Wild and Rooted Woman with Heather Webster

Heather Webster
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The Wild and Rooted Woman Podcast weaves together conversations on spirituality, nature immersion, education and intentionality on this adventure we call life. Heather Webster combines her love of learning, teaching, wellness, spirituality, nature, and others to bring this podcast to you. If you like what you see and hear, hit subscribe or follow and share with others that may enjoy.

  1. FEB 9

    The Small Yes That Can Lead to Greatness

    Heather opens this episode with a story that started as a backpacking trip and lead her to say Yes to go to Santa Fe, 6 months later.  One small alternation or adaptation altered here experience fully, which then led to this episode today, one year later. She shares about how gratitude for the small things leads to greater things in our lives and how Perimenopause is a time when we have heightened ability to pick up on this guidance and intuition. To subscribe to Heather's weekly newsletter visit: www.heatherwebsterwellness.com

    17 min

  2. FEB 2

    Rooted in Winter, Wild in Truth

    This episode marks the beginning of a new chapter for the podcast and an intentional pause to honor the season we are in, both collectively and within our bodies. I (Heather) start by introducing the Wild & Rooted Woman mission, which is all about living in relationship with nature, honoring your nervous system wisdom, and reclaiming intuition and creativity during midlife and perimenopause. Through the lens of Imbolc, we explore the quiet beginnings that happen beneath the surface, reminding us that rest, incubation, and subtle shifts are preparation. We also reflect on the Snow Moon in Leo, and how this connects to heart led integrity, creativity and self expression.  We share how these work together at a magical time of year and how this can be seen within the perimenopause body as well. We close this episode with three Wild & Rooted practices designed to support your nervous system, hormones, and emotional wellbeing during this season, which offer you simple ways to tend your inner fire while honoring the need for softness and care. I hope you enjoy.   For more connection check out the newsletter at:  heatherwebsterwellness.com or find me on IG @heatherwebsterwellness

    20 min

  3. JAN 26

    Your Nervous System Is Always Watching and Immediately Responding

    Have you ever felt shaken after watching the news, cried during a movie you knew wasn’t real, or felt your body soften simply by looking at trees or water? In this episode, we explore the science and wisdom behind why the nervous system responds to what we witness, whether it be through screens, sound, story, or nature itself. You’ll learn how the brain simulates experience, why mirror neurons drive empathy and emotional replication, and how the autonomic nervous system reacts to perceived safety or threat, even when nothing is happening directly to you. We also take a grounded look at how repeated exposure to distressing media has impacted collective nervous systems, including how continual replay of 9/11 footage affected individuals who were not physically present. This episode gently reframes sensitivity as biological intelligence and offers nature-based ways to restore balance in a modern world filled with overstimulation. If this episode resonated, learn more about the 28-Day Nervous System Reset, a gentle, nature-rooted experience designed to help your body come back into rhythm through women’s circles, group coaching, and community support. Register for free here: www.heatherwebsterwellness.com

    25 min

  4. JAN 24

    Bonus: Nervous System Reset

    Today is a bonus episode introducing a Nervous System Reset. As we are getting inundated with negativity, we are starting to feel out of balance and this is greatly impacting our nervous system and ultimately our health. Tune into this brief episode to learn more. To sign up: http://www.Heatherwebsterwellness.com

    10 min

  5. JAN 19

    Creativity as a Path Back to Your Wild & Rooted Self

    In this episode of Insightful Adventuring, we explore creativity as a essential component for nervous system regulation. We talk about how creativity lives not only in the arts, but in problem solving, relationships and everyday decision making and why creativity often narrows under stress or rigid routine. We also explore why creativity often resurfaces during perimenopause, as a call toward meaning, truth, and regulation. By looking back at who we were as children and what we engaged with, we can rediscover creative pathways that still support us now, including getting back in touch with our creative side and limiting some of the many symptoms we experience. This episode also marks the beginning of the podcast’s transition into The Wild & Rooted Woman Podcast, which will continue to foster a deeper home for these conversations. Here are three ways to begin integrating creativity this week: - Notice where stress or routine has narrowed your creativity, especially at work, and experiment with one small shift in how you approach a familiar task. -Reflect on what you loved doing as a child and invite one of those qualities back into your week. -Spend intentional time in nature, even briefly, and let your senses lead before returning to your responsibilities. Newsletter: www.heatherwebsterwellness.com IG and FB @heatherwebsterwellness

    32 min

  6. JAN 12

    You're NOT Losing Your Mind: The Perimenopausal Brain

    In this episode, we explore what’s really happening in the perimenopausal brain and why brain fog, word-finding pauses, and changes in focus don’t mean you’re losing your mind. We unpack the science of fluctuating estrogen and its role in memory, neurotransmitters, and cognitive processing, while naming the very real pressure of working full-time in a world that still expects constant productivity. This is an honest conversation about biology, nervous systems, and why fear and shame often make cognitive symptoms feel worse than they actually are. Through a Wild & Rooted lens, we also reframe forgetting as part of a larger neurological and spiritual reorganization. One that invites discernment, embodied knowing, and different ways of working. We explore how time in nature supports memory, focus, and neurotransmitter balance, and how small, practical shifts can help you stay functional without overriding your body. This episode is a reminder that you’re not broken; you’re adapting, recalibrating, and learning how to work with a different kind of intelligence. To find Heather visit: Website/Newsletter sign up:  www.heatherwebsterwellness.com IG and FB:  @heatherwebsterwellness

    24 min

  7. JAN 5

    Nature, Cortisol, and the Perimenopausal Body: A Return to Regulation

    We often times want to fix perimenopause, but what if we are able to reframe it as a threshold the body is guiding us through. In this episode, we explore how time in nature supports the perimenopausal nervous system by lowering cortisol and inflammation, and how this physiological shift can ease symptoms such as anxiety, weight gain, brain fog, and the emotional rollarcoaster. Through a Wild & Rooted lens, this conversation weaves together science, nervous system wisdom, and the spiritual remembering that we are not meant to move through this season alone; instead we can work in partnership/relationship with nature, which offers co-regulation, rhythm, and belonging. If this sounds interesting, take a listen. To find Heather: Newsletter and more: www.heatherwebsterwellness.com IG and Facebook: heatherwebsterwellness Email: heatherwebsterwellness@gmail.com Feel free to reach out with questions, comments or interest in future topics.

    40 min

  8. JAN 1

    Bonus: The New Year Doesn’t Always Begin in January

    What if January isn’t meant for rushing forward, but instead it is for listening? In this episode, Heather gently unravels the cultural story that says the new year must begin with immediate change, productivity, and reinvention. Through history, nature, and embodied wisdom, we explore why the pressure to start fresh on January 1st is a modern construct and why your body may be resisting it for good reason. We look at how January and February weren’t even part of the original calendar, how many cultures welcome the new year later in the season, and how animals instinctively begin their year only when conditions support growth. This conversation also holds a deeper tension many of us are feeling: The message that “you’re doing the best you can” has been necessary and yet, rest doesn’t mean abandoning our dreams. Winter isn’t a time of giving up on becoming; it’s a time of rooting into what wants to grow next. This episode is an invitation to honor rest without shrinking your vision, to move gently without giving up your longing, and to trust that growth doesn’t require urgency, only alignment. To find Heather: Newletter, Wild and Rooted Wait List and more:  www.heatherwebsterwellness.com Instagram:  @heatherwebsterwellness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heatherwebsterwellness

    23 min
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The Wild and Rooted Woman Podcast weaves together conversations on spirituality, nature immersion, education and intentionality on this adventure we call life. Heather Webster combines her love of learning, teaching, wellness, spirituality, nature, and others to bring this podcast to you. If you like what you see and hear, hit subscribe or follow and share with others that may enjoy.

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