{"podcast":{"title":"Humans, being. with Lael Stone","slug":"humans-being-with-lael-stone-7489374","podcast_index_feed_id":7489374,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/humans-being-with-lael-stone/feed.xml","website_url":"https://humansbeing.au/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/humans-being-with-lael-stone/20260106_030109_284dfdfbe6d31ffd1be295915a29c114.jpg","author":"Lael Stone","episode_count":20,"summary":"Humans, being .™ is a podcast created and presented by Lael Stone that explores the real stories behind the public personas. This podcast is about you as a listener, and for all of us to come home to realising that we are all humans being, doing the best job that we know how. I would love to hear from you – what questions you may have, what contemplations you've received from this episode, what guests you'd like me to have on, or any themes or topics you would love me to discuss. Send us a message on our site or on any of our social platforms: Web: humansbeing.au Instagram: @humansbeingwithlaelstone Facebook: @humansbeingwithlaelstone TikTok: @humansbeingwithlaelstone YouTube: @humansbeingwithlaelstone Brand/Partnerships: partnerships@humansbeing.au Connect with Lael: Web: laelstone.com.au Instagram: @laelstone Facebook: @laelstone Team: Brand and Creative by Mike Gaal, Original Music by Josh Reed, Recorded at WeMOV, Melbourne, Produced by Nigel Carboon. Humans, being .™ is produced on the lands of the Bunurong and Wathaurong people. 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Here is this extraordinary woman – accomplished, giving, deeply loved – and she still needs to hear herself say it out loud. YES. You are allowed to need something. You are allowed to ask for it . Even if – especially if – you've spent a long time being the one who doesn't. [Recorded January 2026] About Gorgi Coghlan: Gorgi Coghlan is a former Year 12 science and biology teacher turned broadcaster, presenter, and performer. She spent over a decade as co-host of The Project and The Circle on Channel Ten, and as a reporter and presenter on the Today Show on Channel Nine. An extraordinary singer, Gorgi performs live with her friend in their show Songbird – and is also now a voice on ABC Radio. She runs a hospitality business with her husband Simon, and is a devoted mum to her teenage daughter Molly. Con…","meta_description":"There's a version of strength the world rewards – capable, tireless, always fine. And then there's the cost. 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