I have known, loved, and admired Betsy for many years, and am always impressed by the creative and poetic depth of her wisdom. Fed by her wonderful curiosity, she reaches understandings that are relevant and necessary for the times we live in.  And always she is guided by her caring for the people and for the land.

Betsy has this extraordinarily powerful seeing which catches the medicine in each person, raising them into their own healing, to encompass more of who they are on this earth. She gave me the courage to be seen.

Permeating her quiet presence and inspired writings, Betsy’s soulful authority springs from her intimate resonance with wilderness wisdom. Such life-long dedication has created a pathway of possibility for others.

A midwife like no other, Betsy Perluss supports the emergence of the wild soul that naturally and authentically moves towards healing and wholeness. A deeply inspired and compassionate guide, she helps individuals lean into the mysterious unfolding of life’s intention unique to them. 

Betsy Perluss is the real deal: a woman of heart, a woman of the wild, a woman of service.  She channels that soulful connection to ceremony and nature into all the work she does in the human world. Those who choose to work with her – in groups or individually – are sure to benefit.

Betsy is a remarkable guide and teacher! I have worked alongside her in wilderness trainings, academic conferences, and leadership roles in one of the world’s most respected nature-based rites training organizations.

Her intelligence, wisdom, sensitivity, and warmth continually comes through in her guiding and teaching. She has an inspiring capacity to see what is hidden, and she is comfortable being with others in difficult places without judging or needing to “fix” them.

What stands out most, however, is her personalness. In the best sense, Betsy is a real human being.

My trust in Betsy as guide, mentor, and navigator of the mythopoetic realms is unequivocal. I have witnessed and experienced the transformational influence of the space she holds and the mirroring offered through her. She embodies an exquisite and trustworthy blend of humility, compassion, care, and deep seeing.

Over many years of knowing Betsy, what I know is that she loves the earth with a passion, and that she is a vibrant, loving and deeply soulful woman. She is a teacher, a rites of passage guide, a psychotherapist, an author, musician, and explorer of many landscapes and horizons, inner and outer. With Betsy, you know you will be seen, honored and loved. 

Betsy has a rare gift of deep listening, which truly feels like it is offered from a place of love and service. Her ability to see the wholeness in others when they can’t see it themselves, and to point to the light in the darkness, are invitations to show up authentically and with self-acceptance, even in the most challenging times. She holds threshold spaces of transformation with skill and compassion and is one of the most gifted guides in deep soul work that I’ve had the opportunity to work with.

A person who is fully committed to the emergence of the psyche as it manifests in the body and in dreams and externally in our natural, living world, is someone to trust as a guide. I know Betsy to have made that sincere pact as an educator, a therapist, and as a wilderness rite of passage guide. I am the better for having witnessed her skill and compassion over many years.

Betsy’s teachings, shared in a very clear, powerful yet humble way, are full of wisdom, depth and such a source of inspiration. We are deeply grateful for her guidance and for her commitment to support us and help us grow as guides.