What happens when an ancient Roman historian is so ridiculously misogynistic that he begs to be read in a movie trailer voice? And how can we reclaim the narrative from those who would seek to shame and keep us quiet? 

Show notes can be found at www.freeherspirit.com

This week I'm talking about all of my best ideas and tips for Being a Human in the World (aka, if you are introverted, highly sensitive, experience depression or anxiety about the world we live in, feel overwhelmed but want to do something and to practice self-care, this one's for you.)

This is an episode full of questions. What rules does the (fill in the blank: Patriarchy, White Supremacy, capitalism, hierarchy, etc.) want me to live by? What do I get by following these rules? What could my life (and the world) look like if I stopped living by those rules and tried something else? Because if you want to change your life (or the world) you have to change the rules.

Show Notes at www.freeherspirit.com 

How can we be Humans in the World when the world is burning? Is there a middle path between struggling to save the world and numbing oursevles out to the suffering around us? This week I'm offering a reflection on three words: curiosity, wonder, and hope, as an alternative approach to overwhelm and despair. 

For show notes go to www.freeherspirit.com

What happens when a toxic outsider tries to impose themselves in your life? In this episode, I share a story about something I recently experienced and how I handled and learned from the situation. Welcome to Season 5 of the Free Her Spirit Podcast. All resources and show notes can be found on www.freeherspirit.com

Mindeulle Kathleen Yoon is a queer Korean American adoptee living and learning on traditional Lenape lands, in the city of Philadelphia. They are a visual artist, movement artist, nature photographer and poet. They are also a MovNat Level 1 certified trainer, rewilder, and nature connection mentor/wilderness guide in training. For the past three years they have been immersing themselves in reconnecting to ancestral ways of being in relationship with nature and crafting wild foraged sculptures from natural materials. They are currently developting two different projects related to movement and nature connection: a landscape movement art project and a series of embodiment and nature connection workshopws for queer and female-identified teens.

In this episode we talk about:

Mindeulle's story about how they became drawn to nature and reconnecting to the Earth

What "rewilding" means and how Mindeulle approaches rewilding in their life

Mindeulle's tips and entry points for reconnecting to nature and rewilding

What MovNat is and how it gives an alternative to working out at the gym and helps you move more freely in nature

How Mindeulle deals with their feelings of loss around their connection to nature and ancestry and why creating safe nature experiences for groups including queer, non-binary, female, and People of Color is important

The journey Mindeulle went on to choose their own name 

How Mindeulle likes to express themselves creativetly and what it means to be "passively active"

What Queer Feminism means and why it's so important to Mindeulle

For show notes and links to resources mentioned in the show go to www.freeherspirit.com

Raven Rose is the herbalist behind Moon Medicine, a clinical herbal practice focused on menstrual health. Her 10 year struggle with endometriosis revealed her path to herbal medicine, spiritual healing, ancestor work, womb massage, and Kambo. She has studied in Denver, CO, the Yucatan, and the Peruvian Amazon. Raven is a 4th generation tarot reader who weaves divination and ancestral healing into her work with people looking to restore menstrual and womb health. She incorporates all she's learned in her endometriosis journey into her practice and understands the vital importance of addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual imbalances in the healing process.

In this episode we talk about:

Raven's journey with endometriosis and western medicine that led her to find new ways to heal herself and others

The practice of womb massage, what it is, and how it can benefit your health

How ancestral lineage healing is part of Raven's personal healing and the work she does with others

Raven's tips for connecting to your ancestors if you would like to work with them

How Raven encountered Kambo and learned to use it to heal herself and others

The connection between our physical, spiritual, and emotional bodies and how we can care for them holistically

Raven's perspective on the importance of ritual in our personal and collective healing

Raven's understanding of the womb, fertility, and how they are connected to our spiritual, emotional, and intuitive selves

For show notes and resources mentioned in the show go to www.freeherspirit.com 

emily looman is an artist and a highly sensitive person. she is learning to nurture a gentle but fulfilling life with her family in eugene, OR. exploring how to integrate her writing & found poetry, polaroid photography, drawing, painting, collaging, mark-making, & color sense. dreaming of making a book someday. about shaping sensitivity into something that feels sacred & soulful. about leaning into quietnoticing and finding purpose in it.

In this episode we talk about:

emily's journey from loving art as a kid to focusing on praise and achievment and finding her way back to her creative self

How emily  engages in the creative process and why she loves taking photographs with polaroids

emily's process for creating found poetry and the different styles she has tried over the years

The intuitive process of art journal making and how creating helps emily learn to trust herself

How emily came to view her sensitivity as a resource for creativity and how "noticing" can be a more accessible entry point

Healing from the "emotional residue" of growing up highly sensitive

emily shares her experiences with anxiety and depression and what self-care practices help her on a daily basis

emily's take on developing a practice in your life

For links to resources mentioned in the show go to www.freeherspirit.com 

Indriana Irawan is an artist and teacher who creates spaces that help women discover who they are and their purpose in this world through art and travel. She started her business a decade ago, photographing families and weddings. In 2014, she decided to run photography and creative exploration workshops that have taken her and her small groups of students on soul-searching adventures to Paris, London, Munich, and New York. A year later, she also began running "Life in Colour" painting sessions in her home that encourage women to express themselves through abstract art. 

In this episode we talk about: 

Indriana's journey from a toxic work environment to starting her own photography business and how hiring a business coach helped her make that transition with support

The awesome way Indriana came up with the name Pink Elephant Labs for her business

What Indriana loves about being an entrepreneur and how she infuses the experience with fun and deeper work, both for herself and the women she works with

Why Indriana loves travel and photography

How writing and painting help Indriana to feel safe and why she feels it's important to engage with the deep emotions that come up when creating art

Dealing with the expectations of motherhood and how Indriana uses art to help her have a stronger sense of self

How Indriana feels returning to writing after her journey exploring other mediums

The practice that helps Indriana continue to make creative work and detach her ego from her work

Making art so that you can find your own way and your own contribution, even when you feel like you're "too much" or "not enough"

All resources mentioned in the show can be found at www.freeherspirit.com

Monica Moran, known as The Creative Beast, is a mixed media artist who is deeply connected to her Creative Instincts and her mission is to help adults reconnect to their own Creative Instincts. Monica believes there is wonderful, marvelous magic in our world and in our creativity.

In this episode we talk about:

Monica's journey through various creative mediums and her mission to work with adults who have forgotten their innate creativity

How we suppress our creativity and "negative" emotions and how we can come back to our creative instincts

What creativity really means and exploring the different forms that creativity can take

The time Monica created a personalized dammit doll for a friend

How creativity and intuition are connected and how we can use creativity to get in touch with our feelings

What Monica does to connect with her intuition through tarot and special decks she likes to use

Why we need creativity and problem solving in our world today and Monica's tips for cultivating a creative life

For resources mentioned in the show and to find out how to connect to Monica go to www.freeherspirit.com