Savage Adventures (2025)

03/04/2025

Hi. Hello. It me - Jess, the girl with zero chill + all gas, no brakes energy baaayyybeeee 🤙🏼

If you’re new here (or if you haven’t caught the vibe yet), let’s be real clear:
🚫I don’t do cool girl energy.
🚫I don’t do small energy.
🚫I don’t do pretend-I-don’t-care energy.

I show up with full-blown, unapologetic BIG JESS ENERGY (which is funny ‘cause it’s a lot in this smoL body).

I’m cheeky, feral, soft, chaotic, emotional, playful, unhinged unhinged + kind of a menace 🤣😉

Im in capable of doing s**t halfway. It’s a full body fuqqq yes or a hell no for me, dawg.

And if I want to be in your orbit, you’re getting the full damn sun + all this magic ✨

I say the things out loud most people are too scared to whisper. I flirt recklessly with life. I care loudly. I love hard. I live messy + magical + full send 🤘🏼

And if that’s not the vibe for you…there’s the door. No hard feelings. BUH byyeee🚪✌🏼

But if you like my style or you’ve ever felt like you’re “too much” - felt too big, too soft, too feral, too emotional, too messy, too wild - hi, hello did we just become besties?! Welcome to the s**t show … I mean party 😉🎉

I’ll keep reminding you:
💥You don’t need to tone it down.
💥You don’t need to be cool.
💥You don’t need to dim your light.
💥You don’t need to shrink to fit the mold.
💥You don’t always have to be strong.

In this corner, you get to take up space.
You get to be soft + wild + messy + magical.
Because the right people will never flinch.

We don’t do breadcrumbs here. We burn bright and leave a trail of glimmers + chaos behind us 🔥

If this is your vibe, come say hi in the comments or drop a 🤙🏼 so I know you’re part of the chaos crew.

04/03/2025

It’s wild to think that less than a week ago, I was basking in the magic of the Galápagos ✨🐢

And now? I’m feeling itchy, uncomfortable, unsure … 😮‍💨🫣

That’s the thing about life - it gives us the highest highs… which also means we feel some low lows. It’s how we know how good the good really is. And sometimes? It’s rude as fuuuccckkk 🙃

As I step into a new adventure, I’m feeling unsteady for the first time in a long time. But it’s not the first time I’ve been here … so I remind myself:
✨ I can do hard things.
✨ I am wildly capable.
✨ When it’s up to me (which it always is), I always win.

And yet… it’s still heavy sometimes (that’s life ya know? 🤷🏻‍♀️)

But just as quickly as it comes, it goes. It always does. Everything ebbs and flows like waves in the sea.

And I remind myself, even when I feel lonely, I am surrounded by an incredible community. Friends who check in, who share dope adventures, who lift each other up, who speak our names in rooms full of opportunity. Friends who believe in each other, support each other and love one another.

It is never lost on me how magical + breathtaking life is… and also how raw, unrelenting + terrifying it can be at the same time.

How dope it gets to be all of those things and … IT. WILL. KEEP. ON. CHANGING. It’s one thing I can promise for sure - things always change.

I knew this adventure would bring up some big emotions (RUDE! 🙄), so I started collecting evidence ahead of time, proof that life is:
✨ Incredible.
✨ Magical.
✨ Overflowing with love + joy.

And I want to share that evidence with you. 🙏🏼

🤙🏼 Pick your favorite.
🫶🏻 Send it to a friend.
🤝🏼 Remind the humans in your life just how priceless + badass they are.

Because we win bigger together. And damn, does it feel good to be reminded that you matter.

Thanks for being here. For being part of this wild, untamed, messy, beautiful human experience with me.

Now go remind someone how fuggin’ magical they are ✨🫶🏻

26/02/2025

There’s something about traveling with powerful, badass women. Standing shoulder to shoulder in the wild, breathing in a place that changes you, feeling seen in ways that crack you open + fill you up at the same time.

Every trip like this stretches my heart, deepens my soul, and leaves pieces of me scattered in the dirt, the waves, the laughter, and the hearts of the women beside me.

The best and worst part? We don’t leave the same. We carry each other. We leave fingerprints on each other’s lives. We walk away fuller. Wilder. Forever changed.

The Galápagos broke me open and filled spaces in my soul I thought might stay empty forever. A place where time slows. Where nature moves without apology. Where you’re simply invited to be.

Locking eyes with a giant tortoise that’s watched centuries pass. Wading into waters so wild and alive it feels like a dream. Laughing, gasping, living alongside women just as untamed and open-hearted as you are.

We left different than we arrived. Reconnected. Recalibrated. Rewired.

This wasn’t just a trip. It was a call to live more, boldly, fully.

Until next time, Galápagos. You’ve left your mark. I cannot wait to come back. Who’s coming with me?
🐢 ***es

25/02/2025

There are no words big enough to hold the magic of Isabela Island—the untouched beaches, the wild landscapes, and the creatures you literally won’t find anywhere else in the world.

Like, did you know penguins live in the tropics?! Or that you can walk a trail with giant tortoises, marine iguanas, lava lizards, crabs, and sea lions all just vibing together?

This island has wrecked me in the best way. I know I’ll be back—probably leading another trip, because the Galápagos have officially stolen my heart.

Until next time, Isabela… you were pure magic. ✨

22/02/2025

San Cristobal Island, Galápagos – Photo Dump

Because some moments are just too good not to share. Blue-footed bo***es, frigates, sea turtles, sea lions, and the most incredible crew of women. Pure stoke, joy, and magic in every frame.

Soakin’ it all in ✨🤙🏼🇪🇨

20/02/2025

Quito + Cotopaxi photo dump because if you don’t post it on the internet, did it really even happen 🤣🫣

Still riding the stoke from hiking el vocán de Cotopaxi on our 3rd day in Ecuador 🇪🇨

Please enjoy some glimmers, magic + badassery.

And if you’re curious about these magical all women adventure trips I host or maybe you’re thinking about coming on one in the future (umm hello BANFF?! 👀) …

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Whenever I host my all women adventure trips, I like to arrive at least a day early to make sure I’m on time, can settle in + because I always like to make the most of any adventure (hi, I have no chill - ALL GAS NO BRAKES BAYYYBEEEEE)

And because I love to share the STOKE : I always invite the women to join me early - whether it’s eating Chinese food in Costa Rica + exploring markets, sharing an air bnb in Alaska + ordering breakfast together the next morning, or heading to the capital of Ecuador to explore the city + hike a volcano (NBD 🌋🏔️) …

These adventures are so much more than just a vacation or random trip … They’re a coming home to yourself.

They’re a reminder of just how much magic there is in this world + how dope this life gets to be.

They’re an opportunity to connect with other radass women + make new friends.

They’re a chance to remind yourself of what a true badass you are, that you can get ourself your comfort zone + just how capable you are.

They’re the catalyst for saying YES to yourself, to adventure, to living NOW (not waiting for later)

And if you let it, they can be one of the most Soulcup filling + life changing adventures of your life.

And it all starts with you saying YES + figuring out the rest after.

Hope to share an adventure together soon ✨🤙🏼

18/02/2025

WE IN M***A FUGGIN ECUADOR!! 🇪🇨🤙🏼
And stoke levels are off the charts 📈

There is nothing that recharges more soul like a magical adventure with a group of radass women 🥹

I don’t think I knew just how bad I needed this trip, but now that we’re here.. my heart is joy filled + my soulcup is overflowing … and the adventure has only just begun 🙏🏼

Our first 2 days exploring we’ve:
🇪🇨Explored the city of Quito
🖖🏼Gone to the Mitdad del Mundo (the middle of the world)
🐇Hopped the equator
⛪️Climbed the towers of Basílica del Voto Nacional (the largest neo-gothic church in the americas)
🥘Eaten some delicious food
🪿Done some serious silly goosin’
🌳Climbed + hugged trees
🤣Laughed way too hard
👯‍♀️Made new friends

HOW FREAKING DOPE LIFE GETS TO BE THIS GOOD?!?!

Stay tuned ….
Adventures to Cotopaxi National Park loading…
Then we head to the GALAPAGOS on Wednesday.

Somebody pinch me because how is this real life?!?! 😭

Beyond grateful for all this magic + so many glimmers. Thanks for letting me share the stoke with you 🙏🏼

16/02/2025

How many times have you been told you’re TOO MUCH?!
Too loud. Too bold. Too opinionated. Too strong-willed. Too fiery. Too independent. Too wild.

If you’re like me, the answer is probably A LOT.

For most of my life, I thought I was the problem. Turns out I was just trying to share my magic with people who could only hold a spark while I was born to SET S**T ON FIRE.

If you’re reading this, maybe you can relate. Maybe you’ve felt like too much. Like you have to dim your light or make yourself smaller to fit in.

Let me stop you right there…

Your energy? Your wild? Your fire? It’s not something to shrink down to make others comfortable. You deserve to be around people who see you fully and don’t just accept your fire … THEY MATCH IT.

And listen, if you’ve been feeling like you’re too much for the people around you, maybe it’s time to find your people. The ones who don’t ask you to dim down—they tell you to TURN IT ALL THE WAY UP.

✨ That’s the energy we’re bringing to the Canadian Rockies this summer.

👉 An EPIC girls’ trip for women who want to take up space, unleash their wild, feral vibes, embrace their weird, and surround themselves with other women who GET IT.

This is your invitation to stop shrinking and start LIVING. The adventure of a lifetime is waiting in the mountains.

🔥 Are you in? 💥

13/01/2025

It’s exhausting trying to shrink yourself to fit someone else’s expectations, ya feel me?

So here’s to wild hair, dirty feet, and full-on gremlin energy under the moon 🌚🧌—because I’d rather be all of me, barefoot and weird, than pieces of someone else’s idea of “acceptable.”

My peace > their expectations, always 🤝🏼✨
And if that’s too much, we remind then they can go find less ✌🏼
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19/12/2024

With so many people telling you what TO DO this time of year - more things to add to your list, how to be healthier, start your “year right” …

Not the mention endless consumerism, comparison traps, family things, ads screaming at you to buy more, do more, be better …

Let’s flipping the script with a little Holiday TO-DON’T list, shall we?!

Because it’s okay (actually, encouraged!) to do LESS and enjoy MORE. 💖

What’s on your holiday to-don’t list this year? Or what are you adding to yours from mine? 👇

18/12/2024

Another year, another birthday we celebrate without you…

Grief has a funny way of ebbing and flowing. Time might create space, but it never lessens the weight when it hits. It still hurts just as much as the day we lost you. The difference is, over the years, we’ve gotten better at holding space for it.

What’s even stranger is seeing how much I’ve changed since you’ve been gone: the gray hairs, laugh lines, wrinkles, the shifts in my body… and yet, you remain frozen in time. You don’t age.

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I used to share so much about my brother when he first passed. But if I’m being honest, it’s gotten harder over time. There are only so many photos and videos to choose from—and there will never be a new one. No new memories, no updated moments to add.

And I can’t help but wish we had more.

This season, I urge you to take the damn photo or video. Give your loved ones as many ways as possible to remember you when you’re gone.

Here’s what won’t matter to them: how much you weighed, what you were wearing, whether your hair was perfect, that you looked tired, or any of the other excuses we all make.

What will matter is YOU. Just you. That’s what they’ll care about most.

If you’re grieving or missing someone this time of year, I’m sending you so much love and the biggest squeeze. I know this season can be heavy, filled with mixed emotions.

And remember, there’s space for both joy and grief ❤️

15/12/2024

There’s something so magical about a group of women coming together in the wild. 🌲✨

It’s not just about the hikes, the views, or the adventure (though, let’s be real, Banff is NEXT LEVEL). It’s about the laughs that echo through the mountains, the friendships formed over trail snacks, and the moments that remind you just how good it feels to belong.

This is your chance to hit pause on the chaos, immerse yourself in nature, and reconnect—with yourself and a group of incredible women who just get it.

We’ll hike jaw-dropping trails, explore crystal-clear lakes, share stories over cozy meals, and leave with memories (and friendships) that last a lifetime. 💕

📅 July 21–27, 2025
📍 Banff, Jasper, and Lake Louise
Ready to say YES to adventure and connection? Spots are filling fast—don’t miss it! Link in bio to join. 🥾🌿

Tag your adventure buddy or that friend you’ve been meaning to reconnect with. Let’s do this together! 🏔💃

12/12/2024

Before you click ‘add to cart’ or whip out your card, ask yourself: Is this gonna spark joy or collect dust + take up space?

Future You is either high-fiving or facepalming herself right now.

Is she wishing she spent her hard-earned cash on an adventure, a dope experience, a plane ticket, a bangin’ ass dinner, or something else she’ll remember in 25 years—instead of something that’s just gonna collect dust or take up space in your closet?

If it isn’t a HELL YES, turn around, do not pass go, do not collect $200 (instead, try saving that $200, ya heard?).

I’m not saying NEVER buy anything, just be INTENTIONAL—especially this time of year.

We’ve got enough crap; if it ain’t sparking joy, we don’t need it.

28/11/2024

I wish someone would’ve shared this message with me sooner so I didn’t have to find out the hard way.

I’d give anything for one more holiday with my brother - even the s**ttiest one!

But, as most of us do, I took for granted we’d have another year, another holiday to celebrate together.

Most of us don’t know when the last time we get to break bread together, share a laugh or roll our eyes at each other, give a hug, soak in a moment and make new memories until after it’s too late.

The thing is, death doesn’t wait for anyone. And I t’s the greatest reminder to cherish the present moment.

So this holiday season I encourage you to:
✨hug fiercely
✨say “I love you” loud + unapologetic
✨let the small stuff go
✨give an extra moment of your attention
✨cherish a shared laugh
✨soak in the moment

Life is a gift, not a guarantee.

Sending extra love this season to everyone who wishes they had just one more holiday to celebrate together.

Wishing you + yours a holiday season filled with abundance, love, joy, healing, connection + most of all 👉🏻PRESENCE👈🏻

07/11/2024

✨ Glimmers – those little sparks that make us pause, catch us mid-breath, and fill us with gratitude.

They may seem like tiny moments of beauty and joy, but when noticed, these glimmers can have HUGE impacts on our lives.

In a world that praises doing, producing, achieving… it’s easy to overlook these small moments of magic. 🪄

But when we slow down, glimmers remind us how extraordinary this wild human experience truly is, grounding us in gratitude, connection + the present moment (the only moment that actually exists!).

How often do you pause to notice the glimmers around you? 👉🏻👈🏻

I encourage you to find as many glimmers as you can + share them - with friends, family, strangers, anyone, really… because joy shared is joy multiplied. 🌿💫

In fact, I triple dog dare you to find as many glimmers you can find + watch how it changes your life. Don’t believe me? Guess you gon’ hafta try it for yourself + see. 😉

And when you find those glimmers, take note.
Heck take a picture, + say out loud, “This is happening right now!” + savor the moment just a second longer.

And if you share your glimmers on the interwebs, tag me so I can celebrate with you! 💛
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04/11/2024

🌲✨ This one wild, precious life is yours to shape, explore, and adventure—no time to play small!

To the misfits, the rebels, the outliers, those who live outside the lines and don’t fit into the boxes:

Keep blazing those trails.
Keep lighting the way with your fire.
Keep shining your light.

You have the power to make this ONE life unforgettable!

And if you’re ready to fill next summer with BIG moments + epic adventures you’ll remember forever…

>>Come on the all summer girls trip to Banff

14/10/2024

Picture this: You + me + © danielle.kepics + other rad women hiking in Banff, Jasper + Yoho National parks, camping in the Canadian Rockies, eating gummy bears + trail snacks, making core memories, hanging in nature, acting feral, + soaking in all the life magic.

SO GET READY
PACK YOUR STOKE
BRING YOUR WILD SPIRIT
AND LETS HAVE A DOPE ADVENTURE IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES!

This is more than just a trip—it’s gonna be a magical adventure through rugged trails, jaw-dropping scenery, and stoke-filled experiences!

We’ll kick things off in Banff, hiking through surreal wilderness, spotting wildlife, and soaking in all the untamed beauty.

Then it’s off to Yoho National Park (this is a hidden GEM!) to spend the day exploring + falling in love with its raw, untouched magic.

The adventure continues with GLACIER ICE WALKING in Jasper.
AND rafting glacier-fed waters of the Athabasca River!
SAY LESS!!

This bucket-list adventure has it all:
camping under the stars
fireside laughs
incredible hikes
built in friends
Core memories
A once in a lifetime trip

ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME!

If this sounds like your vibe … WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
Let’s spend 7 days hiking hard, laughing harder, and making unforgettable memories in one of the most stunning places on Earth!

09/10/2024

If you feel this in your soul, you’re my people

Shoutout to my fellow girl moss, forest troll, semi-feral, wild women friends…

Who’d rather
🥾ditch hustle culture for the trail life
🫐snack on wild berries
🌿pet the moss and the ferns amongst the trees
💅🏼get dirt under their nails than get them painted
🏕️share belly laughs around a campfire
🧌be a little wild

Give us nights under the stars and mornings with muddy boots over office hours and polite small talk!!! 🙏🏼✨

Cheers to climbing mountains, not ladders. 🥂

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