The Wayfinder Diaries Blog
Navigating a world On fire
THROUGH A FEMINIST AND ANTI-CAPITALIST WAYFINDER LENS.
Note that I’m rebuilding my body of work at kristiamdahl.com/blog. Same topics as here, but more posts.
A note that I’m rebuilding my body of work…on my other website.
This blog is a space for feminists, witches, and anti-capitalists who want more than Band-Aid solutions to their challenges and the challenges of our times. Here, you’ll find reflections and guidance from me on navigating this unprecedented fuckery from the lens of a Wayfinder Master Coach, (recovering) student of economics, and activist with street creds. You’ll also find reflections and guidance from a women’s circle facilitator—offered through a trauma-informed lens—on how to facilitate impactful circles. Posts are designed to support you in reclaiming agency in every area of your life, living in glorious alignment with who you truly are (while lovingly flipping exploitative systems the bird), and—in the case of circling-related posts—being of deep service to your communities.
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CATEGORIES:
Newsletters | Capitalism | Reflections | Stories | Principles | Circles | Everything
Then & Now: Rape, Rage, & allyship
Trigger warning: I write about being raped (c. 1999) by one of my heroes, how I’m processing the decades-old rage I suppressed, and what’s coming up for me as I reflect on the ‘conditional allyship’ I received for staying (mostly) silent.
What Do We Do when Our World’s Burning to the Ground?
I don't need to tell you that we're undergoing a collective existential crisis. The world is (and has been) on fire, with POTUS & Co. adding a seemingly endless supply of accelerant. So what do we do? I have some thoughts.
I’m Freaking Livid, & it Actually Feels Quite Liberating
I'm fucking livid as I watch Trump burning our world to the ground. And there ain't no way in hell that I'm about to gaslight myself and the people who are bearing the brunt of his unhinged policies—namely (but not exclusively), people of color—by bypassing 'dark' emotions that bubble up when I witness atrocities.
On the Discomfort of Navigating Liminal Space
Upon wrapping up my training and becoming a certified Wayfinder Master Coach, I entered into a deeply uncomfortable liminal space. And as I moved through it, it became clear that I needed to let some things go.
The Backstory to My Anticapitalist Sentiments
I am both an economist (by education) AND a staunch anticapitalist because it's exploitative as hell and is rotten to its core. Here’s that backstory…
This Practice Will Transform Your Women’s Circles
In this post, we'll explore one of the most important yet rarely employed practices that has the potential to greatly up-level your women’s circles: the fostering of true equity and inclusion in sharing.
Here’s what you’ll find, Noting that I’m rebuilding my body of work:
Stories &
MUSINGS
Reflections and stories from my own Wayfinding journey and forays in direct action and anti-oppression work.
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FavoritE
TOOLS
My favorite Wayfinding tools, how I apply them in my own life, and and how you can apply them to yours.
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CIRCLING
TOPICS
For circle facilitators, circlers, and witches. Topics typically center around ritual, sisterhood, and facilitation.
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FREE: 50+ tools for flipping capitalism
For humans who have had it with capitalism
This toolkit is rich with non-fluffy actions for changing the way you engage with the fuckery of our times—namely (but not exclusively) capitalism. Some of the suggestions date back to when I was an activist involved in direct action—when I lived and breathed an anti-capitalist lifestyle. Others are sourced from my experiences as a coach, and still others come from my own lived experience. My sincere hope is that you find something useful and actionable here.
Meet your guide.
Meet your guide.
hi! My name’s Kristi.
Wayfinding for Women Who've Had Enough
I’m a feminist and anti-capitalist who once—during a moment of weakness—paid a coach five figures in exchange for her coaching me to become so ‘magnetic’ that clients would flock to me and sign up for expensive coaching engagements. Unfortunately, her approach borrowed heavily from capitalism’s playbook and left me feeling so sickened and out of integrity that I quit her container early. A painful lesson learned.
I do things differently. The women I work with already reside at a higher level of consciousness and want their coaching Wayfinding to honor that. They aren’t here to 'win' at capitalism but to flourish—in spite of it and without compromising their values. To live in alignment with who they truly are. To stand in their power and reject the gaslit ‘American Dream.’ To take up radical space where it isn’t always welcomed. To liberate righteous anger while staying rooted in fierce love. To create. To remember. To be the change.
This is what Wayfinding looks like.