Please join us and our guest, Ren Hurst, for a show on The Wisdom of Wildness: Healing the Trauma of Domestication. How can we reclaim our wild soul and approach life with authenticity and emotional maturity? Looking deeply into the nature of domestication and humanity’s relationship to other animals, Ren finds our own domestication—and our resultant disconnection from nature—to be the root trauma for much of the human experience, which we seem to perpetuate by domesticating others. Ren offers another path: she reverse-engineered the conditioning process that leads to domestication and discovered a practical road map for deprogramming and undomesticating yourself in order to heal, restore connection, and reclaim the innate wisdom of wildness within. Sharing enlightening moments from her journey with a half-wild husky, Denali, The Wisdom of Wildness shows how only when emotional awareness and authentic leadership link in with your own wild parts can an authentic relationship between human and animal—or between oneself and another person—be possible.

Ren Hurst is an author, mentor, tracker, and guide helping people address the trauma of domestication. After 20 years of being a professional horsewoman, Ren produced a transformative body of work called Sanctuary13 to help people restore connection to their most authentic, wild human animal nature. Ren unveils 13 principles of unconditional love for deprogramming yourself, healing the trauma of domestication, and reviving deep connection to inner guidance, your wild soul, and ultimately, freedom. Ren lives in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more at RenderMeWild.com.

Please join us and our guest, Dr. Frieda Birnbaum, for a show on Age Isn’t What It Used to Be! Redefining Age to Fit Social Norms. During this episode, Dr. Frieda will discuss her book, “Life Begins at 60: A New View on Motherhood, Marriage and Reinventing Ourselves.” Dr. Frieda made headlines several years ago when she gave birth to twin boys at the age of sixty. And despite being a psychotherapist who had counseled other mothers for decades, she secretly wondered: What have I gotten myself into? Can I keep up?

It turned out she could, and then some. Like so many people who take on new things at age sixty and older, Dr. Frieda discovered a new lease on life. She felt more energized than ever (on most days, anyway) to run after twins Josh and Jaret. She parlayed the fame into TV and radio appearances. Her psychotherapy practice flourished. And as she reinvigorated her career, her relationships with her family, including her husband of more than forty years, grew even stronger. To be incredible mothers (and partners), Dr. Frieda believes women must be fulfilled and challenged as people first. The secret, she discovered, was to welcome growing older rather than fear it.

Frieda Birnbaum, PhD, is a research psychologist and psychotherapist in Saddle River, New Jersey and award-winning author of Life Begins at 60: A New View of Motherhood, Marriage, and Reinventing Ourselves and What Price Power: An In-Depth Study of the Professional Woman in a Relationship. An expert on topics such as family dynamics, parenthood, relationships, addiction, anxiety and depression, Dr. Frieda is a seasoned media personality and commentator who is adept at discerning the psychological underpinnings of current issues and parsing the psychological profiles of various newsmakers – politicians, celebrities, criminals, etc.