Finding your wild: How living in Montana transformed my creativity

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In this episode, we dive into creativity, metaphor, and the wild, untamed aspects of life that awaken our deepest knowing. There’s even an experiential segment where you can explore answers to your own personal questions.

One of the highlights for me was discussing my time living in a remote corner of northwest Montana—a chapter of my life I hadn’t spoken about in detail before.

After growing up in a conservative Midwestern family, adhering to corporate rules as a computer scientist at a Fortune 500 company, and then navigating the rigorous demands of a PhD program at the University of Chicago, I hit a point where I knew I needed something entirely different.

I needed wild.

Montana gave me that. Wolves howled in the stillness of the night. Snow-covered mountains carried a mystical beauty that cut straight to the soul, especially during the depths of winter. Encounters with bears, rebels, renegades, artists, and off-the-grid hippies playing music on handmade instruments filled my days with a raw, untamed energy.

I went to Montana not just for the scenery, but because I needed to break free from the confines of everything I had been taught—rules, logic, and predictability. It was time to shake off the old ways of thinking and embrace something new. My time there was like a deep, cleansing breath of fresh air. It cracked open abundant creative space and reconnected me with the heart of life itself.

Where in your life do you need some fresh air?

Sometimes, we don’t even realize how much we’re craving new possibilities until we take that first step toward change. If you’re ready to open up to fresh creative terrain and experience your own personal “Montana moment,” I invite you to join me for a Doorway session.