A Wild New Work is a business with particular services and offerings, but it’s also a new model for vocational growth. To work in a wild new way is to take one’s place in “the family of things,” as Mary Oliver put it. To work in this way is to learn how to trust one’s inner knowing, stay present with what is, deepen resiliency, and be a part of the rich network of Life. To work in this way has the potential to transmute the harmful norms of patriarchy, white supremacy, and capitalism.

A Wild New Work seeks to embody the following values:

Trust

In oneself, in one another, and in the rhythms and laws of nature.

Presence

Releasing preoccupation with the past and the future, we can be attentive to what opportunities are directly in front of us and take one aligned step at a time.

Care

Tending to the body and the earth is foundational to doing good work in the world.

Connection

Our work serves to deepen our connection to self, others, and the world around us.

A Wild New Work is here to contribute to a new paradigm of economic justice and spiritual healing. This work is informed by fields such as mythopoetics, somatics, biomimicry, permaculture, forest therapy, mindfulness, and ecology. The industrial era of work is obsolete, and so too are its mechanical approaches to purpose, employee relations, and productivity. We now have an opportunity to step out of the strictures of this model and into something much more relevant to our times.

Our climate is in crisis, and so are we. The pollution, pressure and decay that the Earth experiences is mirrored in our own burnout and overwhelm. This is particularly true for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), who have and continue to bear the brunt of our extractive economy. Now is a time for radical change within and outside of us, and what we do for work can be a source of healing and support for humans and all of the life forms that we share this planet with. You don’t have to work in the field of conservation in order to give your gifts to the Earth. By returning to your own wildness, you will remember how best to contribute to the re-balancing of our planet.

This work is for everyone because nature is for everyone. May we walk into a new, more equitable future together.

About Megan

I’ve served as a coach, podcaster, writer, speaker and tarot reader since 2014. Through this work, I’ve been honored to help thousands of thoughtful people remember their strength and reconnect to a deeper knowing that has led them into work that mirrors their integrity and creativity.

I have a Master’s degree in Conflict and Dispute Resolution from the University of Oregon School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Seattle Pacific University. I’ve also been a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and completed Lindsay Mack’s 8-week Soul Tarot School in 2019. In 2023, I completed a 4-day Wilderness Vigil with the Westcountry School of Myth, which was founded by Martin Shaw.

I aspire to build a business that is ultimately a source of healing for all those who pass through it.

This requires the long-term work of dismantling white supremacy and patriarchy on the personal level and as this business grows. As a white woman of Western European descent, I draw from my Irish and Scandinavian spiritual roots and believe that nature is our greatest teacher. I try to spend as much time outside as I can, learning about what it means to be in right relationship with ourselves and with the Earth.

I live in what is now known as Portland, Oregon, on the unceded, ancestral lands of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla, and many other tribes who made their homes along the Columbia River. I’m married to a loving partner named Chris who works as a Mental Health professional, and together we have two beautiful young children, Wyette and Kylan. You can follow along with me on LinkedIn and Instagram @awildnewwork.

To hear more about my story and why this work is medicine for me too, listen to Episode 42 of the podcast: Work Helped Me Heal.