A return to the Wild Heart
coming home to Self, relationship, and the living world
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My approach to counseling is rooted in the belief that healing happens in relationship—with ourselves, with one another, and with the living world around us. I work with individuals, couples, and people in many forms of relationship, including families, friendships, co-living relationships, and creative or professional partnerships. Together, we create space to meet what is present with curiosity and compassion, deepen connection, and find our way toward more authentic ways of being and relating. Discover more
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Circles are spaces to gather with intention—to slow down, listen deeply, and explore what is alive within us and between us. Rooted in the natural world and shaped by shared inquiry, mindfulness, creative expression, ritual, and relational practice, each circle offers an opportunity to be witnessed, to witness others, and to deepen our sense of connection and belonging. Offerings change with the seasons and may center themes such as grief, intimacy, life transitions, caretaking, creativity, and the inner life. Explore & register
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Wild Heart Meadow offers immersive retreats for couples and other relational groups seeking dedicated time and space to deepen their work together. Held at 100 Acre Woods Retreat Center in Norway, Maine, retreats weave therapeutic and experiential practices with the restorative rhythms of the natural world. Retreats and intensives are offered by Meg, independently or in collaboration with other practitioners. Explore this offering
In seasons of transition, grief, disconnection, or uncertainty, we may find ourselves longing for a deeper sense of meaning and belonging.
These moments can be invitations to slow down, turn toward what is asking for our attention, and find our way back to a wild, more authentic way of being.
Hi, my name is Meg Meadows.
My approach to counseling is experiential, existential, and trauma-informed, grounded in the belief that healing happens through relationship—with ourselves, with one another, and with the living world. My work is informed by Buddhist psychology and mindfulness, Internal Family Systems, person-centered and existential traditions, somatic practices, and an understanding of attachment and family systems. I hold a deep respect for the ways our families, relationships, cultures, communities, and lived experiences shape who we are and how we understand our place in the world.
I see counseling as a collaboration built through curiosity, trust, and compassion. Together, we explore not only the stories you carry, but what is happening in the present—in your body, your inner world, your relationships, and the space between us. Often, the places where we feel stuck were once ways of keeping ourselves safe; rather than trying to eliminate these patterns or parts of ourselves, we can approach them with curiosity, tending what still hurts while creating space for something new to emerge.
Meg and her dog, Wally, walk down the stone steps to the spring-fed, mineral-rich pond at The Cabin, where she sees individuals, couples, and groups.
The Terrain We Explore
There are seasons in life when something within us asks for attention. Perhaps you're navigating change, longing for deeper connection, carrying grief, or noticing familiar patterns that no longer serve you. You may not have the words for what you're experiencing, only a sense that something is shifting, stirring, or asking to be met.
Therapy offers a place to slow down, turn toward these experiences with curiosity and compassion, and explore what might become possible.
Relationship & Intimacy
You may long to be deeply seen and known, yet find yourself pulling away when intimacy feels too close. Perhaps you're navigating conflict, disconnection, changing relationships, or familiar patterns of reaching toward and retreating from others. Together, we can explore how you relate, protect yourself, communicate your needs, and cultivate deeper connection, vulnerability, and repair.
Grief & Impermanence
You may be grieving a loved one, a relationship, an identity, an unrealized dream, or a life that looks different from what you imagined. Perhaps you're standing at a threshold, where something has ended and what comes next is not yet known. Rather than something to resolve, grief can be something we learn to make room for—to feel, witness, express, remember, and honor through creativity, ritual, and connection.
Addiction & the Hungry Ghost
You may find yourself returning to patterns that offer temporary relief but leave you longing for something more. The Buddhist image of the hungry ghost speaks to this endless reaching for something outside ourselves that never quite satisfies the hunger within. Rather than meeting these patterns with shame or judgment, we can turn toward them with compassion, exploring what they may be trying to soothe or protect, and what you might truly be longing for underneath.
Stress, Burnout | Belonging & the Living World
You may feel overwhelmed by the demands of daily life and the modern world, caught in cycles of stress, anxiety, or burnout, or disconnected from yourself and the world around you. Perhaps you're longing for more spaciousness, rest, or a sense of belonging. The natural world offers reminders of rhythms we often forget—growth and decay, effort and rest, solitude and connection. Together, we can explore ways to slow down, reconnect with your own rhythms, and cultivate a more grounded relationship with yourself and the living world.
Beneath the Words
You may understand your experiences intellectually, yet still feel something unresolved in your body. Perhaps you notice tension, numbness, restlessness, or emotions that are difficult to name. Our bodies carry experiences and protective patterns that words alone cannot always reach. Through breath, movement, sensation, mindfulness, and creative expression, we can gently explore what lives beneath language and what becomes possible when we listen more deeply.
Coming Home
You may have spent much of your life striving to become someone better, more lovable, more successful, or more whole. Perhaps you're tired of holding yourself together or feeling that certain parts of you need to change. What if healing were less about becoming someone different and more about learning to meet who you already are? An invitation to loosen old stories, welcome back forgotten parts of yourself, and find your way home—to yourself, to others, and to the living world.