WellBeing Wild

WILD ones, we meet again. Before we get into issue three and all its oozingwith-transformative goo, we’d like to pay our respects to our Country and its people. WILD is created on Bundjalung Country in Byron Bay and printed on Gadigal Country in Sydn

Book Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe. In Dark Emu, Bruce rewrites Australia’s history. It’s a powerful and confronting book and a necessary read for anyone who calls Australia home. I bought the multiple-awardwinning book online from Australia’s leading Ind

It’s a privilege to educate yourself about racism instead of experiencing it. It’s not enough to “not be a racist”, we have to be actively anti-racist. It is our responsibility and prerogative to listen, learn, take action, fail forward and repeat. N

Lucy Richards began experiencing intense, gnawing pelvic pain three years ago, during her second year of law school. Every month, it felt as if someone was plunging a knife into her abdomen over and over. Painkillers had no effect and being upright d

Your gut is your unique ecosystem or blueprint and should be alive and flourishing. However, for some people, the gut can feel like it’s constantly on fire, with symptoms of bloating, abdominal discomfort, pain, diarrhoea and/or constipation. Grouped

Premenstrual syndrome refers to the physical, emotional and mental symptoms that occur from one to two weeks before menstruation and fade away at the onset of, or shortly after, menstruation. PMS is experienced by up to 90 per cent of women in varyin

Conspiracy theories used to be seen as the outlandish stories of tinfoil hat-wearing eccentrics, but today’s iterations are far from believing in a flat Earth or a hoax moon landing. Powered by social media and a White House that pedals “alternative

JOMO, the joy of missing out, is an emotionally intelligent antidote to its feral counterpart: FOMO. FOMO, the fear of missing out, lurks in every corner — but is especially dominant on social media. You might experience the FOMO fog after the scroll

Do you a recall the moment you were first interested in natural health? Healthy living and a preference for natural health was instilled in me from a young age, as my parents were big advocates for this way of living. I remember being regularly taken

What are some of the things that make you feel the most alive? Starting community projects make me feel the most alive. I helped build a bathroom in Romania for a mum of domestic violence who had six girls. I always feel alive whenever I lead any of

I believe gardens are a lifelong experiment merging nature, joy, functionality and composition. I love my garden and I host an eclectic plant community that seems to reflect my ideas about how a space should look, feel and evolve over time. The one a

Wandering far and wide with a camera in her hand, Emilie Ristevski is an Australian photographer and creative. Built upon natural light and curiosity, her work brings beautiful moments to life through the scenes she captures. With nearly 10 years of

To us, Jan Fran embodies what it means to be a wild woman. She’s intelligent, loud, funny, driven and has some serious sass. Jan, in our opinion, is one of Australia’s best young journalists and TV presenters. Not sure who we’re talking about? Go wat

“There is a slight delay; I’m calling from a satellite phone because I’m out in the country!” Cyrus Sutton’s voice suddenly crackles in my headphones. He’s calling from Washington, Oregon, in the US, and I’m in the hills of Byron Bay. He’s a man of t

When government restrictions change for what feels like the millionth time, I rummage through the lengthy list of regulations for signs of myself: for examples of my household, my family and my loved ones. I find none. I’m polyamorous (translated to

from Elisabeth Shaw, psychologist and CEO of Relationships Australia: 1 If your partner respects your views and doesn’t stand in your way or undermine you, then it is a matter of deciding if your other points of connection are significant enough that

When Bridget Harilaou (pronouns: they/them) was 19, they entered a relationship they would later regret. Everything was fine during the first five months. Bridget was just getting started as an activist, recruited to the campus women’s collective at

Based in London and a graduate of Falmouth University, Chloe Rosser’s latest work, Form & Function, is an exploration of how humans are situated within their own skin. The work looks at the experience of being human and our fraught relationships with

Have you heard of the No New Clothes movement? The concept is simple: do not buy any new clothes for a year. Think you could pull it off? Why not start now, in the thick of COVID-19? There’s nothing to do or nowhere to go so it should be relatively e

A winter dilemma that almost everyone has experienced: the quandary of taking a jacket versus not taking a jacket. It’s freezing cold outside. You are decked out in thermals, a vest and multiple jumpers, all of which are underneath your respectable w

How do you live a wild and meaningful life? As we are a small, tight-knit family business, my daughter is the model and face of Smitten, my husband is our accounts and marketing and I am the designer, stylist and photographer. This can lead to some w

How do you live a wild and meaningful life? I always try to live each day with the least amount of responsibility possible. This is not to avoid feeling responsible but more that any change of mind or sudden desire can be easily implemented in my dai

What makes you feel the most wild and alive? Being completely alone in the Australian bush. An early-morning ocean swim in winter. Hunting for pine mushrooms on a brisk autumn day. Keeping secateurs on hand in the car for when roadside blooms are spi

We are taking to the streets at an unprecedented level of frequency. Explosions of mass outrage have been growing more common since the mid-1940s, increasing by 11.5 per cent each year for the past decade. In 2019 alone, a tsunami of protests reached

Tell us a little about about yourself. My dad’s family and I are proud Wiradjuri people. I grew up on beautiful Gumbaynggirr Country in a little coastal village called Scotts Head on the mid-north coast of NSW. I now live on Awabakal Country in Newca

Tell us about yourself. I am a proud Wiradjuri, Yorta Yorta and Gangulu woman and I live and work on my maternal grandmother’s Country in Narrandera, NSW. I work as an artist, printmaker and designer for my own ethical and sustainable label, Ngarru M

Tell us about yourself. I am a Yorta Yorta/Boonwurrung mother, nature protector, artist, designer, campaigner and founder of Amber Days. I am so lucky to be a single mother to my beautiful threeyear-old daughter, Sapphire, who is my main muse. Togeth

Tell us about Clothing The Gap. We started Clothing The Gap, an Aboriginalowned and-led social enterprise, in 2018 with 100 per cent of our profits going towards Aboriginal health and education programs. Our team consists of four Aboriginal and non-i

Tell us about yourself. Wiyabu (hello). I’m a contemporary Aboriginal artist from Worimi Country. I reside in a small seaside town on the east coast of Australia with my husband and two little ones, Lola and Jarley. I have always run my business from

The Country loves us when we fit into the divine beauty of being a part of it. The old people would sing to the Country all the time, through songlines and dances. Old TG (Tommy George) would talk to the Country and let everything know that we are ab

What was the initial vision behind Elements of Byron and when did it all begin? My dream at the time of purchasing the property was to build our retirement house there, but zoning precluded us from doing this. My thoughts then turned to a luxury reso

If someone told you that you’ll have 18 jobs over six careers in your lifetime, you’d probably feel a bit “shook”. That seems like a huge amount of effort right there, with no time to chill and enjoy all your hard work. Let’s face it, getting a new c

There is no denying that money is a powerful resource and an unavoidable part of everyday life. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by money’s ability to entangle itself into just about every aspect of your life, why not start your own financial revolutio

Have you ever wanted to get an idea up and running but always seem to put it off? Finding the time, motivation and confidence to kick-start a project or to keep up the momentum can often feel like an uphill battle. As we begin to emerge from the lone

What makes you feel the most wild? When I’m camping out in nature, with no phone reception, the ocean or a waterfall to bath in and nothing to do but read a book and eat yummy cheese. When, why and how did Wandering Folk first come into conception? I

What are some of the things that make you feel the most wild/alive? Oil in Kind has awakened our desire to be better and do better business. We wake up every day with a little fire in our bellies to work on what we love, be kinder to others (and ours

When did Baxter Blue first begin and what inspired you to start the brand? We have just celebrated our third birthday after having launched in July 2017. Every idea starts with a problem and ours was the headaches and sore eyes that come from working

How did you first get into winemaking? I grew up on the Sunshine Coast before my parents and I moved to Clunes, just outside of Byron Bay in New South Wales. I was a musician and gigged all around Australia before working in a kitchen in England. Whi

8. Impassioned adoration (4) 9. Clear aims, purposes (10) 10. What a caring friend does when you need to talk (6) 11. Parity across race and gender etc (8) 12. Daring, intrepid (4) 13. Colour of passion (3) 14. Of rough seas (6) 16. In line with resp

What makes you feel the most wild? I’m a big lover of cold weather and I can often be described as a bit of a homebody. I love snuggling up inside with a hot drink and a blanket. Ironically, I feel the wildest when I am in the comfort of my own home.

Matt, how do you and Lentil live wild and meaningful lives? We both believe we are here to be human. To love, to share, to hold and touch and taste and smell and hear and see. We are just as stuck in modern life as the next person, maintaining relati

SARAH BAXTER, MURDOCH BOOKS Although soaring to international destinations is off the travel menu for a while, Sarah Baxter’s new book Hidden Places will instantly transport you to 25 of the world’s most secret destinations. In Hidden Places, Sarah,

“The sound of the crickets kept me awake … again!” I complained to my fiancé Henry for the third night in a row. He was surprised; I’m not one to agitate easily. “They always sound like that. Just think of them as soothing nature sounds,” he said, tr

Ingestible beauty products are having their moment, which means there are enough supplement powders, probiotic formulas and collagen-inducing drinks out there to feed a beauty-conscious army. But not all ingestible beauty products are created equal a

That’s it, pals, you’ve reached the end of our third issue. We’ve learnt together, fought together, shed a tear or two together; we’ve muddled our way through uncomfortable discussions, faced head-on some difficult truths and been inspired, uplifted