Creative Mornings | Wilderness

We travel to the edges of our known world — to wander, to lose ourselves, to commune with the wilderness. Dappled light dripping in through the forest canopy, insects buzzing as feet squelch through wetlands, inhaling the hot dry air and endless skies of desert, we long for this. Some of us seek enchantment and estrangement here. Some of us call it home.

We do not exist apart or separate from the wild. In her meditation on trees, poet Grace Paley writes, “we are like any greengrowing machinery / riding the daylight route / into darkness.” The wilderness lives within all of us, the rhythms of our bodies tethering us to the natural world.

When you think of the wilderness, what comes to mind? Moose, bears, ticks and snakes? The wilderness can be a lot of fun, and it can also be scary as heck. Kelly Thibodeau, owner of Squarely Social, shares her journey as a mid-career corporate employee turned creative entrepreneur. Get insight and practical tips to tap into your creativity, explore your wild side and chart your adventures!

About the Presenter

Kelly Thibodeau is a technical writer turned digital communicator turned entrepreneur and the founder of Squarely Social. She helps people use online marketing to reach and connect with their audiences through social media strategies, workshops and 1:1 coaching.  As a content strategist, facilitator and instructor with over 25 years of experience in corporate and post-secondary settings, Kelly’s work helps organizational leaders think differently.  She believes that people want to engage with companies that show the relationship means as much as the transaction and that curiosity, empathy and integrity make you stand out in today’s marketplace. Kelly’s been on LinkedIn since 2006, and has had too many browser tabs open ever since.