Busy Rewilding with Smeeny Made Wild | For the creatives and small business owners staying wild in a world that’s trying to tame us

If you've ever followed the "right" business advice and still felt like something was deeply off, this episode is for you. We're getting into why the systems and frameworks we've all been handed were never actually built for the way creatives think, work, and grow. Here's what we're exploring: Why hustle culture and traditional business advice aren't neutral. They're rooted in systems that have never valued the way creatives actually operate The coaching and marketing industry's ick factor, and why real mentorship looks nothing like what's being sold to you The starving artist trap and why wanting to make money from your creative work isn't a betrayal of your values Why the soft life pendulum can swing too far, and what a more honest middle ground actually looks like How to stop measuring success by someone else's milestones and start defining what it looks like for you in this season Plus I'm walking you through a few practical ways to start auditing your own business ecosystem, including how to spot the goals and strategies you've absorbed versus the ones that are actually yours. Download the free Rewilding Business Audit below and start asking the questions that matter. Chereen has been using it herself and would love to hear what lands for you. ⁠⁠https://smeenymadewild.myflodesk.com/rewildingaudit⁠⁠ Connect with Chereen: ⁠⁠https://smeenymadewild.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@smeenymadewild⁠

⁠⁠We've all heard the advice: just start, make the change, take the leap. But if it were that simple, none of us would be stuck. In this episode, we're going deeper into what actually keeps us from making the changes we know we need to make, and why it's not a personal failing. It's something way more layered than that, so let's get into it! Here's what we're exploring: Why burnout isn't just about overwork, and how misalignment is often the more persistent culprit The identity trap that keeps us holding on to things we've outgrown, even when they're no longer lighting us up How the "competence trap" turns not quitting into a measure of our worth Why our nervous system always knows before our brain catches up, and what it's trying to tell us The difference between a failure and simply outgrowing something Rewilding audit https://smeenymadewild.myflodesk.com/rewildingauditEcuador retreat: https://trovatrip.com/trip/south-america/ecuador/ecuador-with-chereen-leong-schwarz-oct-2026 Connect with Chereen: ⁠⁠https://smeenymadewild.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@smeenymadewild⁠

This podcast is built around one big idea: that who you are and what you build are not separate things. They are part of the same ecosystem. And when you stop asking yourself who you are, the business you build will eventually stop fitting the life you actually want. Busy Rewilding is the space to start asking those questions again, without waiting for a crisis to force you there. In this episode: Why so many of us end up chasing someone else's version of success without even realizing it The "train" we all get on and what it actually takes to step off of it The two core pillars of rewilding your life and business How nature's cycles are a better model for business than hustle culture Why knowing who you are is not a soft, feel-good idea but the actual foundation everything else gets built on Not sure if you're building something that's actually true to you? Download the free Rewilding Business Audit below and start asking the questions that matter. Chereen has been using it herself and would love to hear what lands for you. ⁠https://smeenymadewild.myflodesk.com/rewildingaudit⁠ Connect with Chereen: ⁠https://smeenymadewild.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@smeenymadewild⁠

Yay! I’m so excited for this new chapter! Busy Rewilding is a podcast for radically hopeful creatives and small business owners who are done building someone else’s version of success and want to build something that actually fits their life and the season they’re in. Host Chereen of Smeeny Made Wild shares what it really looks like to rebuild from burnout, define success on your own terms, and grow a creative business while breaking free from the systems that never fit. In this trailer, Chereen covers: Why busy is not the goal and what to aim for instead Her own journey from burned-out chef to six-figure creative business owner The belief that inner work is the foundation for sustainable business growth What you can expect from the show each week How Busy Rewilding is doing business differently New episodes are dropping soon. Hit subscribe so you don't miss them, and share this with a creative business owner who needs to hear it. https://smeenymadewild.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@smeenymadewild