and heal our old wounds. Cool energetic visualization under the stars plus a surprise nighttime appearance on the roof by puppy Bean. Oh, and a falling star! You don't want to miss this one ...Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.

Yet another day goes by ... without you actually doing the work you know you're meant to do. It's incredibly frustrating, but our world just isn't set up to get us living on-mission. You have to really claim it. Today was truly frustrating for me, so I talk about it here. Are you ready for someone to pay attention to your life and you?Are you ready to dig deep and make something meaningful and satisfying happen, to get over some old baggage?Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.

I'm planning to do a full episode on "flow state" but consider this a precursor. I mention it a few times, but really I wound up just talking about enjoying life and how most of us struggle to do that. Why??? Why can't we just have a good time with being alive? I'm not even touching on the tragedy of human existence in this one (we'll go there, and we have before), but today, what do you need to do to actually like yourself and your life? Go do it!!!!We also talk a lot about the culty aspects of culture, and how damned embedded crazy beliefs are in us. To the point that we can't tell truth from fiction. Or recognize our own truth in the face of really strong indoctrinations that are actually lies. Craziness. Tell me what you think! Email me at hello@maiawilde.com or hit me up on social media. Grammar Corner (it was non-existent today, sorry, but here's a word I used that I didn't know what it meant -- example of a non-sentence for you right there)Books mentioned in today's show:Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement With Everyday Life, Mihaly CziRichard Stern was also quoted.a·lac·ri·ty  (ə-lăk′rĭ-tē)n.1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.2. Speed or quickness; celerity.[Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.]a·lac′ri·tous (-təs) adj.Are you ready for someone to pay attention to your life and you? Are you ready to dig deep and make something meaningful and satisfying happen, to get over some old baggage?Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster. And the podcaster is only expressing her own opinions. This is the disclaimer portion where we remind listeners to do their own due diligence, and that Maia is not a doctor or therapist and that you are a responsible adult, who is capable of knowing when to stop listening and when to seek professional support and help.

Pulling back the curtain on what the hell actually happens in a life coaching session, with real-life client, "Liz". We talk a lot about work, which is a massive source of frustration for so many people, and we also dig beneath the surface, to see if we can get to the root of the reason some of these things are so incredibly challenging. Including what to do when you're triggered by coworkers or your boss.Get excited! What's possible for you?? Are you ready for someone to pay attention to your life and you? Are you ready to dig deep and make something meaningful and satisfying happen, to get over some old baggage? Feel like Maia might be the person who can help you get where you want to go?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab. Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey, but you'd like to do it on your own for now?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Note: The point of views of guests on this podcast are not always the view of the podcaster.

Seeing all these different people I've connected with over the years, who I thought I shared perspectives with, have been reacting in completely surprising ways to the conversation around abortion, I realized we need to talk about it even more. And it got me thinking about why we feel and believe the way we do about this insanely hot button topic. So I'm bringing my good friend and colleague on to talk about the historical context of abortion. I learned many many new things. I hope you will too. And I definitely let it all hang out on this topic, just saying whatever the hell came to mind, so ... just know that, going in!Who is Annalisa Derr, PhD? Inspired by the foremothers of the Women's Spirituality movement, founding creatrix of Journey to the Goddess,  she combines ritual, ancient theater traditions, myths, and symbols to re-claim and re-vision the Divine Feminine, Mary Magdalene, women and female bodies as natural, powerful, and life-affirming. Find her at JourneytotheGoddess.voyage. Follow her on Instagram @journeytothegoddess. And subscribe to her YouTube channel Journey to the Goddess TV.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Ready for some personalized one-on-one support?Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.

I realized I couldn't avoid talking publicly about abortion anymore, after the draft from the Supreme Court about reversing Roe v Wade was leaked. And the first person I wanted to bring on to speak about it is podcaster, Amanda Star Kingsley, who is the host of the incredibly outspoken and intimate podcast, Speaking Light Into Abortion. Amanda is gifted at telling the truth, owning her version of the truth fully — and inviting you and all of us to understand and speak our own truths out loud, too. She's inclusive, interested, curious, and invites us to be the same. She's daring, bold, and pretty freaking spectacular. You can follow her on IG at @AmandaStarKingsley, and find her on her website AmandaStarKingsley.com And if you're tuning in the week of May 16th 2022, make sure you register for her special week-long event series on this topic. She's got something for everyone. Seriously.I'll be getting interviewed on Amanda's podcast, so stay tuned to hear my story there. And all the women's stories she hosts over there. It's well worth subscribing.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Ready for some personalized one-on-one support? Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.

Ever wonder where your opinions come from? Or, more likely, have you wondered where the hell other people seem to be getting their totally misinformed opinions? We talk about that, using "the slap" heard 'round the world, as a starting point, in two separate guest conversations, first with Carla Savetsky, PA-MS, and then with our second (and return) guest, boyfriend Mike.We quote from the New York Times, and a conversation between theater critics Maya Phillips and Jesse Green, and generally riff on the idea of opinions and the culture at large.Do you think we should be allowed to change our opinion? Or, once formed, are we committed to seeing it through forever? What's the difference between an opinion and a feeling? How do we stop feeling like we're going to get in trouble if we have an opinion that's unpopular? How can we invite more people (the whole wide world??) into a dialogue experience, instead of endless polarizing debates?We also touch on the topic of gossip, where it can create connection instead of dissonance, and take a moment to peruse the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard hearings. It's fun all around, in other words!First up, my convo with Carla, followed by my lively chat with my boyfriend, Mike. You can also hear from him in Episode 37,  Staying the Course.Connect with Carla Savetsky, PA, MS, at CarlaSavetsky.com and discover more about her work as a Holistic Women's Health Expert. I plan to have her back on for a future episode to speak about her work and our personal healing journeys.Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Ready for some personalized one-on-one support? Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.

Just start the damn project! Enjoy some conversation and some playful ranting around why we struggle to just get started. Your project might be simply getting in shape (and sometimes there's nothing simple about it!). Maybe you're looking to write a book, or have a baby, or meet new friends, or become more outspoken, or heal chronic illness, or fall in love (with yourself? with your life?). All these desires qualify as a "project" and the directive to "just start" applies to all.And here in Season 2 of Dirt Road Less Travelled, Maia will not only be joined by exciting and outspoken guests, people who have committed to just starting their damn projects, but we'll be hanging out in a nifty little "Grammar Corner" in many shows (no promises that this brand spankin' new element will be in all episodes, but maybe!), and a general sense of fun & freshness. Make sure you listen all the way to the end of this episode for some nuttiness & grammar joy!Ready to start your personal revolution & self-realization and self-actualization journey?Check out Maia's tools at maiawilde.thinkific.com.Ready for some personalized one-on-one support? Claim your complimentary Breakthrough Conversation at MaiaWilde.com when you click on the Work With Me tab.

In this Bonus episode, Maia and Mike talk about  waiting for the signs versus just forging ahead without taking stock. About" staying the course” when life is hard, when you're not seeing any results even though you're trying insanely hard.We're talking regimented vs flowy and the ways we get stuck at both ends of the spectrum.And determining your course based on which end of the spectrum you're on — a person who generally puts your head down and keeps staying the course, without being fully cognizant of whether they're actually on course or not. With some newly recorded tracks from 2022, including some triggered moments where we look back at the original radio show, and see what's the same or what's different now. More about Maia at MaiaWilde.comMaia's mechanisms for self-realization at MaiaWilde.Thinkific.comMike's Playlist:Carrie Underwood (with Vince Gill) How Great Thou ArtChris Stapleton Tennessee Whiskey and Daddy Doesn't Pray AnymoreFlorida Georgia Line HolyFrank Sinatra Summer Wind Orig. Aired During the Holidays 2019  on 91.3 FM WIOX

Ah, The Four Agreements meets the New Year. This Bonus episode is originally from Maia's radio show, and recorded at the dawn of 2020.Well, a hell of a lot has happened since them! With a new preface, recorded by Maia in upstate New York at the turn of the new year 2022, this is an opportunity to take stock of how to clear the slate anytime, not just at specific calendar marks, but also how to approach life afresh any old time.Using the amazing yet gloriously simple book by Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements, as a jumping off point, we muse on all these topics, and more.More about Maia at MaiaWilde.comMaia's mechanisms for self-realization at MaiaWilde.Thinkific.comOrig. Aired Circa New Year 2020 on WIOX 91.7 FM

Falling behind has never felt so good! We're talking anticipation, wreaking havoc, and generally celebrating the extra hour we've been mysteriously gifted. Because, what is time, really??Enjoy this mini Bonus episode to Season One of Dirt Road Less Travelled.More about Maia at MaiaWilde.comMaia's mechanisms for self-realization at MaiaWilde.Thinkific.com

We're talking about how to access the lived experience of faith and trust, minus any religious story or belief system, and no matter what the heck has happened to us.No matter how much we feel life has let us down, or we've let ourselves down.In fact, we're looking at how to stop that whole way of looking at things, and completely shift our perspective on our life.The Trust Frequency: Ten Assumptions for a New Paradigm by Andrew Cameron Bailey and Constance Baxter MarlowLiver Rescue by Anthony WilliiamMore about Maia at MaiaWilde.comOrig. Aired On 91.3 FM WIOX

Today we're looking at concrete moments in our lives where we can retroactively see that we got an intuitive hit … and how it felt to ignore it or to follow it.And then how to use what we learn to make sure we're tuned into our Intuition. Why? To feel not lost and to feel courageous.Because our intuition gets blocked and covered up by the experiences we had that us made believe, "I can't trust my instincts". "I got it wrong." "I'm wrong."But who were you before the world got to you? Before you got knocked down, when you felt free? What if you could return to that state? You can, and that's exactly what we're talking about doing here.More about Maia at MaiaWilde.comOrig. Aired on 91.3 FM WIOX during Aries season 2019

What if there was a roadmap to access your true self? A way to interpret the signs that lead the way to your life's work, to fulfillment and satisfaction a la your own personal style?There is. We start super basic, with what you like, what you don't like, and how to begin honoring your likes and dislikes.Because we go against our grain too easily, and that buries the quiet voice of our soul.Want to hear your soul speak more loudly? Start to pay close attention to what you like to do— and how often you actually do the things you like to do. And what you simply can't stand doing — and how often you force yourself to do those things.More about Maia at MaiaWilde.comAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Big Leap Gay Hendricks"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."Orig. Aired in 2019 on 91.3 FM WIOX

We're talking craving, yearning, and longing. Are those habits of wanting keeping us from getting them, from achieving, from experiencing what we actually have?Or are some of those cravings actually deep soul yearnings?And how can you tell the difference between a lofty and true soul desire and old patterns of lack making themselves known over and over again?More about Maia at MaiaWilde.comOrig. Aired on 91.3 FM WIOX

When the same old miserable patterns dog us repeatedly. How to make sense of it? How to hit the refresh button and actually release ourselves from re-living our past mistakes over and over again?And when those hidden patterns are firmly in our blindspot, it can seem like an unsolvable mystery. But it never is. Today we talk about following those patterns back to their root, and finding ways to refresh and reset in the midst of this crazy life. Talk about finding moments of respite, which are all too few in this modern life, but which we so sorely need and so definitely deserve.Discover more about Maia and her work at MaiaWilde.comOrig. Aired On WIOX 91.3 FM

We're definitely not taught to listen to our intuition, to trust our gut. So, how to work up the nerve to tune in and trust that there's an actual inner voice sending us messages?But, what if we could learn how to access our inner compass and from there discover our personal life path?It's a sure-fired way to release ourselves from ever feeling helpless, and shift into becoming the creator of our life experience.And it's the only real way to rescue ourselves from the vagaries of life, and to make our lives really our own.Note: Dirt Road Less Travelled, the radio show, is no longer on the air, but this podcast is continuing on into the glorious indefinite future.More about Maia at MaiaWilde.comOrig. Aired June/July 2019

Are you always choosing other people over your own life's work? Whether it's art or entrepreneurship or simply doing whatever you damn well please for a day, how often do you refuse yourself and honor other people, instead? Do you actually need to neglect somebody else to get your real life's work done?? Is co-dependence a spiritual or energetic imbalance that once you correct it, you can tend to your life's dreams and also be respectful of other people's needs?Riffing on this idea, after a bad week of giving myself away, and then reading an article by Claire Dederer in The Paris Review, “What Do We Do With the Art of Monstrous Men?”, we go a bit into rant mode about putting yourself first. (I mispronounce "Dederer" in the podcast, please forgive me, Claire, I'm a huge fan and I have learned!)How do we find our way back to ourselves? Are you ready to do whatever it takes?More about Maia at maiawilde.com.Orig. Aired 5/30/2019

My guest, Dr. Jenna Vincent, and I are talking about her Good Girl Graveyard, getting off-track (from letting dreams die to eating disorders and suicidal urges) and rediscovering yourself — and unleashing your true self onto the world. Your true self that isn't a good girl or boy or a bad girl or boy, but who expresses the light side of things and unapologetically integrates the shadow.Jenna an Alignment Activator, Sex and Money Shaman, Kinesiologist, Brand Witch, and Good Girl Assassin. She loves to talk to women about increasing pleasure, money and confidence, and so much more.And we talk reinvention. This is the show where I announced my new last name, Wilde, which felt like such a risk and yet, here I am, having totally forgotten I even ever needed to unveil it!So, a big yes, to permission to reinvent yourself at absolutely any time.  Connect with Dr. Jenna at TheJennaVincent.com.Playlist:Disarm You, featuring IlseyDon't Let Me Down, featuring DayaShatter Me, Lindsey Stirling, featuring Lizzy HaleFalls, Sahsa, Kaskade remixBeyond the Veil, Lindsey StirlingAnd for more about what Maia's up to visit MaiaWilde.comOrig. Aired on 2/21/2019

How do we see ourselves, fully, clearly, and without a lens that obscures who we really are?  Because it almost seems like all we are is an accumulation of our worst experiences, the bad habits we've acquired over a lifetime of trying to make up for a generalized sense of unworthiness, and all our old family baggage.So, how to uncover the true you?Sit in stillness.Await a message.Recognize the truth.Getting skillful at interpreting your own mixed messages and overcoming your natural resistance to feeling discomfort is the name of today's game!More about Maia at MaiaWilde.com

Note: I curse in this episode, be forewarned.Your intuition will tell you to do crazy, socially unacceptable things. You will not want to do it. Your inner people pleaser will leap up to make everybody feel comfortable. And you will live to regret it.Your intuition is not neurotic, over-thinking, worried. That's your good, little people-pleaser.Your intuition is emboldened. Fierce. Free. Willing to risk.Which would you rather live from? Leading question, I know …Let's talk about embodying your higher self, owning your intuition, and boldly taking the gravity-defying leap across the great divide between socially acceptable, co-dependent, people-pleasing, and what you're actually meant to be doing with your life.More about Maia and getting you connected to your true self at MaiaWilde.com

Let's face it, you want to be amazing and feel fantastic. But it's also super easy to snap back into the “old you”. Because if you stop to think about it, you're actually uncomfortable at that next level. You're not always high-vibe, and sometimes you wonder if you even want to be. This is totally normal. We've all got inner saboteurs, aspects of ourself that don't want to feel better or be amazing.So, you've gotta push back to make it all the way to the next elevation.You have to figure out how to actively experience what it feels like to be the new you, and how to maintain this next level until your brain, your energetic body, your emotions, and your neurology buy in fully and make this new level habitual. Let's keep it light and playful while talking about some serious s**t.More about Maia at MaiaWilde.com

Talking about the difference between feeling broken … and being broken open. Open to healing, to deeper feeling, to more connection, and true transformation.We’re covering some of the externals that all of us humans have to deal with (the stuff), and how that relates to what’s going on in our internal landscape.And wondering why some people seem to just run free, while some of us struggle to make that happen.Reading from Elizabeth Lesser’s book Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle For Survival At the South Pole, by Dr. Jerry Neilsen, and talking about cleaning out my guy’s parents’ house in a heat wave … and I was given the task of emptying out the attic during a massive heat wave. Find out what Maia’s up to at MaiaWilde.comThis was originally planned as a music-heavy radio show, so here’s the groovy playlist:Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam, Snatam KuarAnand (Bliss), Snatam Kuar Traveller, Chris StapletonWild World, Cat StephensThou Art the Lover, Gurunam SinghTake It to the Limit, The EaglesNote from Maia:Why not take a music break with some of these songs right now? Musing during music listening is an amazing way to get to a deeper understanding of yourself. And of connecting to your own "rapture of being alive".Orig Aired on 6/11/2019

Why Do You Want It? And Other Important Questions To Ask YourselfWhat do you want?  When you speak the truth about your desires, as risky as it feels to name them, it’s a perfect place to begin … because you’ll immediately see what you need to do to get them. And what it is that always leaps up to stop you ...Why do you want it?  Your true why is sneaky and hidden by your beliefs about why you shouldn’t want what you want.Maia Wilde is a Self-Expression and Visibility Coach. She designs transformational strategies for visionary entrepreneurs. More about Maia at MaiaWilde.com

In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re talking about being a mother — or not being a mother, but still mothering, nurturing others, ourselves, bringing projects to life — but always doing it our way, according to our own inner standards, with the audacity to unapologetically tell our version of the truth about it all.We touch on abortion, on rules surrounding motherhood, our own fantasies about motherhood, accessing the Mother Archetype, and living as more than just the roles that we play in our lives.Is sacrifice the only way to do motherhood? I boldly say, No way. How can we take ourselves into account as well? And, yes, in the original radio show I played “Crucify” by Tori Amos after this particular rant.Connect with Maia at MaiaWilde.comOrig. Aired on 5/14/2020

Sydney Campos, author of The Empath Experience: What To Do When You Feel Everything, is our guest today. In this epic dirt road dialogue we cover a lot of ground around empathy, creating Heaven on earth, music to light up your soul, and going from life being a disaster with a lot of darkness, to a blessing filled with joy, peace, fulfillment, and world travel spreading healing. Find Sydney at SydneyCampos.comListen to Sydney's Visionary Souls podcast: Visionary Souls Podcast with Sydney CamposMore about what Maia's up to at MaiaWilde.comSydney's Playlist"Live in this Moment", Kakou"I Am Light" India Arie"Adorn", Miguel"The Fruitful Darkness" Trevor Hall"Stay With Me" Sam Smith"Let's Do It Again" The Staple Singers"Grace" MC Yogi, East Forest, Ritual Mystical"Ocean Eyes" Billie Eilish, Astronomyy Orig. Aired On 4/18/2019

There's a social taboo against celebrating your wins and today we break free!Because once you start celebrating, you're basically re-setting yourself to feel good all the time. And why not??We'll break rules that are unique to you that are stopping you from celebrating your wins, like my own father's taboo against pop music. We'll look at wins, big and small, with zero shame, and open up to Radical Celebration — and how to re-wire yourself for this high-level act of interruption of old patterns that keep us stuck, small, and in a culturally sanctioned low-level cloud of despair. But, no more! As of today we're shaking our brain, that lazy organ, out of its miserable feeling ruts, and into a future filled with pure feeling good.And, using the top five regrets of the dying as a springboard to do what we need to now, to not feel regrets then. As in, when we're dying ...And, since this was originally a music-heavy radio show, I mention a lot of songs and am including my fab playlist below.Maia's Radical Celebration Pop Playlist:Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! (who else loves that they had an exclamation point in their name??) Dancing Queen AbbaI'm Still Standing Elton JohnAge of Aquarius The 5th DimensionGirls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi LauperPtak Ohnivak Lucie VondrickovaGet Into the Groove MadonnaBlazing Your Own Trail Again REO SpeedwagonMade In England  Elton JohnLa Vida Loca Ricky MartinTrue Blue MadonnaBooks Mentioned:Soul Psychology by David Joshua StoneThe War of Art by Steven PressfieldThe Top 5 Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie WareOneness by RashaThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleMore about Maia at MaiaWilde.comOrig. Aired On 4/14/2019

It's happened to you ... and you probably tried to hide it! You make a plan to get in shape, make more money, try public speaking, have a baby, ask someone out ... and suddenly you find yourself in the biggest mess of your life, feeling like an idiot and hoping no one finds out.But what if that mess is a sign that you're finally living full-out? That you're finally doing your life right??That's exactly what we're taking on in today's Dirt Road.More about Maia at MaiaWilde.com

Can you even believe it's been a year since lockdown first started? Has this year been hard and you're trying to make sense of it? Or, has this past year been excellent, and you feel a strange survivor's guilt because of it? How do we make sense of what's going on in the world right now? Are we really allowed to create our own meaning? (Yes.) And how can we complete this year, not leave things dangling, but start to experience a completion energy with 2020?More about Maia at maiawilde.com

Living according to the rules, but you’re not totally stoked about your life? Maybe it’s time to tune into your inner compass and get some new direction.Today we're also talking about figuring out your spiritual belief system, and how to create one that actually works for you (years of obsessively looking into this, have led me to some very cool conclusions that I share with you today).And is it possible to steer your breakdown into a breakthrough?? Why, yes, it is! We don't linger on breakdowns today, as I'm sure you're clear on what those are, but we look at the art of overcoming, and standing up for your true self out in the world.Note: Again, these podcasts are being released in an intuitively random order, not as they were originally aired on the radio. So, the Sydney Campos podcast and the Jenna Vincent podcast, mentioned in this podcast, are coming out this spring! And this is a pre-Covid episode, but, as always, what we talk about on the show, can definitely be applied to whatever you’re going through right now.Songs I mention without playing:“Blazin’ Your Own Trail Again”, REO Speedwagon“Lord Give Me A Sign”, DTX“The Fruitful Darkness", Trevor HallAlso, I mention my program Phoenix Rising, which is now available as a self-study course online here. It’s 8 modules designed to help you burn off the old versions of yourself, old bad habits, old negative thinking, and to get back in touch with your true self, calling in a new vision for your life from that awesome foundation.Listening to your intuition (aka inner compass) is in Module 6: Intuition 101: Meeting the Guide to Your Best Life and Module 5: Your Soul Gifts & Unique Genius (Yes, You Have Them), which is what we talk about extensively in this episode of the podcast.“Being of service is premature when you don’t know what service you’re meant to render to the world.” ~Maia WildeMore about Maia at maiawilde.comOrig. Aired On 5/2/2019

Why are we so judgmental about the messiness of our lives? Why do we try to showcase only the highlight reel & worry that we won't look good otherwise? How can we relax our grip on wanting life to go a certain way?Is there a way to be artful in our approach to life instead, and not force a certain experience?There's a perfectionistic attitude we have, culturally, about our worth, or our level of adulthood or professionalism, based on how neatly wrapped up things look on the outside, that's dangerous. Because if we're trying to always live up to some impossible ideal, hiding our messiness, trying to do it "right", we're locked into a formula that does not work. And it winds up punishing us for being human.So, here are some thoughts on chilling out a bit, throwing some reality on your life, and generally cutting yourself a break. While also living full-out, of course. Orig. Aired On 10/17/2019More from Maia at maiawilde.com.

So, what's your MO? What's your default setting relationship to this improvisation we call life? Do you have habitual ways of reacting that you fall back into when you're dealing with other people? Health? Money? Adventure? Friendships? Creativity?And hoow's it working out for you? Today we're taking on the places you keep running up against the same old walls, where your modus operandi is working for you ... and, ugh, but let's be honest ... where it's not.More about Maia Wilde at maiawilde.comOrig. Aired on 11/14/2019

You could assume Mariel Alvarado always had an easy life, given her positivity ... but actually she's been through some rough seas, which makes her vibrancy and optimism all the more valuable. An energizing convo with Maia, that went almost 2 hours live on the radio -- we never took a single song break, the talking was just that good! Mariel Alvarado is a visibility strategist and online business coach, boy-mom of two, a modern mystic and total poss-abilit-arian. Some of her clients call her the business alchemist. She helps spiritual entrepreneurs and success-driven experts gain confidence and a strategy to get visible, portable and profitable online so they can rock their business without getting out of their yoga pants if they don't want to. MarielAlvarado.comYourSignatureShow.com - Get Mariel's signature visibility system hereFacebook - Join her private Facebook group, Modern Mystics Business Breakthrough hereMariel’s Playlist: Bittersweet Symphony, The VerveSunshower, Chris CornellOne, U2Girl on Fire, Alicia KeysTitanium, David Guetta, feat. SiaTemple, Parson JamesMore about Maia Wilde at maiawilde.comOrig. aired on 6/27/2019

Happy New Year 2021! I love the idea of a good reset, a clean slate, a fresh start, all that sexy sounding stuff. But this New Year has felt a bit glitchy to me, and not only me, but also the world ... Covid's still going on, there was that crazy break-in of the Capitol building, and then a presidential inauguration. Not a small amount of "messy in the middle" happening. Now, if you're having a smooth entry into 2021, and I know some people are, that's awesome! But, of course, as with all things human, there will come a moment where you're going to find yourself wishing away the mess, dreaming of a refresh, and wondering why it's so elusive. So in this episode we speak to that moment, contemplate what's myth and what's truth, and, as always, talk about how to find your own unique way to do life. To find out more about Maia, her programs, and how to connect what we talk about on the show to your own life, go to maiawilde.com.

We're a culture of people raised to go and get it! To constantly strive, to seek, to yearn, to hope for things. We're workers and dreamers. We're not a culture devoted to the concept — or experience — of arriving. But, Christmas — and this applies whether you celebrate it or not — is all about the energy of arriving. We call the birth of a new baby an "arrival". We celebrate the hell out of it. You and I were once that celebrated arrival ... then we got on the hamster wheel we call life. So, how to strive & seek and make things happen, while also allowing ourselves to submerge in the powerful energy of arrival? That's what today's conversation is all about. Merry Christmas 2020!More about Maia at maiawilde.com.

Life can be relentless ... but what if we can still connect to the underlying sweetness of life, in an on-going way?More about Maia at maiawilde.com.

You're meant to thrive. Today we talk about concrete ways to do that, to shift your experience of being alive. 'Cause sometimes it's really just about having the tools. We're exploring challenges you might be facing, from work, to love, to spiritual disconnection. How can we make some magic happen? When do you feel like you're your true self? Like you're connected to the real you? Connected to the nature of existence? Whether it's about taking the right risks, healing childhood trauma, or confronting your conditioning and creating your own spiritual belief systems, how can you connect to your true self and your potential & express it out in the world?More about Maia, and how to work with her at maiawilde.com.

Where do you need to kick it up a notch? Where do you need to take a fearless moral inventory and assess the heck out of your life ... so you can build a bridge from where you are to where you want to be? How come some people are overcomers in life, and some of us cave? And, as always, we're on a quest to find our own personal fulfillment, so we need to explore how to be fulfilled, express the hell out of your true self, and also be a contributing member of the world. So, we start asking the question, "Is there some way I can express my fullest self, that meets a need that the world has?" as a jumping off point to creating our most fulfilling lives. Find out how to work with Maia at maiawilde.com

We all spent too many years asking for hall passes to use the bathroom and now we're programmed to wait for somebody to tell us we're allowed to do our thing. Say our thing. Be ourselves. So we're talking about permission today.And we're not talking about "permissiveness", we've got plenty of that in our society. Weird, isn't it, that we're not allowed to be ourselves, but we can over-eat/over-drink/binge watch Netflix, and somehow that's cool? So, let's talk about it and get straight with ourselves. Permission to meet yourself where you are. Permission to be a beginner. Permission to make mistakes. Permission to be you.More about Maia at maiawilde.com.

What does your soul need to feel cared for? What does your body need to feel rested and energized and vitally alive? And why does any of this matter? Well, if you’re interested in hearing the quiet voice inside, or in tuning into your inner compass, and finally trusting yourself, self-care is key. It’s too easily dismissed as something “extra”, as superficial fluff, but self-care is truly soul-care, and essential for keeping ourselves nourished and on our life’s path.More about Maia at maiawilde.com.

Join cleanse expert Joann Kudrewicz as she speaks with Maia about the spiritual and emotional elements and results of doing the right detox for you. Concrete tools and techniques are discussed, too. Along with another new perspective on the experience of Covid-19, and how to meet today’s distinct challenges via the body-soul connection.Joann’s Playlist:Kryptonite, 3 Doors DownRadioactive, Imagine DragonsIt’s Time, Imagine DragonsThe Circle Game, Joni MitchellTwisted, Joni MitchellPiano Man, Billy JoelContact Joann for more information about her detoxes and protocols at jkudrewicz@invisiblethreadLLC.com or 917-969-0545.More about Maia at maiawilde.com.

As today’s guest, motivational speaker, personal coach, and business consultant Bucky O’Neill says, You can do magic, and that’s what we’re talking about in this episode. Bucky believes we’ve got enough spirit in us to overcome the inevitable vagaries of life — including how we think about trauma, failure, and death. And actually be stoked to be having whatever experience we’re having. Listen in as Maia shamelessly demands impromptu on-air coaching, and Bucky O’Neill delivers.Bucky's Playlist:“Hight Hopes”, Doris Day“Imagine”, John Lennon“Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now”, McFadden & Whitehead“We Are The World,” USA for Africa“What A Wonderful World”, Louis Armstrong“You Can Do Magic”, AmericaCheck out what Bucky O'Neill is up to online at The Secrets of Soulful Entrepreneurship, where conscious creators, transformational coaches, and Soulful Hustlers discover the secrets to growing and scaling their business to 6 figures and beyond.For more about Maia Wilde, visit maiawilde.com.

If you're feeling the intensity of this election, but you'd like to experience relief and sanity, no matter what the outcome is, this episode is for you. Because, while world events can be important, they don't have to make you totally crazy! So, no matter where on the political spectrum you fall, here's your Election 2020 Sanity Tool Kit!We talk about the steps to take to make sure you're in charge of your sanity : ExposureMasteryBeliefBuy-InFinding ReliefAnd the big question you want to always be asking yourself:Who do I want to be?We'll also check in with what some spiritual experts have to say about politics, and hear points of view about world affairs from Eckhart Tolle, Ainsley McLeod, Craig Hamilton, Mother Theresa, and Deepak Chopra. We also look at the five stages of grieving, according to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, which are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance (Hint: We wanna aim hard for acceptance and get there ASAP)And the article I quoted statistics from is from Voice of America, "2020 Presidential Election is Stressing Americans Out", by Dora Mekouar, which you can read here.For more about Maia Wilde, visit maiawilde.com.

What if instead of joining in with the masses and the rising tide of anxiety and being scared about the state of the world all the time — we could throw ourselves a lifeline and rise above it all? Not in a fake cheerful way, but to really free ourselves from fear, and feel calm, peaceful, connected, and excited to be alive — even while the world burns all around us? What if fear is a liar? Because, truly, it is.More about Maia Wilde at maiawilde.comOrig. aired on 3/19/2020