October 20, 2025 • 10 mins
As you start any new practice, it takes being in the proper mindset - that you enter into the practice with some intent. Today, we talk about the rewilding mindset.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Welcome to Truth be Told about Going Wild. I'm your host,
Robert Hensley, and this is the podcast inspired by the
principles of personal Rewilding. Today, I want to talk a
little bit about the rewilding mindset. Like anything, any practice
that we enter into, personal rewilding requires some intent. We
(00:33):
need to want to change, want to reconnect with nature,
want to establish that deep connection to the natural world.
We think about the four pillars of personal rewilding which
we have talked about in the past, which are connecting
(00:55):
to the wild self, aligning ourselves with wild rhythms, taking
wild action, and honoring the wild ancestors. And in each
of those pillars, we are tasked with certain opportunities, let's
(01:16):
call them that opportunities to make changes, to reconnect, to
find pathways for ourselves to rewild. How do we take
advantage of that? How do we make that happen? Again,
it's not going to happen if we don't want to.
We can read a book, we can listen to a podcast,
(01:39):
we can go to a workshop, But unless we really
have a desire to step into each of those pillars
and do the work, we're not going to be rewilded.
And that's Okay, some people may enter into the idea
(01:59):
of real wilding. Think about this practice from a point
of view of maybe it's simply the mental and physical
benefits that come with spending time outdoors, which is a
huge part of rewilding, right. I like to refer to
those as the side effects. Those are the things that
happen just because that's the way that science works, that's
(02:21):
the way that we are designed. But there are all
of these other things that happen or that can happen
through rewilding. But we have to be in a place
to want that to happen. And that is again establishing
that mindset. And who are the people who tend to
have that mindset. The people maybe who are feeling alone,
(02:45):
maybe they lack a sense of place, a sense of belonging.
Those people who are experiencing eco rage and eco said despair,
People who are looking at the world around them and
really have no idea how we as a species got
(03:08):
to this point and how do we get back. Those
people who are feeling as if they have more love
and care to give than what they're putting out into
the world. Those people who maybe care a little bit
more about stewardship those are the people who tend to
(03:30):
be able to get into this mindset or set the
intent that they want to connect with the natural world,
that they want a deep relationship with nature. And it's
okay if that's not the path that you were taking.
Even again, if you are just reading about it because
it sounds interesting, but you are more interested and maybe
(03:52):
just this idea of you know, being able to walk
in the woods and come home and feel better about
yourself health. If you are, you know, maybe struggling with
an illness and you want to strengthen your immunity, you
decide that the best way to do that is to
spend two hours a week in nature, walking in you know,
(04:16):
pine groves, taking in the scent, hoping that that kickstarts,
you know, the native immune system. And that's and that's
all well and good. I think that when we talk
about personal rewilding, or when I talk about personal rewilding,
(04:37):
let's take it from there. When I talk about personal
rewilding for myself, it is with an intent to I
kind of have a deeper, meaningful relationship with nature, to
connect to my inner wild child. Right. I always talk
about my wild being as being that little kid running
(05:00):
around in dirty overalls, playing in the mud and building
things out of sticks, and you know, staring up through
the trees and loving the clouds in the sky. That
I want to have a better understanding of the natural
cycles of the universe and how those affect us. I
(05:24):
want to be able to take action in my community
to make things happen for the better, right always with
the intent of doing something for good. And I want
to find ways of honoring the ancestors. And that's not
just my personal ancestors, my genetic line, my bloodline, but
(05:51):
all of those beings who came before me. There is
this wealth of wisdom and knowledge and things that we
lose from groups of people who were here before us,
and how do we honor their lives and what they
learned and what they passed down for generations. So yeah,
(06:13):
I mean, so there are things for me that are
very intentional, and along the way in my studies, I
also found that, you know, meditation and journaling and some
of these other things lead us down that path or
help me get further down that path, and that with
(06:37):
those things come certain mental, physical, and spiritual benefits. And
beyond that, as I start to take that outside to
develop that kind of rewilded relationship, I suddenly am gleaning
(06:57):
even more benefits just from that time spent in nature.
And I think for me, the my goal has always
been to help other people find their own path and
for them to take that as far as they want.
(07:19):
So whether that leads to you know, a regular practice
of walking a couple of times a week in the woods,
or if that becomes you know, wanting to go out
and camp and spend more quality time in nature, if
that leads to gardening, if that leads to you know, stewardship,
(07:43):
taking ownership of you know, a local plot or a
community garden, or you know, if that leads all the
way to you know, activism, you know where suddenly you've
you know, joined a couple of organization and you're working
for a movement. However far that is. I want to
(08:05):
be able to help people achieve those goals and go
as far as they want. And again, part of that
is understanding the mindset and where we have to be
to get to what we want. So yeah, so that
(08:26):
is a huge part of what personal rewilding is for
me and what I hope that as people are listening
to this podcast and who have visited my website and
who you know maybe have read my ebook or who
are looking for additional information, or who are writing me
and asking questions. I'm hoping that I am able to
provide them with what they need again to step off
(08:50):
the sidewalk and onto a path through the woods. And
for me, that's that's my goal. So I want to
say that I appreciate you listening, and I hope that
I can answer more of your questions and give you
more things to think about as a person, as a
(09:10):
beautiful connected being of the universe. And yeah, if you
have questions or comments, concerns you'd like to know more
about rewilding or what I'm working on specifically, please feel
free to visit my website at www dot rh naturereconnect
dot com. That's altogether Rhnature reconnect dot com. And remember
(09:33):
there are three opportunities each week for new content from
the Truth Be Told family of podcasts on the Club
Paranormal channel on YouTube. That's Tony Sweet on Fridays with
the Original Truth be Told, Bonnie Burkert on Wednesdays with
Truth Be Told Transformation, and of course Truth be Told
about Going Wild every Monday, and all of those shows
(09:53):
go live at three pm Pacific six Eastern on their
respective days, so thanks again for listening and until next time, MHM.
Welcome to Truth be Told about Going Wild. I'm your host,
Robert Hensley, and this is the podcast inspired by the
principles of personal Rewilding. Today, I want to talk a
little bit about the rewilding mindset. Like anything, any practice
that we enter into, personal rewilding requires some intent. We
(00:33):
need to want to change, want to reconnect with nature,
want to establish that deep connection to the natural world.
We think about the four pillars of personal rewilding which
we have talked about in the past, which are connecting
(00:55):
to the wild self, aligning ourselves with wild rhythms, taking
wild action, and honoring the wild ancestors. And in each
of those pillars, we are tasked with certain opportunities, let's
(01:16):
call them that opportunities to make changes, to reconnect, to
find pathways for ourselves to rewild. How do we take
advantage of that? How do we make that happen? Again,
it's not going to happen if we don't want to.
We can read a book, we can listen to a podcast,
(01:39):
we can go to a workshop, But unless we really
have a desire to step into each of those pillars
and do the work, we're not going to be rewilded.
And that's Okay, some people may enter into the idea
(01:59):
of real wilding. Think about this practice from a point
of view of maybe it's simply the mental and physical
benefits that come with spending time outdoors, which is a
huge part of rewilding, right. I like to refer to
those as the side effects. Those are the things that
happen just because that's the way that science works, that's
(02:21):
the way that we are designed. But there are all
of these other things that happen or that can happen
through rewilding. But we have to be in a place
to want that to happen. And that is again establishing
that mindset. And who are the people who tend to
have that mindset. The people maybe who are feeling alone,
(02:45):
maybe they lack a sense of place, a sense of belonging.
Those people who are experiencing eco rage and eco said despair,
People who are looking at the world around them and
really have no idea how we as a species got
(03:08):
to this point and how do we get back. Those
people who are feeling as if they have more love
and care to give than what they're putting out into
the world. Those people who maybe care a little bit
more about stewardship those are the people who tend to
(03:30):
be able to get into this mindset or set the
intent that they want to connect with the natural world,
that they want a deep relationship with nature. And it's
okay if that's not the path that you were taking.
Even again, if you are just reading about it because
it sounds interesting, but you are more interested and maybe
(03:52):
just this idea of you know, being able to walk
in the woods and come home and feel better about
yourself health. If you are, you know, maybe struggling with
an illness and you want to strengthen your immunity, you
decide that the best way to do that is to
spend two hours a week in nature, walking in you know,
(04:16):
pine groves, taking in the scent, hoping that that kickstarts,
you know, the native immune system. And that's and that's
all well and good. I think that when we talk
about personal rewilding, or when I talk about personal rewilding,
(04:37):
let's take it from there. When I talk about personal
rewilding for myself, it is with an intent to I
kind of have a deeper, meaningful relationship with nature, to
connect to my inner wild child. Right. I always talk
about my wild being as being that little kid running
(05:00):
around in dirty overalls, playing in the mud and building
things out of sticks, and you know, staring up through
the trees and loving the clouds in the sky. That
I want to have a better understanding of the natural
cycles of the universe and how those affect us. I
(05:24):
want to be able to take action in my community
to make things happen for the better, right always with
the intent of doing something for good. And I want
to find ways of honoring the ancestors. And that's not
just my personal ancestors, my genetic line, my bloodline, but
(05:51):
all of those beings who came before me. There is
this wealth of wisdom and knowledge and things that we
lose from groups of people who were here before us,
and how do we honor their lives and what they
learned and what they passed down for generations. So yeah,
(06:13):
I mean, so there are things for me that are
very intentional, and along the way in my studies, I
also found that, you know, meditation and journaling and some
of these other things lead us down that path or
help me get further down that path, and that with
(06:37):
those things come certain mental, physical, and spiritual benefits. And
beyond that, as I start to take that outside to
develop that kind of rewilded relationship, I suddenly am gleaning
(06:57):
even more benefits just from that time spent in nature.
And I think for me, the my goal has always
been to help other people find their own path and
for them to take that as far as they want.
(07:19):
So whether that leads to you know, a regular practice
of walking a couple of times a week in the woods,
or if that becomes you know, wanting to go out
and camp and spend more quality time in nature, if
that leads to gardening, if that leads to you know, stewardship,
(07:43):
taking ownership of you know, a local plot or a
community garden, or you know, if that leads all the
way to you know, activism, you know where suddenly you've
you know, joined a couple of organization and you're working
for a movement. However far that is. I want to
(08:05):
be able to help people achieve those goals and go
as far as they want. And again, part of that
is understanding the mindset and where we have to be
to get to what we want. So yeah, so that
(08:26):
is a huge part of what personal rewilding is for
me and what I hope that as people are listening
to this podcast and who have visited my website and
who you know maybe have read my ebook or who
are looking for additional information, or who are writing me
and asking questions. I'm hoping that I am able to
provide them with what they need again to step off
(08:50):
the sidewalk and onto a path through the woods. And
for me, that's that's my goal. So I want to
say that I appreciate you listening, and I hope that
I can answer more of your questions and give you
more things to think about as a person, as a
(09:10):
beautiful connected being of the universe. And yeah, if you
have questions or comments, concerns you'd like to know more
about rewilding or what I'm working on specifically, please feel
free to visit my website at www dot rh naturereconnect
dot com. That's altogether Rhnature reconnect dot com. And remember
(09:33):
there are three opportunities each week for new content from
the Truth Be Told family of podcasts on the Club
Paranormal channel on YouTube. That's Tony Sweet on Fridays with
the Original Truth be Told, Bonnie Burkert on Wednesdays with
Truth Be Told Transformation, and of course Truth be Told
about Going Wild every Monday, and all of those shows
(09:53):
go live at three pm Pacific six Eastern on their
respective days, so thanks again for listening and until next time, MHM.
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