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Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonOn Menopause, Female Elderhood & Competition Between Women in Wellness with Kate CodringtonIn this deep dive into menopause and elderhood, Kimberly and Kate Codrington discuss how they see their inter-generational work with women around self-care and cultural work. Kate’s book The Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide to Menopause and her more recent The Perimenopause Journal have made an indelible impact as Kimberly transitioned to the other side of the menopause hill. Two women, in their second spring, consider their responsibilities to women in various cycles of womanhood. They explore the impact of teachers, trauma, and the digital age on women, highlighting the need for resilience, play, and the ability to ho...2025-04-241h 18
Life - An Inside JobInside Erotic Seasons with Kimberly Ann JohnsonWelcome to a special Easter edition with the seasonal topic of how our sexuality changes from teens to postmenopause. Spoiler alert, there are no eggs or chocolate to be found here, but the themes of Spring 'becoming' in the maiden years fit beautifully with the epic greenness and becoming of late April growth. My guest is Kimberly Ann Johnson, somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Sexological Bodyworker, Birth Doula, author, and single mother who offers a uniquely refreshing view of well-being in the female body. We talked about:What the erotic seasons are in a woma...2025-04-191h 04
Life - An Inside JobWintering in the face of tinsel: a guide for sensitive folk to survive Christmas, with ChaNan BonserI am delighted to welcome ChaNan back again for her second visit to Life An inside Job, her first, season 3 ep 12 Inside the Highly Sensitive Person, is my most downloaded episode ever. Seeing as there is an interest in sensitivity, I thought it would be good to talk about the perils of Christmas. ChaNan Bonser is a highly experienced therapist and trainer who is dedicated to helping others find their own unique way. She works with clients both personally and in an organisational context, fostering resilience and calm. She holds regular Dreaming Circles in which par...2024-12-0355 min
Life - An Inside JobInside the compassionate lens with Leticia ValverdesLeticia Valverdes is a prize-winning photographer whose work starts with deep listening. Published in The Telegraph, The Guardian amongst others, she’s also well-known for her community work with indigenous people, especially women and girls. Leticia’s commercial work includes personal branding for organisations and heart-led businesses in the UK and Portugal and also documenting retreats and rites of passage. I particularly wanted to talk to her about the way she uses the process of image-making for healing, especially with mothers and with older women. We explored:How a compassionate gaze might change body imageThe effect of Tic...2023-07-101h 01
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonSecond Spring – Discernment, Intuition, and Healing During Perimenopause and Menopause with Kate CodringtonIn this episode, Kimberly and Kate discuss navigating the physical, spiritual, and lifestyle changes of perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. They discuss the negative associations with perimenopause and menopause based on culture that condition us to view of these life cycles unfavorably. They also discuss parenting during these stages, tending to symptoms with curiosity and kindness, and using the pulls inward to bloom into seasons of second springs and second summers of life. Perimenopause and menopause can be powerful times of tending to ourselves more kindly, reintegrating and healing ourselves from previous life stages, and harnessing the power of intuition...2022-07-021h 05