Her Herd

Lighting the way is a charity born out of necessity. Like most amazing creative solutions, it was the lived experience of founder Claire Brett (you can listen to Claire’s remarkable story in S1E3) that launch the incredible charity that is lighting the way.   Lighting the way offers bereaved women free counseling, lactation, and chiropractic support. From humble begins Claire understands deep...

We were so incredibly lucky recently to be able to catch-up with one half of the Paeds First Aid Sarah, who generously talked us through what drives her and her Co-Director Grace to deliver expert, no fuss direct evidence driven skills, training and knowledge to rural families.  See Sarah and Grace are both PICU nurses, and when they moved from the city to the country, they saw an incred...

What can I say about beautiful Sal from the Suite Set. It’s difficult to describe such a woman into words, but I am going to give it one heck of a shot.     Sal is the smart, sassy, keep it real girlfriend that every woman needs on speed dial. Sal is seriously whip smart. Her ability to be across so many topics, is completely beyond me, but it is the work that she does outside of he...

Where do I even start with the incredible platform that is the Fertility Collective and Ceci. When you think about people who champion the infertility experience and space no one does it better than Ceci.    Ceci Fertility is a mother, friend, and has survived her own battle with infertility. She is also the founder of the Fertility Collective, the warm hug, belly laugh, and evidence dri...

Marney paints faces like artist paints canvas. Seriously check her out she is amazing. A talented makeup artist, Marney lives in Wagga with her husband Matt and her babies, Harper and Archie. Marn also suffers from Crohns disease. Marney was diagnosis with crohns when she was just 17 years old. This was a complete shock to her system. Marn is violently repulsed by the fact that often I don’t wash...

Katja is the voice and face behind the The Rural Mum. She moved to the farm with her Husband Ned, which fuelled a passion for sharing, educating and creating resources for other women and men entering family farm business and rural life.    Outside of running her family farming operations Katja and her husband Ned have three blessings, Eddie, Mac, and Caroline.    Katja takes u...

Sometimes you meet someone without ever having met and just know that you have clicked. The zing (I have watched way too much hotel Transylvania with my son). But this is Ella. Even though I have only seen her socials and spoken to her over the phone I can feel her warmth. She is sunshine, so to watch her historical stories when she was in the fertility trenches and see how raw, honest, and broken...

HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS - THIS ONE IS A BIG ONE!!   Associate Professor Sarah Verdon is a powerhouse.   I can say this because; 1. It’s true and 2. Full disclosure she is my cousin.    I personally lived small parts of Sez story, I have cried and laughed with her. She is my text in the middle of the night to winge about pregnancy – she always has my back on a hard pregnancy winge....

Dimity is a champion for rural communities and women! The powerhouse behind GRO events, Dimity is always bubbling along planning and organising some of the best parties, information nights, and just all-round fun for rural people.   Dimity shared her story in 2022 around the journey to freeze her eggs with the wonderful Steph from Motherland Australia (you can check out her episode via the li...

Ash lives rurally with her husband Chris and daughter Lilly. She not only supports her husband to run their rural business, but she helps run their farm just outside of Bendemeer. Not traditionally a country girl Ash has thrown herself into her rural community and credits their love and support for getting her family through some of the tougher times. There will be so many rural women nodding to t...

Farmer Chris lives on a property with his wife (me - ain't he lucky ) and his two young boys Edward and Charles. Chris raises both cattle and sheep on his grazing property just outside of Armidale in New England. A man of the land, he loves a steak, a beer, a chat and his Mac truck – most likely in that order. Chris takes us through his journey of navigating miscarriage, pregnancy, birth and male...

Claire is an amazing mum to two little boys: Rosco and Jimmy. She lives on a farm with her husband, Jake. When Claire isn't helping on the farm, she's the creative force behind "iPhone Bridesmaid" and is dedicated to raising much-needed funds and awareness through "Lighting the Way." Additionally, Claire crafts the most delightfully scented candles with "Purposeful Candles." Claire walks us throug...

Alice is an incredible woman of strength and wisdom. She lives rurally on a farm with her husband, Dane, and son, George. Generously, Alice shares her journey through pregnancy, birth, and fertility. Importantly, she reveals how her family knows when to call it quits. Alice’s words humbled me as a clinician, witnessing her and her family’s resilience. Alice is brave, and as I’ve mentioned before,...

This week on the podcast we talk all things creative problem solving with Sophie.  Soph lives rurally with her husband Ross, and son Dougal. Sophie is an incredibly busy women, juggling being a mum and wife while running a sheep farm with Ross and her fruit shop in town. Soph takes us through the journey of her pregnancy with Dougal, her surprise covid birth and then the process of navigating...

Introduction to the Her Herd podcast, discussing why this podcast exists and what to expect from the series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.