Where the Wild Things Grow: Reclaiming Yourself in Nature’s Mirror
Jun 30, 2025 11:00AM ● By Deb Beroset
Deb Beroset with a Club Moxie Group
The photo shows us grinning on a wooden bridge deep in the North Georgia Mountains—women of all ages, arms around each other, radiant with joy. It was taken at the end of a forest bathing walk during Camp Moxie, a fall retreat that’s become something of a pilgrimage for many.
Nature as Prescription
Science shows that forest bathing:
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It begins in the quiet. The stillness. The moment when something in you whispers: There’s more.
An Invitation to Grow Wild
Deb Beroset is the founder of It’s Time For Moxie, a movement for soulful, creative women ready to reinvent themselves and live with unapologetic presence and power. Through transformative coaching, community and retreats like Camp Moxie—where soulful women go to rejuvenate their magic—she helps women reconnect with their wildness and create lives that feel true, rich and artfully their own. Learn more or join her for Dare to Grow Wild at ItsTimeForMoxie.com. See ad, page 8.
Because Camp Moxie is more than a getaway. It’s where soulful women go to rejuvenate their magic.
But the real transformation happened before the photo.
Led by Robin, our certified forest therapy guide, we walked slowly, silently—phones off, senses on. Through a series of gentle “invitations,” we engaged with the natural world in unexpected ways. We paused to feel the texture of bark. We let our eyes be drawn to what delighted us. We noticed what was moving…and what was not.
And somewhere along the way, something shifted.
One woman began to cry—not out of sadness, but from a softening. “It’s been so long since I slowed down enough to feel,” she said.
This ancient practice, known as Shinrin-yoku—or forest bathing—has been widely studied for its powerful impact on both mental and physical health. Time in nature doesn’t just feel good. It is good.
- Reduces stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline
- Improves mood and decreases symptoms of anxiety and depression
- Enhances focus, creativity and cognitive function
- Boosts immune function by increasing natural killer (NK) cell activity
- Lowers blood pressure and pulse rate
- Improves sleep quality and supports cardiovascular health
And beyond the measurable benefits, there’s something deeper: A return to wonder. A felt sense of belonging. The reminder that you are part of something vast, wise and wildly alive.
Our culture talks about midlife like it’s a problem to solve. But nature tells a different story. It shows us that every season has its own kind of brilliance. That things fall away so something new can rise. That pruning is not failure—it’s preparation.
In Moxie, we call this the Path of Wild Growth—a nature-inspired model of transformation that honors your intuition, creativity and the cyclical, sacred rhythm of becoming. You don’t need a five-step plan. You need permission to follow your yes.
Because reinvention doesn’t begin in a spreadsheet.
A Bridge, a Moment, a Movement
That joyful bridge photo is more than a keepsake. It’s a symbol of what happens when women step out of roles and routines and into the wild—with each other, and with themselves.At Camp Moxie, we don’t gather to be productive. We gather to remember. Who we are. What we want. What’s ready to grow. And when we do that in nature, with intention and support, something powerful happens.
The magic isn’t in the forest.
The forest just helps you find the magic in you.
If something in you is stirring right now, that’s your invitation.
This July, I’m offering Dare to Grow Wild: A Living Lab for the Art of Becoming—a soulful, creative experience for women ready to reawaken their rhythm, trust their knowing, and say yes to what’s next. It’s not self-help. It’s self-return. Three sessions. One beautiful reckoning with your own untamed brilliance.
And if the idea of forest walks, fireside revelations, and real connection makes your heart flutter—know this: just two spots remain for Camp Moxie 2025, our intimate November retreat in the North Georgia Mountains. Come walk the Path of Wild Growth with us.
So step outside. Gaze at the moon. Let your bare feet touch the earth. And ask yourself: What in me is ready to grow wild?
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