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Here to be Human

Here to be Human

by Lucy Johnston

Self-Improvement Personal Journals

Season 2

Sophie: The story of Moonface Clothing

In this episode I speak with Sophie. Sophie is the Founder of Ethical Clothing label Moonface Clothing. After doing her degree in fashion design at RMIT she graduated feeling disillusioned by the industry’s wasteful and unethical practices and knew that she did not want to participate in contributing to all the harm that was being done. After taking some time off she realised that people were not going to stop wearing clothes anytime soon and so she decided to start a brand that did things better and that could set a new standard for what ethical fashion could mean. Once she decided to start a family she outsourced production so that she could be home with her daughter while still making an income and found her passion lies not only in fashion and sustainability, but also in business and how we can do it better, working smarter, not harder, so that we can still be available and present for our lives and our children. Want to connect with Sophie? You can find her on instagram @moonface.clothing and @moonface.in.business

Season 1

Britt: The Science and Seasons of The Cycle

In this episode I speak with Britt about the science and seasons of our cycle and how we can embody this knowledge to thrive as women. Britt is a menstrual educator, a natural fertility educator, a yoga teacher and a forever student. Her passion is helping women come back home to their natural selves by embracing their menstrual cycles, and gaining the invaluable knowledge to deeply understand their fertility. She currently teaches online and in person in the Blue Mountains. Want to connect with Britt? Find her on instagram: @britestarwomancraft or Her website: britestarwomancraft.com.au

Solo Ep: AHA Moments, Schooling Experiences and Completing Cycles

In this episode I share a lot of "AHA" moments I have been having lately, diving deep into themes and patterns, as well as reflecting on my own experience of school and how it has impacted how I show up in life. You can also connect with me on instagram @mama_of_luna -The book I reference in this episode is Hold onto Your Kids by Gordo Neufeld and Gabor Maté

Caley: Physiological Birth, Placentas and Mothering Consciously

In this episode I speak to Caley. Caley grew up in a family of 7 girls with her mum always speaking of birth so beautifully and passionately, no fear around it. She was intrigued and drawn to birth from a young age and has her Mum to thank for this. She was also present at the birth of her youngest sister - born in hospital. All of these experiences shaped her own journey into freebirthing her 2 daughters and the deep passion she has for birth. Before becoming a Mum, Caley worked 10 years in the human and community services field which was all a big part of her finding herself as a woman and really realising that the 9-5 GO GO GO structure was not supporting her body or cycles! Now, every day she is consciously creating a life for her girls. It’s not always easy. But she knows who she is, she knows what she wants for them and what she doesn’t. Motherhood is no easy task, especially when doing it from a deeply conscious space. But it’s well and truly worth it all. Want to connect with Caley? Find her on instagram @intuitive.birthkeeper I hope you enjoy this episode! Love, Lucy

Lucille: The Story of Her Dream Free Birth of Her First Baby

In this episode Lucille shares the story of her first birth experience. Lucille got her dream home birth, and didn’t push once. She free birthed her baby in her living room, and at 5 months postpartum…she’s here to tell us her story. Lucille is a Menstrual & Fertility Specialist. Since 2016, she’s been empowering women to FREE their bodies of reproductive health disorders & infertility. She made a full holistic recovery from Endometriosis & PCOS, and has helped hundreds of other women do the same. It is her life’s mission to guide women to become their own healer, feel nourished, fertile & pain free: revolutionising their journey in fertility and pregnancy. She’s the founder of a local Women’s Heath Clinic, Calm Studio Massage & Wellness specialising in services for optimal menstrual health, fertility, pregnancy & postpartum.

Sarah: The Liminal Space of Business, Motherhood and Aging

In this episode I speak to Sarah. Sarah is a Mama, business Founder and Mental Health Specialist. She is currently navigating weaving business into family life and what that really means for us as Mothers holding it all! All the while attempting to show up and share her rocky journey with embracing the process of ageing in a world that values eternal youth. Want to connect with Sarah? Find her on instagram: @liminalelixirs

Leah: A Journey From Maiden into Mother

In this episode I speak with Leah. Leah is a Mother to her daughter Amara Rose, whose birth brought so much healing and a deep unravelling of all that she knew as she crossed over from maiden to mother. A planned free birth turned into a hospital birth, and with it so many lessons. A mind bending experience that will forever be a great teacher. Outside of Motherhood, Leah is a musician, front lady and songwriter of Eora based band Kyoshi. Writing, creating and performing has always been her greatest gift. Using her words and voice to express her experience of the world and touch others. Leah is also a sound healing facilitator, a huge journey in itself that has invited so much expansion in her self work through her study and practice. Leah has also taught music for over a decade, working predominantly for herself, sharing her joy and passion of music with children, teens and adults. Navigating motherhood as a single parent and stepping into a new version of herself has been deeply life altering. Experiencing matresence in a society that has lost its reverence to mothers and connection to the feminine is a challenge, to say the least. But we show up every day with presence, compassion and love, and continue to surrender to the beautiful chaos. I hope you enjoy this episode! Lucy X

Donna: Creativity in Motherhood

In this episode I have a candid conversation with Donna on all things creativity in Motherhood. We dive deep into how we can honour ourselves our creative life force when we are deep in a Season of giving. Donna is a mother, remedial bodyworker by trade, creative and passionate surfer. She lives in Noosa Queensland, with her husband, 3.5 year old son and 12 year old kelpie Billie. She grew up in Perth WA, before moving to Margaret River meeting her husband and then traveling around Australia to land and fall in love with Noosa 5.5 years ago. It is here she and her husband and are now long term renovating their home while balancing family, restoration time and her and her husband’s business ventures. Donna has been in the remedial bodywork industry for 15 years, in the past few years since becoming a mother passions have transformed and she has just birthed her new business ‘girl at the sea.’ A line of high quality and sustainable hats and tees. Want to connect with Donna? Find her on instagram as: donna.atthesea I hope you enjoy this episide! Love, Lucy

Lizzie: The Birth Story of Her Son

Lizzie is a free-birthing, unschooling Mother to three wild children leading an intuitive and feminine life against the grain in the highlands surrounded by cows. In this episode she shares the birth of her third baby, a raw and simple birth with only her family present. We discuss the impact that social media has (the positive and the negative) on how we birth and parent and how even natural tools used in the birth space can become an intervention if not used with intention. I hope you enjoy this episode. Lucy X

An Introduction of Who I am and Why I am Here

Hello and welcome to The Here to Be Human Podcast! In this episode I introduce myself and let you in on a bit of my back story of how I started working in the Birth realm and my experience of becoming a Mother and WHY I am now here creating this podcast. Thankyou so much for being here on this new journey of storytelling with mee!