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Author: Kayleigh Priest

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The Wild Goddess Podcast is a space of re-enchantment — where ancient wisdom and modern life meet.

Here you’ll find folklore, myth, storytelling, goddess wisdom, and seasonal living woven together as medicine for the soul.

Each episode is a descent and a rising: moving through forgotten tales, reflective conversations, meditations, and raw truths that call you back to your own magic.

This is a place for women craving depth in a surface-level world — for those ready to remember their power, reclaim their voice, and live in rhythm with the wild cycles of nature and the feminine.

Come for the mythic storytelling and soul-stirring reflection. Stay for the moments of beauty, honesty, and re-enchantment that remind you: your story is sacred.

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In this episode, I’m joined by writer and folklorist Amy Boucher for a fascinating conversation about Shropshire folklore, local history, superstition, witchcraft, and the power of the stories rooted in the land beneath our feet. We chat about how Amy first fell in love with folklore, the magic and meaning of local legends, and why learning the stories of your own area can help you feel more connected to place, ancestry, and self. From devil lore in Ironbridge to the lives of Shropshire witch...
Step into the enchanting world of Mossvale, where secrets drift through hedgerows, crows seem to know more than they should, and even the best-laid plans have a habit of unravelling in the most magical ways. In this immersive storytelling episode, a surprise celebration begins to take shape, but keeping anything hidden in Mossvale is no simple task. With curious creatures, spirited personalities, and a touch of wild magic at play, what unfolds is something far more unexpected than anyone plan...
Step gently into the energy of spring with this soothing Ostara-inspired guided meditation. In this immersive journey, you’ll wander through a blooming meadow filled with spring flowers, awakening your senses after the stillness of winter. As birdsong drifts through the air and a graceful doe appears at the edge of the trees, you’ll be guided to reconnect with your inner rhythm, your desires, and the dreams quietly waiting to unfold. This meditation invites you to: 🌿 Gently release the ...
There comes a moment on any creative path where something begins to stir A little idea. A pull. A world, a vision, a way of being that doesn’t quite make logical sense, but won’t leave you alone. In this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing the story behind Mossvale, how it came to life, why creating it felt vulnerable, and what it really takes to follow something you can’t fully explain (yet). We explore self-belief beyond the clichés, the kind that asks you to trust yourself before yo...
As March arrives and the land begins to stir from winter’s sleep, folklore tells us that the Fae Folk begin to wake. In this short story episode of the Wild Goddess Podcast, we wander to a real place in Somerset known as Goblin Combe, a woodland valley steeped in old fairy lore and curious tales of the hidden folk. When a group of children venture into the woods in search of primroses one bright spring morning, one small girl stumbles upon something far more mysterious than flowers… a se...
Step gently into the magic of March, a month of quiet awakening, folklore, and tender new beginnings. In this immersive seasonal episode, we feel into the enchanting folklore of March, from the magical association between primroses and the Fair Folk and the new shoots of grass coming through. Woven throughout the episode is an original folkloric tale of Marmalade the fairy, who awakens in her hawthorn hollow and begins preparing the Ostara Spring Show. With the awakening woodland around...
In a world that constantly encourages us to improve, optimise, and become “better,” I’ve found myself asking a quieter question lately… What if the real path isn’t self-development, but self-nurturing? In this episode, I’m exploring the gentle but powerful difference between self-development and self-nurturing through the lens of myth, folklore, seasonal living, earth-based rituals, and goddess connection. I share my own journey, from consuming traditional self-growth content to finding...
Friday the 13th has long been wrapped in superstition, fear, and shadow. But what if it was never unlucky at all? In this episode, we step beyond horror stories and into history, mythology, and the forgotten codes of the feminine. This episode explores the true roots of Friday as the day of the Goddess - Frigg, Freyja, Venus, and the sacred meaning of the number 13 as a reflection of lunar cycles, feminine rhythms, and wholeness. Together, we unravel how the sacred feminine was slowly r...
In the old wood beyond Ashmere, where roots whisper and the air remembers, a spaniel named Oban discovers a friendship that will change his life. When Oban begins to follow the quiet pull of Elderwood instead of the easy games of the meadow, the other dogs grow uneasy. Fear of the unknown leads them to trap Old Mossback, the ancient Rootkeeper of the wood, forcing Oban to decide whether he will shrink himself to fit in… or walk the path that calls him. With the guidance of a few friends and t...
This week I’m sharing the real story behind closing my membership, clearing debt and finally feeling empowered in my business. January forced me to get honest about what wasn’t lighting me up, about money, and about the courage it takes to pivot publicly. In this episode we talk recalibration, financial empowerment, brave decisions, and choosing to build something that feels true, even if other people don’t fully understand it. This is about doing business, and life, on your own terms. ✨ Curi...
January often arrives heavy with expectation, urging us to move faster, decide more, become something new. But winter has never worked that way. In this opening episode of 2026, I begin not with resolutions or reflection prompts, but with an old folktale. The Twelve Months is a traditional Eastern European winter story, retold from The Telling of the Seasons, in which a young girl is sent into the frozen forest on an impossible task. There, she encounters the twelve months of the year gathere...
2025 didn’t turn out how I planned it. Not in my work, not in my life. not in my heart. In this episode, I’m reflecting on a year shaped by grief, intuition, and a quieter kind of courage. A year where I didn’t plan to be making candles, didn’t expect to be pouring so much of myself into The Enchantment membership… and didn’t know how deeply losing my Grandad would change me. I share honestly about grief and how it reshapes us, the unexpected wisdom I’ve learned from my Nan, and why trusting ...
Step with me into the old magic of winter. In this special episode, we wander from November into December through a folklore-infused charm-walk filled with robins, hobgoblins, mistletoe, the Holly King, and the ancient Cailleach herself. This isn’t a story, it’s an immersive winter enchantment, a pocket spell woven with old lore, atmospheric imagery, and gentle seasonal wisdom. Together, we'll find: ✨ The robin’s blessing ✨ The Holly King in deep winter ✨ Hobgoblin mis...
Step into a haunting, atmospheric November tale rooted in British folklore, witchcraft history, and the old magic of the land. In this original Wild Goddess story, we follow the voice of an ancient elm tree, once used as a gallows, as it remembers Aldith, a wise-woman condemned in the cold dark of winter. This is a story of injustice, transformation, and the enduring spirit of the women the world tried to silence. A tale woven with tree lore, old charms, and the bone-deep wisdom ...
In this episode, I’m sharing an original folklore inspired tale I’ve written called “The Keeper of the Dust and the Ground-Bound Fae.” This story follows Mason, a young fae born without wings, and the brave journey he takes into the Elderwood to seek out a mysterious old woman known as The Keeper of the Dust. Along the way, he meets hedge sprites, faces ancient woodland tests, and discovers the deeper truth of what courage and wholeness really mean. This tale is woven with everything I love —...
What happens to the human soul when we lose our sense of magic? In this episode of The Wild Goddess Podcast I'm exploring the deep wound left by the loss of enchantment in our modern world, a wound that has quietly numbed our creativity, spirituality, and connection to nature. Through folklore, mythology, and old-world wisdom, I'm inviting you to remember what it means to live in an enchanted world, where wells still whisper wishes, trees still hum with spirit, and fairy tale...
In this deeply personal and folkloric episode, I'm sharing another original story, The Old Woman of the Wind, a mythic Irish-inspired tale about the power of change, the wisdom of the winds, and the quiet strength found in surrender. Inspired by my wonderful Irish Nan from Ballina, County Mayo, this episode weaves together folklore, intuition and change, reminding us that the winds of change are not here to destroy, but to guide us back to ourselves. You’ll be transported into a world of...
Step into the magic of Samhain, the season of endings, ancestors, and enchantment, with this hauntingly beautiful folklore tale, The Lantern Keeper. ✨ In this special Samhain episode of The Wild Goddess Podcast, I'm inviting you into a world between worlds, where a woman named Elara ventures into the dark forest to rekindle her light. Guided by the Crone of the Cauldron, she discovers that true illumination isn’t borrowed or begged... it’s fed by honesty, courage, and the willingness to face ...
In this episode of The Wild Goddess Podcast, I'm sitting down with Kalie, founder of Soul Sister Society—a women’s self-development book club turned community hub for real growth. We talk about turning pages into practice (hello reading journals, accountability, and taking action), why self-development can feel lonely, and how sisterhood, rituals and reflection make the work actually stick. Kalie shares how her book club evolved into a wider spiritual space with chapter-by-chapter podcast sum...
In this episode of The Wild Goddess Podcast, I am sharing an original folkloric tale—The Story of Tulip and Her Wild Garden. A magical story woven with wisdom for our modern lives. Tulip’s dream was to build the most beautiful flower garden the village had ever seen. But in her pursuit of perfection, she lost sight of herself, her friends, and the very magic she longed to share. This enchanting story carries a timeless message: the importance of balance between doing and being, masculin...
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