Jessica Mau
By Activist
December 30, 2022
Jessica Mau @jmaumau
All photographs by Nastassia Brückin for ACTIVIST
What is natural beauty to you?
"Not hiding and being seen."
— Jessica Mau
What do you spend your time doing?
Lately most of my time is spent being a mom.
Favorite flower:
Lily.
What are personal values that you believe in:
Compassion and empathy.
A song or band from your formative teenage years that still resonates with you today and why:
Chasing Waterfalls by TLC.
Fire, Earth, Water, Air?
Earth.
DIY skill you possess or want to learn:
Gosh so many, raising a confident child, homeschooling, languages, mycoremediation, the power of plants and planets, and so many more.
If you could change one thing about the world right now, what would it be:
Climate change.
Movement, meditation or ritual you engage with:
Sun salutations, sauna and neighborhood mountain walks.
Eco-therapy; how do you like to be involved with Mother Nature?
Walk barefoot on the earth.
How do you use ACTIVIST Mānuka Honey?
A spoonful everyday.
What is natural beauty to you?
Not hiding and being seen.
How do you try and keep your life uncomplicated?
I try not to overthink.
Favorite recipe to cook for friends?
Oven roasted Japanese yams and a simple little gems salad.
A challenge in your life that you have overcome:
The growing pains of shedding an old value system and building a new one.
Is there something you are passionate about at present or want to bring light onto a particular subject?
I am intrigued by the world of mycelium and how they can help humankind and our planet.