117. Full-bodied Belonging: Somatic Ecology, Awakening with Ancestral Skills and Embodied Purpose with Brittany Laidlaw

Brittany Jane Laidlaw is a Somatic Ecologist, Rewilding Mentor, and Accredited Wayapa Practitioner with over 11 years of experience leading embodied nature-connection programs. Britt also holds a Masters of Environment in Somatic Ecology, and various certifications in rewilding, permaculture, village building, and the women’s mysteries. Today, Britt offers various programs that specifically focus on midwifing the dormant potential within women by re-membering the wild feminine. Her work guides women through The EARTHED Framework, an experiential map for conversing with the body, soul, and nature, based on her PhD research. The framework integrates comprehensive knowledge from somatics, neuroscience, ecology, and mythology, as well as first-hand experience that Brittany has gained working with Indigenous knowledge keepers and world-renowned experts within the rewilding movement. In our conversation together, we talk about: ➳ Eco-somatics - it’s roots in Deep Ecology, animism and the somatic approach to the body as a source of wisdom ➳ The EARTHED Framework as a pathway to ‘coming home’ and conversing with body, soul and nature ➳ What it really means to live with Purpose ➳ Death as the greatest experience of belonging (and Britt’s experience on a solo camping trip that cracked her open) ➳ The 4 ancestral skills to learn within the sacred order of survival ➳ Why fire-making is the most powerful skill women learn within Britt’s rewilding programs ➳ Your relationship to light as an eco-somatic practice of earth connection and belonging as well as personal vitality ☾ Plus so much more ☾ Head to the Episode Shownotes ⁠for all resources and links mentioned! Dive further into the breadth and depth of feminine wisdom inside the Wilde Woman Trove. Remember to subscribe for the next potent episode drop of Weaving the Wild wisdom! And if you're feeling generous, drop the show a rating and review!