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153 | 5 Ways to Become a Romantasy Heroine IRL — Plus a Wild Woman Archetype Deep Dive with Lisa Marie Rankin
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What if your favorite Romantasy heroine was more than a fictional escape — what if she was a mirror for the power already living inside you?
In this episode, I’m joined by the luminous Lisa Marie Rankin for a conversation that bridges fantasy and real-life reclamation. We explore her viral post, 5 Ways to Become a Romantasy Heroine IRL, and dive into the archetypes these fictional women embody — from the Warrior and Lover to the Sage, Dark Queen, and High Lady. Through the lens of Jungian psychology, sensuality, and sovereignty, Lisa invites us to see these characters not just as entertainment, but as invitations to become the heroine of our own stories.
But we don’t stop there. This episode also takes us deep into the untamed terrain of the Wild Woman archetype, inspired by Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. We unpack why so many women feel a visceral pull toward this primal, intuitive energy — and how to begin embodying it in real, everyday ways. From learning to honor your desires to releasing the “good girl” conditioning that keeps us small, this part of the conversation is all about remembering the truth of who we are beneath the roles we’ve been taught to play.
Whether you’re obsessed with ACOTAR, deep into your own healing, or simply craving a reminder that you are magic — this episode is a potent mix of myth, embodiment, and modern-day transformation. Grab your sword, your journal, and maybe a mug of something warm. This is the reclamation you didn’t know you were ready for.
Meet Lisa:
Lisa Marie Rankin is an author, teacher, and Jung-loving life coach who helps women reclaim their feminine power through archetypes, rituals, and soul-aligned living. She’s the founder of Enlivened: A Divine Feminine Mystery School and the author of The Goddess Solution, a modern guide to ancient feminine wisdom. Blending depth psychology, mythology, Ayurveda, and storytelling, Lisa supports women in trading self-improvement for self-reclamation and becoming active co-creators of their mythic lives.
In this episode, 5 Ways to Become a Romantasy Heroine IRL — Plus a Wild Woman Archetype Deep Dive, we explore:
- The five archetypal activations behind your favorite Romantasy heroines — and how to embody them in real life
- Why training like a warrior starts with tending to your physical body and nervous system
- How sensuality, desire, and pleasure are powerful tools for self-reclamation (not just steamy plotlines)
- The sacred importance of following your curiosity and studying like the sage — especially in a world obsessed with quick fixes
- How to confront your inner Dark Queen and reclaim the emotions and power you’ve been taught to suppress
- What it means to rule like a High Lady — and how to bring sovereignty into your home, schedule, and choices
- A deep dive into the Wild Woman archetype and why so many women feel an ancient, primal pull toward her
- Tangible practices to reconnect with your intuition, creativity, and embodied knowing
- The difference between self-help that instructs and storytelling that initiates
- How to stop outsourcing your power and start writing your own myth
Resonating with this heroine’s path? Don’t keep it to yourself. Subscribe, review, and share this episode with someone ready to reclaim their wild, wise, and wondrous self.
Connect with Lisa:
- Instagram: @lisamarie.rankin
- Substack: lisamarierankin.substack.com
- Facebook: iamlisamarierankin
- Website: lisamarierankin.com
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- Episode 143 | Soul Expansion for the Wild & Waking Woman: What Happens When You Realize You’re Not for Everyone
- Episode 144 | Eldest Daughters: Claim Your Authority & Be Undeniable AF with Alexis Frank
- Episode 146 | Take It All Apart: How to Live, Lead, and Work with Intention with Lindsay Leahy
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- Book me as a speaker for your next event – email inquiries to emilyreuschel@gmail.com or schedule a call here
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More about Wild and Waking:
Wild & Waking is more than a podcast—it’s a sacred return to who you’ve always been.
This space is for the woman standing at the edge of everything she’s outgrown. The one who’s checked all the boxes, followed all the rules, and still feels the quiet ache for something more honest. More alive. More hers.
She’s begun the unraveling—of roles, expectations, identities that no longer fit. She’s remembering the voice beneath the noise, the rhythm beneath the hustle, the truth beneath the performance. She’s reclaiming her joy, her intuition, her fire. And she’s rising—not as a version of who she was told to be, but as the truest expression of who she already is.
Hosted by soul expansion coach Emily Reuschel, Wild & Waking is for the spiritual entrepreneurs, coaches, rural changemakers, and conscious leaders dismantling old paradigms and creating new ways of living, leading, and becoming. Through raw conversations, deep reflections, and embodied wisdom, we explore what it means to awaken a life of abundance, authenticity, and purpose.
This is for the woman who holds both sacred rage and radical joy. Who moves with reverence for the seasons of her life. Who isn’t afraid to break cycles, speak truth, and dismantle what no longer serves—not to destroy, but to create. To rebuild a world rooted in the celebration of difference, the beauty of nuance, and the power of sovereign, embodied leadership.
If you’re ready to come home to yourself—fully, fiercely, and without apology—welcome.
We’ve been waiting for you.
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