Tender and Wild Collective

Vendor Biography

Hi! I’m Natasha!

Tender & Wild Collective was born from a nervous system that feels everything.

I’m neurodivergent and a highly sensitive person. Growing up, I absorbed a lot of messaging — that I was too much, too intense, too emotional, too sensitive. Somewhere along the way, I internalised the idea that softness was weakness and depth was a flaw.

But it wasn’t.

As I grew, I realised that the very traits I was told to shrink were the ones that allowed me to see beauty others missed. To feel nuance. To notice suffering. To care deeply. To connect.

I found my way into the helping profession and have loved it. Supporting others, especially sensitive and neurodivergent people, feels like sacred work. It is an honour to witness people reclaim parts of themselves they were taught to hide.

But there has always been another part of me — the creative, designing, word-loving part. The part that wants to turn truth into something you can hold, give, or display. Something that quietly reminds you — or someone you care about — that being sensitive is not a flaw.

Tender & Wild Collective is that outlet.

It’s where psychology meets art.
Where affirmation meets evidence.
Where sensitivity is not something to fix — but something to honour.

I create thoughtful merchandise and gifts that celebrate sensitivity — for people who feel deeply, for the ones who were told they were “too much,” and for anyone you care about who carries this gentle, fierce, beautiful way of being.