Crazy Free
About
Melissa had it all—a stable marriage, a clear career path in geophysics—until one out-of-body experience opened her eyes to a deeper reality. In search of truth, self, and a spiritual compass, she embarks on a 15,000-mile journey by road, hikes 2,660 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail, kayaks 444 miles of the Yukon, and ventures to the foot of the Indian Himalayas—where every step past the point of no return shows that true north isn’t a place—it’s the courage to let everything familiar fall away.
(Crazy Free was originally published under the pen name Melissa Wyld. The 10th year Anniversary second edition was published in 2025 by Maya Wyld)
Praise for this book
I haven't read a book I loved this much in such a long time. I still have tears in my eyes after just finishing it. This is a story that gives me permission to be crazy free like the author. As a spiritual storyteller and wanderer who can't get myself to do the 9-5 grind as Ms. Wyld calls it, I feel like this book has helped free me even more from the tyranny of living the ways of the Old World (again, her words). Our stories are so similar in some ways that I am left feeling the magic the author writes about so beautifully and inspiringly. I laughed and cried and was awestruck at times by her authenticity. To know that she is out there roaming like a Bobcat fills my heart with joy.
Many of us dream of giving up comfort and security for absolute freedom but lack the courage or confidence to really give it a go. If your mind ever goes there, this book will strike you to the core. If not, it might just take you there. The author is either imaginatively delusional, or has figured out the secret to the universe and living life to its fullest, but in the end it really doesn't matter because it's all about the journey, and hers is remarkable. Her ability to share her story and inner dialogue will both validate and confuse the reader who is searching for a higher self, while demanding proof of its existence. Melissa has her finger on the pulse of the richness and potential of human experience as well as the internal struggle we all face. Whether you're a spiritual idealist or a pragmatic materialist there is something for everyone to relate to in this story, and certainly something to be inspired by. This book will not be easy to put down. Jump down the rabbit hole. See where it takes you!
Crazy Free is funny, enlightening, thought- provoking and quite addicting, which makes it hard to stop at any one page. The way Melissa colors her adventures with rich descriptions brought me into a world where I had to remind myself I was reading a book.
Crazy Free is a sort of Eat Pray Love with dirt under the fingernails, an Into the Wild type of story where, thankfully, the heroine returns safe and sound from the wilderness, having learned, grown and transformed.
With child-like curiosity, Melissa explores intriguing areas of human spirituality, making 'hard to reach' realities seem normal, yet never loses sight of the epic vistas that surround her.
I see this book becoming a highly addictive read for anyone who dares enter the world of The Bobcat. It will affect your brain and expand your awareness to some very interesting topics and epic vistas........you might even catch a radical curiosity bug.