The last week has been full of those rare prayers reserved for times of absolute desperation.
You may know I live and run The Wild Woman Project from Western North Carolina, just outside of Asheville. You may know that Hurricane Helene has devastated my hometown and surrounding areas.
It is a miracle that I am safe and able to write this update to you.
There is a little creek that runs around our homestead, and my office sits right beside it. Just before the storm came in, I went in to choose what to save, in case my little She-shed sanctuary were washed away.
It’s a strange thing to make those choices. I grabbed my legal documents, my journals from 2017 to present where all my plans and prayers live, my computer, the pieces of a book project I’ve put serious work into in 2024, and the music box my mother gave me when I was a girl which plays “When You Wish Upon a Star” while a ballerina in a golden leotard twirls.
I left notes all over my office, prayers.
In the depth of the storm I found myself on my knees in the house watching the creek from my window rise and rise.
Please protect us. I imagined a golden bubble around us.
I prayed for all my friends and family. Please let me see them again.
May the waters be merciful, I prayed again and again.
Our homestead and headquarters of The Wild Woman Project were spared. Everyone I love is safe. These two facts are a miracle I will be grateful for until the day I die. We are the lucky ones.
The ancient river and her tributaries washed away homes, businesses, roads, important pieces of our water and electric grids, as well as precious lives, whole families in some cases.
At the time of this writing, it’s the 7th day without power, running water, cell service, or internet where I am. With the help of family and friends, I am able to travel to find internet so I can continue on with my work here at The Wild Woman Project.
While communications are a little slower than usual right now, they are getting better everyday. So please be patient as we get our bearings.
Fall Circle Leader Training begins in one month and registration will open as planned next Thursday, 10/10 at 10am ET. Get all the details about our foundational program which is truly the reason The Wild Woman Project exists right here. If you’re feeling the call, we’d love to have you.
There has never been a bigger need to bring people together in a sacred way, across difference, for healing, centering, connection and joy.
Thank you so much to everyone who reached out in the aftermath of the storm; your care will be remembered. Please keep your prayers coming as we recover, day by day, from this tragedy.
On my knees, my bone-deep prayer was please let us survive, please save our home and keep my office protected so we can continue, I can continue to pour my love & energy into this work of my lifetime. That is exactly what I intend to do.
Thank you for caring enough to read this, and being apart of this work/play. 13 years in, and we are just getting started.
May we continue to be resilient, and yes, to surrender to life, who is always showing us the way.
♥️ + Howls,
Chris
Founder of The Wild Woman Project & Wild Woman Fest
On the Horizon
Registration Closes on 10/31 or When All Spots Are Claimed (whichever comes first)
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Join us for an hour-long New Moon Meditation Adventure on November 1st!
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.
We have Wild Woman Project-trained Circle facilitators is 26 countries, and 44 out of the 50 United States.
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.