Welcome to The WILD — Figuring business the f* out
while you’re grieving, fried, or falling apart?
You’re in the right place.
This space is for the ones doing it anyway —
building while burned out, caregiving, healing, or just trying to stay upright.
You don’t need fake calm or toxic positivity.
You need ways to move forward that actually fit the nervous system you’ve got.
I’m not a coach or an expert — I’m a co-traveler, hiking these trails too. I’m just proof it’s possible to build while everything’s still a bit unhinged. Start where it feels easiest to breathe.
Meet the Critters - A Badly Needed Infusion of Humor and Delight
When your life keeps catching fire, your brain doesn’t ask for a business plan — it just wants to keep you alive.
That’s what the Critters are for: they translate the nervous system’s survival patterns into something you can actually see (and maybe laugh about). They’re not mascots or marketing fluff. They’re how I explain fight, flight, freeze, and collapse without sounding like a textbook.
They remind us that dysregulation isn’t failure — it’s biology trying to help. And because humor is its own form of regulation, they’re cute on purpose.
Joy is medicine, and I’ll take every micro-dose I can get.
If they make you smile for half a second, that’s your vagus nerve exhaling.
Each Critter shows what survival looks like in real time — and where to start when you’re ready to move from coping to rebuilding.
Nomad
He keeps scanning the horizon for the thing that will finally stick. If it might fall apart, he tells himself it isn’t worth doing.
That’s the fight-flight system running on overthinking — searching for safety in certainty. His body equates permanence with survival, so he keeps chasing a “forever plan” instead of taking the next doable step.
But longevity isn’t the proof of value; movement is. The resources here help him pause, orient, and build something steady enough for now.
When you’re ready to test, not commit, head to The Thicket.
Weed
He’s the quiet one hiding underground, convinced it’s safer there.
When rejection, abandonment, or feeling unwanted threaten to sting, he does the disappearing act first — before anyone else can do it to him. That’s the freeze response dressed up as self-protection.
Even under concrete, he’s still alive, still stubbornly pushing toward light. You thaw by taking small, survivable risks: one honest post, one reach-out, one breath of sunlight.
When you’re ready for safe visibility, start with The Thicket.
Phoenix
He’s standing in the ashes of the life he thought he’d have — plans, people, and promises all gone a little gray around the edges.
Loss, disillusionment, exhaustion — he’s seen it all.
That’s the nervous system in collapse and repair, shutting down to survive too many hits in a row.
But even here, something smolders.
Phoenix’s power isn’t pretending it’s fine; it’s choosing to reach for a better future anyway.
Small sparks — beauty, humor, honest work — become fuel.
When you need gentle momentum and perspective, start with The Preserve.
Choose Your Own Adventure:
Start with the space that feels safest right now.
You don’t have to fix your Critter —
you just need to know who’s driving.
Each of these trails meets you where you already are: overwhelmed, rebuilding, curious, or barely holding it together.
Pick the one that feels most survivable today.
The Thicket
If you need to stabilize or start earning again without burning out, this is your trailhead.
OfferLab gives you a low-demand way to make money while your brain’s still fried.
Simple moves, shared wins, and no fake hype.
The Outpost
For when you’re ready to experiment — to test, tinker, and find what actually works.
The Outpost houses the practical tools I’ve built: Trading Post bundles, Ranger Station prompts, and real proof-tested experiments.
No theory, just stuff that helps
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The Preserve
When everything feels like too much, come here.
This is where the stories slow down — nature, perspective, photography, and the reminder that stillness isn’t failure.
It’s where you breathe again.
Slightly Unhinged
When you’re done with polished advice and want real talk instead.
This is where my messy observations, hard-earned insights, and unfiltered conversations live.
Some stories will make you laugh, others might sting, but all remind you you’re not alone.
I'm Becky - the sassy, irreverent brains behind Conversations to Content, The WILD, and
Slightly Unhinged.
I've been interviewing people since the 8th grade on the school newspaper staff, and I'm a budding nature photographer who finds solace out in the wild.
For those into Human Design, I'm a 1 - 3 Mental Projector who is finally starting to figure out what it means to do life and business in alignment with that.
And, I'm also wading through that process eyeballs-deep in personal trauma, grief, and nervous system dysregulation.
The usual performative business advice sets my nervous system on fire, so I've been diving deep into other ways of being as I build it - and I'm sharing that all with you in real life...in the mess.
Welcome.