The Peri Moon Podcast

This episode is a deeply evocative journey into myth, midlife and the living intelligence of story. Guided by host Nelle Tamar‑Manuel and her long‑time mentor, storyteller and wise‑woman herbalist Jackie Bushell.

Their conversation unfolds like a woven tapestry. It moves through flower essences, archetypes, plant consciousness and the profound relationality that shapes a meaningful life. Jackie shares how her lifelong devotion to myth and symbol has become a compass through perimenopause and menopause. She reveals how fairytales act as ancient maps for identity shifts, embodiment and soulful initiation.

Together they explore the magic of slowing down, the art of perceiving beyond the eyes and the way plants become beloved companions who teach us how to listen with the whole body.

Nelle and Jackie illuminate how midlife becomes a threshold rich with mystery, creativity, and reclamation. It's an era where archetypes reorganise within us and where the mundane becomes enchanted again.

Their dialogue celebrates community, shared storytelling and the ancient feminine practice of gathering around tales that reshape us each time they’re spoken.

This episode is a warm, intelligent and soul‑anchoring exploration of how story can hold us, transform us and return us to our deepest knowing.

You can find Jacqui at  https://substack.com/@thenectartree and www.facebook.com/jacqui.bushell.52
Her new website www.jacquibushell.com is coming soon.

You can find us at www.perimoon.com.au

In this joyful episode of the Peri Moon Podcast, host Nelle Tamar-Manuel sits down with Modern Feng Shui Master and founder of The Feng Shui School of Intention, Dana Claudat.

Together they explore how our homes silently mirror our fears, our clutter and our untapped potential and how reclaiming that space can transform everything else in our lives. They share raw, personal stories and reveal how clearing physical clutter can dissolve the emotional weight of who we used to be as it frees us to step into who we're becoming. 

The conversation moves through creativity, letting go of performance and people-pleasing and welcoming spontaneous connection back into our lives. It's a reminder that decluttering is never just about the stuff. Expect surprising insights on habit triggers, abundance set points, and the courage it takes to feel truly at home in your own life. 

Dana's warmth and wisdom shine throughout. She offers a beautiful reminder that a home in flow can be one of the most powerful catalysts for personal growth. 

This episode is an invitation to slow down, get curious about your space and start living as the fullest expression of who you are.

You can find Dana at fengshuidana.com or as @TheTaoOfDana on any social channel.

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What does it really mean to lead with your heart when life gets loud, painful, or uncertain?

In this conversation, Nelle Tamar-Manuel sits down with heart space healer Jewel Veitch to explore what it looks like to stay open even when opening hurts. Nelle shares how facing a cancer diagnosis reshaped her relationship with mortality, teaching her to consciously orient toward peace and presence, while Jewel shares how she's weaving the concept of "dying wisely" into her own work.

Together, they unpack the art of returning to the body and breath when the mind spirals, the surprising gifts hidden inside grief and why saying no to certain experiences can really be an act of self-love and heart protection.

Nelle also opens up about the new love unfurling in her own life, while Jewel shares the Heart Keys Oracle deck she's bringing into the world as a tool for others to use to reconnect with their own hearts.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, feel it all, and remember that a rich and connected life is what makes for a life well lived.

You can find Jewel at www.instagram.com/jewel.veitch or her new website, due to launch  soon at www.innersomatics.com

You can find us at www.perimoon.com.au

Twenty years of friendship spill out in this conversation as Nelle Tamar-Manuel sits down with one of her oldest and dearest friends, Sarah Cakaric. Together they explore the power of shadow work, why softening yourself is the true source of feminine strength, and how dance, breath, and mirror-gazing have shaped their paths back to themselves after years of self-abandonment.

The conversation moves through the tender terrain of mothering through perimenopause, raising emotionally intelligent children, and the quiet grief of watching a "second puberty" rewire your brain, body, and identity all at once. Threaded throughout is a powerful reframe of aging as women, not a drying up, but an invitation to rediscover play, creativity, and the parts of ourselves we set aside to nurture everyone else. 

Equal parts spiritual deep-dive and cackling girl-talk, this episode is a permission slip to rediscover who you were before you became "just" a mother, partner or caretaker. Expect candid takes on sex, dance, hormones, and the beautiful, chaotic work of growing into your second puberty.

You can find Sarah at www.instagram.com/templeofthepriestess

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What if the mistakes you've spent years feeling ashamed of were actually the exact training ground you needed?

In this soul-baring conversation, longtime mentor and human design teacher Krystal Woods joins host Nelle Tamar-Manuel to explore what it really means to trust your body's inner GPS. Krystal breaks down the different human design authorities, sacral, emotional, splenic, ego, and more, and shares why deconditioning from society's scripts is essential to real feminine embodiment and decision-making.

Together they unpack why resistance often signals we're avoiding our own truth, why perimenopause and midlife are so often pathologised rather than honoured as sacred rites of passage, and what it means to build a life, and a business, from abundance instead of desperation.

It's a rich, vulnerable dive into femininity, intuition, and the radical permission to trust yourself.

You can find Krystal at www.instagram.com/krystalewoods/ or www.krystalewoods.com/

You can find us at www.perimoon.com.au

What does it mean to live as a creator, not just a participant, in your own life?

In this rich conversation, host Nelle Tamar-Manuel sits down again with Jessie Sobool (Cozy Jess) of Euda by Jessie to explore creativity not as a rare gift reserved for "real artists," but as a daily, embodied practice available to every woman.

Together they unpack the tender link between creativity and mental health, the feminine wisdom of stillness versus the masculine drive to produce, and how the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine can unlock creative blocks.

The conversation moves through perimenopause-driven creative cravings, writing as an act of prayer, and why reclaiming the "micro" moments of self-expression - a seasoned sandwich, a rearranged desk, a dance in the kitchen - is itself a radical act of feminine sovereignty.

Connect with Jessie:
You can find Jessie at www.cozyjess.com, where she works as a Home & Productivity Strategist helping intentional people bring clarity to their space and their systems through digital planners, her personal productivity course, and Feng Shui informed home consultations. You can also reach her directly at [email protected].

Are you holding everything together at work, only to fall apart at home? You're not broken. Your nervous system is just keeping score.In this episode, nervous system specialist and bestselling author Sheridan Ruth joins Nelle Tamar-Manuel in the Peri Moon podcast for a conversation that goes far beyond wellness tips. Together, they explore why women in perimenopause so often hit a wall, what's really happening when you snap at the people you love most, and how shifting the story you tell yourself can change everything in as little as six minutes.Sheridan shares practical tools from her book rooted in polyvagal theory, a raw moment about hustle culture being rewarded at a black-tie gala, and one question that stopped the host mid-conversation: "How would you move through this if you knew you were enough?"Whether you're deep in perimenopause or simply exhausted by a world that keeps rewarding hustle, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.You can find Sheridan at sheridanruth.com You can find us at perimoon.com.au

In this Peri Moon episode, Nelle sits down with yoga therapist and longtime retreat leader Kat Ford to explore why women’s retreats aren’t just a getaway, they’re a full nervous‑system reset.

Kat shares why somatic healing, feminine embodiment, and nature immersion can shift perimenopause symptoms in ways talk therapy can’t. They dive into the power of re‑tribalizing: gathering around fire, moving to rhythm, and being witnessed by other women in a safe, unconditional space.

They also explore the magic of Stradbroke Island, a sand island made of 95% quartz crystal, and how it acts as a healing amplifier for women releasing shame and rediscovering themselves.

Plus, a special announcement: Nelle and Kat are co‑hosting an October retreat, The Heroine’s Journey, featuring breathwork, moon circles, ecstatic dance, and fire ceremony.

If you’ve been craving a place to be fully yourself, beauty, mess and all, this episode is your sign.

You can visit Kat at https://www.samadhiflowyoga.com or
https://www.instagram.com/samadhi_island_retreats/

You can visit us at https://perimoon.com.au/

In this intimate conversation, host Nelle Tamar-Manuel sits down with feng shui consultant and soul‑efficiency creator Jessie Sobool to explore what it really means for a woman to live a life lit from within.

Jessie shares how the simple question “What’s your magic?” reshaped how she sees herself, and how that lens became the heart of her work, Euda by Jessie. Together they dive into the feminine intersection of feng shui, soul‑aligned productivity, and cyclical creativity. They also unpack the courage of leaving corporate, finding purpose beyond traditional structures, and letting your work grow legs of its own.

A conversation for women in transition, women craving meaning, and women ready to explore life on their own terms.

The book mentioned is 'The Empath's Journey' by Ritu Kaushal

⁠https://www.cozyjess.com⁠

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What if the most productive thing you could do today is absolutely nothing?

In this rich, soul-nourishing conversation, Nelle Tamar-Manuel sits down with somatic practitioner and body worker Abby Valletta to explore why women's instinct to push through - to write the newsletter, hit the gym, grind harder - is often just dissociation wearing a productivity mask.

Abby unpacks the somatic roots of chronic pain (spoiler: it almost always starts in the hips), the link between body disconnection and lost identity, and why healing requires you to actually be inside your body first.

From chocolate bars to breast cancer to elk energy, this episode will fundamentally shift how you relate to rest, your body, and yourself.

You can find Abby Valletta at www.instagram.com/thebodyknows__

You can find us at www.perimoon.com.au