A digital community and event platform for the intentional mother interested in self development, deeper connections, conscious family travel, and an appreciation of nature.

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A WANDERWILD FAMILY RETREATS COMPANY

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Leave your to-do lists at the door and explore a world that invites you to be you, all of you. Learn more about upcoming virtual events within community.

OUR UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS

ACCESS with ease these DIGITAL COMMUNITY events for mothers

Bloom & Breathe Pause Breathwork

June 5th @ 11:00am EST

Join a 60-minute transformative breathwork class hosted by Wand(HER)wild’s Monica Virga Alborno & Lucia Oliveira, certified Pause Breathwork Facilitator and access to a private WhatsApp channel for community connection.

This powerful class is designed for you to energetically BREATHE into your power and BLOOM into the sun soaked season of summer. By shedding layers of mom guilt, expectations, overwhelm, and self doubt, you’re invited to reclaim your light, and leave feeling radiant and ready for an endless summer of possibilities.

Forest Bathe with Your Little: Audio Guide

Available now through July 31st

A PRE-RECORDED 10-minute visual and audio guide hosted by Wand(HER)wild’s Monica Virga Alborno and access to a private WhatsApp channel for community connection.

Wake up with the forest, or tuck it in good night. This visual and audio guide provides you with ease and clarity on how to connect with the forest and your little during the cooler summer mornings or evenings. You’ll also receive a pack in/pack out list of things to bring with you and things to gather to bring home.

ARE YOU CRAVING CONNECTION & A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY OF LIKEMINDED MOMS?

Access the Wand(HER) Pass:

  • Complimentary unlimited events for 6 months

  • An on-demand library of past event recordings 

  • A private WhatsApp group chat to connect with other mothers in between events

  • 20-minute welcome & connection call with Monica

    Watch the video here to learn more!

The wild-souled mother starts with YOU. A conscious awareness, a remembering that you are here for a reason.

If you’re always following the crowd but it doesn’t feel right? Make a change. That fancy degree and the job you have doesn’t light you up? Make a change. If your kids are always moving with a packed schedule? Make a change. Do what feels right to you. Without outside judgment, opinion, or parenting tips… what feels right for you and for your child? Wand(HER)wild allows you space to self discover and express all of yourself alongside mothers on a similar journey.

Meet Our Team

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Meet Monica

With a background in the corporate world of petroleum engineering; fast paced, high stress, masculine authority was how she thrived for a decade.

Stepping into motherhood was the most life changing transition Monica had ever experienced, and it was the first time in her life she had felt like a complete failure. After spending months of her maternity leave in nature, creating mental space, and presence, she connected with her truest self and the woman she is meant to be. She is now on a journey of unconditioning from what she was told success should look like, both personally and professionally, to a shift in following her own inner voice and a more pronounced understanding of intuitive guidance.

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Meet Carolyn

Coming from a background as a pediatric nurse, Carolyn thought that she had a head start on motherhood, but she was wrong.

She struggled significantly with postpartum anxiety, with most of her anxiety rooting from the pressure to be the ‘perfect’ mother; to live up to unrealistic expectations from society, and make decisions because others told her she ‘should’. Through this experience, she landed on a path of self healing and self discovery. By becoming wildly aware, and learning to trust her inner guidance, she is building a life and motherhood that is fuelled by intentionality and purpose. She believes in the power of mind-body-soul practices and consciously creating a motherhood that feels good.

OUR FREE RESOURCES

RESOURCES for the MODERN MOTHER

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Slow Motherhood

Do you feel a deep calling within your heart to slow down and simplify your motherhood? Join Carolyn in a four day email and audio experience as she introduces you to the art of Slow Motherhood, and guides you towards discovering fulfillment through a gentler pace.

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Sacred Morning Rituals

Join Carolyn in a transformative audio series that invites you to embrace the power of intentional motherhood, and how to create a sacred space for peace, slowness, and connection in your mornings.

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Human Design Connections

Unlock the power of Human Design for an aligned and connected motherhood journey. This guide will help you to begin reading your own Human Design chart in order to access your intuitive guidance, understand your energy needs, and find more fulfillment in motherhood.

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Birth Reflections & Womb Wisdom

Whether you are a few weeks postpartum or years out, chances are your birth experience had a profound impact on you. Join Monica in a four day email and audio experience, guiding you to reflect, process, and embrace the learnings your unique birth experience gave to you.

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THE WAND(HER)WILD PODCAST

Join Monica & guests every week as we explore themes within parenting, self- development, building deeper connections, conscious family travel, immersion in nature, and feminine spirituality. Keeping it real, let's discover our truest paths in life in parallel to motherhood.


You won’t find the latest top ‘10 things’ to do or not do here, because you already have the answers inside of you; and the children you are raising? You are experiencing life together for a reason. Discover this and more on The Wand(HER)wild Podcast.

WHAT MOTHER’S HAD to SAY

  • Monica is a visionary leader. She feels in her soul and her bones what the world needs next and she breathes magic into that dream and brings it to life. The spaces she creates are nourishing, inspiring, and laced with overwhelming beauty. I promise– you want to be a part of whatever Monica is creating. When you step into her world you will know in your heart that she has created it for you & you’re sure to meet incredible women through her offerings that you suddenly can’t picture your life without.

    - Stephanie Trzaska, Transition & Transformation Coach, Little Scraps of Magic

  • Wand(HER)wild is a beautiful place to land when you find yourself disconnected from yourself (as all mothers tend to be) and need a safe place on the internet to nourish yourself, find community and ground yourself back into the mother you know to be.

    - Eva Maria Smith, Circle Weaver & Medicine Woman, Co-founder of The Pause Retreats

  • Wand(HER)wild is the motherhood community I wish I had when I had my first child. It is everything you need to feel connected, seen and supported in a way that feels completely aligned with your values. It's a beautiful outlet to continue your personal development journey, knowing that you don't have to do it alone-- especially as you navigate your role in motherhood-- bridging these versions of yourself-- in a safe and sacred space, is so empowering!

    -Katherine Peloso-Smith, Intuitive Leadership Coach

  • You are not going to want to miss the opportunity to join wandHERwild as an inaugural member. As someone who has worked with Monica on her retreats for 3 years, I already know whatever she is delivering to this community is going to be mind-blowingly awesome. Monica is someone who provides value, wisdom, resources, and unparalleled support for women who are in their motherhood journeys. Her passion for this work is clear in everything that she does and her signature move is to over-deliver. So if you need a community, if you need resources, if you need inspiration, if you need support - look no further. WandHERwild is it.

    - Tommie Burch, Yoga Instructor & Children's Author, Balance by Tommie

  • For me this community feels like a safe place where I can share what's on my heart without fear of being judged or getting caught in a comparison trap. Everyone inside this community is so kind, supportive and are amazing mamas that I can look to for advice, encouragement and wisdom. I'm so lucky to have found this haven where I can connect with other moms who value gentleness, nurturing and conscious parenting.

    - Clarissa Briones, Fertility Coach & Functional Hormone Specialist

The art of slowing down and being present will allow you the space to listen to your intuition. This is where you will find all of the answers. You’ll find what needs to be healed, nourished, strengthened, and shared with the world. You’ll embrace your uniqueness and see all the beautiful and messy parts as a gift to the world.

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FOLLOW OUR WORK ON SUBSTACK

GATHERINGS and MEMOIRS from SELF-REALIZATION in parallel to MOTHERING.

ARE YOU CRAVING IN-PERSON CONNECTION?

In a world crowded with information overload and where busy is celebrated, Wanderwild Family Retreats offers a pause for mothers and children.

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