#309

Описание: How do we heal ourselves from the 'lost-ness' that afflicts our culture? How do we move on from the strange—and wholly untrue— belief our culture holds that we are separate from the natural world, that our cycles of exploitation, extraction, destruction, pollution are the way the world is, that this is the natural order and there's nothing we can do to change it, individually or collectively?

Knowing that our sense of separation is an illusion is one thing, but genuinely feeling it deep in the marrow of our bones is quite another. Which is where this week's guest comes in. Kelly Wendorf is an executive and personal coach, spiritual mentor, disruptor, and socially responsible entrepreneur. As you'll hear, her book 'Flying Lead Change: 56 million years of Wisdom for living and leading' offers a unique answer to these questions. Kelly is founder and CEO of EQUUS whose central question is, 'What are you Yearning for?' and whose central offer is: 'We create conditions for your transformation'.
As the name suggests, she and her team do this, by engaging the generous spirits of a herd of horses as mirrors to the people who come to EQUUS for coaching - and, although this is often not why they think they're coming, for healing. Kelly's childhood experience with a whole-hearted man in Ethiopia, and later, with one of the First Nations people in Australia, taught her a way of listening, of being fully present, fully in her heart mind and body mind, in the present moment, and this is what she helps others to find with the help of the horses who often just don't engage if we're not congruent, not present, not fully embodied.

She has been called a ‘corporate shaman’ and a ‘CEO whisperer’, but as we crash through the boundaries of the Great Transformation, it seems to me that Kelly's work opens doors for us all. We may not have access to a herd of free-living, re-wilding horses, but even reading about the experiences of her clients can melt some of the concrete around our hearts. And with this, we can always step outside, stand still, let the living world teach us.

So this was a deeply moving read, and a fascinating conversation, at the end of which, Kelly offered our community coupons for two of her forthcoming online courses - the first 'Breaking the Loop, Transforming Habits that hold you back' is on Saturday 1st November at 10-11:30 am Mountain Time and she's offered 50% off that one. The second is nearly a year from now: How to lead a Transformative Life' takes place over two Saturdays, for two hours each at 10am - 12 noon Mountain Time and this one has a base cost of $457, but Kelly is offering it to our Accidental Gods community for free. So please do go and check out the show notes for the links and the coupon codes.

00:00 Introduction to Rewilding and Personal Transformation
00:57 Welcome and Setting the Scene
01:13 Land Acknowledgment and Reparation Efforts
01:42 The Impact of Historical Trauma
03:50 Flying Lead Change: A Journey Back to Connection
05:11 Early Influences and the Concept of Lostness
06:58 Formative Experiences and Cultural Disruptions
09:46 The Path to Reconnection and Healing
16:43 Uncle Bob and the Aboriginal Teachings
21:09 The Role of Horses in Personal Growth
24:44 Challenges and Insights in Rewilding
34:34 The Ubiquity of Colonization
35:10 Pairing Horses with Clients
35:55 The Healing Power of Horses
37:59 The Wisdom of Horses
40:44 Corporate Sector Transformation
42:31 The Principles of Democracy and Freedom
46:27 Scaling the Healing Process
48:27 The Non-Linear Path to Healing
51:53 The Impact of Horses on Clients
57:47 A Heartfelt Story of Healing
01:02:55 Upcoming Courses and Final Thoughts

Links

EQUUS Inspired website https://www.equusinspired.com/
Kelly's Book: https://www.equusinspired.com/flc

COURSES

2025 - BREAKING THE LOOP: Transforming Habits that hold you back
Saturday 1st November 10-11:30am Mountain Time
Coupon for 50% off - EQUUS50KW (full cost $97 - 50% =$48.50)

2026 How to Lead a Transformative Life
September 26th, 2026 | 10:00am-12:00pm MT
October 3rd, 2026 | 10:00am-12:00pm MT
COUPON for 100% off - EQUUS100KW (original cost $457 - coupon cost = Free )

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#273 Daniel Firth Griffith Kin Centric ReWilding https://accidentalgods.life/farm-as-c...