Today, on the podcast, we have Jennifer Bopp, a woman who has lived many lives. Jennifer’s story is one of rediscovering herself after having her womb removed, getting divorced, and shedding her Christian identity when she realized that God is actually everywhere. Jennifer’s way of storytelling weaves vulnerability ancestral and indigenous wisdom, and taking ownership over her life. Jennifer’s story is a big one and an important one with a deep theme around reweaving the sacred womb-throat connection to say yes to her power, rather than hiding in fear. This is an episode to take you to the depths, and I know you’ll feel incredibly grounded and inspired after listening. Jennifer has that effect.
Jennifer’s incoming transition into the Sorceress phase of life
How Jennifer tried to hide her first period because she wasn’t “daddy’s little girl” anymore
Having heavy periods and heavy embarrassment
Jennifer shares the Native American Menarche tradition she would have loved to receive on her first bleed to alchemize intense emotions into power
Jennifer and I bond over how strange shaving is
How not shaving is an initiation into being seen and accepting yourself
How Jennifer didn’t get to express herself in a strict religious household
The story of Jennifer’s first marriage at 18 to a man 10 years older than her who had already had a vasectomy
Jennifer’s endometriosis diagnosis, how her doctor recommended birth control and it got worse, and how she ultimately wound up with a hysterectomy at age 29
Why birth control and hysterectomies are dangerous solutions for women’s health
How Jennifer went from disconnected to her own power and inner knowing to making sovereign choices for herself
When Jennifer started learning about the power of the womb 7 years and a divorce later and the grief it brought about for her
How women can still connect to their womb space even if they have had a hysterectomy
How pelvic floor exercises healed Jennifer’s severe constipation (and why this is important for women who have had hysterectomies)
Jennifer’s realization that beginning to use her voice is also healing her womb ~ the womb throat connection
How Jennifer’s first wound around her voice (a family member putting tape on her mouth) happened at the same time as her first bleed
What the recovery after hysterectomy felt like, and how it took Jennifer years to feel like herself again
How Jennifer’s identity was shook when two core labels were no longer hers: Christian and Wife
Learning that God is everywhere
Jennifer’s practice of re-visiting what she is doing out of fear and moving away from those things
Looking to elderhood for inspiration and aspiring to be an elder
The amazing story of how two old women in Europe inspired Jennifer to go topless on the beach and get one inch closer to being her own crone archetype who’s not afraid of anything
Jennifer reads a poem by RumiA new woman’s story is released every Wednesday, so go ahead and subscribe for your new favorite ritual. And make sure to rate and review this podcast so that more women get their eyes and ears on it.
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