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Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson

213 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 175 ratings

Cutting-edge, pioneering conversations on holistic women's health, including sex, birth, motherhood, womanhood, intimacy and trauma with doula, certified Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and author of Call of the Wild and the Fourth Trimester, Kimberly Ann Johnson.

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EP112: The Skill of Culture Building, The Making of Tribe, Spiritual Colonialism, and Grief Practice with Matthew Stillman

February 26, 2021 04:42 - 1 hour - 92.2 MB

The Skill of Culture Building, The Making of Tribe, Spiritual Colonialism, and Grief Practice with Matthew Stillman.   We dive into the big questions of where we are at in this point in time- what is community? How do we make it? Are we right to want tribe, and if so, what does that really mean? We also touch on the deepest parts of our connection from Earth and place, and how that can come to bear with "medicine," Ayahuasca and spiritual colonialism.   What Matt Shares:  -How the ...

EP111: Luisa Muhr on Family Constellations, Ancestral Trauma, and Working Somatically While Online

February 10, 2021 17:55 - 1 hour - 87.3 MB

Luisa Muhr joins me to talk about her work in Family Constellations Therapy, including intergenerational trauma resulting from the holocaust as well as racial trauma within the United States. We talk about the importance of community space in a therapy setting, why working within an energy field is so effective, and staying somatically engaged while online.  What She Shares: What Family Constellations is and how it works The importance of honoring our ancestors and those in our systems ...

EP110: Race in the Body, an Exploration of Whiteness in Yoga, Fitness, and Core Expression

January 31, 2021 01:08 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Liz Koch rejoins me for a third interview, this time to discuss whiteness and colonization in the body. We explore how those pieces show up in the physical body and sensory systems, why it matters, and the importance of physical movement in anti-racism. What Liz Shares:  The interconnection between how we use our bodies and our racialization of bodies Racialized movement patterns  Recognizing racialized nervous system responses How the idealized body in fitness is not only white, bu...

EP 109: Transformed by Birth: Ordered Culture + Wild Nature + Archetypes Birth and Life with Britta Bushnell, PhD

January 19, 2021 06:05 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MB

-Story of the Apollo/ Artemis birth -The role of twins in mythology- two sides of a coin -Artemis is the goddess of childbirth, when she is born, she immediately midwife’s her brother’s birth -Artemis- Moon Goddess, darkness, untamed;  Apollo- Sun God, bright, civilized -How are these archetypes helpful in birth preparation? -Ordered culture over wild nature -In an Appolonian setting (hospital,) how do you bring Artemis? -Kimberly’s birth experience and handing over power in Ap...

EP108: Women, Money, Dependence and the Beginning of a New Era with Clelia Peters

December 13, 2020 21:22 - 1 hour - 106 MB

What Clelia Shares: Her journey with money coming from generational wealth Accepted gender roles within her community and her work with Mama Gena and Barbara Stanny  Turning point in her journey about her role as a woman came with having an abortion How she came to terms with money, wanting to enter the “marble hall of the daddies,” and getting there What You’ll Learn: What gender roles look like in communities with generational wealth System of dependence in humanitarian aid para...

EP107: Repairing Pre- and Perinatal Trauma and Listening to Babies with Kate White

December 04, 2020 21:36 - 56 minutes - 78 MB

  Kate White is an advanced bodyworker, perinatal educator, and somatic trauma resolution professional. She developed much of her work following the pregnancies and births of her own two children. She is the Founding Director of Education for the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and helps administer an online program for parents and professionals who work with parents, runs a private practice, and offers her own seminars through the Center for Prenatal and Perinatal Progra...

EP106: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art with James Nestor

November 27, 2020 05:38 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

James Nestor, author of “Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art” joins me to speak on all the ways facial structure, nutrition, eating habits, and industrialization have impacted humans’ ability to breathe, why it matters, and ways we can get back to the basics. What James Shares:  Details of his years-long research into breath How he increased his facial bone density and expanded his airways When the paperback edition is released there will be new material! His creative process for ...

EP105: Sex + Gender, Humans + Animals and Evolutionary Biology with Natalie Dinsdale

November 23, 2020 21:39 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

What You'll Hear:  Definitions of sex + gender +intersex Sex is a functional category defined by the gametes you reproduce. Males produce sperm; females produce eggs. Sex is binary Gender is the social and cultural attributes and rules based on their sex Intersex is a mismatch between phenotype and genotype, or when sex based on observation is not obvious How common is intersex? Ambiguous genitalia is about 1 in 5000. (The origin of misinformation of intersex as 1 in 200, as commo...

EP104: The 2020 Election, Democracy, Supreme Court and What Our Part Is with Dwight Worden

October 04, 2020 18:00 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

What Dwight Shares: Is this the worst, most contentious election in history? What should we do with our emotions during this time? Why is he spending his retirement working as a Mayor of a small town? How to decide where to donate, where to give money or time The historical role of the Supreme Court?   What You Will Hear: Historical contention during elections Do emotions belong in politics? Most people agree more than they disagree, when we get beyond labels Orienting to ...

EP103: Healthy Attachment and the “Strange Situation” with Bethany Saltman

October 01, 2020 21:42 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MB

What Bethany Shares: Bethany discusses her new book, “Strange Situation”, and why understanding attachment is so helpful Her personal journey as a mother and the re-evaluation and renegotiation of her own narrative Bethany gives her thoughts on modern attachment parenting   What You’ll Hear: Bethany tells us about her book, “Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey into the Science of Attachment” The difference between research and me-search  Classical Attachment and Modern Attachm...

EP102: Astrology Update: Mars Retrograde, Generational Patterns, and WTF is happening for the rest of 2020 with Shannon Aganza

September 28, 2020 19:39 - 1 hour - 96.3 MB

What Shannon Shares: How astrological cycles affect our everyday lives Directing our understanding of astrology into personal growth The significance of Mars in retrograde and what we can expect in the coming months What You’ll Hear: 2020 forward from an astrological standpoint What is a retrograde? What does Mars represent? How do our actions, as well as the actions of others, exemplify the current solar alignment? Innovation, positivity, and renewal during times of social and ...

EP101: Feminism, Sex Positivity, and Finding Joy in the Pandemic with Pam Samuelson

September 24, 2020 01:06 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MB

What Pam Shares: The importance of understanding our bodies and why self-exploration is crucial Feminism as it relates to social empowerment and education Embodied sex education- Take Back the Speculum   What You’ll Hear: What feminism is right now How to overcome being disempowered sexually Understanding what sex positivity really means  “Take Back the Speculum” How understanding your body can change your life Self-pelvic mapping Menstrual extraction- what is it and who...

EP100: Matthew Stillman on the Age of COVID-19, Zach Bush, and Conspirituality

September 17, 2020 01:36 - 1 hour - 107 MB

What Matthew Shares: The impetus to ensure the information we intake pertaining to disease is factual Understanding the conflation between science and hope Why hope and hopeless are two sides of the same coin Why being “hope-free” is an important skill to learn What You’ll Hear: Germ Theory versus Terrain Theory Why have masks become political? Impact of Coronavirus  The danger in the political divide of mask wearers Politicization of Coronavirus amongst society and academia...

EP99: Katie Friedman on Understanding Whiteness & the Relationship between Personal and Collective Healing

September 02, 2020 16:29 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MB

What She Shares: The historical foundations of the consolidation of whiteness Collective Healing vs. Personal Healing-- How Are They Related-- are they automatic? The timeline of the emergence of the new wave of identity politics and its impact   What You’ll Hear: The role of collective and individual healing in race relations Beginning of “whiteness” as a concept How whiteness has manifested into what is seen throughout the world today Societal role of immigrants within early Amer...

EP98: Fascia & Immunity, CBD, Alcohol and the Nervous System with Alicia Fajardo

July 30, 2020 19:23 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

Alicia Fajardo is the owner of Transformations Studio in Portland, Oregon and creator of The Fajardo Method of Holistic Biomechanics®. This modality focuses on nervous system health and biomechanics, which include body structure, alignment, and healthy, supported movement.   Because biomechanics are dictated by the nervous system state, understanding basic nervous system function and how the nervous system responds to stress is necessary for understanding the modality.    What you'll h...

EP97: Roundtable: Jaguar in the Q

July 05, 2020 15:06 - 59 minutes - 46.6 MB

In this roundtable episode, Jaguar alumni Meryl Yecies speaks about her experience with Jaguar and interviews 3 women who recently participated in the most recent Jaguar offering Jaguar in the Time of Cholera a course created to provide somatic tools and support during the quarantine.. Tune in to hear from Meryl, Leilani, Alissa, and Chessa as they share their unique experiences with the jaguar work.

EP96: Activate Your Inner Jaguar Roundtable 3

July 05, 2020 04:32 - 1 hour - 111 MB

Three women share their stories of how Activate Your Inner Jaguar changed their lives, business, sex, and relationships. 

EP95: Finding Pleasure and Healing Through Food with Sarah Pachelli

May 14, 2020 16:17 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB

What Sarah Shares:     Her own history with an auto-immune disease and how she healed herself through dietary changes     Pleasure as the antidote to stress     Working from her creative center     How to expand your meal repertoire What You’ll Hear:     How our food cravings are often not what our bodies need     Being attentive to what you might be needing from the foods you crave     Understanding that food allergies are not static     Changing your health by reducing stres...

EP94: Sheila Kamara Hay on Pleasure in Birth and the Importance of Doulas

April 19, 2020 23:43 - 49 minutes - 19.2 MB

What She Shares: How the birth of her three children set her on her path Discovering ways to connect to your pleasurable sensations Practicing one minute of self-pleasure as a meditation   What You’ll Hear: Healing birth trauma and changing the narrative Listening to the body and hearing its message Reclaiming your connection with your body through birth Being present and available for the ecstasy of birth Letting go of the checklist mentality and having a full system experi...

EP93: Rachelle Garcia Seliga on Birth, Postpartum, Death and Life Principles in These Times

April 10, 2020 18:24 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MB

 What Rachelle Shares: Stepping into our next maturation level as adults How our experiences being gestated and born impact us through life Why the physiological birth requires safety and protection   What You’ll Hear: Returning to personal authority and innate wisdom The long-ranging impacts of gestation and birth on an infant Creating healthy, high-functioning adults in the future by prioritizing the care and health of mothers Making decisions during pregnancy and birth to s...

EP92: Liz Koch on ReWilding Psoas, Making Birth and Trusting Your Animal Power

April 01, 2020 11:21 - 1 hour - 89.5 MB

What She Shares: Why psoas is a central part of birth Shifting from concept to physical movement in your tissues Psoas as innate expression Being coherent with nature Beginning your journey home to yourself What You’ll Hear: Consciously maintaining our agency throughout the birth continuum Separating cultural conditioning from our animal-ness Trusting the animal body’s knowledge of birth Unlocking your physical organism How ancestral trauma appears in different bodies Le...

EP91: Astrology March 2020 Breaking Down Old Systems and Creating Something New with Shannon Aganza

March 24, 2020 21:38 - 1 hour - 115 MB

  What Shannon Shares: Using astrology to survey time and cycles Why astrologers have been looking towards 2020 for many years What it means to see Jupiter and Saturn come together in Aquarius for the first time in 600 years     What You’ll Hear: Examining planetary transits that have not culminated for hundreds of years Breaking down old structures so that we can build new ones that are suitable for our current society Why the United States is experiencing an even bigger sh...

EP90: Jane Clapp on Moving Through Stress Cycles and Accessing Your Vitality

March 04, 2020 16:34 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MB

Jane Clapp’s approach is to weave her diverse training in holistic and mindful strength and movement coaching with trauma-informed mindfulness and nervous system regulation interventions, transforming emotional and physical overwhelm into embodied strength, mobility, and vitality. What Jane Shares:     How personal necessity inspired her on her path     Discovering coherence in her system when she became a mother     Why she helps people move into sympathetic arousal in order to relax...

JAGUAR JAMBOREE- Roundtable Testimonials

February 27, 2020 17:13 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MB

Find out the possibilities of what can grow and change in you, your life and your relationships as a result of the Activate Your Inner Jaguar class. In a roundtable format, women share about the unexpected transformations they experienced in their lives from the content, the spaceholding, and the group container or people coming together in a process of rewilding and deeper humanness. 

EP88: Zhaleh Boyd Phillips on Navigating Trauma, Joy, and Vaginal Steaming as an Empath

February 21, 2020 14:30 - 1 hour - 87.1 MB

Dr. Zhaleh Boyd Philips is an intuitive healer, a Certified Vaginal Steam Practitioner, and a co-host of the Hot Steamy Podcast. She’s also a doctor in sociology specializing in human sex trafficking. Zhaleh was the magic behind all of the write-ups and graphics behind the Fourth Trimester Vaginal Steam study and has developed a vaginal steaming course specifically for empaths. What Zhaleh Shares:     Her personal history with sex trafficking and how it shaped her path     Realizing she...

EP87: Kim Krans, of the Wild Unknown, on Blossoms and Bones: Drawing a Life Back Together

February 12, 2020 20:14 - 1 hour - 88.8 MB

What Kim Shares:     How she used the beauty of imagery to stay in the heaviness of her memoir     How studying archetypes helped her art make sense to herself     Navigating major transitions by being with the tensions     Her experiences with miscarriage   What You’ll Hear:     Examining all the parts of who we are and who we’re expected to be     Feeling the tension of duality without buckling     Allowing a new creative solution to come forth from tension or difficulty  ...

EP86: Ash Robinson on the Intersection Between Motherhood, Business, and Self

February 06, 2020 14:54 - 1 hour - 100 MB

Ash Robinson bootstrapped two of her own startups; raised over $12M in funding; sold to a public company right before the recession and consulted with hundreds of business owners and executives- most of whom were women. Ash started a company called Purpose to Profit specifically for women entrepreneurs to more effectively lead sustainable and wealth-creating businesses. Now she consults for non-profits, corporations, and entrepreneurs, especially when they are at critical junctures or need p...

EP85: Michel Odent on Becoming Bilingual in Intuition and Science, Learning to Phrase New Questions, and the Socialization of Birth

January 31, 2020 15:37 - 1 hour - 89.8 MB

Michel Odent, MD, is a French obstetrician trained as a general surgeon known for his tireless research on how environmental factors present during pregnancy and birth affect babies, children, and our communities. He is the founder of the  Primal Health Research Centre and authored the first articles on the initiation of lactation and the use of birthing pools. He has authored 15 books and continues to publish cutting edge research.  What He Shares: Why birth is an important subject not ...

EP84: Deirdre Cooper-Owens on Medical Bondage, Racial and Gynecological Trauma

January 21, 2020 00:40 - 58 minutes - 22.9 MB

What She Shares: The relationship between slavery and modern medicine Learning to read between the lines of the medical literature produced during slavery The emotional strain of researching archives of enslaved people Her own gynecological experience as a black woman What You’ll Hear: The racist background of gynecology and obstetrics How the presumption that Black bodies feel less pain is founded in slavery Understanding that the first men practicing gynecological surgeries we...

EP83: The Sacred Window, Supporting New Mothers, and Ayurvedic Doulas with Christine Eck

December 21, 2019 03:20 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MB

What She Shares:     How her own postpartum story inspired her to learn and teach postpartum care     The history of the school and about its founder, Ysha Oakes     The layout of the Ayurvedic Doula program from the School for Sacred Window Studies What You’ll Hear:     The lineage of the School for Sacred Window Studies     Preventing postpartum mood disorders with appropriate care for mothers     Why it’s important to have a postpartum care provider who personalizes care     ...

EP84: The Sacred Window, Supporting New Mothers, and Ayurvedic Doulas with Christine Eck

December 21, 2019 03:20 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MB

What She Shares:     How her own postpartum story inspired her to learn and teach postpartum care     The history of the school and about its founder, Ysha Oakes     The layout of the Ayurvedic Doula program from the School for Sacred Window Studies What You’ll Hear:     The lineage of the School for Sacred Window Studies     Preventing postpartum mood disorders with appropriate care for mothers     Why it’s important to have a postpartum care provider who personalizes care     ...

EP82: Cleo Stiller on Modern Manhood and Examining Gender Dynamics Post #Metoo

November 22, 2019 16:02 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MB

Cleo Stiller is a multiple award-winning journalist who is a self-identified “relationship non-expert.” She is obsessed with exploring stories about health, gender, and technology among millenials.  She recently authored the book “Modern Manhood: Complications Conversations on Being a Good Man Today.”  What She Shares:     Writing a book on manhood as a woman     Untangling socialized gender     The process of interviewing men anonymously post #metoo on how they really feel   What ...

EP81: Jennifer Block on Human Rights in Birth and a Feminist Health Care Revolution

November 18, 2019 02:59 - 1 hour - 93 MB

Jennifer Block is an award winning journalist, an advocate for women’s health care, and the author of books including “Pushed: the Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care” and “Everything Below the Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution.” She writes frequently about health, gender, and conflict of interest in medicine. What She Shares:     Insight into the recent Madison Breech Birth Conference     Working for 5 years to get publishers to take her first book...

EP80: Jenelle Pierce on Unraveling the STI/STD Stigma, Genital Herpes, and Developing Sexual Agency, and Relational Communication

October 30, 2019 19:27 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MB

Jenelle Marie Pierce is the Executive Director of The STI Project, the founder of the Herpes Activist Network, and is the spokesperson for Positive Singles.  As an STI + Sexual Health Educator and content creator, Jenelle is dismantling STI stigma through awareness, education, and acceptance. What She Shares:     The definitions of STI and STD, and how they differ     Safe sex vs safer sex     How many sexually active people contract STIs in their lifetime     Her own journey with u...

79- Jaguars ROAR

October 07, 2019 03:43 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MB

Three women share how the Activate Your Inner Jaguar course changed their lives.  magamama.com/jaguar

EP78: Kris Gonzalez on Female Reproductive Health, Menstruation, Postpartum and Perimenopause

October 01, 2019 11:43 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

What She Shares:     What is Jing, how it is developed, and how it affects us     The Three Golden Opportunities available to menstruating people     Kris’s personal journey as a mother of two children with autism, the effect it had on her health, and how she restored her wellness     What You’ll Hear:     Building on the Jing or Essence you’re born with     Matching ancient Eastern philosophies with modern research     Recognizing the key times in a menstruating person’s life w...

EP77: Jennifer Lang on Sexual and Embodied Awakening Through Birth, Holding your Power in a Medical Setting, and Preventing Cervical Cancer.

September 26, 2019 15:04 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

Jennifer Lang recently published an open letter as an OB-GYN who supports women who seek alternative, holistic, and awakened care. She has authored two books, “Consent: The New Rules for Sex Education” and “The Whole 9 Months: A Week-by-week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide.” Jennifer Today she speaks on her journey from ‘surgical cowboy’ to an advocate for bodily autonomy, discovering embodiment through birth, empowering low income communities to screen for and treat cervical cancer, and supportin...

EP76: Fourth Trimester Vaginal Steaming Study Results

July 06, 2019 00:53 - 1 hour - 125 MB

Keli Garza, Steamy Chick, and Kimberly Johnson, Magamama discuss the results of The Fourth Trimester Vaginal Steam Study results.  We are defining what postpartum recovery looks like. In this podcast we will walk you through the study design- what we did, how we did it, what the results are and what we think the groundbreaking implications of those results mean for future postpartum health and future studies.   

EP75 Cece on Modern Sex Ed, Body Love, and Navigating the World as a Bi-racial Middle Schooler.

June 28, 2019 20:38 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MB

Cece joins us fresh out of her 6 th grade Sex Education curriculum and offers insight and feedback on ways to make the process more comfortable, effective, and accurate. We also talk about the challenges of body image and learning to embrace both our flaws and strengths. Cece opens up about her experience as a bi-racial individual navigating school, life, and the current political climate. What She Shares: The good, the bad, and the lovely of having a sex educator for a mom What Sex Ed ...

74: Steve Hoskinson on Creating Resiliency, Ending Trauma, and Orienting Towards Pleasure

June 21, 2019 19:49 - 1 hour - 90.5 MB

Steve Hoskinson was one of my Somatic Experiencing teachers and has since gone on to found Organic Intelligence. He hosts The End of Trauma podcast and has made democratizing nervous system information his mission. What Steve Shares:      Seeing our humanness through the map of complexity science      The importance of joy and pleasure in growth      Information on his End of Trauma course      The difference between Somatic Experiencing and Organic Intelligence  What You’ll Hear: ...

73: Katie Silcox of the Shakti School on the Winding Yogini Path- Questioning, Disillusionment, Redefinition and Reclamation

June 15, 2019 00:05 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MB

Katie Silcox is a yoga instructor and Ayurveda instructor who studied with world renowned teachers and became disillusioned by some of what she experienced in the yoga world.  Her experiences allowed her to become more discerning and offer her students safety and freedom in their own practice. What Katie Shares: When the yoga she was doing wasn’t working anymore [9:25] She wanted to break up with yoga the same month she was featured on the cover of Yoga Journal [11:08] How she learned...

EP72: Levina and Caleb on Sex Journaling, The Power of Communication, and Slowing Down for Connection

June 07, 2019 00:38 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MB

Summary:.  Levina and Caleb have been journaling together about their sex life for nearly a year. They quickly discovered that creating this intimate and authentic space allowed them to learn more about themselves and each other, both within and outside of sex. They’ve been able to unearth and heal old dynamics, foster curiosity and communication, and continue building an electric sex life.  Resources: https://asexjournal.com  @asexjournal What They Share:      Their dating history an...

EP71: Sabia Wade, the Black Doula, on Birthwork, Activism, Privilege and Full Spectrum Doula Care

May 30, 2019 20:25 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

Sabia Wade began her birth work with incarcerated people. A full spectrum doula, she is an educator, doula trainer and activist. She says there's no separating activism and birthwork and wants all people to have access to care. She is the founder of For the Village, a non-profit setting out to address disparities in birth and provide community for birthworkers. 

EP70: Gia Lynne on Pleasure-Positive Comprehensive Sex Education for Teens

May 21, 2019 19:54 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB

What Gia Shares:      How her positive experience receiving sex education from her parents informed her path      Differences between sensuality and sexuality      What's essential for parents to know       Her favorite part of her book  What You’ll Hear:      Defining your reality through language      Approaching sex through sense-based experiences      Building relationships on the foundation of friendship      Teaching youth about the pleasures of sex so that they are able...

*69: MotherCircle-- 5 Women Share their Experiences

May 03, 2019 21:19 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Five very different women share their experiences in MotherCircle: a monthlong dive into the physical, emotional, psychological, relational, sexual and spiritual shifts of becoming a mother. 

EP68: Azita Nahai on Transforming Pain into Purpose, Navigating Spiritual Practice as a Mother, and Healing Trauma Somatically

May 01, 2019 20:58 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

What Azita Shares:      Her own experience with trauma and how it shaped her personal and professional path      How she received support to leave her abuser and begin treatment for her trauma      How motherhood uprooted her sense of control      Her fertility and birth journey What You’ll Hear:      Understanding that relational abuse and trauma can take many different forms   Finding the permission to be kind and compassionate to yourself   Listening to the body’s experience ...

EP67: Kendra Cunov on Relating Authentically, Single Motherhood, and the Sacred Masculine

April 25, 2019 00:01 - 1 hour - 87.3 MB

What Kendra Shares:      Her realization that there is no mythical ‘daddy’ figure that she missed out on      The parts of single parenting that work really well for her      The parts of her pregnancies that brought forward wisdom What You’ll Hear:      Allowing the relationships in your life to be what they are, without searching for perfection      When we relate to others as whole human being with histories, bodies, and experiences, we can approach relationships more fully    ...

EP66: Alexandra Sacks on Preparing for Matrescence and Preventing Postpartum Depression

April 18, 2019 23:24 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB

What She Shares:      The history of women and psychiatry      How some medical research data is currently being safely collected on pregnant women      Her intention for her new book to be a preventative guidebook to reduce postpartum depression      How her new podcast is intended for maternal health and support What You’ll Hear:      How the scare around Thalidomide affected research into women’s mental health for decades to come.      Opening research to include women’s health...

EP65: Rachelle Garcia Seliga on Healing Ancestral Grief, Blood Memory, and the Life Force That is Community

April 09, 2019 01:30 - 1 hour - 87.1 MB

Rachelle Garcia Seliga, founder of Innate Traditions,  http://www.innatetraditions.com/ancestral-grief/, shares: What is ancestral grief and how is it showing up postpartum Defining and finding community support as if your life depends on it, because it does How she found her life partner New forms, new paradigms, and new models in partnership and business Her personal story of financial health and transformation, how financial need and breadwinning has not allowed her to hide, and ...

64 *Forging A Feminine Path Roundtable- Women Speak!

March 30, 2019 02:34 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Five women share their stories about what changed for them after taking the Forging a Feminine Path course.    All of the women mention that understanding women's arousal was groundbreaking for them.   Molly Coeling (pronounced Cooling) was able to claim her sexuality for herself, and claim the essence of who she is, through the course. She also found that the course helped her with communication all over the board -- with her mother, with people across party lines.   Amy Daniels...

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