Imagine a place that recognises children’s need for personal autonomy and emotional safety so that children are re-empowered in the learning process and learn to trust their wild instincts. Well, such a place exists and today I chat with the founder of Wild Song, Britt Laidlaw about the business and Importance of mentoring in our culture & bringing back the village model.?  Britt sharesHow she discovered her niche passionAbout her business and what she offersWhy the village model is so importantAbout coyote-style mentoring and rapport based relating to unearth our child's geniusWhy stories and storytelling mattersWhat makes Wild Song specialAbout what she struggled with when she was starting her businessThe best part about owning a nature play business?  Opt In for Free Downloadables ?  Resources & ReferencesConnect with Wild Song:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramYoutubeOther podcasts featuring Britt:Merging Academia, Wild Sovereignty & Somatic Dance with Brittany JaneThe custodianship of Dancing up Country with Brittany Jane LaidlawPlease support us on PatreonBook Recs: Cathedral of the Wild by Boyd VartyDr. Martin Shaw-Courting the Wild Twin Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass? Guest DetailsBrittany has dedicated her life to helping people around the world transform their lives and local ecologies by reconnecting to the natural world and the wild parts of themselves. She is a rewilding mentor, somatic ecologist, and accredited Wayapa practitioner with over 10 years of experience leading programs.Britt is the Co-Founder of Wildsong, a social enterprise that offers nature-based programs for kids, adults, and families that serve as a catalyst for holistic wellbeing and cultural transformation. Alongside her business, she is also completing a pioneering PhD in eco-somatics that explores the practice and paradigm of dance and other embodied nature connection experiences as an ecological necessity.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube ? Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.