What if your most powerful transformation came not from doing more, but from letting go?

In this intimate and deeply resonant conversation, Ash Spires invites us into a portal of remembrance—where leadership is redefined, the feminine is reclaimed, and trust becomes a living, breathing practice. Once a high-achieving entrepreneur operating from ancestral patterns of overgiving, Ash found herself unraveling the systems she built. But she didn’t stop—she surrendered, softened, and stepped into a whole new way of leading.

What follows is not a story of collapse, but of rebirth. From sacred rest and ancestral pilgrimage to the radical act of receiving care, Ash doesn’t just talk about feminine embodiment—she lives it. She shares what it looks like to build a business that honors your cycle, walk away from systems that no longer serve, and allow the body to lead. This episode offers embodied insight into what’s possible when we move at the speed of trust, lead from our inner wisdom, and remember the sacred in our everyday rhythms.

Episode Breakdown with SEO-Aligned Timestamps

• [00:00] — The deeper mission behind soul-led feminine leadership
• [04:36] — Evolving from conscious business strategist to embodied feminine guide
• [09:44] — Burnout, ancestral healing, and the wisdom of a soul-led sabbatical
• [17:15] — How nervous system healing and sacred rest redefined leadership
• [23:53] — Cultivating unshakable self-trust and divine timing
• [30:09] — Healing relationship with masculine energy and reclaiming balance
• [40:46] — The real cost of rejecting femininity—burnout, depletion, disconnection
• [53:23] — Embodied feminine power: reclaiming your worth, pleasure, and intuitive trust

Connect with Ash Johns

• Website: www.ashinspires.com
• Instagram: @ashinspires
• Free 10-minute Ritual: Are you Creating or Just Surviving?
• Work with Ash: www.ashinspires.com/illumination-session

Connect with Jenner Linden

• Follow The Wild Ones on Instagram
• Join The Wild Ones Community

In this profoundly moving episode of Enter the Portal, we welcome artist, ritualist, and author Day Schildkret — the visionary behind Morning Altars — for a heart-centered conversation about the art of slowing down, creating in nature, and transforming grief into beauty.

What began as a solitary ritual in the aftermath of personal loss has grown into a worldwide movement. Sitting beside a eucalyptus tree one morning, grieving the death of his father and the end of a relationship, Day began arranging mushrooms, bark, and petals in the dirt — unknowingly giving birth to a global practice of ephemeral altars. Over time, these offerings became a language of remembrance, storytelling, and sacred connection with impermanence.

Throughout this episode, Day invites us to explore how ritual and creativity can help us metabolize grief into love. He shares how making art from natural materials — with no intention of permanence — can ground us in the present moment, awaken a deep sense of wonder, and restore our relationship to the living world. We also dive into the Seven Steps of Morning Altars, how the practice has impacted communities across the globe, and why creating something beautiful — even if it doesn’t last — is a radical act of meaning-making in uncertain times.

Whether you’re navigating a life transition, tending your own healing, or longing to reconnect with nature and creativity, this episode is a gentle but powerful invitation: begin where you are. Let your hands remember what your heart already knows.

Episode Breakdown with Timestamps

[00:29] — How grief, loss, and a eucalyptus tree sparked the birth of a healing ritual

[03:20] — Turning sorrow into sacred art: discovering the power of impermanent altars

[05:18] — When a personal practice became a global movement of meaning-making

[18:55] — The Seven Steps of Morning Altars and how they guide us through change

[25:19] — Cultivating curiosity, slowing down, and reconnecting with wonder

[30:04] — Memory, meaning, and the art of remembering what we’ve forgotten

[42:55] — Building right relationship with place and rooting in reverent reciprocity

Connect with Day Schildkret

• Website: https://www.dayschildkret.com/
• Morning Altars Book: https://www.morningaltars.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningaltars

Connect with Jenner Linden

• Website: https://www.thewildones.community/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we.arewild

What if creativity isn’t just something you do—but how you live?

In this soul-sparking episode of Enter the Portal, Jenner is joined by visionary artist and spiritual teacher Whitney Freya for a deeply nourishing conversation on reclaiming your wild creativity, dissolving inner limitations, and stepping into a life led by intuition, beauty, and bold self-expression.

Whitney shares the story of how she opened a creative wellness space with no formal art training—and how that leap became the foundation for a lifelong mission: helping others access their inner artist and live in alignment with their truth. Together, Jenner and Whitney explore the path of the life artist—a sacred identity rooted in embodiment, frequency, and co-creation with the unseen.

From navigating the inner critic to moving through fear (yes, including literal cliff-jumping via paragliding), Whitney offers a masterclass in surrender, self-trust, and feminine-led leadership. She also opens up about her latest calling: The Great Mother March, a 450-mile ceremonial pilgrimage from Asheville to D.C., designed to anchor the return of the Divine Feminine into the heart of culture, community, and collective action.

If you’re feeling stuck, uninspired, or disconnected from your creative essence, this conversation will remind you of your sacred power to create your life—moment by moment, brushstroke by brushstroke.

• [01:31] — How intuitive living led Whitney to build a creative life from the ground up
• [04:37] — Opening a wellness-based art center without a business plan or formal training
• [07:13] — The sacred identity of the life artist: creativity as a spiritual path
• [20:04] — How to transform the inner critic and reclaim your authentic voice
• [28:20] — Fear as a spiritual teacher: Whitney’s paragliding journey and the art of presence
• [39:16] — The Great Mother March: embodying Divine Feminine leadership through ritual action
• [52:43] — Ways to co-create the movement and support the return of balance

Connect with Whitney:

• Whitney Freya’s Website: https://whitneyfreya.com/
• Whitney Freya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneyfreya/?hl=en
• The Great Mother March: https://whitneyfreyastudio.com/p/the-great-mother-march

Whitney Freya’s Books

• Rise Above: Free Your Mind One Brush Stroke at a Time: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Above-Free-Your-Brushstroke/dp/0692891137
• 30 Days to Unstoppable: Be the Dream Made Visible: https://www.amazon.com/30-Days-Unstoppable-Dream-Visible/dp/1734973072

Connect With Jenner:

• Follow The Wild Ones on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we.arewild/
• Join The Wild Ones Community: https://thewildones.space/