Rooted & Wild

Rooted & Wild is a journey through health, healing, human potential, and the mysteries that have kept us curious about ourselves and our world for thousands of years. Hosted by Henry Hawk, Certified ThetaHealing Practitioner, Psychic, Herbalist and Nutrition Coach, the podcast wanders between worlds that are too often kept separate: modern science and ancient wisdom, conventional healthcare and alternative medicine, physical health and spiritual life, emerging technology and the natural world, evidence and lived experience. Through immersive solo explorations and conversations with practitioners, physicians, healers, researchers, teachers, innovators, and fascinating people with stories worth hearing, Rooted & Wild explores wellness, science, herbalism, nutrition, environmental health, spirituality and esoteric knowledge, psychology, personal development, theology, philosophy, culture, healthy living, and beyond.

Rooted & Wild is a health podcast hosted by Henry Hawk, with 137 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Henry Hawk hosts Rooted & Wild, a health show with 137 episodes published.

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  Episode #142

  Mynd Myself: A Curated Space for Complementary and Integrative Health | Esther Sarlo

  Oct 2, 202626 minS2

  We have access to more health information than at any other point in history. And somehow, figuring out who—or what—to trust has become harder than ever. Search for almost any health question online and you’ll find thousands of articles, videos, opinions, products, practitioners, and promises. And when you step into the world of Complementary, Holistic, and Integrative (CHI) Health, the possibilities become even greater—but so does the challenge of navigating them. How do you find credible information? How do you know whether a practitioner is experienced and trustworthy? And how do you explore different approaches to your health without surrendering your own intuition, discernment, or ability to advocate for yourself? In this episode of Rooted & Wild, I’m joined by entrepreneur, facilitator, speaker, and writer Esther Sarlo, founder of Mynd Myself. Esther and her team created Mynd Myself in response to what they saw as a profound gap: there was no centralized space where people could explore credible information from across the Complementary, Holistic, and Integrative Health landscape while also connecting with vetted, experienced practitioners. At the heart of Mynd Myself is a beautifully simple idea: You should be empowered to become your own best health advocate. That doesn’t mean navigating your health alone. It means having access to information, perspectives, resources, and people who can help you ask better questions and make more informed choices—while feeling safe, heard, seen, and supported along the way. Esther takes us inside the story and philosophy behind Mynd Myself, the problem she originally set out to solve, and the much larger vision beginning to emerge around what this platform could become. And there’s another reason for this conversation. Over the past several months, Esther and I have been having some very interesting conversations behind the scenes about Mynd Myself, its future, and what might be possible if we brought our respective experience and visions together. Those conversations have led somewhere neither of us necessarily anticipated. And in this episode, we finally get to share the news. This isn’t simply a conversation about another health platform. It’s a conversation about creating a place where conventional wisdom can meet complementary perspectives, where practitioners and seekers can find one another, and where people are encouraged to become active participants in their own health journeys. And for both Esther and me, it marks the beginning of a very exciting new chapter. Learn more about Mynd Myself: https://www.myndmyself.com/ Rooted & Wild provides general information for educational and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guest speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Henry Hawk. The content shared on this podcast is not intended to replace individualized medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice, nor should it be used to diagnose or treat any health condition. Listeners are encouraged to consult with qualified healthcare professionals regarding any medical or mental health concerns.

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  Episode #141

  Awakening from the Matrix: Reclaiming the Life That’s Your Own | Henry Hawk

  Oct 1, 202623 minS2

  The blue pill or the red pill? There’s a moment when the familiar begins to feel strange. You’re going through your day, doing what you’ve always done, and suddenly you wonder how so much of your life became something to get through. You followed the instructions. Earned the degree. Got the job. Took on the payments. Each promise of freedom came with another obligation—and living kept slipping further into the future. After the debt. After the next promotion. After retirement. But somewhere inside, you’re growing tired of waiting. The world keeps getting louder. The future feels less certain. And beneath the pressure to keep up, keep working, keep becoming, there’s a voice you may have spent years trying to quiet. What happens when you finally listen? This episode of Rooted & Wild is for anyone who has looked at the life they’ve built and felt a longing they couldn’t quite explain. Anyone who is tired of postponing joy, performing certainty, or wondering whether there’s still time to choose something different. Perhaps you’ve felt it for a while. Perhaps that’s why you’re here. Rooted & Wild provides general information for educational and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guest speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Henry Hawk. The content shared on this podcast is not intended to replace individualized medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice, nor should it be used to diagnose or treat any health condition. Listeners are encouraged to consult with qualified healthcare professionals regarding any medical or mental health concerns.

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  Episode #140

  The Inner Sanctuary: Finding Safety in an Uncertain World | Dr. Melanie Gray

  Sep 29, 202624 minS2

  The world can change faster than our bodies know how to process. Political division, economic uncertainty, violence, technological disruption, climate anxiety, changes in our communities, and the constant stream of troubling information can leave us feeling as though the ground beneath us is always shifting. Even when we are physically safe in the present moment, our nervous systems may remain braced for what could happen next. In this episode of Rooted & Wild , Henry welcomes Dr. Melanie Gray, a PhD-prepared nurse, educator, and trauma-informed wellness strategist, for a conversation about creating an inner sanctuary when the world around us feels uncertain. Together, they explore what safety actually means and why it is more than the absence of immediate danger. Safety can be a felt experience within the body. It can be the ability to breathe more deeply, return to the present, recognize what is within our control, and reconnect with the part of ourselves that remains steady even when life is changing. Dr. Gray shares how prolonged uncertainty can keep the nervous system in a state of hypervigilance, leaving us exhausted, reactive, disconnected, or constantly anticipating the next crisis. They discuss the difference between being informed and being consumed, why the body may struggle to trust calm after extended periods of stress, and how boundaries can protect our peace without disconnecting us from the realities of the world. This conversation also explores the sacred dimension of safety. If the nervous system shapes how we experience connection, intuition, trust, and the Divine, then tending to it is not merely an act of self-care. It can become a spiritual practice. Through small moments of regulation, intentional rest, and compassionate awareness, we can begin creating a sanctuary within ourselves that does not depend entirely upon external circumstances. Finding inner safety does not mean ignoring suffering, pretending everything is fine, or withdrawing from the world. It means developing enough steadiness to remain present without being swallowed by fear. It allows us to respond thoughtfully, protect what matters, and continue living with purpose even when we cannot predict what comes next. The world may remain uncertain. The ground may continue to shift. But within each of us, there may still be a quiet place where we can pause, listen, breathe, and remember that we are here. Perhaps sanctuary is not somewhere we escape to. Perhaps it is something we learn to carry within us. Learn more about Dr. Melanie Gray and her work at DrMelanieGrayTheConfidenceCoach.com . Connect with Dr. Melanie Gray: Instagram | LinkedIn | X | Facebook Rooted & Wild provides general information for educational and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guest speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Henry Hawk. The content shared on this podcast is not intended to replace individualized medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice, nor should it be used to diagnose or treat any health condition. Listeners are encouraged to consult with qualified healthcare professionals regarding any medical or mental health concerns.

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  Episode #139

  Music as Medicine: Emotional Healing & the Art of Being Present | Penn Johnson

  Sep 28, 202628 minS2

  What if the song you need most is the one that helps you finally feel what you’ve been carrying? A familiar melody can bring back a moment you thought you’d forgotten. A lyric can give words to grief you’ve never quite been able to explain. And sometimes, simply listening gives an emotion enough space to rise without asking us to fix it first. In this episode of Rooted & Wild , Henry Hawk welcomes songwriter, musician, and somatic mentor Penn Johnson for a conversation about music as medicine. Penn has spent more than seventeen years writing original songs. Today, he brings music into his work with people alongside honest conversation, quiet presence, and time in nature. Penn shares how his own experiences with heartbreak, grief, travel, and ceremony have shaped the songs he writes and the spaces he holds. Together, Henry and Penn explore the intimate relationship between music and emotion: why a song can reach us when ordinary conversation cannot, what it feels like to be met in a difficult moment, and how listening can become an act of presence. Their conversation also follows Penn outdoors. When we step away from our usual noise and spend time with the natural world, what do we begin to notice about ourselves? And how might we carry that awareness back into everyday life? In this episode, we explore: Why certain songs seem to find us at exactly the right time How music can give expression to grief and emotions we struggle to name Penn’s approach to songwriting and sharing music with others The importance of feeling heard and witnessed What silence and time in nature can reveal How to practice being present without making it another thing to achieve This conversation is an invitation to listen a little differently: to the music, to the world around you, and to whatever may be asking for your attention within. About Penn Johnson Penn Johnson is a songwriter, musician, and somatic mentor whose work brings together original music, conversation, and nature immersions. Drawing from years of songwriting and his own experiences of change, loss, travel, and ceremony, he creates spaces for people to explore what they feel and reconnect with their own rhythm. Learn more: www.pennjohnson.net Rooted & Wild provides general information for educational and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guest speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Henry Hawk. The content shared on this podcast is not intended to replace individualized medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice, nor should it be used to diagnose or treat any health condition. Listeners are encouraged to consult with qualified healthcare professionals regarding any medical or mental health concerns.

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  Episode #138

  Your Innate Pace: Reclaiming Your Intrinsic Autonomy & Authenticity | Amy Rogg

  Sep 27, 202624 minS2

  What happens when you stop living at the pace the world taught you—and begin listening for the pace that was yours all along? In this episode of Rooted & Wild , I’m joined once again by Amy Rogg for a deeply personal conversation about autonomy, authenticity, and what Amy describes as our innate pace —the rhythm that begins to emerge when we are no longer constantly responding to external expectations, urgency, pressure, or someone else’s definition of who we should be. So much of modern life asks us to override ourselves. Move faster. Produce more. Keep up. Be agreeable. Adapt. Perform. Become what the family, community, workplace, culture, or belief system around you expects you to become. But underneath all of that conditioning, there is still a self. And sometimes reclaiming that self requires learning how to hear it again. Amy and I explore what it means to recognize your own internal rhythms and begin making choices from a place of intrinsic autonomy rather than external authority . We talk about slowing down enough to notice when the body says yes, when it says no, when it needs movement, when it needs rest, and when the pace we're maintaining simply isn't our own. This conversation also becomes particularly personal as Amy and I discover an important parallel in our childhoods: we were both raised within cult environments. We reflect on what it can mean to grow up in systems where authority, identity, belonging, behavior, and belief are heavily shaped by the group—and what happens later in life when you begin asking questions that once may not have felt available to you: What do I actually believe? What do I actually want? Who am I when someone else isn't defining me? And can I trust myself to decide? Our experiences are our own, and we don't suggest that everyone's journey with autonomy begins in an environment as extreme as a cult. But the conversation opens into something much broader: the many ways human beings learn to disconnect from their internal authority. Family systems can do it. Religion can do it. Workplaces can do it. Relationships can do it. Social expectations can do it. Even wellness culture can become another set of rules telling us how quickly we should heal, how disciplined we should be, or what a “regulated” life is supposed to look like. Amy and I talk about the process of learning autonomy rather than simply declaring it —recognizing that freedom can feel unfamiliar when you've spent years orienting yourself around outside expectations. We explore the body as a place where that autonomy can begin to return. Through slowing down, movement, rest, awareness, curiosity, and learning to recognize our own signals, we may begin separating what has been inherited or imposed from what actually feels true. This isn't necessarily about rejecting structure, community, spirituality, or responsibility. It's about developing enough relationship with yourself that participation in those things becomes a choice . Because authenticity isn't simply expressing yourself more loudly. Sometimes it is much quieter than that. It's discovering your own rhythm. Your own boundaries. Your own beliefs. Your own yes. Your own no. Your own pace. And perhaps the more deeply we learn to inhabit that pace, the less energy we have to spend performing a version of ourselves that was never entirely ours to begin with. In this episode, we explore: innate pace and personal rhythm, intrinsic autonomy, authenticity versus conditioning, external authority and internal knowing, growing up in cult environments, Henry and Amy's childhood experiences, rebuilding self-trust, learning to make your own choices, recognizing bodily signals, boundaries and consent, urgency and productivity culture, slowing down without abandoning responsibility, inherited beliefs and expectations, somatic awareness, rest and movement, and creating a life that feels increasingly like your own. About Amy Rogg Amy Rogg is the creator of Underbelly: Art of Slowing Down® , an embodied approach centered around slowing down, rest, movement, music, and reconnecting with the subtle rhythms of the body. An E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, herbalist, and practitioner of somatic and relational movement, Amy's work invites people into deeper relationship with themselves in a culture that often rewards speed, productivity, and disconnection. Connect with Amy: AmyRogg.com Maybe authenticity isn't something we have to create. Maybe it's what begins to surface when we finally give ourselves enough space to discover what was ours all along. Rooted & Wild provides general information for educational and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guest speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Henry Hawk. The content shared on this podcast is not intended to replace individualized medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice, nor should it be used to diagnose or treat any health condition. Listeners are encouraged to consult with qualified healthcare professionals regarding any medical or mental health concerns.

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