Being Untamed with Sheridan Labbè

What does Untamed mean to the founder?

The dictionary definition of untamed describes something wild, free, and uncontrolled. To our founder, Sheridan Labbè, it means being authentic, unapologetic, uncontrolled, and comfortable in herself. During a deep interview with Sheridan, she walks us through how she is untamed in everyday life. 

Sheridan believes that being untamed is showing up for your friendships and relationships, being your most authentic self. She’s always been someone who shows up as her full self to some extent, but as she continues to grow into the most untamed version of herself, she is learning to let go of showing up as a certain person to people. In relationships, this looks like being more carefree by honoring her needs and how she feels, and not feeling guilty about how people take things or respond.

As women, we tend to overextend ourselves because naturally we’re caretakers, nurturing, and we always want to help. So in relationships, Sheridan is learning to have boundaries and know exactly what they are. For her, these are the hard boundaries. For example, saying “no, you cannot stay over at my house,” or “I don’t want to go to dinner with you because of…” Saying no to people is really saying yes to your boundaries and not feeling guilty about that. 

Untamed is being authentic and comfortable in your skin. “The more you are comfortable in yourself and who you are as a person in your body, you show up differently,”  Sheridan said. In any aspect of life, showing up 100% and being authentic is the key. Just be yourself because people can sense when you are trying to appease them versus being yourself.

Don’t worry about how people will feel, don’t sugarcoat things, and don’t try to be everything for everybody. That is not your job. Your job is to be who you are. Sheridan recommends the book Let Them by Mel Robbins. It has unlocked a new level of untamed for her. It’s the theory of letting go of control. This is a part of being untamed- doing what you want, allowing others to do what they want, and releasing that control. She believes we are sometimes afraid to do what we really want because we want to control how people react. But you can’t.

Untamed is making your decisions and being okay with them. For better or for worse. So be Untamed.