The Words in the Wilderness podcast is for those who have the conviction to make changes in their life as they drag their feet through the messy middle, crying into the void "it ends with me." Led by Jacky Power - The Therapeutic Poet - these are conversations that look underneath the label, the diagnosis, the tidy explanation, at what's actually going on. If you've made a decision to change your life and now you're in that wobbly, lonely bit where nobody quite gets what you're going through, I made this for you. Because I've been there. Many times. Each episode starts with one of my own poems, using therapeutic poetry to set the scene. Sometimes it's just me, unpacking human tricky things. Sometimes it's a guest - a therapist, a coach, someone whose lived experience has taught them something worth passing on. We talk about leaving what doesn't fit anymore, about breaking the patterns you inherited and don't want to leave as your legacy, about all your human tricky things that you've maybe been taught to hide. I'm Jacky Power and I'm on a mission to rehumanise, one poem at a time. Reminding you that you have permission to feel and use those feelings as data to decode, not symptoms to squash. Follow Jacky on Instagram: @the_therapeutic_poet Find out more: www.jackypower.com Listen to Jacky on Insight Timer: www.insighttimer.com/TheTherapeuticPoet Join her on Substack`:www.jackypower.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Words in the Wilderness podcast is for those who have the conviction to make changes in their life as they drag their feet through the messy middle, crying into the void "it ends with me." Led by Jacky Power - The Therapeutic Poet - these are conversations that look underneath the label, the diagnosis, the tidy explanation, at what's...
Recent episodes include "Poetry as emotional alchemy" (23 September 2026, 21 minutes), "The Positive Psychology of Poetry" (16 September 2026, 21 minutes), and "Helen von Dadelszen on courageous action, nervous system regulation, and speaking with confidence" (2 September 2026, 46 minutes).
Words in the Wilderness publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 56 episodes.
Booking probability for Words in the Wilderness is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Words in the Wilderness requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Words in the Wilderness's contact route on record: verified email.
Words in the Wilderness is an education show with 56 episodes published.
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Episode #6
In this episode Jacky Power shares three practical ways poetry can shift mood, process change, and make sense of big life transitions. Inspired by a conversation between Claire Fitzsimmons and Deborah Alma on A Thought...
Episode #5
Jacky Power explores how poetry and positive psychology can help us find awe, gratitude, and positivity in everyday life, especially during challenging times. Key Topics The broaden and build theory by Barbara...
Episode #4
Helen von Dadelszen on courageous action, nervous system regulation, and speaking with confidence. I (Jacky Power) speak with Helen von Dadelszen, voice and communication coach and author of Courageous Action , about...
Episode #3
How can we write when words fail us? When we face extreme stress or trauma the part of the brain that helps us to put words around the experience goes offline as our brain goes into survival mode. Often we are told...
Episode #2
In this episode, Dufflyn Lammers shares her journey toward embracing vulnerability, love, and authenticity through her personal stories, writing, and spiritual reflection. We discuss stories from her book You Had Me At...
Episode #1
In this episode, Jacky Power talks with Mohammed Moussa , a Palestinian poet, journalist, and founder of the Gaza Poets Society, about the role of poetry in bearing witness to displacement and grief, writing across...
Episode #10
Most couples struggle with invisible labour, resentment, and unspoken expectations - until they discover a simple, powerful system that transforms their relationship. In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Sharmila Logothas...
Episode #9
Content note: this episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, addiction, self-harm, psychiatric systems, and suicide attempts. Please take care of yourself as you listen. What happens when the unspeakable has no...
Episode #8
Every parent asks some version of the same question. Am I damaging my child? Have I already damaged them? This episode is Jacky's answer. It's not an answer that reassuringly bypasses the truth, but an answer that holds...
Episode #7
Wait! Before you read another article about screen time, before you spiral about whether you're doing enough, before you outsource your child to a therapist and hope they come back fixed Jacky and Nicole Runyon want you...
Episode #6
The standards expected in motherhood are impossible. And most of us don't even notice we've signed up to it until we feel burned out and miserable. . This episode starts with a poem Jacky wrote called 'Yummy Mummy'...
Episode #5
'Matrescence' is a word that has been around since 1973. It only made it into the dictionary in 2022. That gap tells you almost everything you need to know about how well we've been holding the experience of becoming a...
Episode #4
Do you ever feel the urge to cry out, but swallow it back down instead? That specific, lonely feeling when you want to howl but it feels pointless, so you gulp it down instead — and there's no one to reason out your...
Episode #3
You were probably taught that poetry has a meaning, and your job is to find it. That's exactly why so many of us decided it wasn't for us. In this episode, Jacky is joined by Dr. Stephanie Aspin - poet, therapist...
Episode #2
You know that moment when something rises in your throat - a howl, a truth, a need - and you just... swallow it back down? Jacky has a word for that. Hulp. A howl and a gulp combined. And this episode begins there...
Episode #1
For the scared souls, the never-dared souls, the lost and double-crossed souls — the ones sitting in the wilderness of change, wondering if anyone else feels this way. Words in the Wilderness is a podcast for people in...
Episode #2
Understanding Addiction, Recovery, and Transformation In this powerful episode, we sit down with Thomas Delaney, who shares his deeply personal journey from ketamine addiction to recovery and advocacy. During his...
Episode #1
A mother's journey through addiction and loss.
Episode #2
EFT practitioners Aga Kehinde, who is originally from that town and and Jessica Mór, who until February 2022 had been living in Ukraine due to her spouse’s work, join me today to talk about their experience of...
Episode #2
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Licensed Master Social Worker and parenting coach
coach for women and mothers, matrescence guide, personal trainer, perinatal wellbeing specialist
trauma coach, speaker, advocate for survivors of childhood trauma, New York Times best-selling author
holistic psychologist, Tedx speaker, founder of PBT Institute, The PBT (Post Betrayal Transformation) Institute
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