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The Wisdom of Wildness: Healing the Trauma of Domestication
A guide to rewilding your heart, so you can undomesticate your life
• Explores 13 principles of unconditional love for addressing the trauma of domestication, healing relationships, and restoring deep connection to the inner guidance of your wild soul
• Explains the nature of trauma from the perspective of emotional development
• Provides experiential practices for the cultivation of authentic relationships that are free of exploitation and codependency
HOW CAN WE RECLAIM our wild soul and approach life with authenticity and emotional maturity? Looking deeply into the nature of domestication and humanity’s relationship to other animals, Ren Hurst finds our own domestication--and our resultant disconnection from nature--to be the root trauma for much of the human experience, which we seem to perpetuate by domesticating others. Ren offers another she reverse-engineered the conditioning process that leads to domestication and discovered a practical road map for deprogramming and undomesticating yourself in order to heal, restore connection, and reclaim the innate wisdom of wildness within.
Sharing enlightening moments from her journey with a half-wild husky, Denali, The Wisdom of Wildness shows how only when emotional awareness and authentic leadership link in with your own wild parts can an authentic relationship between human and animal--or between oneself and another person--be possible.
In her transformative body of work, Sanctuary13, Ren unveils 13 principles of unconditional love for deprogramming yourself, healing the trauma of domestication, and reviving deep connection to inner guidance, your wild soul, and, ultimately, freedom. Experiential practices help you cultivate authentic, undomesticated relationships free of exploitation and codependency, whether with human or animal companions. Instinct, intuition, and inspiration are just waiting to be reclaimed on this paradigm-shifting path toward healing and true soul connection.
• Explores 13 principles of unconditional love for addressing the trauma of domestication, healing relationships, and restoring deep connection to the inner guidance of your wild soul
• Explains the nature of trauma from the perspective of emotional development
• Provides experiential practices for the cultivation of authentic relationships that are free of exploitation and codependency
HOW CAN WE RECLAIM our wild soul and approach life with authenticity and emotional maturity? Looking deeply into the nature of domestication and humanity’s relationship to other animals, Ren Hurst finds our own domestication--and our resultant disconnection from nature--to be the root trauma for much of the human experience, which we seem to perpetuate by domesticating others. Ren offers another she reverse-engineered the conditioning process that leads to domestication and discovered a practical road map for deprogramming and undomesticating yourself in order to heal, restore connection, and reclaim the innate wisdom of wildness within.
Sharing enlightening moments from her journey with a half-wild husky, Denali, The Wisdom of Wildness shows how only when emotional awareness and authentic leadership link in with your own wild parts can an authentic relationship between human and animal--or between oneself and another person--be possible.
In her transformative body of work, Sanctuary13, Ren unveils 13 principles of unconditional love for deprogramming yourself, healing the trauma of domestication, and reviving deep connection to inner guidance, your wild soul, and, ultimately, freedom. Experiential practices help you cultivate authentic, undomesticated relationships free of exploitation and codependency, whether with human or animal companions. Instinct, intuition, and inspiration are just waiting to be reclaimed on this paradigm-shifting path toward healing and true soul connection.
160 pages, Paperback
Published January 17, 2023
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About the author
Ren Hurst
4 books4 followersRen Hurst is an author, mentor, tracker, and guide helping people navigate the wilderness of their inner lives and relationships, restoring connection to their most authentic, emotionally mature, wild, human animal nature.
A former professional horsewoman, Ren reverse-engineered the dynamics of animal training to produce a body of work called Sanctuary13™. This work is now available and offered through the non- profit, Wild Wisdom, Inc. as part of their mission to address the trauma of domestication.
You can connect with Ren at Instagram.com/rendermewild or visit her website at www.rendermewild.com
To support Wild Wisdom, Inc. and access more Sanctuary13™, please visit www.undomesticate.me
A former professional horsewoman, Ren reverse-engineered the dynamics of animal training to produce a body of work called Sanctuary13™. This work is now available and offered through the non- profit, Wild Wisdom, Inc. as part of their mission to address the trauma of domestication.
You can connect with Ren at Instagram.com/rendermewild or visit her website at www.rendermewild.com
To support Wild Wisdom, Inc. and access more Sanctuary13™, please visit www.undomesticate.me
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January 24, 2024
wowow. that hurt and broke me open and lit my hope up like a christmas tree. must read for anyone seeking the path of unconditional love.
September 21, 2025
I don’t think I’ve felt this calm in a very long time. It’s given me a lot to think about, but it also feels like standing at the beginning of an adventure.
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