Kymber shares her reflections on how poverty trauma and financial stress shape our health, identity, and capacity to heal. Prompted by a viral post that struck a nerve, she explores the stark divide between class and poverty and how the influencer economy distorts our relationship to work, wellness, and worth. 

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• The difference between class and poverty—and why it matters
• How poverty trauma impacts health, rest and recovery
• The rise of influencer culture and its psychological toll
• The ethical responsibility of having a public platform

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Substack: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*

In part two of her mineral balancing series, Kymber explores the deep and often overlooked connection between mineral status and immune function. She discusses how the innate and adaptive immune systems rely on key minerals and why the generational transfer of mineral deficiencies from mother to child serve as a reminder that healing isn’t just for us — it’s for our children and their children, too.

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• The role of minerals in innate and adaptive immune function
• How maternal mineral status impacts generational health
• The key minerals that influence immune strength (and how they interact)
• Modern factors that deplete or disrupt mineral balance
• Understanding mast cell activation and immune system dysregulation

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation 

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*

In this difficult but important conversation, Kymber and Rachel dig deep into the cultural, emotional and physical consequences of sex work. They examine how online platforms have reshaped the perception of prostitution, blurred boundaries between porn and intimacy and exposed vulnerable women to new forms of harm. 

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• Why the internet has altered the perception and impact of sex work
• The class divide in attitudes toward sex work
• Freeze, Fawn and Flee: Breaking down and applying women’s protective responses 
• How blurred lines between porn, fetish platforms and prostitution hide long-term harm

Where to find Rachel:

• X: @RachelRMoran
• Website: writeyourmemoir.com

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*

Kymber explores the often-overlooked world of minerals and their essential role in our physical and emotional well-being. She breaks down how modern life and medications are quietly depleting our minerals and why so many symptoms are rooted in imbalances that we rarely think to check. She also shares her passion for Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA), explaining how it can provide individualized insight into your metabolism, stress response and deeper healing needs.

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• Why minerals are crucial for true hydration and overall health
• How medications and modern life contribute to a "mineral depletion crisis"
• Common signs of mineral imbalance and why symptoms can look different for everyone
• An introduction to Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) and how Kymber applies it

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*

Kymber sheds light on the realities of sex work, exploring its appeal, dangers, and ethical complexities. She shares her personal experiences, critiques the term “sex work,” and unpacks how social media and limbic capitalism funnel women into the industry. 

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• The problem with the term “sex work”
• How social media and online platforms funnel women into sex work
• The psychology behind women’s sexual responses
• Kymber’s reflections on her own experiences with sex work 
• The ethics of sexuality: intrinsic motivation, connection, and the value of relationships

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*

Kymber explores the deep connection between nourishment, rationality, and emotional well-being. She also shares her personal journey away from tribalism and offers a candid look at her approach to working with clients.

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• What “Nourishing our Sanity” means to Kymber
• The connection between nourishment, stress, and rationality
• How early trauma shapes our worldview and decision-making
• Cultural conditioning and self-worth in the absence of stable parenting
• What it’s like to work with Kymber

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*

In this episode, Kymber sits down to have an intimate conversation with Exulansic, about her journey through trans identification and detransition. We discuss how her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley in gender and women’s studies influenced her trans identity and how queer theory played into this as well. We discuss the role that mental health, SA, autism, and other health issues played in her identity and decision to transition. We discuss the impacts of synthetic hormones, namely Depo Provera, on development and overall health. We discuss medical ethics and the question of informed consent when it comes to “chemically castrating” young and vulnerable populations, and we discuss the evolving concept of womanhood, self-acceptance, and the future of gender ideology.

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• Exulansic’s journey through gender studies, autism, and identity
• The effects of long-term hormone use and the challenges of detransitioning
• Gender dysphoria and its connection to autism and health issues
• Medical ethics: questioning informed consent in hormonal treatments
• The evolving concept of womanhood and the future of gender ideology

Where to find Exulansic:

• Substack: Exulansic
• X: Exulansic
• Odyssey: Exulansic

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*

In this episode, Kymber unpacks the concept of transhumanism, exploring its influence on modern medicine, reproductive technology, and societal norms. She also discusses its capitalistic undertones and explains why her disapproval of transhumanism—not the free will of the people—is at the root of her hesitations with the transgender ideological movement. 

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• Understanding transhumanism and its core principles
• The role of birth control and abortion in transhumanism
• Modern medicine’s alignment with transhumanist ideals
• Transhumanism’s role in the transgender movement 

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

Kymber explores the complexities of trauma bonding in the digital age, drawing from personal experiences, research and societal observations. She discusses the patterns of trauma bonding–in romantic and familial relationships–shares her insights on narcissism and gives her informed critique of BDSM culture.

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• The three patterns of trauma bonding 
• The influence of digital communication on our nervous systems and relationships
• How Kymber discovered she was dating a narcissist 
• Kymber’s take on familial trauma bonds 

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*

Kymber delves into the developmental impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), drawing from her personal story and early work at a low-income preschool. She examines how trauma influences health and relationships, reflects on the importance of the family unit, and explores the links between stress, autoimmunity, and conditions like PCOS and hypothyroidism.

Today on Nourishing Our Sanity:

• What are ACEs? Kymber’s personal experience and insights
• How stress relates to autoimmunity and other health conditions
• The significance of the family unit and its misunderstood value
• How poverty, substance abuse, and sexual abuse influence trauma responses

Where to find Kymber:

• Instagram: @kymbermaulden
• Website: kymbermaulden.com
• Email: [email protected] 

Resources:

• ACE study research
• ACE scores and toxic stress
• Childhood Stress and Autoimmunity
• The Two Parent Privilege book
• Essentialism book
• Kymber’s HTMA Consultation

*This show is produced by Mountain Valley Media*