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Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 155: Jaguar Alumni Story - Kaisa TuominenIn this testimonial episode, Jaguar course alumni Kaisa speaks about how growing her knowledge and felt sense experience of the nervous sytem has affected her life, healing, and lens of the world. As Kimberly and her team prepare for the next round of Jaguar, this testimony speaks beautifully to the type of experience you might find in the upcoming 4 week course "Jaguars Uncaged – The Anatomy of Feminine Spirituality". Learn more here.
2022-04-2914 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 154: Jaguar Alumni Story - Michelle DavidIn this testimonial episode, Jaguar course alumni Michelle speaks about how the Jaguar work and community have supported her journey of healing trauma and widening her capacity to actively and presently engage with life. As Kimberly and her team prepare for the next round of Jaguar, this testimony speaks beautifully to the type of experience you might find in the upcoming 4 week course "Jaguars Uncaged – The Anatomy of Feminine Spirituality". Learn more here.
2022-04-2811 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 153: Writing, Shame & Sex with Melissa Febos, author of "Girlhood" & "Body Work"In this episode, Kimberly and Melissa discuss Melissa's several books, including "Girlhood" and "Body Work". They discuss writing personal experiences and its impact on close relationships, as well as mother/daughter dynamics, writing as a medium for processing shame and trauma, and cultural responses to women's stories of coming of age, consent, trauma, sex work, and more. Bio Melissa Febos is an author and an assistant professor at the University of Iowa, Nonfiction writing program. She is author of four books, including the nationally bestselling essay collection, "GIRLHOOD," which is a LAMBDA Literary Aw...
2022-04-2651 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 152: Fascia, Human Anatomy, Reverence, and Understanding the Body's Tissues with Gil HedleyIn this episode, Kimberly and Gil discuss human anatomy and Gil's years of dissection projects and publications. Gil offers a wealth of information he has learned about the body through his dissection work and how his reverence for the human form fuels his projects. Specifically, they discuss various aspects of fascia, nerve trees, adipose tissue, and more, as well as how culture both politicizes the body and dispossesses various aspects of it, perhaps leading to a larger spiritual issue and evolution of our time. Bio Gil Hedley, Ph.D., earned a doctorate in t...
2022-04-211h 12
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonJaguar Testimonial with Kyra LehmanIn this testimonial episode, Jaguar course alumni Kyra Lehman speaks about her experience as a dancer, mother, filmmaker and with disability. As Kimberly and her team prepare for the next round of the course, this testimony speaks beautifully to the type of experience you might find in the upcoming Activate Your Inner Jaguar course.
2022-03-0418 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonNavigating Difficulties & Maintaining Connection in Partnerships After Children with Kara Hoppe & Stan TatkinIn this episode, Stan, and Kara discuss their new co-authored book "Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents." Many couples experience new challenges in their relationship after the birth of a new baby and need tools and support for navigating these common issues. They discuss "primitives" and "ambassadors" as terms for people in relationship, maintaining presence and attention during sex, and the importance of committing to shared values as a relationship buoy during the postpartum period where both parents, and especially the birthing partner, are pushed to new edges. Bio Dr. St...
2022-02-271h 01
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonThe Gut/Brain Connection and Regenerative Nutrition for Women's Health with Kate PopeIn this episode, Kimberly and Kate discuss regenerative cooking, the GAPS (Gut And Psychological/Physiological Syndrome) diet, and healing through building and regenerative foods. Kate explains the origin of the GAPS diet and its impact on children with autism, as well as what foods the GAPS diet uses, They also discuss how regenerative cooking is important for vaginal health and other women's health issues and experiences, ancestral lineages of meat and plant nutrition, and how to introduce probiotic foods into your diet. Kate is teaching a free upcoming class as well as offering a new course starting in March.
2022-02-2344 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonStillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change with Octavia RaheemIn this episode, Kimberly and Octavia discuss Octavia's upcoming book "Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage During Times of Change." Octavia describes her relationship to rest, stillness, and restoration, and the circumstances in her life that led her to honoring the importance of rest. They discuss how many of us assume fast-paced lives and are often confronted with our own challenges around rest during early postpartum. They also discuss how meaningful rest is deeply restorative and invites us to understand our most authentic selves. Bio Octavia Raheem is an author, yoga teacher, a...
2022-02-0138 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonShame, Desire + Motherhood in "The Lost Daughter" with Bethany SaltmanIn this episode, Kimberly and Bethany discuss "The Lost Daughter" (2021) which follows Leda (Olivia Colman), a middle-aged woman on holiday in Greece as she recalls her experiences as a wife, professor, and mother. The film has received much critical and popular attention, but particularly caught the attention of Bethany Saltman, researcher of attachment, for its complex and nuanced perspective into Leda's experience as a mother. Together, Kimberly and Bethany analyze the film from their backgrounds in attachment, somatic experiencing, and nervous system perspectives. Bethany and Kimberly discuss the film on a live Zoom call. Bio
2022-01-181h 03
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonVoice + the Nervous SystemIn this episode Kimberly and Marisa discuss vocalizing, breathing, and various similarities between singing and somatics. Marisa shares her evolution as a singer and how somatics, embodiment, and understanding her nervous system was fundamental to embracing her natural sound. They also describe how they began working with each other, how creating sound is an embodied practice, and various ways to create our own authentic sound both mechanically and metaphorically. Bio Marisa Michelson is a composer, vocal coach and accomplished award winner at the nexus of theatre, experimental music, opera, new music, and improvisation. S...
2022-01-151h 11
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonBirth, Trauma, Breastfeeding, and Mother's Mental Health with Kathleen Kendall-TackettIn this episode, Kimberly and Kathleen discuss connections between birth, trauma, and breastfeeding. As a researcher and writer on these subjects, Kathleen describes much of her research that centers around birth-related trauma, how trauma affects breastfeeding, as well as secondary trauma experienced by providers and birth workers. They discuss the importance of oxytocin as an antidote to stress, particularly during the early postpartum period. In addition, they discuss how many mothers, care providers, and birth workers experience secondary trauma within labor and delivery units and the importance of more substantial support and postpartum care for mothers.
2021-12-021h 04
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonBlow Your House Down - A Story of Family, Feminism, and Treason with Gina FrangelloIn this episode, Kimberly and Gina discuss Gina's latest book, a memoir titled Blow Your House Down. Gina shares the emotions she experienced while writing a book that explores her experiences of caregiving to her parents, becoming a mother to three children, having an extra-marital affair, surviving breast cancer, and more. In this conversation, Kimberly and Gina unpack how these common stories are unfavorably received in society but also how our painful stories offer a sense of community and understanding. They also discuss various common experiences of women that are culturally taboo such as anger, eroticism, illness, and affairs...
2021-11-0455 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonJaguar Round TableIn this round table episode, three Jaguar course alumni speak about their unique experiences participating in this deep and transformative course. As Kimberly and her team prepare for the next round of the course, these testimonies speak beautifully to the type of experience you might find in the upcoming: Jaguar Wholeness in Fractured Times: A Real World Understanding of the Nervous System and Feminine Sexuality.
2021-10-141h 13
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonYoga, Power and Fundamentalism - Finding Humility and Balance with Richard FreemanIn this episode, Kimberly and Richard discuss yoga, spiritual teachings, finding balance within, honoring lineages and history, and community-focused practices versus individualized ones. They discuss the impact of the pandemic on various communities such as the yoga community, acknowledging our shadow selves, and turning our individual yoga and spiritual practices to tangible ways to support and better communities and our world. This episode is rich with Richard's wisdom and understandings of various yogic, Hindu, and Buddhist teachings and principles, his experiences traveling and learning about these lineages, and philosophies for balancing our inner and outer selves to ultimately benefit...
2021-10-101h 12
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonGetting to Zero - Resolving Conflict and Practicing Vulnerability in Relationships with Jayson GaddisIn this episode, Kimberly and Jayson discuss solving relationship conflict through tools and practices Jayson has developed through his work. They talk about healthy relationships maintaining a comfortable baseline where all issues are addressed and resolved. Jayson describes practical ways that include listening, validating, and taking ownership of issues as skills to create long-lasting and satisfying relationships both romantic and platonic, as well as the difference between healthy relationships and codependent ones. Through using the skills Jayson describes, we can shift culture in how we relate to and validate each other. Bio Jayson G...
2021-10-0353 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonBullshit, Lying, and the Truth with John V. PetrocelliIn this episode, Kimberly and John discuss his newest book "The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit" which explains the differences between bullshitting, lying, and deciphering the truth. John explains many different facets of how humans are susceptible to bullshit and lying, especially from someone close or familiar to us, as well as how to have a productive conversation with someone who makes biased claims posing as truth. Bio John V. Petrocelli is an experimental social psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University. His research examines the causes and consequences of BS an...
2021-09-301h 13
BedsideUnlocking Arousal, Emotional Wellbeing, and CBD with Foria's Kiana ReevesINTERVIEW: On the podcast today I’m in conversation with Kiana Reeves. A somatic sex educator, pelvic care practitioner, certified doula, and Foria's Chief Education Officer. Kiana started her career in birth work as a full spectrum doula, working with mothers and families during birth, postpartum, abortion, and miscarriage. The more she studied, the more she realized society’s need for better education around female pleasure, intimacy, and sexual wellness from a holistic perspective. This realization sparked her passion for understanding the connection between wellness, sexuality, birth, intimacy, and the many cycles of change women experience during their lifespan.
2021-09-2859 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonAttachment Theory, Interdependence, and Rewiring from Threat to Love with Dr. Stan TatkinIn this episode, Kimberly and Stan discuss attachment theory, styles of learned attachment, and ways to maintain healthy relationships. They discuss attachment theory regarding parent-child relationships as well as romantic partners, differences between codependence and interdependent relationships, and how to work towards mutually beneficial relationships even during conflict. Tatkin believes that with proper understanding and/or coaching, all humans can sustain loving and beneficial relationships despite conflict. Bio Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, is a clinician, researcher, teacher, and developer of A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy®. Tatkin has written many books based on hi...
2021-09-2454 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonCultish - The Language of Fanaticism with Amanda MontellIn this episode, Kimberly and Amanda discuss language, cultism, and community. Amanda explains aspects of her book "Cultish" to describe how religious principles still permeate much of our secular culture, how groups such as fitness brands and start-ups use language similar to cults, and how we can give ourselves and each other more flexibility in how we use language, identify with groups, and hold disagreements. Ultimately, they discuss how language is based on context, evolves over time, and requires a genuine understanding as we use it to communicate with each other. Bio Amanda M...
2021-09-1847 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonMothering Teens and Pre-teens, Intergenerational Healing, and Badass Girls with Eliza ReynoldsIn this episode, Kimberly and Eliza discuss intergenerational relationships, mother-daughter healing, and navigating parent-child dynamics during the preteen and teenage years in order to cultivate more conscious, self-loving, and resilient children. Eliza discusses how she began this work, alongside her mother, Sil Reynolds, as a teenager. They discuss the need for parents to have intergenerational support while parenting and for teens, holding space for rapid developmental changes and intensity through the teen years, and pushing back on negative cultural stereotypes of preteens and teens in order to raise more empowered youth. Bio Eliza R...
2021-09-1057 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonSpirit Work, Conspiracies, Elderhood and Grief with Stephen Jenkinson, Part TwoIn the second of two episodes, Kimberly and Stephen discuss the roles of parents, grandparents and godparents in raising children. They attend to what might be some of the consequence of this gross fracturing of a sense of commons in the surge of conspiracy theories. And they wander through the territory of elderhood, grief, and awakening in a hope-free world. What You'll Here: —The role of parenting —Grandparenting is not elder hood —Elderhood or grandparenting or godparenting —Opioids- the longing after beauty- "anesthetic" —Seeking not after approval but for blessing —If you cho...
2021-09-041h 26
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonSpirit Work, Conspiracies, Elderhood and Grief: Building Culture in a MeFirst Era- with Stephen Jenkinson, Part OneIn this first of two episodes, Kimberly and Stephen look at what happens when we normalize these uniquely troubled times, as well as how we got here. Together they wonder about grief, parenting, elderhood, me-first culture and conspiracies in times of crisis. Stephen places emphasis on how relationship to history informs our present circumstance and meaning making. What do we gain by normalizing times such as these? Where does health come from? How do we reckon with our me-first world in a time so desperate for community and culture? What You'll Hear --Plague i...
2021-09-031h 16
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonDiscovering Your True Genius, Embracing All Emotions, and The Upper Limit Problem with Gay HendricksIn this episode, Kimberly and Gay discuss his revolutionary term "upper limit problem," which describes when a person's capacity for feeling positive emotions is immediately followed by conflict or a dip. They also discuss how Gay discovered this phenomena and his life's work regarding relationship building, aligning oneself with pure consciousness, and his passion for helping people discover their "genius" or true creativity. Gay discusses his experience being a thought leader of transformational psychology early in academia and mainstream culture and his thoughts on being an elder in today's society. Gay Hendricks is a...
2021-08-261h 02
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonLymph & the Nervous System - Massage as Nourishing Touch for Health with Lisa Levitt GainsleyIn this episode, Kimberly and Lisa discuss the lymph system and all its facets. Lisa describes what the lymph system is, what lymph drainage massage is and feels like, and the benefits of lymph massage for total well-being. They also discuss the importance of communication and safety in bodywork and how to perform self-massage on your lymph system. Kimberly and Lisa are going to host an upcoming workshop on lymph massage and listeners can check out Lisa's new book, "The Book of Lymph" and website below for more resources. Bio Lisa Levitt Gainsley is...
2021-08-1649 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonArts, Activism, and Motherhood with Joanna Johnson, the Artist of The Fourth Trimester JournalIn this episode, Kimberly and Joanna discuss Joanna's upbringing and personal history that ultimately birthed the artwork of The Fourth Trimester Journal. Joanna describes her experience as a Black adolescent growing up in Sweden, her identity as a mother and artist, her participation in Mother Jaguar and MotherCircle, and how she processes experience through her artwork. In addition to Joanna's insights learned from Mother Circle, they discuss the racial politics of Sweden, performative anti-racism, and making meaningful change on individual and structural levels. They also discuss the importance of Black art, its contributions to the world, and how that...
2021-07-061h 04
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonBranding, Authenticity, and Assessing Privilege with Kathleen ShannonIn this episode, Kimberly and Kathleen discuss branding, identity, entrepreneurship, and privilege. Kathleen explains how her branding business came to be and her philosophy for how to brand oneself authentically. Kathleen describes her business, Braid Creative, and the Braid Method. Kimberly and Kathleen also discuss how to have difficult conversations around race, privilege, and capitalism as white women and entrepreneurs. Kathleen shares her expertise around branding and marketing to discuss tips of branding authentically as well as her perspective of recent politics through a marketing lens. Bio Kathleen Shannon is the Co-Founder and Cr...
2021-06-111h 03
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 130: Nurturing with Food for Optimal Health in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Lily NicholsIn this episode, Kimberly and Lily discuss issues with conventional nutritional guidelines for pregnancy, which foods provide needed nutrients during pregnancy, and the importance of proper nourishment postpartum. Lily's research on how food affects pregnancy culminates in her most recent book "Real Food for Pregnancy" which provides evidence-based data on best foods with the most health benefits, meal plans, and nutrient breakdowns for pregnancy and postpartum. Lily and Kimberly also discuss the commonalities between "Real Food for Pregnancy" and Kimberly's "The Fourth Trimester" which both emphasize the importance of preparation and nourishment for postpartum. Bio...
2021-06-041h 01
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 129: Healing Individually and Collectively - Nervous System Awareness in Social Justice Activism with Hala KhouriIn this episode, Kimberly and Hala discuss the nervous system's role in self-regulation and social justice activism. Healing must happen individually and collectively by understanding and regulating the nervous system, establishing and maintaining heart-centered relationships, and working with each other towards liberation. They discuss how to move beyond one's privilege towards discomfort in order to enact change for the greater good and why trauma-informed spaces are necessary for social justice activists and allies. Hala also describes the process of writing her book "Peace from Anxiety" and why it was written for this time. Bio
2021-06-0127 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 128: Doula Work as Spiritual, Sacred, and Community-Building with Haize HawkeIn this episode, Kimberly and Haize discuss Haize's Get Rooted with Haize Doula Training, Haize's experience as a doula and mentor, and birth work in relation to relationships, energy, and community-building. Haize describes her experience as a spiritual mentor and doula for birthing families and how her new doula training curriculum came to be. She also discusses how COVID-19 has impacted pregnant and birthing people, causing even more isolation and health risk factors. The pandemic in addition to Haize's lifelong experiences have re-energized Haize in her trainings to focus on holding space, relationships, and community for birth workers, birthing...
2021-05-2546 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 127: Jaguar Bite #7 - Matthew Stillman on DaughtersWelcome to Jaguar Bites: new solo episodes where I break down big nervous system concepts into bite-sized pieces. Jaguar Bites are meant to clarify some of the major ideas and misconceptions in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sex education, as well as the birth world. These podcast episodes are for you. They are also for anyone who you don't think will take a course or read a book; but who you really want to hear about how trauma works, how we heal from it, how the body is involved, and why it ma...
2021-05-1516 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 126: Navigating Relationship Conflict and Infidelity while Mothering, Co-Regulation, and Self-Preservation with Livia ShapiroIn this episode, Kimberly and Livia discuss Livia's latest book "The Somatic Therapy Workbook" and how it came to be during a difficult marital separation. Livia shares how writing her book was an anchor in the midst of relationship chaos, all while mothering and how to co-regulate with children at developmentally appropriate ages. Livia walks us through her ultimate decision to separate from her ex-partner as healthy self-preservation, as well as the difficulties of doing so within a family unit. Bio Livia Shapiro is a mother, long time yoga practitioner and tea...
2021-05-121h 16
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 125: Body Image, Diet Culture, and Food Politics with Marisa MeltzerIn this episode, Kimberly and Marisa Meltzer discuss body image within diet culture and the politics of food. Marisa discusses her latest book, This Is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World -- and Me, which describes her relationship with food, her body, and dieiting. Feminist politics complicate how many women experience body image and dieting; additionally, food is largely cultural which further complicates how women navigate eating, weight, and their bodies within an ever-changing landscape. Kimberly and Marisa both discuss their personal experiences with their bodies and aversions to diet culture. ...
2021-04-3055 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 124: Jaguar Bite #6 - Porn and Your PartnerWelcome to Jaguar Bites: new solo episodes where I break down big nervous system concepts into bite-sized pieces. Jaguar Bites are meant to clarify some of the major ideas and misconceptions in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sex education, as well as the birth world. These podcast episodes are for you. They are also for anyone who you don't think will take a course or read a book; but who you really want to hear about how trauma works, how we heal from it, how the body is involved, and why it ma...
2021-04-2711 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 123: Cultivating Deep Resiliency and Bravery in Response to Stress Joan BorysenkoIn this episode, Kimberly and Joan discuss how to develop resiliency and gracefulness in stressful times. Joan describes the mind-body connection when experiencing stress as well as how to embody bravery through connecting with others, music, nature, exercise, and more. Resilience and bravery are learned characteristics which require embodied acts to cultivate within oneself as part of living an authentic life. Bio New York Times best-selling author,Dr. Joan Borysenko, is a world-renowned expert in stress management and mind-body medicine. Her training as a psychologist and cell biologist combined with her grace, sense of...
2021-04-241h 03
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 122: Jaguar Bite #5 - The Five Universal Postpartum NeedsWelcome to Jaguar Bites: new solo episodes where I break down big nervous system concepts into bite-sized pieces. Jaguar Bites are meant to clarify some of the major ideas and misconceptions in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sex education, as well as the birth world. These podcast episodes are for you. They are also for anyone who you don't think will take a course or read a book; but who you really want to hear about how trauma works, how we heal from it, how the body is involved, and why it matters so much (especially...
2021-04-2410 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 121: Anatomy of Female Arousal for Every Reproductive Stage with Sheri WinstonIn this episode, Sheri and Kimberly discuss female anatomy and arousal. Sheri shares that breathing, sound, and engagement of pelvic floor muscles enhance altered states of pleasure, similar to the experience of birth. Sheri shares the importance of how understanding female anatomy enhances arousal and the sexual experience in both child-bearing and post-menopausal years. Bio Sheri Winston is a wholistic sexuality teacher, award-winning author, and medical professional. Her celebrated books Women's Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure and Succulent SexCraft: Your Hands-On Guide to Erotic Play and Practice share her medical kn...
2021-04-241h 01
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 120: Jaguar Bite #4 - Women + The Nervous SystemWelcome to Jaguar Bites: new solo episodes where I break down big nervous system concepts into bite-sized pieces. Jaguar Bites are meant to clarify some of the major ideas and misconceptions in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sex education, as well as the birth world. These podcast episodes are for you. They are also for anyone who you don't think will take a course or read a book; but who you really want to hear about how trauma works, how we heal from it, how the body is involved, and why it matters so much (especially...
2021-04-2408 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 119: Postpartum Care and Healing after Birth from Mexican Indigenous Traditions with Metzli Lopez TorresAn excerpt from the Jaguar Mother 2021 course, Metzli discusses the postpartum experience according to the Mexican Indigenous tradition in which she was raised. She describes the baño pos-parto (postpartum ceremony) as a rite of passage from birth to motherhood, where women are cared for by the community with sobada (massage), rebozo (binding), herbs, baths, and other spiritual rituals. Postpartum is a sacred time not only for the baby but for the mother as well. Bio Metztli Lopez Torres is a sobadora, doula, childbirth and lactation educator, anthropologist, feminist, mom, sister, daughter, friend, ad...
2021-04-241h 13
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 118: Female Biohacking, Menstrual Cycles, and Reproductive Knowledge for Optimization with Alisa VittiKimberly and Alisa discuss female biohacking as an under-researched field, leaving many women feeling that they aren't meeting society's demands. While culture largely operates according to the 24-hour cycle (circadian), the 28-day cycle (infradian) significantly impacts women's energy, productivity, and overall health. Alisa demonstrates the importance of women understanding their menstrual cycles in relation to food, fitness, and time management to sustain optimal health and vitality. Bio Alisa Vitti is a woman's hormone and functional nutrition expert and founder of FLO Living Hormone Center in Manhattan. A graduate from Johns Hopkins and the I...
2021-04-2451 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 123: Joan Borysenko on Building Resiliency, Cultivating Bravery, and Embracing Your Inner LightJoan Borysenka weaves together a deep understanding of psychology, somatics, and spirituality to help guide other people to find their bravery, resilience, and inner light. She talks about finding space for both her inner fire and an inner softness and unlearning to compartmentalize these pieces. This conversation includes deep spiritual moments as well as moments of building tools to make it through every day challenges. Joan Borsysenko the author of 17 books, including “It’s Not the End of World; Developing Resilience in Times of Change,” “A Woman’s Book of Life” and “Minding the Body, Mending the Min...
2021-04-201h 03
EMBRACE YOU FIRSTEpisode 34: Power, Pleasure & Purpose (ft. Kimberly Ann Johnson)Episode 34: Power, Pleasure & Purpose (ft. Kimberly Ann Johnson)
Have you ever had a time when you didn’t get to say what you wanted to say or do what you wanted to do? Stored over time, this can be a form of retained trauma. Trauma, no matter how small or big, can impact your body, mind, and spirit. Tapping into your deepest, truest self, you can learn to read and speak your body’s language, and create a paradigm shift with practices you need to heal, awaken your power, and live your most embodied life.
WHAT YO...
2021-04-1338 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 121: Jaguar Bite #5 - The Five Universal Postpartum NeedsWelcome to Jaguar Bites: new solo episodes where I break down big nervous system concepts into bite-sized pieces. Jaguar Bites are meant to clarify some of the major ideas and misconceptions in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sex education, as well as the birth world. These podcast episodes are for you. They are also for anyone who you don't think will take a course or read a book; but who you really want to hear about how trauma works, how we heal from it, how the body is involved, and why it matters so much (especially...
2021-04-1210 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 121: Anatomy of Female Arousal for Every Reproductive Stage with Sheri WinstonIn this episode, Sheri and Kimberly discuss female anatomy and arousal. Sheri shares that breathing, sound, and engagement of pelvic floor muscles enhance altered states of pleasure, similar to the experience of birth. Sheri shares the importance of how understanding female anatomy enhances arousal and the sexual experience in both child-bearing and post-menopausal years. Bio Sheri Winston is a wholistic sexuality teacher, award-winning author, and medical professional. Her celebrated books Women’s Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure and Succulent SexCraft: Your Hands-On Guide to Erotic Play and Practice share her medi...
2021-04-081h 01
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 120: Jaguar Bite #4 - Women + The Nervous SystemWelcome to Jaguar Bites: new solo episodes where I break down big nervous system concepts into bite-sized pieces. Jaguar Bites are meant to clarify some of the major ideas and misconceptions in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sex education, as well as the birth world. These podcast episodes are for you. They are also for anyone who you don't think will take a course or read a book; but who you really want to hear about how trauma works, how we heal from it, how the body is involved, and why it matters so much (especially...
2021-04-0608 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 119: Postpartum Care and Healing after Birth from Mexican Indigenous Traditions with Metzli Lopez TorresSummary An excerpt from the Jaguar Mother 2021 course, Metzli discusses the postpartum experience according to the Mexican Indigenous tradition in which she was raised. She describes the baño pos-parto (postpartum ceremony) as a rite of passage from birth to motherhood, where women are cared for by the community with sobada (massage), rebozo (binding), herbs, baths, and other spiritual rituals. Postpartum is a sacred time not only for the baby but for the mother as well. Bio Metztli Lopez Torres is a sobadora, doula, childbirth and lactation educator, anthropologist, feminist, mom, si...
2021-04-041h 13
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 118 Female Biohacking, Menstrual Cycles, and Reproductive Knowledge for Optimization with Alisa VittiSummary Kimberly and Alisa discuss female biohacking as an under-researched field, leaving many women feeling that they aren’t meeting society’s demands. While culture largely operates according to the 24-hour cycle (circadian), the 28-day cycle (infradian) significantly impacts women’s energy, productivity, and overall health. Alisa demonstrates the importance of women understanding their menstrual cycles in relation to food, fitness, and time management to sustain optimal health and vitality. Bio Alisa Vitti is a woman’s hormone and functional nutrition expert and founder of FLO Living Hormone Center in Manhattan. A graduat...
2021-04-0151 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 117 Jaguar Bite #3 - Fascia, Trauma + The Nervous SystemWelcome to Jaguar Bites: new solo episodes where I break down big nervous system concepts into bite-sized pieces. Jaguar Bites are meant to clarify some of the major ideas and misconceptions in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sex education, as well as the birth world. These podcast episodes are for you. They are also for anyone who you don't think will take a course or read a book; but who you really want to hear about how trauma works, how we heal from it, how the body is involved, and why it matters so much (especially...
2021-03-2906 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 116: Jaguar Bite #2 - Attachment Parenting MisunderstandingsWelcome to Jaguar Bites: new solo episodes where I break down big nervous system concepts into bite-sized pieces. Jaguar Bites are meant to clarify some of the major ideas and misconceptions in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sex education, as well as the birth world. These podcast episodes are for you. They are also for anyone who you don't think will take a course or read a book; but who you really want to hear about how trauma works, how we heal from it, how the body is involved, and why it matters so much (especially...
2021-03-2108 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 115: Stephen Porges on Social and Emotional Connection, The Role of Oxytocin in Regulation, and Understanding AppeasementStephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a researcher and professor best known as the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral, mental, and health problems related to traumatic experiences. He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), as well as several other books on Polyvagal Theory. Stephen is also the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™, which currently is used by more than 2000 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, and to...
2021-03-1944 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 114: Jaguar Bite #1 - Yoga, Meditation & the Nervous SystemIn Jaguar Bites, Kimberly draws from her new book "Call of the Wild" to break down some big nervous concepts into bite-sized pieces. The bites clarify some of the major ideas in somatic experiencing, polyvagal theory, sexual education, and the birth world. In this bite, Kimberly talks about how yoga and meditation impacts the nervous system is not always obvious or straightforward.
2021-03-1607 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 113: Feminine Power, Motherhood and Spirituality with Elizabeth LesserElizabeth Lesser is the author of several bestselling books, including Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes; Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and Marrow: Love, Loss & What Matters Most. She is the cofounder of Omega Institute, recognized internationally for its workshops and conferences in wellness, spirituality, creativity, and social change. She has given two popular TED talks, and is one of Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100, a collection of a hundred leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity.
2021-03-1157 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonThe Skill of Culture Building, The Making of Tribe, Spiritual Colonialism, and Grief Practice with Matthew StillmanThe 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 city you are...
2021-02-261h 07Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonLuisa Muhr on Family Constellations, Ancestral Trauma, and Working Somatically While OnlineLuisa 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 How working with the impact of the Holocaust has shaped her work in the world Wh...
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Talking Body with Amy Porterfield5: The Weight of MotherhoodThis episode is all about motherhood, but you don't have to be a mother to relate to what we're going to talk about here. The pressure to become a mother, to have the right kind of pregnancy, to "bounce back" to your pre-pregnancy weight, to have it all + kids - these are just some of the topics we're going to discuss. Plus, Amy sits down with Kimberly Johnson - doula, bodyworker, and vaginapractor to talk about the disconnect that occurs between women and their bodies before, during, and after childbirth. She also chats with author Angela Garbes about breast milk...
2021-02-0849 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonRace in the Body, an Exploration of Whiteness in Yoga, Fitness, and Core ExpressionLiz 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, but also male, and how that impacts female fitness What You'll Hear: Noticing how performative behaviors re-iterate a...
2021-01-311h 14Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 109: Transformed by Birth: Ordered Culture + Wild Nature + Archetypes Birth and Life with Britta Bushnell, PhD-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 Apollonian way to midwife -Pandemic popped the Apollonian illusion o...
2021-01-1959 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonWomen, Money, Dependence and the Beginning of a New Era with Clelia PetersWhat 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 paralleled system of dependence of being wealthy and feeling that you will be taken care of W...
2020-12-131h 17Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonRepairing Pre- and Perinatal Trauma and Listening to Babies with Kate White 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 Programs. What Kate Shares: What prenatal and perinatal psychology are How these fields developed Personal stories about helping clients with dif...
2020-12-0456 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonBreath: The New Science of a Lost Art with James NestorJames 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 writing What You'll Hear: Reclaiming breath as your own human right Th...
2020-11-271h 00Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonSex + Gender, Humans + Animals and Evolutionary Biology with Natalie DinsdaleWhat 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 common as redheads) Evidence of intersex increasing Explanatory power and unifying systems of evolution and astrology Is evolutionary biology equivalent to Darwinism? H...
2020-11-231h 04Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonThe 2020 Election, Democracy, Supreme Court and What Our Part Is with Dwight WordenWhat 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 blue within politics How to deal with overwhelm when there is so m...
2020-10-0457 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonHealthy Attachment and The "Strange Situation" with Bethany SaltmanWhat 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 Attachment Styles Bethany's journey of renegotiating her past and her narrative through the lens of Mary Ainsworth's research and writings The power of leaving your ki...
2020-10-0156 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonAstrology Update: Mars Retrograde, Generational Patterns, and WTF is happening for the rest of 2020 with Shannon AganzaWhat 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 political strife Is Mars encouraging us to behave more passionately? Being aware of how you're directing your own personal energy What astrology...
2020-09-281h 10Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonFeminism, Sex Positivity, and Finding Joy in the Pandemic with Pam SamuelsonWhat 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 does it? 2nd wave of Feminism Depictions of clitoral anatomy in textbooks Sex education in schools, and the switch from reproductive education to wh...
2020-09-2457 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonThe Age of COVID-19, Zach Bush, and Conspirituality with Matthew StillmanWhat 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 Republicans and New Age spiritual Nazis Racial impacts of how we frame these conversations The problem of hope Vaccinations in this c...
2020-09-171h 18Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonUnderstanding Whiteness & the Relationship between Personal and Collective Healing with Katie FriedmanWhat 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 America How other groups v...
2020-09-0257 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonFascia & Immunity, CBD, Alcohol and the Nervous System with Alicia FajardoAlicia 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 hear: - The influences and modalities that helped Alicia create her method, Holistic Biomechanics - What is motor learning? - How Alicia played with motor learning to influence her brain and help her body...
2020-07-3058 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP96: Jaguar Roundtable with Meryl YeciesIn 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.
2020-07-0559 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonActivate Your Inner Jaguar Roundtable 3Three women share their stories of how Activate Your Inner Jaguar changed their lives, business, sex, and relationships.
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TRANSFORMED with Britta Bushnell10. The Vaginapractor & Me with Kimberly Ann Johnson“The body just keeps talking louder and louder because it’s trying to get us to listen to a more fundamental message.” - Kimberly Ann Johnson
We're wrapping up the first season of TRANSFORMED with Kimberly Ann Johnson aka MAGAMAMA. Her book, The Fourth Trimester, should be required reading for most birthing women. Her courses guide participants to an embodied understanding of the nervous system and how this body wisdom matters for those of us pursuing a well-lived life. In this episode, Kimberly shares personal stories as well as deep wisdom, starting with her experience and knowledge of the...
2020-06-301h 15Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonFinding Pleasure and Healing Through Food with Sarah PachelliWhat 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 stress Building in ways to slow down your day Finding a shopping and cooking system that supports you and your needs Having flexibility in your di...
2020-05-141h 07
Clapp with Jane with Jane ClappSomatic Reclamation and Challenging Taboos in Trauma Recovery with Kimberly Johnson of MagamamasJoin me for a packed conversation with Kimberly Johnson: Vaginapractor, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Sexological Bodywork and author of The Fourth Trimester.BRAIN JUICE coming your way. We talk about:Her new book that is in the worksHow the trauma recovery world leaves out (re)building healthy sexual expressionHer work in facilitating pelvic mapping sessionsParenting teenagers during COVID19Authenticity in social mediaKimberly is a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution practitioner, Structural Integration bodyworker, yoga teacher trainer, birth doula, and single mom. She specializes in helping women prepare for birth, re...
2020-05-0653 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonSheila Kamara Hay on Pleasure in Birth and the Importance of DoulasWhat 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 experience Opening yourself to pleasure to consciously use it during birth Expanding your capacity to hold energy t...
2020-04-2049 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonRachelle Garcia Seliga on Birth, Postpartum, Death and Life Principles in These Times 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 support your child's capacity in life Aligning ourselves with Thriving Life Principles instead of Death Principles Understanding how separating a mother and ba...
2020-04-1058 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonLiz Koch on ReWilding Psoas, Making Birth and Trusting Your Animal PowerWhat 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 Learning to shape shift to prepare for birth Why a supple, hydrated, expressive psoas is important for knowing oneself Trusting your own power Understanding the power dynamics...
2020-04-011h 05Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonMarch 2020 Astrology- Breaking Down Old Systems and Creating Something New with Shannon Aganza 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 shift than other nations Why Saturn's time in Capricorn has helped us add...
2020-03-241h 23Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonJane Clapp on Moving Through Stress Cycles and Accessing Your VitalityJane 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 Ways to access your vitality What You'll Hear: Seeing ourselves as more than just has happened to us Finding healthy attachment responses within yourself ...
2020-03-0455 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonJAGUAR JAMBOREE- Roundtable TestimonialsFind 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.
2020-02-2757 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonZhaleh Boyd Phillips on Navigating Trauma, Joy, and Vaginal Steaming as an EmpathDr. 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 couldn't be in anti-trafficking work forever Becoming a joy junky Receiving information from her ancestors and how it's guided her ...
2020-02-211h 03Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonKim Krans, of the Wild Unknown, on Blossoms and Bones: Drawing a Life Back TogetherWhat 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 Using your personal practice to get through difficult times Relating to work that you've released into the world Allowing the true emo...
2020-02-121h 04Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonAsh Robinson on the Intersection Between Motherhood, Business, and SelfAsh 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 people solutions. What Ash Shares: Where she got her experience and foundation in business How she navigated business and new motherhood Re-creating business...
2020-02-061h 13Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonMichel Odent on Becoming Bilingual in Intuition and Science, Learning to Phrase New Questions, and the Socialization of BirthMichel 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 only for birth workers, but for all people interested in the future of our species. Why th...
2020-01-311h 05Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonDeirdre Cooper-Owens on Medical Bondage, Racial and Gynecological TraumaWhat 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 were interested in protecting an economic system Recognizing the Mothers of gynecology while respecting their privacy Having an embodied since of history and homeland Examining...
2020-01-2158 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonThe Sacred Window, Supporting New Mothers, and Ayurvedic DoulasWhat 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 Prioritizing comfort and peace during the fourth trimester How doula training has expanded outside of DONA certification Getting clear on the services you provide as a p...
2019-12-2150 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonCleo Stiller on Modern Manhood and Examining Gender Dynamics Post #MetooCleo 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 You'll Hear: Bringing conversations around sexuality and consent out into the open Making room for nuance in complicated topics Understanding that we all are learning ab...
2019-11-2255 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonJennifer Block on Human Rights in Birth and a Feminist Health Care RevolutionJennifer 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 seriously Why viewing birth through a human rights lens is so important How feminism's relationship with the medical establishment has changed What Yo...
2019-11-181h 07Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonUnraveling the STI/STD Stigma, Genital Herpes, and Developing Sexual Agency, and Relational Communication with Jenelle MarieJenelle 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 untangling STI stigma What You'll Hear: Understanding that you are not alone with an STI diagnosis The majority of people livi...
2019-10-3052 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson79- Jaguars ROARThree women share how the Activate Your Inner Jaguar course changed their lives. magamama.com/jaguar
2019-10-0757 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonKris Gonzalez on Female Reproductive Health, Menstruation, Postpartum and PerimenopauseWhat 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 when they can positively affect how their health manifests Menstrual blood as the physical manifestation of Jing loss, and safeguarding your energy and Essen...
2019-10-011h 05Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP77: Jennifer Lang on Sexual and Embodied Awakening Through Birth, Holding your Power in a Medical Setting, and Preventing Cervical CancerJennifer 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 supporting women in building personal agency within a medical system. Bio: Jennifer Lang is a gynecological oncologist, the author of two books, the mother o...
2019-09-261h 04Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonFourth Trimester Vaginal Steaming Study Results with Keli Garza & Kimberly JohnsonKeli 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.
2019-07-061h 31Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP75 Cece on Modern Sex Ed, Body Love, and Navigating the World as a Bi-racial Middle Schooler.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 is like in a modern 6 th grade classroom What it's like bei...
2019-06-2859 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonSteve Hoskinson on Creating Resiliency, Ending Trauma, and Orienting Towards PleasureSteve 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: Discerning between 'natural' and 'moral' in our decision making Being empowered in your choices through knowledge Understanding that your physical body may perceive experiences differently tha...
2019-06-211h 05
Love Sex Desire Podcast SeriesMilf Life lessons from Vaginapractor, Kimberly Johnson.“Women need more postpartum care, period. You can’t keep doing everything that you’ve been doing and add a baby to it and then think that your sexuality is just going to be online. It just doesn’t work that way.” ~ Kimberly Johnson
Knowing what I know now about love, sex, and desire, there’s no way I’d have more babies without investing in some serious postpartum care. Period.
It’s a non-negotiable for me and if you too also care about your own wellbeing and erotic fulfillment, as well as your partnership/marriage, then y...
2019-06-1950 min
LOVE SEX DESIRE with Susana FrioniMilf Life lessons from Vaginapractor, Kimberly Johnson.Today I want to introduce you to the author of a brilliant book: "The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions and Restoring Your Vitality" Her name is Kimberly Johnson and she's a birth doula, a certified Sexological Bodyworker and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner specialising in birth injuries, birth trauma, and sexual health. She's also a sexy mama to an 11yr old daughter who has navigated a lot of relational dynamics as a solo mom committed to not losing her own erotic identity. This conversation is honest, revealing, insightful...
2019-06-1950 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonKatie Silcox of the Shakti School on the Winding Yogini Path- Questioning, Disillusionment, Redefinition and ReclamationKatie 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 balance the horizontal vs. vertical relationships of teacher to student by holding space and owning l...
2019-06-1552 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonLevina and Caleb on Sex Journaling, The Power of Communication, and Slowing Down for ConnectionSummary:. 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 and how they created their sex journal How journaling allowed them to uncover new knowledge about themselves How journaling has impacted other...
2019-06-0757 minSex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonSabia Wade, the Black Doula, on Birthwork, Activism, Privilege and Full Spectrum Doula CareSabia 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.
2019-05-301h 06
MoonwisePLEASURE: Kimberly Ann Johnson on World Changing Sex (Ep. 15)Learn about world changing sex and reawakening feminine pleasure with author and 'vaginapractor' Kimberly Ann Johnson. “Get out of the therapy office and get into your bedroom and get really honest and real moment by moment about what’s going on.” - Kimberly Ann Johnson
In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, author and ‘vaginapractor’ Kimberly Ann Johnson talks about about the intention and purpose of sex and how we can move beyond physical sex into embodied spiritual sex. Kimberly Ann Johnson is the founder of the holistic women's health collective MagaMama. She serves as a birth doula, a certified sexological bodyworker and somati...
2018-09-2546 min
Nikki Bostwick UnfilteredKimberly JohnsonIn this week’s episode we get intimate with our most intimate parts courtesy of Kimberly Johnson a la The Vaginapractor. Nikki and Kimberly take it all off in those no holds barred conversation, covering everything from the downside of pap smears to the upside of being a sex worker. Get it on... your playlist.
2017-10-2440 min