Fi has been on our podcast wishlist for a little while now, since doing a feminine yoga program with her earlier in the year and the experience we have had reconnecting with our menstrual cycles we wanted to have her share a taste of it with our community! In this episode we talk about menstruality, femininity, cyclical living, menarche (first bleed) and how to support daughters through this change.

You can follow & connect with Fi through her instagram on @lafemmeyoga__or facebook - La Femme Yoga. Or drop by her beautiful space!

We are so privileged to steal some time with Mackay local Lauren, an amazing Physio specialising in Women’s Health. As we chat with Lauren, her in depth knowledge blows us away, but its her passion to help & support women that truly knocks our socks off! Listen in, learn a thing or two and most of all - if you need any help, seek it.

On this episode we chat through Human Design (HD) - what it is, we touch on each type but talk more specifically about our types and share how you might like to dive into your own HD and bring it into your way of living.

Some resources we mention:

Our episode today is with Mel, mama to 5 children - 3 boys & twin girls. Mel shares her personal journey through postnatal depression after the birth of her second child. She grew up in Mackay and moved around over the years before landing back here. She shares from the heart her experience, which is unique and different for any woman who has postnatal depression. The insight we gained and what we learnt from her personal experience was seriously invaluable,  we know our audience will have much to gain by listening in as we chat with Mel.

If you or someone you know are in need of support here are some resources below:

PANDA - Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia - www.panda.org.au - 1300 726 306

Gidget Foundation - www.gidgetfoundation.org.au

Mackay Hospital and Health Service 24 hour mental health service 1300 64 2255. Single point of entry to a mental health service, crisis support and can advise and facilitate care, support or referrals to appropriate services

Lifeline 13 11 14

Child youth and family health 4885 7750

Zenny shares with us her journey through beginning her own personal training business, to moving up into her next dream of her own Gymnasium - Athletica Mackay - our local ladies-only gym. She shares her passion for training, connecting and empowering women through her work… We cover a range of topics through this episode including anxiety, assumptions and leaning into discomfort.

Join us as the lovely Hayley takes us through her knowledge of the lay of the land when it comes to birthing babies in Mackay. Hayley is a local doula who is passionate about increasing options for woman-centred care in our region, such as expanding the current midwifery-led continuity of care models and making private and public home birth available to those who wish to access it.

Miscarriage is a vast and varied experience between women - physically and mentally looking so different for each individual woman. In today’s episode, our long-time friend Cass joins us to dive into this topic, with the idea to open up conversation around what can feel like a taboo topic.

Our friend Sophie who leads our monthly House of She New Moon Meditation joins us to talk about what spirituality and mindfulness is to her... with us also contributing our own interpretations and expressions of this broad and open topic. We share about how it can mean something different to all, but how the exploration of it can be beneficial across our lives.

Logan shares with us the details in her journey through fertility challenges, conception and birth of her beautiful daughter Addy.

Kiah from The Birth Circle Mackay joins us for today’s episode.  Kiah is a beautiful local doula who chats with us about what a doula is, what a doula does and how she has learnt to hold space for women as they move through pregnancy, birth and postpartum.