When the Dreams Land at Once

On moving countries, creating new life, and finding grace in transitions.

Hey, Wild Ones ~ It’s been quiet here since the end of April. I hope you’re doing oh so well! Checking in with a short (but big) life update, a few exciting interviews on creativity, and to dust off my writing fingers ✨ More from me here, soon. ~ Kelly. Xx

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At the start of this year, Jonny and I sketched a new vision for our lives:

• Move to Costa Rica 🌴

• Build a home within a community 🏡

• Grow our family 👶

The clarity came just as we were about to open our “conception portal” while vacationing in Costa Rica in January. It dawned on me that I wanted to raise children within a village-like environment— as much as that’s possible these days. Days after this lightbulb moment, we toured the land that we’re now the proud stewards of in Nosara, Costa Rica, where we are beginning to design a house and prepare to live within walking distance to ~9 other couples and families.

In early July, we officially relocated — golden retriever in tow, luggage maxed out, and carrying a whole mix of emotions: excitement, wonder, fear, and overwhelm. To name a few.

Then, four days after arriving, I found out I was pregnant with our first baby (surprise!). I’m 10.5 weeks along now, which means my body is deep in the quiet-yet-intense work of building a human, a placenta, and navigating the psycho-spiritual-emotional rollercoaster of this identity shift (this is no joke, y’all). Add in the heat, humidity, and the stress of moving our lives across borders, and… well, it’s been a lot.

The dream is happening. And for this, I am so grateful.

But dreams don’t always arrive wrapped in ease. They often ask us to expand beyond what feels comfortable. To stretch our bodies, our emotions, and our nervous systems into new territory. And while that expansion is beautiful, it can also feel tender and overwhelming when trying to hold it all at once. At least for me.

Relocating countries and navigating pregnancy have each been tender enough on their own, but layered together, they’ve left me with far less capacity than I’m used to. I keep reminding myself: even one of these transitions would be a lot.

Breathe, relax, exhale.

These days, I’m learning how to let my body lead more than ever, how to rest without guilt, and how to trust that things are rooting into place in their own time. Oh, and how to ask for help. Lots and lots of help.

Since I last emailed, life has been full. This is why it’s been quiet here at Wild on Purpose. To be honest, I’ve been in more survival and logistics beast mode than creative flow. Before our move, our schedule was so packed that all my energy went toward staying present, running Prismara (which is going really well, btw), and keeping on top of many moving pieces. After the move, my calendar finally cleared— but my focus has shifted to keeping food and stress hormones down with little capacity for much else.

From logistics queen to nap queen, I have been humbled

And yet, I trust this season is doing its quiet work on me. Just as I’m growing new life, I am being re-created in the process. I am watching as old dreams become compost for this new future, as grief and regret alchemize into clarity for how I want to mother, and how overwhelm paves the way toward building support systems.

I know my creativity, energy, and spark will return, just as they always do.

For now, my work is to root into this transition, let my body lead, and keep finding little pockets of relief in the midst of it all.

I’ll be sharing more soon— both about this unfolding chapter of life and about the work that continues to inspire me. Thank you for being here with me through the quiet stretches and the liminal spaces.

For now, I’m excited to share two interviews from two amazing friends and mentors on many things creativity— from the more spiritual and soulful lens of it, to the pragmatic, project side of things. Enjoy! ✨

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Creativity, Soul, and Finding Ourselves

How Embodied Authenticity Guides Us to Our Place in the World

Podcast Interview with

Brooks Barron

of

Soulful Impact

— I always love conversations with Brooks, and this one wandered into wild and meandering places I didn’t expect. If you’re walking the adventurous path of authenticity or creating from soul, this episode is for you 💛

🎧 Listen here on Substack or 🎥 watch the video below.

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When You Can’t Create Anymore

A live interview with Tiago Forte, creator of Building a Second Brain, on cyclical creativity, my annual review process, and the connection between our nervous system and our ability to create well.

Tiago is an exceptional interviewer and prolific creator, so it was an honor to be able to share my perspectives with him. This was also my first IRL interview, and it felt so good to be in the same room with the other person.