The woods can be a scary place.
They’re full of shadows and questions. Sometimes, you can’t see the path ahead—or even be sure one exists. But the woods are also alive with possibility, if you choose to follow the path that presents itself. My journey down that mysterious path started on June 12, 2020, standing in the crisp morning air of the Wilderness Edge campground in Millinocket, Maine.
Out of the Woods—Or So I Thought
After months of being trapped behind a computer screen, staring at a Brady-Bunch grid of disinterested students, I had stepped into the sunlight—out of the woods, or so I thought. My skin drank in the Vitamin D like it had been paroled from a windowless cell, and every sip of coffee felt like a love letter to freedom. I smiled at my fellow work campers, a welcome change of scenery from pandemic-era teaching, and I knew that there was only goodness to come.
But as my husband Scot wiped yet another streak of blood off his arm, courtesy of the carnivorous black flies swarming us like a Biblical plague, I realized we weren’t out yet. We had entered a different kind of woods—the kind filled with buzzing tormentors and desperate experiments with insect repellent. The path forward wasn’t clear, and the stakes felt personal.
Black Flies and Bug Battles
I hadn’t noticed the flies so much; granted, I’d been sequestered in our camper our first 10 days there, finishing out my teaching contract. Then again, bugs had never really pestered me that much. Over the course of my life, I could count on two hands how many mosquito bites I’d had—it really had never been a problem.
Scot, on the other hand, served as a walking bug buffet—a tough break for someone who loved being outdoors. We tried everything: citronella candles, store-bought sprays, even patchouli oil mixed with hydrocortisone cream. The patchouli worked—until he sweated it off, which didn’t take long. Long sleeves and bug netting weren’t much help either, especially when he was trying to build sheds at the campground. It felt like a losing battle.
Scot battled the relentless bugs with grit, but seeing him covered in scabs and scars unsettled me. On the worst days, he stayed inside to let wounds heal before braving another round of attacks. Hope? We’d let it slip through our fingers like mosquito repellent in a rainstorm—desperate, frustrated, and out of ideas.
If only I’d known then what I know now! Fortunately I learned and those lessons became The Wild Squatches’ Natural Defense Guide.
This free guide shares 5 herbal remedies to keep bugs at bay—naturally. If you’ve ever faced your own losing battle against the bite, I hope these recipes help you find relief.
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Then came the guide—our light through the trees. She wasn’t just an intuitive herbalist; she was someone who had walked this path before. One day, as we were chatting about natural healing, I popped off, “You wouldn’t happen to have a concoction to keep the bugs away, would you?”
Testing the Formula—A Breakthrough Moment
Next thing I knew, there were four testers in the mail, and the experimentation began. Within a few weeks, we’d found the magic combination that not only kept the biting beasts away but stayed on even when Scot’s sweat glands were working overtime. We held our breath as Scot stepped outside, armed with the latest formula—our best shot at freedom from the flying piranhas.
I watched in awe as the mouthy Texas mosquitos stayed at least a yard away. It was like witnessing a miracle—or at least the end of a horror movie where the hero finally gets a break. Minutes dragged by, and I half-expected him to come sprinting back, swatting at imaginary enemies. But he didn’t. Instead, he strolled back, skin intact, grinning like he’d just conquered Everest.
SUCCESS! Squatch-Off was born—and if I’m being honest, I almost cried. After years of battling bugs, chasing dead-end solutions, and wasting money on insect repellent that never worked, this moment felt like striking gold in the wilderness. Relief, pride, and disbelief collided as I realized we had finally won. And we had won not once, but twice; because surprise! Born alongside this bouncing baby bug spray was a bouncing baby business: Wild Squatch Wellness. We’d had TWINS!
But there was more to come…
The Wild Squatch Forest Takes Root
As I sketched out marketing pitches and dreamed up mascots for Squatch-Off, the Wild Squatch Forest began to unfurl in my mind.
Trees sprouted from the soil of my imagination, their branches tangled with stories and secrets. I saw ancient wisdom carved into bark and whispered through leaves, a place where mysterious creatures like Bigfoot guided wanderers down mossy paths toward natural health and freedom.
But the forest didn’t just grow—it pulsed, alive with intuition and connection. It became more than a setting; it became a sanctuary, a universe, an entire ecosystem for those ready to reclaim their health sovereignty and step away from big pharma’s shadows. I wasn’t just launching a product—I was planting the seeds of an idea where health and freedom could take root and thrive.
The forest became a living, breathing metaphor for intuition and connection, reflecting the very essence of what I wanted Wild Squatch Wellness to be. It wasn’t just about repelling bugs—it was about reclaiming freedom, stepping out of the shadows, and trusting nature’s wisdom to light the way.
This whole process caught me off guard; I’d been guiding people as a health coach for years, always wanting to tie nature and Bigfoot and listening to your inner wisdom and intuition into that, but could never figure out how to do that. I still don’t quite know how a bug spray sparked an empire, but stranger things have happened in the woods. It snapped the puzzle pieces into place and laid out a sparkling, mysterious path to follow.
A New Dream, Born in the Wilderness
I followed that path, and now I’m thrilled to invite you to step onto that path yourself!
Learn more about Wild Squatch Wellness
You can be one of the first users of Squatch-Off, our completely organic, nature-derived, plant-based insect repellent. No factory chemicals, no pointless fillers or diluting agents. Just a pure, untainted, and fully potent combination of all-natural, minimally processed ingredients.
Squatch-Off: the bugs can’t find Bigfoot and they won’t find you! This all-natural insect repellent keeps you invisible to pests so you can truly enjoy the outdoors—no toxic chemicals, no compromises—just nature’s defense at its finest!
Legend has it that Bigfoot’s secret to staying hidden isn’t just stealth—it’s nature’s own defense. While we wait for Squatch-Off to launch this spring, you can get a head start with The Wild Squatches’ Natural Defense Guide! Borrow a page from Bigfoot’s survival playbook with 5 herbal remedies to stay off the bug radar.
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