In this short trailer, Paul Francis and Isabel Wells introduce This Wild and Precious Life, a podcast about shamanism, animism and what it means to be deeply human in a beautiful, broken, living world. We say who we are, and how the podcast began, when Isabel invited Paul onto her old podcast to talk about soul retrieval and we never stopped talking. We explain our down-to-earth, embodied approach, which needs no beliefs or leaps of faith, and what we mean by animism and shamanism. We talk about arriving at the same understanding from two very different lives, forty-four years and an ocean apart, and about why we don't always agree. Then we give you a taste of the first block of twelve episodes, and of what comes with each one. Episode 1, What Is Shamanism?, is out on Friday 20 November 2026, at 6pm UK time, with a new episode every Friday after that. No beliefs or experience needed, just your curiosity. In this trailer: Who we are, and how the podcast came aboutA down-to-earth approach, with no beliefs or leaps of faith neededCore shamanism and core animism, the birthright of all of usWhat we mean by animism and shamanismArriving at the same place from two very different livesAgreeing to differ, across cultures and generationsThe first twelve episodes, and what comes after themA free companion guide with every episodeThe episode titles have moved on a little since we recorded this. The up-to-date list is in the companion guide. We'd love to hear from you: email podcasts@therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk with any feedback, or suggestions for topics you'd like us to cover. Get episode news, and a free e-book: sign up at https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/podcast You'll hear when new episodes come out.You'll get free e-books when you sign up.You'll get other free resources, including blogs and articles.You'll get excerpts from the Therapeutic Shamanism books.The free companion guide to the trailer (a summary of what we covered, the first twelve episodes, a list of the words we use, and where to read more): https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/podcast/episode-00/ Paul's books: The Shamanic Journey (Book 1): https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/book/the-shamanic-journey Rewilding Yourself (Book 2): https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/book/rewilding-yourself Finding Your Deep Soul (Book 3): https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/book/finding-your-deep-soul Soul Roots, Spirit Branches (Book 4, coming soon): https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/soul-roots-spirit-branches-preview Kaja's companion guide to the books: coming soon. We'll add the link here as soon as it is out. If you'd like to learn shamanic journeying, the safe way is to start with Paul's book The Shamanic Journey, or the First-Steps course: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/learn-shamanism-online/ If you enjoyed this, please follow the show, so you'll hear each new episode. The Three Ravens College of Therapeutic Shamanism and Core Animism: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:56 Why this trailer 01:22 Who we are 02:03 How we met, and how the podcast came about 04:28 Our approach: no beliefs needed 05:47 Core shamanism and core animism, open to all 06:30 What we mean by animism and shamanism 08:53 The same place, from two very different lives 09:59 Across cultures and generations 11:48 Agreeing to differ 13:29 The first twelve episodes 18:45 What comes after the first twelve 20:23 A companion guide with every episode 21:32 Paul's books, and Kaja's companion guide 22:29 Get in touch, and sign up 23:51 Close Get episode news and a free e-book: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/podcast. Books, courses and more: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk
