Wild River Sam Pfotenhauer

In this special episode, Sam invites her uncle, Mike Pfotenhauer, founder and head designer of Osprey Packs (until his recent retirement), to discuss the role of creativity in his life and in Osprey Packs.



Osprey Packs is a world class outdoor backpack company headquartered in Cortez, Colorado. It is known for its innovative design, sustainability values, and high quality products. Mike founded Osprey in 1974. Osprey’s backpacks can be found in nearly every country, airport, and trail. 



Mike Pfotenhauer is an artist and creative, though he might not use those words to describe himself. He approached his business with an extreme emphasis on creativity and his personal freedom of creative expression. 



In this podcast, Mike discusses how creativity allows him to get lost and find the path again, what creativity offers you as a person, the importance of being connected to the material items around you, finding an inner sense of freedom through creativity, balancing business demands and creativity flow, and what self-expression offers you in your life. 



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CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In this series, Sam explores how she found safety in sexual expression.  Five years ago, she felt disconnected from her own sexuality and body, numb, pressured by expectation, sexually closed and wondering if she just wasn’t a sexual person.  Now, she feels so alive and expressive, empowered, and joyful in her sexual expression.  In this series, she breaks down some of the tools, practices, and mindset shifts that helped her make this truly incredible transformation. 

This episode is all about loving and connecting with your body.  If you want to feel confident and expressive with sexuality, cultivating sincere self love and a strong connection with your body is essential.  

In this episode, Sam discusses:


Why body love and body connection facilitate sexual empowerment 
The power of self love to magnetize aligned partners 
Knowing your body from a sensual and sexual perspective
Regaining sensation and working through numbness around sexual pleasure 
Lots of practices for building self love and sensual body connection 
Increasing your capacity to experience pleasure in the body 

You are invited to make this series conversational!  Call in to the podcast at 206-590-1030 and leave a question or DM Sam on Instagram @wildriver with your thoughts and reflections.  Sex can feel isolating, but it doesn’t have to!  Let’s remove some of the shame and stigma around sexual insecurities to facilitate an empowering and educational conversation. 

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WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In this new series, Sam explores how she found safety in sexual expression.  Five years ago, she felt disconnected from her own sexuality and body, numb, pressured by expectation, sexually closed and wondering if she just wasn’t a sexual person.  Now, she feels so alive and expressive, empowered, and joyful in her sexual expression.  In this series, she breaks down some of the tools, practices, and mindset shifts that helped her make this truly incredible transformation. 



In this episode, Sam discusses how essential it is to be honest with yourself and what you want to feel empowered sexually.  If you don’t feel comfortable saying “no” to anything or anyone that doesn’t feel right, than you won’t trust your yes either.  To feel truly empowered sexually, you need to know how you are feeling and be able to articulate it.  Because if you can’t trust yourself to articulate what you want or need, there will be a part of you that always feels on-guard because you won’t know if you are safe.  In this episode, Sam also discusses using discernment when selecting partners, navigating people pleasing and disappointment, and how to expand your ability to know what you are feeling.



You are invited to make this series conversational.  Call in to the podcast (number below) and leave a question or DM Sam on Instagram @wildriver with your thoughts and reflections.  Sex can feel isolating, but it doesn’t have to!  Let’s remove some of the shame and stigma around sexual insecurities to facilitate an empowering and educational conversation. 



JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 



LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  



WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 



CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In this new series, Sam explores how she found safety in sexual expression.  Five years ago, she felt disconnected from her own sexuality and body, numb, pressured by expectation, sexually closed and wondering if she just wasn’t a sexual person.  Now, she feels so alive and expressive, empowered, and joyful in her sexual expression.  In this series, she breaks down some of the tools, practices, and mindset shifts that helped her make this truly incredible transformation. 
In this episode, Sam discusses the importance of feeling safe with sexual desire - both your own and your partners, and how to achieve a greater sense of safety. She explores the specific steps you can take to feel safer with sexual desire and with sex generally, including the importance of processing past experience, examining how sex was discussed in childhood, and introducing sex positive resources into your life.
You are INVITED to make this series conversational.  Call in to the podcast (number below) and leave a question or DM Sam on Instagram @wildriver with your thoughts and reflections.  Sex can feel isolating, but it doesn’t have to!  Let’s remove some of the shame and stigma around sexual insecurities to facilitate an empowering and educational conversation. 
JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 
Resources:
- Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer (@mamagena)
- Women's Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston
- This Tantric Life (podcast) by Layla Martin (@thelaylamartin - highly recommend her instagram)
LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  
WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 
CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

In this new series, Spirituality 101, Sam explores foundational concepts of spirituality and mysticism.  Though this content is great for folks having a spiritual or psychic awakening (whether it be your first or one of many), this series is supportive and engaging for anyone on a spiritual path.  Just because it is foundational does not mean it is elementary. 

We live in an energy universe.  Each of us are made of energy and vibrate at a specific frequency.  That internal frequency influences our external reality.  Though it is not by any means the only factor influencing our lives, your vibration is something you have control over, and a way to influence and shift your lived experience.  

In this episode, Sam explores ways to raise your vibration and increase your magnetism.  There are many ways to do this.  Sam argues that the most effective ways relate to embodiment, feeling and expressing your spectrum of emotions, and living out of the heart.  Connecting sincerely with yourself, your body, and your emotions, and allowing love to flow through you, for yourself and for others, allows you to radically shift and heighten your vibrational frequency.

Interested in the Spirituality 101 Course?  Join the newsletter (see below) and follow along on Instagram @wildriver to stay up to date on the launch date.

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver 

You can talk to trees, to animals, and to all living things. Earth has a profound intelligence and when you quiet your mind, connect into your heart, and set the intention to connect to the Spirit of the plants and animals around you, you have the ability to connect with them.

In this episode, Sam interviews talented earth channel, healer, and animal communicator Kara Daniels about her ability to connect with the natural world, and how we can all learn this skill.

Sam and Kara discuss:
- What it means to connect to the plants and animals around us
- How one would start this process of connecting
- What we as humans can get out of this connection and how the natural world benefits from our loving presence
- Approaching the natural world with respect
- The power of owning your truth around your relationship with plants and animals

CONNECT WITH KARA: Kara offers readings and land healings. Follow her on Instagram @deep.root.expansions and book a session with her at https://www.deeprootconnections.com

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JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:  Join the Wild River Newsletter and get personal updates, helpful resources, and information about Sam’s work.  Join the Newsletter here. 

LEAVE A MESSAGE for the show!  Call 206-590-1030 and leave a 30 second voice message with any question, comment, or story about the Wild River podcast.  Sam will play messages on future episodes and respond to them!  Click here for more info.  

WORK WITH SAM: Book a Clarity Call with Sam, her signature 75 minute session, or check out Sunbeam Coaching for ongoing support. 

CONTACT SAM: Get in touch with Sam by emailing her at hello@wildriver.live or messaging her on Instagram at @wildriver