Wild Simplicity

Anna Day

Welcome to the Wild Simplicity podcast! This podcast is for women who want to simplify their life, live with greater presence, and reclaim their wild self. I want to share with you my experience and feelings on topics such as healing and reparenting, spirituality, simplicity, decluttering and letting go, parenting and mothering, cycles, reclamation of our power as women, reclaiming our wild nature and much more. So join me on Wild Simplicity. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and thanks for listening!

  1. 4D AGO

    Ep. 57: Your Heart is a Renewable Resource

    In this episode, I share a note that came through during my morning pages about the nature of the heart and how love regenerates when we allow it to flow not only outward to others but inward to ourselves too. I explore the idea that many of us have been taught to give endlessly without directing love back to ourselves, and how learning to tend to our own hearts first changes everything. I talk about the small practices that help me do this each day, from morning pages and mirror work to setting boundaries around my phone in the morning and how these moments of self-tending create more capacity for love, presence and joy in the rest of life. If you'd like to write a love letter to yourself to be opened at a later date then join this gorgeous and expansive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letter Writing Workshop ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which is now available to be accessed instantly where we do this practice together. Perfect opportunity to write and send yourself a Valentine's card! To dive deeper into simplicity and decluttering check out my masterclass ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Simplicity: The First Step⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is available now on my website and in my Instagram bio. If you're keen to get started or continue letting go and decluttering in your home, I have something for you that you'll love: ✨ Free Guide to Help You Start Decluttering: A Gentle Guide for Simplifying Your Home ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my free guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode. You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicity or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@annaday.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect. Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

    23 min
  2. FEB 26

    Ep. 56: From Shit Talk to Self Love

    In this episode, I explore the power of inner dialogue and how the way I speak to myself, especially first thing in the morning shapes my entire day and my experience of life. I share how shifting from self-criticism to self-love has been foundational in my healing, and why noticing and rewriting our internal language is one of the most powerful forms of decluttering we can do. ⁠Join Language Alchemy: Speak Your Power into Being Here!⁠⁠ 26th February Online (Zoom) at 7.30pm If you'd like to write a love letter to yourself to be opened at a later date then join this gorgeous and expansive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letter Writing Workshop ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which is now available to be accessed instantly where we do this practice together. Perfect opportunity to write and send yourself a Valentine's card! Available until the end of February To dive deeper into simplicity and decluttering check out my masterclass ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Simplicity: The First Step⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is available now on my website and in my Instagram bio. If you're keen to get started or continue letting go and decluttering in your home, I have something for you that you'll love: ✨ Free Guide to Help You Start Decluttering: A Gentle Guide for Simplifying Your Home ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my free guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode. You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicity or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@annaday.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect. Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

    23 min
  3. FEB 21

    Ep. 55: Language as Liberation - Declutter the Words that Bind You

    In this episode, I continue exploring one of my greatest passions - language and communication, and how the words we use shape our self-worth, our energy, and the way we show up in the world. I talk about the subtle, everyday ways we diminish ourselves through language. The filler words. The apologetic phrases. The habitual “sorry.” The “does that make sense?” that quietly undermines our authority. These words seem small, but they carry weight. They send messages to ourselves and to others about whether we believe we belong and whether we trust our own voice. I explore how language isn’t just about words. Communication is largely non-verbal -f tone, body language, energetics. But the words themselves matter deeply. They are a doorway into our nervous system, our patterns, our inherited conditioning. This is not to shame ourselves or policing our speech. It’s to inspire curiosity. It’s to start gently noticing. It’s to begin asking: Where am I making myself smaller?Where am I apologising for taking up space?Is it safe for me to be fully me? I reflect on how much of this is passed down generationally, especially for women. How our children are watching how we speak to ourselves. How we respond to mistakes. How we look in the mirror. And how we can choose differently. This work, for me is liberation. Coming back to who we already are beneath the layers of protection. Creating safety in our nervous systems so that it feels increasingly safe to be our true selves. Language is one powerful way to feel this. And if you'd like to join the masterclass and learn some more.... Join Language Alchemy: Speak Your Power into Being Here!⁠ 26th February Online (Zoom) at 7.30pm If you'd like to write a love letter to yourself to be opened at a later date then join this gorgeous and expansive ⁠⁠⁠⁠Letter Writing Workshop ⁠⁠⁠⁠which is now available to be accessed instantly where we do this practice together. Perfect opportunity to write and send yourself a Valentine's card! Available until the end of February To dive deeper into simplicity and decluttering check out my masterclass ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Simplicity: The First Step⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is available now on my website and in my Instagram bio. If you're keen to get started or continue letting go and decluttering in your home, I have something for you that you'll love: ✨ Free Guide to Help You Start Decluttering: A Gentle Guide for Simplifying Your Home ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my free guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode. You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicity or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@annaday.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect. Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

    19 min
  4. FEB 12

    Ep. 54: Language Alchemy: Speak your Power into Being

    In this episode, I share why language has become one of the deepest threads of my life and why I’m so passionate about helping women become aware of the words they use...especially the subtle ones that shrink us. I talk about the filler phrases and apologetic language so many of us use, “just,” “kind of,” “sort of,” “almost”, and how these words aren’t random. They are the echoes of conditioning. They are the language of the “good girl,” the appeaser, the woman taught to stay small. This episode is an invitation into awareness. Not shame. Not self-criticism. Awareness. I share my own journey from being a painfully shy child hiding behind my parents, to devouring personal development books in secret, to becoming a speech and language therapist, to now speaking confidently on podcasts and to groups. In this episode, I explore: Why words are not neutral, they carry energetic weight How apologetic language subtly reinforces self-doubt The difference between cognitive knowing and embodied confidence How awareness alone begins to shift everything Why decluttering your language is like decluttering your home How we can model empowered communication for the next generation The link between self-worth, subconscious beliefs, and the words we choose I also speak about sovereignty. The truth that we get to choose who we are becoming. Our personality is not fixed. Our conditioning is not destiny. When we realise the stories in our minds are often lies… everything becomes possible. This work is not about stifling ourselves or becoming hyper-controlled with language. It’s about embodied presence. It’s about speaking with clarity and conviction. It’s about letting our wisdom land without watering it down. This episode is an invitation to start noticing. Because once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And that’s where the magic begins. Join Language Alchemy: Speak Your Power into Being Here! 26th February Online (Zoom) at 7.30pm If you'd like to write a love letter to yourself to be opened at a later date then join this gorgeous and expansive ⁠⁠⁠Letter Writing Workshop ⁠⁠⁠which is now available to be accessed instantly where we do this practice together. Perfect opportunity to write and send yourself a Valentine's card! Available until the end of February To dive deeper into simplicity and decluttering check out my masterclass ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Simplicity: The First Step⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is available now on my website and in my Instagram bio. If you're keen to get started or continue letting go and decluttering in your home, I have something for you that you'll love: ✨ Free Guide to Help You Start Decluttering: A Gentle Guide for Simplifying Your Home ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my free guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode. You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicity or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@annaday.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect. Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

    21 min
  5. FEB 6

    Ep. 53: The Portal of Silence

    I'm back after a couple of weeks break to explore the transformative practice of silence and stillness. In this episode, I revisit a blog post I wrote last July called "The Portal of Silence" and share insights from my current 7-day "Settling into Silence" offering with Jemma from Goddess Candles. I delve into the power of sitting in silence, unplugging from technology, and cultivating a deeper relationship with my soul self. I discuss how we sensitive souls and empaths can harness our unique power during these transformative times by turning inward, releasing emotions through the body, and trusting our inner guidance rather than external "shoulds." Key themes I explore: The practice of daily silence and what it revealsTools for processing emotions and staying centeredRedefining leadership and showing up authenticallyUnderstanding ourselves as unique, essential pieces of the human puzzleConnecting with the essence that animates our human formSelf-love, worthiness, and the expansive power of the heartThis episode is my call to honour your sensitivity, trust your unique path, and reconnect with the power that lies within the stillness. If you'd like to write a love letter to yourself to be opened at a later date then join this gorgeous and expansive ⁠⁠Letter Writing Workshop ⁠⁠which is now available to be accessed instantly where we do this practice together. Perfect opportunity to write and send yourself a Valentine's card! If you would like to dive deeper into simplicity and decluttering check out my masterclass ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Simplicity: The First Step⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is available now on my website and in my Instagram bio. If you're keen to get started or continue letting go and decluttering in your home, I have something for you that you'll love: ✨ Free Guide to Help You Start Decluttering: A Gentle Guide for Simplifying Your Home ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my free guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode. You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicity or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@annaday.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect. Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

    21 min
  6. JAN 17

    Ep. 52: There Are No Rules

    In this episode, I invite you to break up with the “shoulds” and start living by your own inner authority. Explore what happens when you stop outsourcing your choices to societal expectations, research trends, or identity labels, and instead experiment with what actually works for your body and life. Building a relationship with your inner wisdom takes practice: listening to intuitive nudges, noticing the ego’s louder urges (and even giving it a name), and treating everything as information. This is a permission slip to play, to loosen rigid rules, and to create supportive structure with flexibility so you can feel more free, more nourished, and more you. In this episode I discuss: “Should” culture vs self-trust and self-knowingExperimenting with sleep, movement, food, and daily rhythm Structure & flow: a flexible container instead of rigid rules Tracking your cycle as guidance, without turning it into dogma Emotional eating as a stress response (and meeting the feeling instead) Naming the “ego voice” to create space and choice Small experiments = big liberation over time Becoming the author of your life, not a follower of external rules If you'd like to write a love letter to yourself to be opened at a later date then join this gorgeous and expansive ⁠Letter Writing Workshop ⁠which is now available to be accessed instantly where we do this practice together. If you would like to dive deeper into simplicity and decluttering check out my masterclass ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Simplicity: The First Step⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is available now on my website and in my Instagram bio. If you're keen to get started or continue letting go and decluttering in your home, I have something for you that you'll love: ✨ Free Guide to Help You Start Decluttering: A Gentle Guide for Simplifying Your Home ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my free guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode. You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicity or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@annaday.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect. Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

    28 min
  7. JAN 7

    Ep. 51: Love Letters, From You To You

    In this episode of the Wild Simplicity podcast, I share one of my favourite annual rituals - writing a letter to my future self. Each January, before I pack away the Christmas decorations, I write a letter to the woman I’ll be a year from now. It’s a practice that has grown from something simple and practical into a deeply loving, expansive and supportive ritual. Reading my letter this year reminded me just how powerful it is to become our own source of encouragement, reassurance and belief. In this episode, I talk about: Why writing to yourself can feel awkward and why it’s actually so healing How to create a meaningful letter ritual for your future self The magic of small acts of kindness towards yourself Reframing everyday tasks as gifts to your future self Using timers and tiny actions to create more ease in daily life How playfulness, self-compassion and intention can change how we experience our days This is an invitation to slow down, soften, and tend to yourself... not just for today, but for the woman you’re becoming. If you'd like to join me for a gorgeous and expansive Letter Writing Workshop on Friday where we'll do this practice together then you can sign up here If you would like to dive deeper into simplicity and decluttering check out my masterclass ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Simplicity: The First Step⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is available now on my website and in my Instagram bio. If you're keen to get started or continue letting go and decluttering in your home, I have something for you that you'll love: ✨ Free Guide to Help You Start Decluttering: A Gentle Guide for Simplifying Your Home ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my free guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode. You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicity or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@annaday.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect. Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

    18 min
  8. 12/28/2025

    Ep. 50: Learning to Slow Down and Let Go

    In this episode, I explore: Reaching episode 50 and what that milestone represents for me Trusting life and responding differently when things don’t go to plan Letting go of pressure, urgency, and old narratives The power of slowing down in the dark, in-between days Breath, embodiment, and inviting more soul into the body Simplicity, presence, and doing less - gently and intentionally Remembering that there is always an opportunity to begin again If you would like to dive deeper into simplicity and decluttering check out my masterclass ⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Simplicity: The First Step⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is available now on my website and in my Instagram bio. If you're keen to get started or continue letting go and decluttering in your home, I have something for you that you'll love: ✨ Free Guide to Help You Start Decluttering: A Gentle Guide for Simplifying Your Home ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my free guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you'd like to go a little deeper and really start to let go with me by your side, then take a look at my ⁠1:1 offering⁠ - on festive offer at the moment and a lovely gift from you to you...or for someone you love :) As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode. You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicity or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@annaday.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect. Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

    28 min

About

Welcome to the Wild Simplicity podcast! This podcast is for women who want to simplify their life, live with greater presence, and reclaim their wild self. I want to share with you my experience and feelings on topics such as healing and reparenting, spirituality, simplicity, decluttering and letting go, parenting and mothering, cycles, reclamation of our power as women, reclaiming our wild nature and much more. So join me on Wild Simplicity. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and thanks for listening!