What does it really take to turn your pain into purpose?
In a world that often rewards hustle over healing and silence over speaking up, The Wild Sage Society Podcast is a space where stories of resilience, reinvention, and radical self-love come to life. In one particularly powerful episode, host Marcie Walker welcomes Holly Oldham—a luxury cleaning entrepreneur and domestic violence advocate—who has lived through survival and emerged with a mission: to help others reclaim their space, their voice, and their lives.
In a culture that often rewards overachievement, silence, and self-sacrifice, choosing to pause is a revolutionary act. Slowing down isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom. And learning how to reflect and move forward, on your own terms, is the foundation of lasting personal transformation.
This is a reminder that healing isn’t just a personal journey—it’s a process of remembering who you are beneath the roles, noise, and survival strategies.
The Philosophy That Changed Everything
“Pause. Reflect. Move forward.”
Simple, right? But how often do we truly allow ourselves to do it?
We live in a society that glorifies busyness. We're told to keep pushing—even when our bodies are exhausted, our minds are foggy, and our hearts are quietly breaking. But the truth is: growth begins in the stillness. Healing begins in reflection. And forward movement begins with clarity—not force.
This powerful three-step philosophy isn’t just about mindset—it’s about embodiment. A moment to feel, to listen, and to choose again.
Your Environment Is a Mirror
Our emotional well-being is deeply intertwined with our physical environment. Messy space? Scattered mind. Cluttered home? Overwhelmed nervous system.
What if cleaning your house wasn’t just about tidiness, but about energetic reset?
Reimagining your living space with intention can be a grounding ritual that clears not just the dust—but also the emotional debris we carry. Start small. One drawer. One corner. One shelf. See how you feel afterward.
Creating an environment that supports your well-being is a powerful form of self-respect—and often, the first step toward reclaiming your life.
Reinvention is Not a One-Time Event
Many people think reinvention is a grand, dramatic shift. But more often, it’s slow. Messy. Ongoing. It’s waking up one day and realizing: I want more peace. I want to feel like myself again. I want to be free of survival mode.
Whether you're healing from burnout, stepping away from toxic patterns, or simply trying to reconnect with your joy—remember this: you’re allowed to begin again. And again. And again.
You don’t need a big plan. You just need a willingness to be honest with yourself.
Vulnerability as a Strength
There’s incredible power in naming what you’re going through. In asking for support. In telling the truth about your life—not just the curated, filtered version, but the real, raw one.
Vulnerability isn’t a weakness. It’s your greatest tool for connection, authenticity, and growth.
And if you're walking through healing with humor, softness, or even sarcasm—embrace it. Laughter, like tears, is a sacred release.
Action Steps to Reclaim Your Path
- Practice the Pause
Take 5 minutes each morning to breathe and check in with yourself. Ask: What do I need today to feel grounded? - Clear Your Space
Choose one area of your home that feels heavy. Clean it with care and intention. See what shifts internally. - Move Forward with Intention
Instead of rushing into action, ask: What’s the most nourishing next step for me right now?
These simple actions build momentum over time. They signal to your nervous system that it’s safe to come home to yourself.
Final Thoughts: You are Not Broken - You're Becoming
You don’t need to earn your healing. You don’t need to justify your fatigue or hide your truth. You’re allowed to outgrow people, habits, and environments that no longer serve your soul.
Reclaiming your path is not about perfection—it’s about presence.
So wherever you are in your journey, let this be your gentle reminder:
Pause. Reflect. Move forward.
Repeat as needed.
🎧 Want to hear more?
Listen to the full episode on The Wild Sage Society Podcast for a deeper conversation about healing, empowerment, and emotional reinvention.
There’s something about this time of year—just after my birthday, deep into the pulse of summer, with the whisper of the Fall Equinox on the horizon—that always calls me inward. Not in a way that feels heavy or retreating, but in a way that asks me to root deeper so that I can rise higher.
This is the medicine of the season. Of aging. Of awakening. And of the work I’m called to share through The Wild Sage Society.
The Earth is starting to turn again. The Solstice taught us to pause and bask in the full light. Now the invitation is to soften, to prepare, to gather our wisdom and prepare to plant again—not in springtime, but in the fertile soil of soul-deep readiness.
This is why the Fall Equinox is the perfect moment to relaunch the Women’s Holistic Group Coaching & Mentorship Program. Not because we need another program to do more—but because we need sacred spaces to remember who we are becoming.
The Rebrith After the Reckoning
If you're reading this, I imagine you’ve felt the ache of transformation. That holy ache that comes when you can no longer live a life that asks you to be small, silent, or scattered.
Maybe you’ve walked through a dark night of the soul. Maybe you’ve released identities that once kept you safe. Maybe you’re learning how to mother yourself in ways no one else could.
This is what I call the reckoning. And the beauty of the reckoning is that it always births a rebirth—if we allow it.
My own journey into midlife hasn’t been tidy. It’s been messy, honest, sacred, and strangely circular. I've had to sit with what no longer fits. I’ve had to face the patterns that drained me. I’ve had to remember that slowing down isn’t failure—it’s a reclamation of rhythm.
And through all of that, I’ve emerged more rooted. More present. More fully myself.
This is what the Fall Equinox asks of us: to bring our light and our shadow into balance, to harvest the truth, and to walk forward with intention.
Why I Created the Women's Holistic Group Coaching & Mentorship Program
This program was born out of lived experience. It’s not about a rigid structure or a quick fix. It’s a living, breathing container for women in midlife who are ready to tend to their own becoming.
It’s a space for:
- Releasing inherited expectations
- Regulating the nervous system through nourishment and presence
- Realigning with feminine rhythms
- Reconnecting with inner wisdom, clarity, and truth
So many of us have been taught to push through, to abandon ourselves in service of being needed. But the season we are entering asks us to become rooted women who rise from within—not from force, but from alignment.
The fall cohort will open on September 22, 2025, the Autumnal Equinox—a day of equal light and dark, where balance is not just metaphor but embodied truth.
Soulful Alignment Over Hustle
The Wild Sage Society was never meant to be a brand that shouts. It’s a movement of remembering. Of weaving ancestral wisdom, somatic healing, and practical tools for women who want to age consciously and lead from their inner authority.
This program isn’t about fixing what’s broken—it’s about coming home to what’s already wise.
Together, we will explore:
- Nervous system literacy and regulation
- Holistic hormone health and food as medicine
- Emotional and energetic boundaries
- Shamanic and ancestral healing practices
- Mindset work through the lens of sacred feminine leadership
You don’t have to walk alone. You don’t have to figure it out all by yourself. You get to be held. You get to be witnessed. You get to be deeply seen.
And most importantly, you get to lead your own healing.
Becoming Who You Were Always Meant to Be
This isn’t just a coaching program. It’s a seasonal ceremony of self. A sacred pause in your timeline to say:
I am ready to stop running. I am ready to rise differently. I am ready to walk forward from within.
Every woman I work with is a teacher in her own right. You’ve lived enough life to know what doesn’t work. You’ve been through the initiations that carved you. Now it’s time to choose a different path—one led not by fear or performance, but by embodiment and truth.
At fifty, I can say with absolute conviction: the only way to sustainably lead, love, or live is through authentic presence.
You don’t need a new version of yourself. You need the spaciousness to remember your original one.
What's Included in the Fall Equinox Cohort
This 12-week journey will include:
- Weekly group coaching calls to explore themes like emotional regulation, hormone literacy, energy hygiene, and sacred leadership
- Monthly 1:1 mentorship sessions to support your personal transformation
- Private community access to connect with other like-hearted women
- Live masterclasses with guest teachers on embodiment, nourishment, breathwork, and more
- Integration rituals and seasonal ceremonies to deepen your connection to nature and self
Every element is designed to meet you where you are—whether you’re navigating burnout, perimenopause, spiritual awakening, or all of the above.
This is not about doing more. It’s about unlearning, unwinding, and remembering the ancient wisdom in your bones.
You Already Belong Here
There is no entry test for this journey. If your soul is whispering “this is for me,” trust that.
You don’t have to be perfectly healed. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t need a polished plan.
You just need a willingness to show up—honestly, imperfectly, and fully.
Because here’s what I know to be true: when women come together with intention, when we are witnessed in our wholeness, when we dare to slow down and listen—everything changes.
The Season Ahead
So here we are. Mid-July. The heat still rising, the edges of summer softening. You might feel like something is shifting in you. That a layer is ready to shed. That a new truth is stirring underneath the surface.
This is your season to root. To regulate. To rise.
And I would be honored to walk with you.
Registration for the Fall Equinox cohort opens August 12, 2025. We begin our journey together on September 22.
You are not too late. You are not too much. You are right on time.
Let this be the season you choose your becoming.
With reverence,
Marcie
Founder of The Wild Sage Society
Women's Holistic Health Coach, Mentor & Midlife Guide
Women's Holistic Health Coach, Mentor & Midlife Guide
Most of us are taught to run from discomfort.
To silence pain, numb out, distract, “fix it,” or pretend we’re fine.
But what if your greatest pain is not something to escape—
To silence pain, numb out, distract, “fix it,” or pretend we’re fine.
But what if your greatest pain is not something to escape—
What if it’s the portal to who you’re meant to become?
In the latest episode of The Wild Sage Society Podcast, we sit down with Jesseca Banchy—a former ER nurse whose world turned upside down during the pandemic. After sustaining a life-changing injury, she left Western medicine behind and stepped into a radical new reality—one where science and soul could finally coexist.
And in doing so, she discovered something most of us aren’t taught in our healing journeys:
👉 True healing isn’t about fixing. It’s about feeling.
It’s about peeling back the layers of what the world told you to be and remembering who you are at your core.
It’s about peeling back the layers of what the world told you to be and remembering who you are at your core.
This episode is a powerful invitation to rethink what healing really means.
From ER Nurse to Embodied Healer: Jesseca’s Story
Before her transformation, Jesseca lived in the fast-paced, high-stress world of emergency medicine. She was the helper. The fixer. The one who kept going, no matter what.
Until her body said, “No more.”
An injury during the height of the pandemic forced her to stop. And in that pause, Jesseca didn’t just heal physically—she began the deep, soul-level process of redefining her identity, her purpose, and her relationship with pain.
She chose to stop bypassing the signals and start listening.
To slow down.
To feel what she’d been trained to suppress.
To build a new kind of life rooted in wholeness, not hustle.
To slow down.
To feel what she’d been trained to suppress.
To build a new kind of life rooted in wholeness, not hustle.
Why “Healing Beyond Belief” Matters
So many women are walking around thinking they're broken.
They're not. They're just disconnected.
They're not. They're just disconnected.
Jesseca’s story reveals that healing isn’t about erasing the hard stuff—it’s about transforming your relationship to it.
She teaches us that:
- Trauma doesn’t mean you’re doomed—it means you have a deeper story to rewrite.
- There’s wisdom in every wound—but only if we’re willing to go there.
- You can’t think your way into healing—you have to feel your way into it.
“Transformation is a continuous journey, not a destination.” – Jesseca Banchy
The Bridge Between Science & Soul
As a former medical professional, Jesseca brings a powerful perspective:
You don’t have to choose between holistic healing and evidence-based practices.
You don’t have to choose between holistic healing and evidence-based practices.
You can honor your nervous system, your hormonal shifts, and your biological reality while also trusting your intuition, tuning into energy, and co-creating with the Universe.
That’s where true healing happens—in the both/and.
In the space where breath meets biology.
Where emotional regulation and earth medicine hold hands.
Where eco-conscious living becomes part of the self-care ritual, not separate from it.
In the space where breath meets biology.
Where emotional regulation and earth medicine hold hands.
Where eco-conscious living becomes part of the self-care ritual, not separate from it.
Reclaiming Your Identity as a Woman
This episode is also about liberation—especially for women in midlife.
Jesseca reminds us how often we tie our worth to our roles:
Jesseca reminds us how often we tie our worth to our roles:
The caregiver. The perfectionist. The achiever. The peacekeeper.
But what happens when those roles no longer fit?
You reclaim the parts of yourself that got buried under expectation and obligation.
You give yourself permission to evolve—and to own your healing, your voice, and your rhythm.
You give yourself permission to evolve—and to own your healing, your voice, and your rhythm.
“There is nothing more powerful than a woman who chooses herself.”
A Soul-Led Reflection Practice
Feeling inspired? Here’s how to start integrating what you just read (or heard):
Journal Prompt:
What belief about healing or identity are you ready to release?
What belief about healing or identity are you ready to release?
Daily Ritual:
Each morning or night, write down 3 things you’re grateful for—not just outcomes, but moments. This anchors you in presence and opens the door for deeper healing.
Each morning or night, write down 3 things you’re grateful for—not just outcomes, but moments. This anchors you in presence and opens the door for deeper healing.
Listen to the Full Conversation
If you’re navigating a life transition, wrestling with burnout, or simply ready to live with more truth and less pressure—this episode is for you.
Final Thoughts from Marcie Walker
At The Wild Sage Society, we believe healing is not a linear checklist.
It’s a remembering.
A sacred return.
An unraveling of what’s false so what’s real can rise.
It’s a remembering.
A sacred return.
An unraveling of what’s false so what’s real can rise.
You are not broken. You are becoming.
And you don’t have to walk this path alone.
And you don’t have to walk this path alone.
We live in an age of unprecedented connectivity. Smartphones, laptops, tablets, Bluetooth earbuds, smart home systems, and WiFi routers allow us to work, play, and communicate with remarkable ease. But all this wireless technology comes with an invisible cost—one that many women are only beginning to recognize.
Electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) are a form of non-ionizing radiation emitted by electrical devices and wireless networks. While these frequencies are invisible to the naked eye, their effects on the body—particularly in sensitive individuals—are increasingly difficult to ignore. For midlife women experiencing hormone imbalances, autoimmunity, or neurological symptoms, EMFs can be a significant and often overlooked stressor.
The Hidden Toll of Constant Exposure
Emerging research links chronic EMF exposure to symptoms that mirror those experienced in perimenopause and chronic illness, including:
- Insomnia or disturbed sleep patterns
- Fatigue and low energy
- Headaches or migraines
- Brain fog and poor concentration
- Heightened anxiety or irritability
- Hormonal imbalances and thyroid dysfunction
While regulatory agencies maintain that EMF exposure within current safety limits is harmless, growing bodies of independent research raise concerns about oxidative stress, disruption of melatonin production, calcium ion channel interference, and blood-brain barrier permeability—all of which impact women's physical and cognitive health.
Women Are Uniquely Vulnerable
Women are more likely than men to report sensitivity to EMFs. The hormonal fluctuations of perimenopause and the neuroimmune complexity of conditions like fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, or mold illness may amplify this sensitivity.
Additionally, the pineal gland—which regulates melatonin and circadian rhythm—is highly sensitive to EMFs. Disruption to this gland can interfere with sleep quality, mood regulation, and detoxification, creating a cascade that worsens other symptoms.
EMF Hygiene as a Holistic Strategy
At The Wild Sage Society, we don’t promote fear—we promote informed awareness. EMF exposure may be a modern inevitability, but your response to it can be intentional and empowering. In our Women’s Holistic Health Coaching and Mentorship Program, we teach EMF hygiene as a core pillar of wellness.
Simple yet powerful practices include:
- Turning off WiFi at night: Your body repairs and detoxifies during deep sleep. EMF-free rest supports hormonal balance and brain regeneration.
- Using airplane mode: When not actively using your phone, keep it on airplane mode to limit EMF emissions.
- Hardwiring devices: Whenever possible, opt for Ethernet cables over WiFi and use grounded power strips.
- Shielding your space: EMF-blocking fabrics, paints, and bed canopies can protect highly sensitive individuals.
- Grounding regularly: Walking barefoot on earth, using grounding mats, or sitting near natural bodies of water helps neutralize the electrical charge in your body.
Creating an EMF-Safe Sanctuary
One of the most transformational steps we guide our clients through is creating an EMF-conscious sleep sanctuary. This means removing electronics from the bedroom, placing your phone in another room, using analog alarm clocks, and ensuring complete darkness and silence. The shift in sleep quality alone is profound.
Clients often report improvements in:
- Sleep depth and duration
- Morning energy and clarity
- Emotional resilience
- Nervous system regulation
- Hormonal consistency
You Are an Energetic Being
Your body is not just biochemical—it’s bioelectrical. And when your energetic field is constantly disrupted by synthetic frequencies, the result can be subtle but cumulative dysfunction.
Our mentorship program integrates modern science with ancient wisdom, helping you reconnect with your natural rhythms and restore the sacred balance between technology and biology.
Empowerment Through Education
You don’t have to give up your devices or move off-grid. But you do need to understand how these frequencies affect your system—and what you can do about it.
This June, join us for a deep dive into invisible stressors like EMFs. Learn to support your brain, hormones, and energy field with strategies that are rooted in the earth, supported by science, and guided by your inner knowing.
Visit www.thewildsagesociety.com to enroll or explore our free EMF hygiene checklist and low-tox living guide. Reconnect to your vitality, starting with the frequencies that surround you.
If you are waking up tired, reaching for another coffee at 3 p.m., and wondering why your mind feels foggy even after a full night’s sleep, you are not alone.
For many women navigating midlife, the experience of feeling "off" — mentally, physically, and emotionally — becomes a daily battle.
You may have been told it is just stress.
You may have been told it is just aging.
You may have even started to wonder if this is simply how life will feel from now on.
You may have been told it is just stress.
You may have been told it is just aging.
You may have even started to wonder if this is simply how life will feel from now on.
But there is a deeper truth.
Brain fog, exhaustion, and feeling disconnected are not random or inevitable.
They are signals.
They are signals.
Signals from your body asking you to pay attention.
Signals that there is a different, more holistic way forward.
Signals that there is a different, more holistic way forward.
Today, let’s unpack why you are feeling this way — and most importantly, how you can begin to reclaim your clarity, energy, and connection with yourself again.
What Is Really Behind the Brain Fog?
Brain fog is often described as feeling mentally slow, confused, forgetful, or just "not sharp."
Tasks that once felt easy — recalling words, staying organized, concentrating on conversations — now feel like heavy lifting.
Tasks that once felt easy — recalling words, staying organized, concentrating on conversations — now feel like heavy lifting.
The reasons for brain fog during midlife are multi-layered, but here are the most common contributors:
- Hormonal Shifts: As estrogen, progesterone, and other key hormones fluctuate, they impact neurotransmitters responsible for memory, mood, and mental sharpness.
- Chronic Stress: Elevated cortisol levels from years (or decades) of pushing through life’s demands deplete your brain’s resilience.
- Nutrient Deficiencies: Midlife changes digestion and nutrient absorption. Deficiencies in B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, and other key nutrients are common.
- Poor Sleep Quality: Hormonal shifts impact sleep cycles, leading to fragmented, non-restorative sleep that sabotages mental clarity.
- Toxin Exposure: Everyday exposure to pesticides, endocrine disruptors, heavy metals, and EMFs compounds inflammation and cognitive fatigue.
- Unaddressed Inflammation: Chronic low-grade inflammation, often rooted in gut health or hidden infections, quietly undermines brain function.
- Lifestyle Patterns: Irregular eating, over-reliance on caffeine, excessive screen time, and a sedentary lifestyle drain the brain’s reserves over time.
If you see yourself in this list, know this:
It is not just "in your head."
It is not just about willpower.
And it is not permanent.
It is not just "in your head."
It is not just about willpower.
And it is not permanent.
You can heal your brain and rebuild your energy — with the right tools and support.
Why Conventional Approaches Fall Short
Many women seek help when brain fog and exhaustion become overwhelming.
Unfortunately, the conventional model often offers surface-level solutions:
- Antidepressants for mood shifts.
- Stimulants for fatigue.
- Sleep aids for insomnia.
- Strict diets for weight gain.
These strategies may offer temporary relief but often miss the larger picture.
They do not address the root causes — the complex interplay between your hormones, nervous system, digestion, energy metabolism, and emotional well-being.
They do not address the root causes — the complex interplay between your hormones, nervous system, digestion, energy metabolism, and emotional well-being.
That is why a holistic approach is not only helpful — it is essential.
A Holistic Path Forward
Inside the Women’s Holistic Health Coaching and Mentorship program, we address brain fog, fatigue, and disconnection using an integrated framework called BRAIN | FOCUS.
This approach combines:
- Nutrition for Brain Health: Targeted strategies to replenish nutrients critical for cognitive function, hormone balance, and nervous system resilience.
- Mindfulness and Nervous System Regulation: Tools to reduce chronic stress, calm the body’s fight-or-flight response, and promote restorative healing.
- Hypnosis and Subconscious Repatterning: Gentle practices to shift limiting beliefs and emotional patterns that sabotage energy and focus.
- Lifestyle Optimization: Rebuilding daily rhythms — sleep, movement, digital detoxes, mindful eating — to restore mental clarity and physical vitality.
This is not about adding more to your plate.
It is about creating space, flow, and sustainable healing.
It is about creating space, flow, and sustainable healing.
You are not meant to push harder.
You are meant to heal smarter.
You are meant to heal smarter.
Simple Shifts You Can Start Today
While deep healing requires a comprehensive approach, there are steps you can start implementing right now to support your brain and body.
- Prioritize Sleep Rhythm Over Sleep Quantity
Instead of focusing solely on hours, prioritize consistency.
Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends.
Support melatonin production by reducing blue light exposure after sunset.
Create a wind-down ritual that signals safety and relaxation to your nervous system.
- Eat to Balance Blood Sugar
Blood sugar swings are one of the most overlooked causes of brain fog.
Begin your day with a protein-rich breakfast.
Include healthy fats (like avocado, olive oil, nuts) and fiber at every meal.
Minimize processed sugars and refined carbs that spike insulin and lead to energy crashes.
- Hydrate for Brain Function
Even mild dehydration impacts cognitive performance.
Aim for at least half your body weight in ounces of filtered water daily.
Add electrolytes or a pinch of sea salt to your water if you are feeling depleted.
- Move Your Body to Move Your Mind
Physical movement increases blood flow, oxygenation, and nutrient delivery to the brain.
This does not require a punishing workout.
A daily walk outside, gentle yoga, or even dancing in your living room can revitalize both brain and body.
- Nourish Your Emotional Life
Unprocessed emotions, chronic overthinking, and isolation drain cognitive resources.
Practice daily check-ins with yourself.
Ask, "What do I need right now?"
Prioritize connection, creativity, and moments of presence.
Healing is not about doing everything perfectly.
It is about shifting your relationship with your own body and needs.
The Deeper Invitation: Healing as a Sacred Journey
Brain fog is not just a biological event.
It is often an energetic invitation.
It is often an energetic invitation.
When your mind feels cloudy, when your body feels heavy, it is your system’s way of asking:
"Are you willing to care for me differently?"
"Are you willing to care for me differently?"
Healing is not about fighting your body into submission.
It is about listening to its wisdom, honoring its needs, and aligning your life to support your highest well-being.
It is about listening to its wisdom, honoring its needs, and aligning your life to support your highest well-being.
This is the foundation of the Women’s Holistic Health Coaching and Mentorship program.
Over twelve weeks, we walk the path of:
- Clearing the fog and restoring clarity.
- Nourishing the body at a cellular and energetic level.
- Reclaiming the vitality, intuition, and strength that were never truly lost — just waiting to be remembered.
And we do it together — inside a community of women choosing healing, wisdom, and empowered living.
Why Join the Summer Solstice Cohort?
There is a reason we begin on the Summer Solstice.
The Solstice is the peak of illumination, a moment when the Earth herself is most alive, most vibrant, most expansive.
Starting your healing journey at this time aligns your body, mind, and spirit with the rhythms of nature — maximizing your momentum and transformation.
It is not just another program launch date.
It is a sacred invitation to step fully into your light.
It is a sacred invitation to step fully into your light.
Enrollment for the Summer Solstice Cohort closes June 17, 2025.
Spaces are limited to ensure a deeply personal experience.
Spaces are limited to ensure a deeply personal experience.
If your intuition is stirring, trust it.
The next chapter of your life — clear, vibrant, connected — is ready to begin.
The next chapter of your life — clear, vibrant, connected — is ready to begin.
Your Next Step
If you are ready to move beyond temporary fixes...
If you are ready to address the root causes of exhaustion and brain fog...
If you are ready to reclaim your energy, focus, and confidence...
Join us inside the Women’s Holistic Health Coaching and Mentorship program.
We begin June 20, 2025 — and your future self will thank you for starting today.
