Meet Heather Morgan

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Heather Morgan. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Heather, we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.

If you had asked me a few years ago what my purpose was, I probably would’ve shrugged and said something that sounded responsible. Truthfully, I was running on autopilot — living the life I was “supposed” to, but never really feeling it.

It wasn’t until my life fell apart, or maybe fell open, that I finally could self-reflect enough to figure it out. After my divorce, I packed up and left behind everything familiar in Utah and drove across the country to Tennessee. I didn’t know a single soul. But for the first time, I had space to sit with myself. Space to ask the hard questions, like, Who am I without the titles, the expectations, the version of me I built for everyone else? I think this is where I began to find my “purpose”

Somewhere between the tears, the journal pages, and the long drives through Tennessee hills, I found the answer. My purpose wasn’t something I had to find, it was something I had to remember. I realized my gift always lived in making people feel seen, and helping others see their own worth, love themselves through the mess, and find peace in the process.

That’s what inspired my podcast, ‘Wandering the Wild Mess,’ because my purpose became just that, helping others feel less alone in their own “messes” Through it, I share stories and truths for anyone starting over, feeling behind, or finding their way through the unknown. I believe we all move through seasons that strip us down so we can meet who we were always meant to be. My purpose now is to be a light, keep an open mind and heart, and go where the wind takes me (yes, cliche) so long as it feels aligned. The version of me from years ago would have never lived this way, and that’s exactly how I know I’m on the right path to living my purpose.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

After over a decade in corporate America and hitting the reset button on my entire life, I started looking for ways to make sense of the mess, and one of those ways became helping others through their own restarts. When your world turns upside down, it’s hard to know how to rebuild when you feel completely lost, defeated, and stripped of the only identity you’ve ever known.

For a long time, I tried to write my way through it while hiding behind “I’m fine” narratives that only delayed my healing. But once I began truly finding my voice, I felt a pull to share my story. I realized that both my pain and my newfound joy are part of the journey. Also, how my podcast ‘Wandering the Wild Mess” was named, because it perfectly reflected how life often feels for a lot of us.

Today, it’s a top growth-mindset podcast about self-discovery, starting over, and trusting your path no matter how messy it looks. What began as a personal outlet to process change has grown into a global community of listeners navigating their own seasons of transition. What excites me most is the connection this work creates, people brave enough to question who they’ve been and open themselves to who they’re becoming. Through my podcast, writing, and digital guides, I help others reconnect with themselves and remember that healing doesn’t have to be perfect to be powerful.

Right now, I’m expanding into live speaking engagements, writing my first book, and publishing digital guides that help others navigate the process of starting over and self-discovery, including A Beginner’s Guide to Inner Work, which supports people in building emotional awareness and self-trust. And also, a divorce support guide to help others in “Becoming You Again.” Everything I create comes back to one mission: turning life’s messes into lessons and reminding others that growth never ends, and that we all deserve a life we love.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Looking back, the three things that have impacted my journey the most are self-awareness, resilience, and trust.

Self-awareness changed everything for me. Once I started paying attention to my patterns, what I avoided, what I feared, and what I truly desired, I began to understand myself on a deeper level. My advice to anyone early in their journey is to slow down long enough to get honest with yourself. Awareness is the foundation for change.

Resilience has been my anchor. Starting over isn’t easy, it’s messy, emotional, and often uncertain, but every time I thought I’d reached my breaking point, I realized it was actually a breakthrough. The best way to build resilience is through self-compassion. Give yourself permission to fall apart, and still believe in your comeback.

And finally, trust. Trusting your timing, your intuition, and the seasons of your life will carry you farther than any plan ever could. You won’t always know how it’s going to work out, but faith in your path will get you through the parts that don’t make sense yet.

If you can hold onto these three things — self-awareness, resilience, and trust — you’ll find that every chapter, even the hard ones, is shaping you into exactly who you’re meant to be. And most of all, always give yourself grace. This is your first time doing this life. Your mistakes are teachers, not definitions. Take the lesson, and leave the shame, anger, and fear in the past. We only have now, and what we do with now is what shapes our future.

Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?

First off, I have to remind myself that we all feel overwhelmed sometimes. It’s not a punishment, it’s just a chance to pause and reframe. I’ve had plenty of moments where I thought, there’s no way I can carry all of this alone. But I’ve learned that if I slow down and take it one breath, one step, one moment at a time, things always start to feel lighter.

Sometimes that looks like hiking, hugging a tree in my backyard, or just sitting outside to remind myself that this is a moment of overwhelm, not a lifetime of it. Other times, it’s as simple as a piece of dark chocolate and a sparkling water on the couch while I write down everything I’m grateful for. Gratitude is key—it shifts everything.

And it’s okay to cry it out, too. Feel it. Dance it out if you can. Put on a song that makes you smile and move your body, and I promise, you’ll feel the weight lift faster than you expect. Slowing down and breathing deeply usually takes away half the panic.

Overwhelm still visits, but now I see it as a reminder to soften, to come back home to myself, and to trust that I’ve gotten through every hard day so far—and that’s proof enough that I can handle the next one, too.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.wanderingthewildmess.com
• Instagram: @heatherdyann
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heatherdyanmorgan
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherdyanmorgan/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@utahgirlinnash/podcasts

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Photo credit: One Twenty Nine Photography