The Myth of Awilda: Awilda was a Scandinavian princess who became a pirate, choosing her own life over the one expected of her. Faced with an unwanted betrothal, she stowed away on a ship dressed as a boy, alongside friends, and eventually captained a pirate ship, winning the crew’s hearts and respect.

After great adventures at sea, she battled the prince she was once betrothed to, and they fell in love. She returned to the life she ran from, not as she was, but more whole, more free, more alive.

Awilda Story is my exploration of that same spirit, living and loving fully, reaching toward potential and greatness—the dance of a life that is truly your own. In the end, we all “return home,” and may life be an adventure of coming to know both ourselves and the world around us, however big or small, before we do.