Pete is a vibrant teacher of the heart. His light shines with beauty, fierce vulnerability, laughter and truth. His is a deep connection to and honoring of the earth. Pete has the astonishing gift of reflecting one's own light back so you can see it, and then shine it. In my time with Pete in the woods, I have remembered I am meant to sing and not hold back—there is not a bird in the trees that is holding back their song.
Rachel Kennedy
Tree of Life Forest School
Knowing Pete as a mentor and friend is a gift that has changed my life, truly. I take my inner-Pete with me everywhere. He is one of my soul’s teachers—a fierce and tender warrior, a poet and a guide into the wild. He dares me, graciously, to embrace and love all the parts of myself, and to show up in the world with authenticity and courage.
Josh Gershon
Writer, Educator, Youth Mentor
It is easy to rattle qualities off about Pete—he’s charismatic without being showy, he's knowledgeable and ever-learning, he's curious and appreciative, he's honest and compassionate, he's a leader by being a teammate, and he's buoyant yet grounded. He's exceptional, to say the least. But there is an aspect of Pete that is harder to articulate that has to do with being around Pete. Being around Pete is an Invitation, and one to wholeheartedly say Yes to.
M.B.
Pete McLean is a pleasure to guide with. He is a tracker of Soul. He listens deeply to all the voices of himself who are speaking and invites others to do the same. Pete creates a supportive container, whether you are in Circle with him, ceremony, or taking a walk in the forest near his home. I have witnessed Pete stepping further and further into his full humanity, his True Adult, his place in the world, and his deep inner wisdom. As he travels that terrain of deep nature-soul connection, he teaches. Drawing from the well of his own lived experience and feelings, he can be trusted to bring others into theirs. I highly recommend this man's work. He is a joyful being, and his pleasure in being alive is infectious. I am grateful for our work together on behalf of our culture and planet.
Judy Hall
I sometimes get scared of being who I am. And a question Pete has consistently asked is, "How big can I be?" I hear it as "To what extent can I authentically be who I am?" I attempt to live by that question in times of fear. Thank you Pete for your work.
Justin
Pete has been a true guide and friend on the path to self-discovery and homecoming. His unique style of wildness, humor, tenderness, ferocity, and humility continue to operate as inspiration and medicine in my life. Receiving guidance from Pete feels like true love, in the sense that he offer both support and challenge in a way that truly honors the task at hand. Pete is a trustworthy guide.
James Frank
Somatic Coach, Mindfulness Educator, Men’s Work Facilitator
For years, Pete's facilitation has supported me in trusting the wild, often mystifying, and sometimes terrifying path of my authentic life. His presence is a deep well of trustworthy and generous attention in my world and in this community of humans who are on the journey of remembering our true nature as belonging to each other and to our Earth. With humor and wisdom, and a wide embrace, he helps guide us to the heart of that remembering.
Andrew
I wish everyone could experience what it’s like to be seen and heard by Pete McLean. When Pete beholds you, in all your confusion, complexity and weirdness, it is transformative. He takes you in—with his huge heart, big curiosity and tender attention—and your truer, deeper self shows up.
Kate
Pete calls us again and again to the wild places we’ve forgotten. He calls us from the edge of the forest to come home to ourselves, to come home to the earth, and when we finally do he’s ready—with a fire and a poem and a smile that floods the night. With flowers, with birdsongs, with scrambled eggs. With a handwritten letter from everyone who’s ever loved us.
C
Knowing Peter has been a remarkable gift in my life. As if by osmosis, I leave interactions with him feeling more grateful, more curious, more alive. In an ocean of so-called transformative coaches and the like, Pete’s presence and authenticity are a breath of fresh air.
Davis Cowles
Life Coach, Adventure Guide, Educator
Pete’s the guy you wanted to roadtrip with in college. He’s the dreamer, the poet, the fiery one unafraid to weep. His song is part howl, part stadium anthem, part ancient lullaby. He’ll copilot the dark and help you welcome the dawn, probably naked, and so alive even your elbow and middle toe cartwheel. He’s wonderlit and weathered. He wayfinds with starlight and single malt scotch. He is one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever known and he’s a real life bandit of bliss and the blues. I’d go anywhere with him.
A