Full Bloom Pod

Welcome back Bloomsquad, we're here again for another month of magical conversation and reminding you that you are a cosmic, sensual, beautiful being.

This time the magic is super real, because we got to sit down with Andy (they/them) of Saint Alchemy, a cosmic wildcrafter based in Alberta, Canada who spends most of their time in deep connection with the Earth.

We got to chat with Andi about how to honour the seasons through connection with the Earth, how their practice looks throughout the year, how to decolonize working with nature, how queer identity shows up in herbalism, and so so much more. Truly, this chat felt like stirring the cauldron, and we can't wait for you all to meet this gorgeous human.

Find Andi on Instagram at @saint.alchemy.

Song: Flower Walle by Cospe

Tarot Deck: Modern Tarot by Jerico Mandybur

We're back for the Virgo New Moon with another gorgeous episode all about the power of sex education, with very special guest Alysha Somerton.

Alysha is a queer sex educator and youth care worker based in Vancouver, Canada, and we got to sit down with her to get curious about her experience teaching sex education in high schools, how it looks to teach youth sex ed from a pleasure-based, inclusive, queer lens, and how this differs from her work and experiences with adults. We also got to chat about useful sex ed resources, how to get curious and provide safety, and the importance of personal pleasure practices, gender identity, the fluidity of always becoming more of ourselves, and how to relax and sink into the beauty of our ever evolving selves. You'll want to grab a pen and paper for this one y'all, we were taking notes for sure!

You can find Alysha at @sexeducatoralysha on Instagram, or through her website sexeducatoralysha.ca.

As always, please leave us a review, like, rate, and subscribe to this podcast! It means the world to us and really helps us keep going.

We love you,

Tay & Emma xoxo

Song: Flower Wall by Cospe

Tarot Deck: Neo Tarot by Jerico Mandybur

It's just the two of us for this special Leo session episode, and we're talking about the death of the chill girl, the good girl, the cool girl, the nice girl - all of the masks we wear, all of the ways we have been taught to shrink ourselves, suppress our needs, and minimize our aliveness in order to be accepted, palatable, "easy" and digestible to the world around us.

We're saying "F*CK THAT" to shrinking ourselves any longer, thanking our inner Chill Girl for her service, and laying her to rest. Who's with us?!

It's Leo time, which means being our biggest, baddest, loudest and proudest selves, and the Chill Girl can take a back seat while we roar! Get into it, let us know what you think, leave a review, don't be chill! Tell us everything!

Love always,

Emma & Tay

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Song: Flower Wall by Cospe

Tarot: Neo Tarot by Jerico Mandybur

Hi Bloomies, welcome back! On todays' Cancer New Moon we bring you our 30th episode (!) where we got to chat with the one and only Chelsea VonChaz, otherwise known as The Period Doula.

We chatted with Chelsea all about menstrual health & equity, the history of black women as doulas, the importance of honouring our bleeds, making periods more public, the gaps she see's in menstrual wellness, & ways folks can develop a closer relationship to their cycles and their communities.

She also shared with us about #HappyPeriod, an award winning organization she founded and the first Black-led menstrual movement advocating for wellness through decolonized health education and cultural change.

We hope you love this one as much as we do.

Check out Chelsea's world here and here.

Love always,

Emma & Tay

Song: Flower Wall - Cospe

Tarot: Neo Tarot by Jericho Mandybur

Bloom squad! We bring you the pleasure of tuning into the one and only Eva Bloom, a queer sex educator, speaker, and incredible human with a giggle that will save the world. We have been long time internet pals with Eva and we were so excited to finally sit down and get into everything they are up to.

Eva is the creator of the digital education platform “What’s My Body Doing” which has educated 3+ million people across the globe. They also host a support group called Late Bloomers for folks discovering & exploring their queerness at any age, amongst many other gorgeous offerings.

We chatted with Eva about queer joy, late blooming, what sex education looks like today, and all of their recommendations on coming into a beautiful, blooming, proud relationship with your gender & sexuality.

Check out Eva's work here: https://www.evabloom.ca/ and at @whatsmybodydoing

Big love,

Tay & Emma

Tarot: Neo Tarot by Jerico Mandyburr

Theme Song: Flower Wall by Cospe

We’re back with another episode BloomSquad, and we’ve got the one the only Heidi Clements, but you may know her as @welcometoheidi

Heidi has become well known across social media platforms quite quickly for her iconic “Just Get Dressed” videos that inspire folks of all ages and genders to put on whatever the heck makes you feel good and go out into the world knowing that you’re doing just fine, life is not linear, and that enjoying the ride is all we can do.

We chatted with Heidi about ageing, beauty standards, fashion at 63, and how we can give less fucks as we get older. Heidi is a woman and also forever a girl, reminding us that we are always learning, and as long as we stay true to ourselves we will find our own way.

For May, and Taurus season, we’re sinking into that slow, luxurious energy and finding our authenticity. Get into it with us.

Love you, all ways

Tay & Emma

Tarot: Neo Tarot by Jerico Mandyburr

Song: Flower Wall by Cospe

Welcome back BloomSquad, we have such a special treat for you this time around!

We invited five other gorgeous humans to come on the pod to continue our conversation all about heartbreak and break-ups, because we were not where near finished!

Alana, Bri, Carissa, Forest and Michelle all brought their heart and their TRUTH to chat about why it's so important to share our stories, how our friendships support us as we make tough decisions and transitions, and how we find ways to come back to Self through heartbreak.

It's goooood you guys, we can't wait for y'all to share in the magic of Circle and sharing.

Please leave us a review and subscribe, it helps us so much!

As always, we love you,

Taylor & Emma xoxo

**Note: Due to the group chat format, audio is a little lower quality than normal. We're choosing to focus on the content and the nourishment of this episode, so please extend some compassion for this with us.

Song: Flower Wall by Cospe

Tarot Deck: Neo Tarot by Jerico Mandybur

Welcome to Season 4 BloomSquad!

We are so excited to be back with you this new moon and new season, and we have a very exciting two-part episode for you to launch into this fourth cycle of the podcast.

This episode is the first in a two-episode series of chats all about break-ups and heartbreak, with a surprise new format coming to you for our next episode. Stay tuned for that!

This time though, it's just Emma and Taylor, getting real and raw and emotional in true Pisces manner, discussing how we've been coping with heartbreak and the ending of relationships, how we've learned to show up for ourselves and design our own sacred, untouchable world, and lean on our communities for support as we continue forward and through grief. Sometimes, you just have to go through it to grow through it!

As always, we are so grateful to have you hear BloomSquad, keep bloom' away in your own way!

Please leave us a review, like, and subscribe to our podcast channel, it means the world to us!

We love you, we see you, you're doing great!

Big warmth,

Taylor & Emma xoxo

Song: Flower Wall by Cospe

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Bloom Squad, we present to you our last episode of this third season of Full Bloom (aka our third year of Full Bloom!)

Last month we had the IMMENSE pleasure of chatting with the amazingly radical Dr. Melanie Altas, Gynaecologist and Director of the BC Centre for Vulvar Health.

We asked your burning questions to Dr. Altas on all things Vulvar health and we didn't hold back. Tune in to hear Dr. Altas fiercely debunk major myths and misconceptions about Vulvar hygiene, all things Vulvodynia and vaginal pain, learning to love our vulvas, consent and arousal, sex therapy, orgasm variety, and so much more.

You can find information about Dr. Altas here and more info about the BC Centre for Vulvar Health here, as well as the Vulvodynia Toolkit here!

Don't forget to leave us a rating, we love you ~

Episode Sponsored by HuHa Underwear.

Song: Flower Wall by Cospe

BloomSquad, we're back this month with another inspiring interview to gush into your ears.

This month's guest is none other than The Pussy Witch herself, Luna Dietrich (@luna__dietrich), and we couldn't be more honoured to have them in our Bloom Space.

Luna joined us to share all about her experience as a pleasure-based business coach. We asked them our burning questions around money, financial wellness, how our nervous system is connected to this whole process, and how to move toward a more compassionate, grounded relationship with money.

Luna is so full of spiritual wisdom and expertise on this subject, we left this convo feeling so inspired and excited.

Please take a second to give us a rating and leave us a review! And remember, you are so loved in this space.

Love,

Tay & Emma

Song: Flower Wall by Cospe