There was a moment, way back, when you were a wild child.
You were free, unapologetic. You didn’t worry about being authentic. You were yourself, period.
I remember being on my bike, at around 8 years old. Wind in my hair, I knew every back street and stop sign in my neighborhood in suburban Houston, TX. No matter what was happening at home or at school, when I got on that pink sparkly 5 Speed, I was free.
This week, as if by magic, this little wild child has re-emerged!
Let me explain:
I know many of you circled up last weekend where we gathered around the idea of “Creating from Devotion.” We consciously connected to that which was sacred for us and asked, “What would you have me create?”
I know for myself and many of the women I have heard from, the message I received this month was not about creating a lofty project but rather a call for some deep internal shift.
There is a time for making in the world and there is a time for soothing the inner worlds. Sometimes these happen simultaneously, sometimes we need to focus more on one.
Here is the intention I made at my home circle in Great Barrington, Mass:
“This month I will use my gifts of heart-love, cuddliness & patience, to create loving restoration in devotion to the one.”
When I walked out of circle that night, I felt like I had been bathed in love: light, open, sweet.
And magically, I awoke the next morning with a sense of play. My inner WILD CHILD took a big step forward. I could not deny her.
She took me to buy these:
And these:
I giggled as I watched movies and curled my hair for no reason. I’ve let her take the wheel this week and it has been so fun! Plus my little inner wild child is completely making my intention from Circle a reality~I feel so so loved and divinely restored!
It has been a thrill to see how woven right into the memories and the movies dear to my little wild child, are hints of what was to come:
- Obsession with the color pink-still fully intact.
- Hunger for Independence and Deep Companionship has always been there all along.
- Both of the movies pictured above, feature women’s circles under the moon! (what?!)
- Wonder, Curiosity, little Rituals, big booming heart, courage. (This is what my little wild child was made of.)
Your Turn:
Do you remember your little wild child?
What did she love to do?
What was her favorite color? Movie? Song?
This weekend, if you feel called let her out: PLAY.
Let her reteach you who you really are.
From the boundless heart of my wild child to yours,
Chris (ty)
P.s~I’ve got a mega-announcement for you coming next week. HINT: Your wild child will be PLEASED!
P.P.S~You like this little WILD Child Weekend Challenge? Share it with your loves!
On the Horizon
"The Circle Leader Training Program at The Wild Woman Project was one of the most transformative and healing experiences of my life. I have received many tools, resources, support, and connections that I will carry on with me forever." ~ Hannah Devin, Graduate
Wild Woman Fest returns…
Join us for the 10th Annual Wild Woman Fest, August 19-23rd, 2026.
On a beautiful & sacred land in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Asheville North Carolina.
Get ready: FEST FRIDAY, when tickets go on sale, is May 8th
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We have Wild Woman Project-trained Circle facilitators is 27 countries, and 44 out of the 50 United States.
Calling wild-hearted women, in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville ~ let’s stir up some sisterhood magic in 2026.
Monthly on Sunday afternoons, 3-5pm, near the Full Moon at The Well in West Asheville.
Join us for an hour-long New Moon Meditation Adventure on April 17th.
Online, from anywhere.
Using a dynamic meditation journey, we will tune into the New Moon, to your own Inner Guidance, synced up with wild-hearted women from around the world. This offering will include music, storytelling, meditation, journaling prompts & intention-setting.
Can’t make it live? No worries. All participants will receive a copy of the recording with 24 hours of the session.
Chris Maddox is the founder of The Wild Woman Project where she teaches women how to utilize the gifts of the Wild Woman Archetype in their everyday lives & how to lead women’s circles in their local communities. She is the organizer & facilitator of the beloved annual WILD WOMAN FEST, a women’s retreat-festival hybrid which fosters a deep connection to nature, a direct experience of the divine feminine & profound spiritual sisterhood among the women in attendance.
An ever student of the great mysteries of existence and nature itself, Chris believes women are holding innate gifts & tools that society at large needs – now more than ever. She is committed to helping women remember their special magic and to bring it forward into every corner of their lives, for the greater good of the planet.
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