
Mel and Jase of Rooted In The Wild are the hosts of Wildly Connected - a podcast that explores the beauty and challenge of relationships built on individual growth, supportive partnership, wild eroticism, and the adventure of meeting your partner each day. In addition to the connection to our partner, we explore our connection to the Earth, to community, to the wild around us - and the wild within.
Episodes
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
The Delicious Tension
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
We're back! After several weeks apart on individual trips and intensives, Jase and Mel talk about coming back together. Often, while one partner is growing individually, the other partner is holding space. Mel and Jase talk about what it's like to be in these different roles - the beauty, the fear, and the delicious life-giving tension of saying goodbye, holding space, the anticipation of reconnecting, and the challenge of knowing you both will be different people on the other side.
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Fight Club
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
The first rule about Fight Club is ... we absolutely talk about fights and anger. In this episode, Mel and Jase talk about rage, anger, and the importance of fighting in a relationship. However, with great anger comes great responsibility. It's a fire that can burn and destroy, but also a fire that can create and provide.
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Sex Schedule
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
When life gets busy, it can be a challenge to find the time for sex. We often plan our days around work, the gym, or time with friends and family... we get pulled in unexpected directions, and somehow sex gets pushed to another day. But, what if we scheduled sex? It may not sound wild, but you might be surprised! In this episode, Mel and Jase talk about the amazing benefits of scheduling sex including all-day foreplay, anticipation, creativity and deeper connection.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Burn It Down
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
With Mel coming off a week of deep soul work in the desert, this episode was an opportunity for Mel to put Jase on the hot seat. They dive into Jase's journey, embracing the mystery, burning it down, finding your fire, and what this means for Jase, his family, and the greater community that he serves.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Finding Your Wild (w/ Tabitha & Conor of Labyrinth Mushrooms
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Our good friends Tabitha and Conor or Labyrinth Mushrooms join us for an honest and incredibly fun discussion about the "Wild Man" inside all of us, and the adventure of reconnecting with this part of ourselves. We cover a lot of ground in this one... and we share a lot of laughs!
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Hold Your ”O”
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
So often, orgasm becomes the end goal and focal point of intimacy. In this episode, Jase and Mel discuss the concept of holding or delaying this release of energy, riding the line of primal urge and restraint, and exploring the many benefits of their new take on this ancient practice - including incredibly deep connection and trust, carrying and focusing your life force energy through the next day, and the longing and unbelievable pleasure when you and your partner bring it back together.
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Tell Me What You Want
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Some people are great at telling you what they need. Some people have needs that they rarely express. In this episode of Wild Monogamy, Mel and Jase discuss the dynamics of truly understanding your individual needs, having a voice to announce those needs to your partner, and the dance, risk and beauty this brings to your relationship.
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
The Sex Barometer
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Let's talk about sex! Mel and Jase talk about how sex in your relationship is a barometer for both your individual mental and physical health, as well as the state of connection and polarity with your partner. How you do something is how you do everything, and how you show up individually in the world follows you into the bedroom.
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Meet Mel and Jase!
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
In this premier episode of Wild Monogamy, meet Mel and Jase as they share some of their story and explain the idea of wild monogamy.

About Rooted In The Wild
Mel and Jase are the co-founders of Rooted In The Wild, a practice based in Grand Rapids, MI dedicated to holistic wellness through in-person and virtual naturopathic consultations, guidance counseling, somatic practices, and a reconnection to nature.
WILD. LIFE. MEDICINE.
They host the Wildly Connected podcast, and offer several events through Rooted In The Wild ranging from foraging and breathwork sessions to couples workshops, men's work and women's retreats.
Learn more about services and events at www.rootedinthewild.org