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In The Wild Way: Navigating the Space Between the Old Story and the New, award-winning author Michael McRay offers a poetic, piercing, and deeply human exploration of the moments when life unravels. Most of us live by stories we never consciously chose. Stories about what makes us worthy. What love should feel like. Who we have to be to belong. When those stories fall apart, we find ourselves in a wild place—uncertain, in-between, directionless. This book is for those moments.

Navigating the space between the old story and the new. The wild way to healing isn’t a straight line. It’s winding, raw, and often lonely—marked by grief, wonder, and the quiet courage it takes to start again. Hosted by award-winning author and story practitioner Michael McRay, this unpolished, soul-rich podcast is a companion for anyone navigating life’s wild in-between. Inspired by his 2025 book The Wild Way: Navigating the Space Between the Old Story and the New, Michael invites you into his personal honest reflections of walking the wild way as well as conversations with ...

Violent stories surround us. Brutal beginnings, horror-filled middles, despair-inducing endings. We need better stories: stories forged in the furnace of conflict, narratives that kindle compassion, and ignite hope. In I Am Not Your Enemy, writer Michael T. McRay visits divided regions of the world and interviews activists, peace builders, former combatants, and clergy members about their personal stories of conflict, justice, and reconciliation.