77 The Ugly Duckling (Eps. 6 in the series of Women Who Run With the Wolves)

In this episode of Spiritual Midwife, we journey deep into the story of The Ugly Duckling, reframing it not as a children's tale but as a potent metaphor for soul exile and the journey back to authentic belonging. Through sacred storytelling, deep reflection, and embodied practice, we explore what it means to be outcast from the inner truth of who we are and how to return to the Wild Self — the fully remembered soul self that knows it has always belonged.

We unpack the archetypes of the outsider, the spiritual wanderer, and the wild one who sees their reflection in kindred swans after a lifetime of feeling “other.” Through practical tools such as mirror work, somatic inquiry, creative expression, and nature communion, this episode offers a transformational path to reclaiming the parts of ourselves we’ve hidden, rejected, or disowned to survive in a world that asked us to be less.

This episode welcomes both women and men into the universal soul-journey of returning home to self. We explore how exile has shaped our identity, how belonging begins within, and how recognising our spiritual kin awakens the remembering of our own divine essence.

If you’ve ever felt like you don’t fit, if you’ve masked your light to be loved, if you’re ready to come home to the truth of who you are — this is your soul’s invitation.