About Wisdom From Lived Experience with Jennifer Winfield
I am deeply interested in life.
I am fascinated with how my own wisdom has emerged through my ability to reflect on my own actions, thoughts and beliefs. To me wisdom is not grasped intellectually but is a felt experience that soothes and connects us to deeper wells of truth that lie within.
I am Jennifer Winfield, I am author of Wisdom From Lived Experience, a guidance deck that I created to shares stories and wisdom from my own lived experience.
In this podcast I will continue to share my own wisdom and uncover the wisdom from the guests who join me in conversation throughout the series.
Thank you for listening to the first season of the Wisdom From Lived Experience podcast. I hope you have enjoyed learning about my own lived experiences but also the lived experiences of my amazing guests. Please do rate/review and share any episodes that you think your friends and family would enjoy and I will look forward to being back in the studio in the Australian spring. Much love as always, Jen xx
7 May 2024
The Mother Wound with Bethany Webster
Back in 2016, Two of my American girlfriends shared one of Bethany Webster's blog posts with me. I found her writing mind blowing, to have someone put words to all the ways I had felt over the years was both comforting and validating.
My mother who had died a year earlier and I was struggling with emotional roller coaster I was on. Bethany's work offered a way to slowly unpack all the stories I had in my mind and all the pain I had in my heart and a few years later I signed up for her online course "Healing the Mother Wound."
The course had a huge impact on my life and I began to create healthy boundaries that honoured my individual needs. I also began to develop a deeply loving and compassionate inner mother, the voice I had long to hear throughout my life.
Bethany and I had a rich conversation, we are very comfortable with each other because of the work we have done together. I found it so interesting listening to Bethany's story and how she developed this incredible body of work.
Bethany Webster is a transformational coach, speaker, and writer.
Bethany’s book “Discovering the Inner Mother” was published in 2021 and is the most leant out book in my personal library.
To find out more about Bethany go to her website: www.bethanywebster.com
You can find her on facebook at "Healing the Mother Wound with Bethany Webster" and on Instagram @themotherwound
30 Apr 2024
Healing my Mother Wound
This week on the Wisdom From Lived Experience podcast I am talking about the painful realisation that I had a mother wound and that it continued to disempower me.
I came across Bethany Webster's work in 2016 and it opened a door to help understand some of the ways I had been feeling about my mother. It came at a challenging time. I had crippling chronic fatigue and my mother had died the previous year. With nothing to lose I continued to lean in to Bethany's work and as I did, my symptoms started to clear and my energy came back.
In this episode you will hear how I struggled with some of my mother's behaviours and how I have been able to repair much of the damage done through Bethany's empowering work.
This was not an easy subject to talk about publicly, and yet there is so much more I would like to say on this subject. I hope you can hear the tenderness in my voice as I share some of my childhood struggles but also my deep love and reverence for my beloved mum.
If you would like to know more about me. Head to my website at www.jenniferwinfield.com or follow me over on instagram at @jennifer__winfield
23 Apr 2024
Immersed with Immortal Soil's Bob Horan and Selena Murray
Immortal Soil emerged out of the "terrible awfulness" that was the pandemic of 2020. No longer enamoured with the lives they were leading in Sydney they decided to use the opportunity to move up to the Northern Rivers.
The boredom from being locked down inspired them to create botanical art installations in unlikely places. Their first creation was inspired by a burnt out car which they filled with bright red blooms sourced from the side of the road. Word travelled fast and before long they were ask to create a satellite event for the Lismore Regional Gallery called "The Dark Lodge."
Both Bob Horan and Selena Murray come from a floristry, and event management background. They were both apprentices in creative fields and that foundation has given them the skills and confidence to expand their creativity in a fearless and imaginative direction.
I first met them both at an event at our local hall and I found them both warm and funny.
A few months later I interviewed them as part of an art installation they had created at Pearces Creek Hall. Their creation was entirely immersive, an enchanting lost world with twists and turns, a huge wing of grasses and an outrageous privet berry monster hovering over the entrance.
A normally reclusive pair, Bob and Selena stepped out and claimed their work by sharing their process with the audience. It was a magical few days and I was delighted when they said "yes" to coming on the podcast to sprinkle some of their wit and wizardry with us all.
To find out more about Immortal Soil you can find them on instagram @immortalsoil.
16 Apr 2024
Reframing Weeds with Kim Deans
This week I hopped on an impromptu Zoom call with Kim Deans as part of my research for my next podcast guest Immortal Soil. I decided to record the call as I knew there might be some gems in there that I might want to share.
The truth is it was such an insighful and knowledgeable conversation that I have created an entire episode out of it.
If you, like me, were taught to demonise weeds then prepare to be transformed. Kim shares her vast library of knowledge and wisdom about how why have been programmed to demonise and kill them.
As Kim says " Weeds are our storytellers" and you will find out in the episode why.
Kim Deans runs a business with her husband Angus called Reinventing Agriculture. She supports people who are looking to change the way they manage their land. You can find out more about them at https://www.reinventingagriculture.com.au
and on Instagram @reinventing_agriculture.
If you would like to know about weeds you can download their free pdf here: https://www.reinventingagriculture.com.au/weeds-as-indicators (https://www.reinventingagriculture.com.au/weeds-as-indicators)
9 Apr 2024
Living on the edge of Wollumbin with artist Gabriela Soelkner
Winding through the remnants of the Gondwana rainforest you arrive at the base of Wollumbin, a majestic mountain and sacred site for the Bundjalung people of the Northern Rivers area of NSW.
Artist Gabriela Soelkner has lived on the edge of the Wollumbin National Park for 42 years. She and her partner live a very different life, immersed amongst the trees, rocks and creeks that form part of their property.
She creates extraordinary artworks in her studio which tucked in to a rock face on the edge of her property. These paintings are of ancient figures layered with archetypes and wisdom which she has brought to life with paint and collage.
I met her when I first went to Wollumbin and we immediately connected. I am thrilled she agreed to come onto the podcast and share her story with us all.
She will be exhibiting at the Mist Gallery in Cabarita in May, and you can find out more that and see some of her artworks on instagram @gabrielasoelkner.
Mist Gallery: @mistgallery
MArts Precinct: @m.arts.precinct
2 Apr 2024
Reconnecting to Country
Australia is a magnificent country.
Within this enormous country there are vast amounts of space. These spaces are filled with beautiful, soundscapes, seascapes, and landscapes. I personally found that through connecting with the wisdom of the Aboriginal people it created this deepening that helped me understand the healing power of reconnecting to country.
There is just so much wisdom held within the land, so much knowledge yet to be tapped into.
In this episode I talk about my own experience reconnecting to country and how it has changed me and I also introduce my next guest, artist Gabriela Soelkner who lives on the only natural henge in the world...Wollumbin.
Wollumbin is a sacred site for the Bundjalung people here in the Northern Rivers. It is currently in the midst of heated debate as elders have requested that people do not climb the mountain, while others feel the opportunity should be available to everyone.
Enjoy this episode and please do leave a review if you enjoyed it.
You can find out more about me at www.jenniferwinfield.com or on instagram @jennifer__winfield
26 Mar 2024
Artist Ema Shin and The Hearts of Absent Women
Ema Shin is a Melbourne based multi-disciplinary visual artist who was born in Niigata Japan. Her heritage is both Japanese and Korean and her art is influenced by both cultures and the family stories that have been woven together from that experience.
Her latest exhibition at Gallerysmith in Melbourne, is about acknowledging the 'daughters' in her Korean lineage whose names were never recorded on her family tree.
It is a fascinating conversation and I learnt much about both the Japanese and Korean culture through Ema.
If you would like to find out more about Ema's work you can find her at www.emashin.org or instagram @ema.shin
I hope you enjoy the episode.
19 Mar 2024
Vulnerable Hearts
Sometimes we have no idea where I am going, there is this magnetising pull towards something that asks for my rational mind to move over so that my intuitive and mystical senses can steer the ship.
In this week's episode I talk about heartbreak and how I believe it can leave tiny paper cuts on our hearts that offer an opportunity for deeper exploration into new and unchartered territory.
It also led me to discover the multi-disciplinary visual artist Ema Shin whose latest exhibition called "Hearts of Absent Women" celebrates women for the efforts and creativity that have gone unrecognised.
I had no idea why I had been so drawn to her incredible tapestries and textile sculpture hearts, and then I remembered my experience creating tiny fabric hearts the year before.
This felt like a very intimate conversation, and in parts that I had moved aside to allow a more empathic and gentle voice to be heart. I hope you enjoy it.
This episode precedes the interview I have with Ema Shin at Gallerysmith in Melbourne last month.
To find out more about me headed to www.jenniferwinfield.com or follow me on instagram @jennifer__winfield
12 Mar 2024
Artist Hilary Herrmann shares why she believes no-one is dressed without a gold crown
This week I am in conversation with artist Hilary Herrmann.
Hilary lives on the outskirts of if a busy Northern Rivers town. She creates extraordinarily beautiful paintings which are full of figures and creatures that are inspired by her curiosity to follow her imagination and her thoughts.
Hilary is a wonderful storyteller and has a fascinating life story which is full of a courage and determination to find her own path. I found her honesty and wisdom very reassuring and I am sure many artists with be inspired by her work.
To find out more about Hilary head to her website at www.hilaryherrmann.com.
She is on instagram @hilaryherrmann
5 Mar 2024
Rediscovering my creative self
This week on the Wisdom From Lived Experience podcast I am going to be sharing how my chronic illness carved a path back to my creative self when I discovered the healing power of dot painting.
I was taught to dot paint by Auntie Daphne (Kal-Ma-Kuta) and Uncle Digby Moran, two Aboriginal elders who found art later on in their lives as part of their own healing journey. The Aboriginal people know the power art has to heal our bodies. Many remote Aboriginal communities have art centres where they are encouraged to paint, throw clay, and screen print, as a way to express and transform their pain and suffering.
For me, the mesmerising and meditative placement of each dot settled me in a way that nothing else could. Even in my most anxious and fearful moments, the colour and movement helped me to find some calm.
The paintings I created connected me back to my ancestral homelands after losing my parents. It was a time of endless suffering and I found the painting brought glimmers of hope and joy back into my life.
This podcast precedes my interview with the artist, Hilary Herrmann, who will share her story next week.
If you would like to find out more about me you can head to my website at
www.jenniferwinfield.com or find me on instagram at @jennifer__winfield.
27 Feb 2024
Finding a path to freedom with Ravi Sharma
In this week's episode I am in conversation with Ravi Sharma, a Spiritual Guide from Rishikesh in India.
Ravi was born in the yoga capital of India and that experience informed his curiosity to learn more about the spiritual path.
He has a fascinating story and has some great wisdom to share.
I do hope you will lean in because I think you will be surprised at the effect this conversation will have on you.
If you would like to know more about Ravi Sharma then you can find him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationsanghawithravi/
A huge thank you to Will Murray who edited this podcast for me and for upskilling and supporting my production and editing departments.
I would like to acknowledge the Widjabul Wia-bal peoples of the Bundjalung nation as the original custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded. Their sovereignty was never ceded.
20 Feb 2024
Finding my spiritual self
Welcome to the Wisdom From Lived Experience podcast.
In this episode I am sharing stories from my own experience finding out what spirituality meant for me.
It precedes my interview with Ravi Sharma a Spiritual Guide from Rishikesh in India which will be published the following week.
Do you have a sense of what it is to be spiritual? What does that word mean for you?
If you would like to find out more about me you can head to my website at https://www.jenniferwinfield.com/ (https://www.jenniferwinfield.com/)
Or follow me on my social media accounts at:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer__winfield/ (https://www.instagram.com/jennifer__winfield/)
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/cultivatingwholeness/ (https://www.facebook.com/cultivatingwholeness/)
If you would like to purchase my Wisdom From Lived Experience deck you can do so here (https://jenniferwinfield.bigcartel.com)
If you enjoyed this episode then I would love if you could rate it and write a review so others can find it.
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I would like to acknowledge the Widjabul Wia-bal peoples of the Bundjalung nation as the original custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded. Their sovereignty was never ceded.
8 Jan 2024
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So excited to share the news that I have decided to create a podcast sharing more Wisdom From Lived Experience.
I would like to acknowledge the Widjabul Wia-bal peoples of the Bundjalung nation as the original custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded. Their sovereignty was never ceded.
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