I Lost Myself in the Noise—
Now I’m Finding My Way Back In the Quiet

I’m Erin, and I created The Wilde Collective as a place for women who’ve been living for everyone else to finally come back to themselves.

After committing a year to my own self-discovery, I learned something surprising: Though I felt so alone in the middle of my messy life, I wasn’t the only one quietly burning out. It was like waking up and suddenly hearing it everywhere—the anxious laugh about piles of laundry, the subtle jokes about wishing for 36 hours in a day, the constant mention of how all the money and energy go straight to family.

Because burnout doesn’t always look like falling apart—it looks like holding all together.

For years, writing was how I processed life. I was the girl with journals stacked by her bed, pages spilling with thoughts. But somewhere along the way—somewhere between raising kids, making lunches, and waiting in carpool lines—I lost my voice. It drowned under the sink full of dirty dishes and the hum of an engine in idle.

This space is for every women who wonders if there’s more than survival.

Wilder Collective is the space I created to take it back. To tell the truth out loud instead of swallowing it. To connect with other women who feel the pressure of “doing it all” but are craving something real—something that doesn’t require performing.

Here, you’ll find essays, stories, and tools designed to help women like us slow down, ask better questions, and start rewriting the scripts we’ve been handed. Wilder Collective isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about remembering who you already are and giving her space to breathe again.