storyOS

Michael McRay welcomes listeners into a different kind of episode - a celebration of his fifth book, The Wild Way: Navigating the Space Between the Old Story and the New, releasing today. Tune in for an intimate invitation into the heart of a project years in the making, born from more than a decade of coaching conversations, story facilitation, and personal notes from the dark forest. Michael reads from the opening pages of the book, sharing the concept of the wild twin - the exiled, instinctual part of ourselves that knows the way into the woods, the part we sent away for being too much, too loud, too alive. In this episode, Michael also shares:
  • The inspiration behind the title The Wild Way
  • How the book's dispatches function as reports from someone who's been in the thick of it, and found paths through
  • What the "worthy if wanted" narrative is and how it keeps us chasing validation by tying our worth to whether others choose us
  • Why your story needs patience while carefully uncovering truths buried beneath pain and shame
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Creators and Guests

Host
Michael McRay
Head of Istoria Institute for Narrative Intelligence. Sought-after experiential coach and facilitator. Award-winning author. Keynote speaker.

What is storyOS?

Stories are powerful, and narrative drives all human behavior. But how do we as leaders, creators, entrepreneurs, or just humans searching for meaning leverage that power for good? The storyOS Podcast dives deep into that question, so you can increase your narrative intelligence, grow your influence, live with purpose, and build a better future for yourself and the world you live in.