Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson

By Kimberly Ann Johnson: Author, Vaginapractor, Co-founder of the School for Postpartum Care

What's Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson about?

Cutting-edge, pioneering conversations on holistic women's health, including sex, birth, motherhood, womanhood, intimacy and trauma with doula, certified Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and author of Call of the Wild and the Fourth Trimester, Kimberly Ann Johnson.

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Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson episodes:

05.12.2024
Episode 209: The Journey to Becoming a Village Auntie and Girls Group Facilitator with Johannah Reimer
With fellow educator and Orphan Wisdom Scholar Johannah Reimer, Kimberly discusses Johannah’s long cultivated journey with Girl Groups that work on collective rites of passage. They explore the difference between weekend and longer form rites of passage processes for girls...
05.04.2024
EP 208: Wild Mothering, Elder Mothers, and Mothering the Mothers with Tami Lynn Kent
In this episode, Kimberly discusses wild mothering, elder mothers, and mothering from our centers with Tami Lynn Kent, returned special guest, women’s health healer, elder mother, and teacher of previous Jaguar classes. We discuss how to remain in true relationship...
05.03.2024
EP 207: Finding Enjoyment and Service through Movement, Fitness, and Exercise with Ajaye of The Project PT
In this episode, Kimerberly interviews Ajaye, the founder of The Project PT, a fitness center creating major social change in the community of Oxford, England. They discuss Kimberly’s experience at the gym, similarities of fitness culture in the U.S. and...
03.22.2024
EP 206: Brooklyn Book Doctor, the Book Proposal Academy, and Tending to the Voice Within with Joelle Hann
In this episode, Kimberly and Joelle discuss the joys, challenges, and complexities of writing a book and publishing. They met when Kimberly was pitching “The Fourth Trimester” and have connected ever since. Kimberly discusses her journey as an author in...
03.16.2024
EP 205: Apprenticing the Web - Mothering, Co-Parenting, and Love as Our Compass with Kendra Cunov
Summary In this episode, friends Kimberly and Kendra share their experiences and insights around mothering and the complex webs of care in non-traditional family structures. They discuss the beauty and challenges of single parenting, parenting young children while dating, forming...
02.19.2024
EP 204: A Council on Matrimony with Stephen Jenkinson
With special guest host Stephen Jenkinson, Kimberly and Stephen consult with three engaged couples and an unmarried woman to wonder aloud about the institution of marriage. Stephen describes his experience, when he was asked to marry several couples, how he...
02.13.2024
EP 203: Reflections on a Wedding Ceremony
In this episode, you hear reflections on Kimberly’s wedding, just weeks out from the event in Salvador, Brazil. With guest host/podcast producer/cousin, Jackson Kroopf, you will hear Kimberly sit with all of the proceedings: from spiritual preparation to rehearsal to...
10.31.2023
EP 202: Death Doulas and Green Burials with Bodhi Be
In this episode, Kimberly and Bodhi discuss his work as a death doula at Doorway Into Light, Hawaii’s only nonprofit green funeral home and educational resource center, The Death Store. They discuss what green burials and ocean burials are and...
10.27.2023
EP 201: Informed Pregnancy and Evidence Based Birth and Bodywork with Dr. Elliot Berlin
In this episode, Kimberly and Dr. Elliot Berlin discuss his informed pregnancy focused chiropractic work. He explains noticing a rise in out of hospital births post-pandemic as well as an increase in hospital restrictions and inductions in hospital births. He...
10.16.2023
EP 200: "Birth Control" - Maternal Agency, Education, and Systems of Perinatal Care with Allison Yarrow
In this conversation, journalist Allison Yarrow and Kimberly discuss Allison's new book “Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men Over Motherhood.” They go in depth about the culture and systems of perinatal birth care. They explore Allison’s extensive research around...
10.11.2023
EP 199: Activate Your Inner Jaguar - Feminine Sexuality and Spirituality
In this episode, podcast producer Jackson Kroopf interviews Kimberly about her upcoming course "Activate Your Inner Jaguar - Feminine Sexuality and Spirituality" that begins October 17th. Kimberly describes the nine year evolution of the course, tracing its foundations and considering...
10.08.2023
EP 198: Take Back the Magic with Perdita Finn
In this episode, Kimberly and Perdita discuss Perdita’s latest book “Take Back the Magic,” which was inspired by the death of her father, their ambivalent relationship, and ongoing relationship to him now that he's passed. Perdita shares her experience of...
10.07.2023
EP 197: Erotic Seasons - Connect to Your Sensual Flow Through the Stages of Womanhood
In this episode, podcast producer Jackson Kroopf interviews Kimberly about her upcoming free class "Erotic Seasons: Connect to Your Sensual Flow Through the Stages of Womanhood," which begins October 10th at 9:00am PST. We discuss Kimberly's inspiration for the class,...
09.28.2023
EP 196: Somatic Healing for Sex-Trafficking Survivors, Intergenerational Trauma, and Plant Medicine Integration with Atira Tan
In this episode, Kimberly and Atira discuss her work as an advocate against sex-trafficking in South East Asia, how she combines art therapy and somatic practices to help survivors heal and repair, and the trauma-informed programs she offers for practitioners...
09.13.2023
EP 195: Maui In the Fires Wake - Gathering Herbs, Making Medicine and Walking in Grief with Khadija Meghan Rashell Striegel
Summary In this episode, Kimberly and Khadija reflect on their recent mutual aid efforts in the wake of fires in Maui. Khadija shares what she has witnessed in her community and the tremendous impact of donations that have directly reached...
09.01.2023
EP 194: Marketing + Sales with Consent, AI, Authenticity, and Humanity in Business with Rachel Allen
Summary In this episode, Kimberly and Rachel discuss how Rachel discovered copywriting and turned it into a business. When many entrepreneurs feel uncomfortable with marketing and social media expectations around business, Rachel provides thoughtful solutions to authentically representing one’s own...
08.28.2023
EP 193: Intimacy with Plants, Aligning with Life’s Seasons, and Balancing Motherhood + Business with Marysia Miernowska
Summary In this episode, Kimberly and Marysia discuss the origins of School of the Sacred Wild, plants as medicine, and entrepreneurship. Marysia shares about how her family and heritage influenced her journey to plants, how plants provide somatic, restorative experiences,...
08.25.2023
EP 192: Yoga + Abuse, The Fierceness of Crones, and Yoga Practices for Intuition with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
Summary In this episode, Kimberly and Uma discuss the controversial updated edition of her book “Yoni Shakti” which Kimberly has used all throughout her writing and classes. Uma describes the legal battle she faced from the yoga industry when she...
07.10.2023
EP 191: Soul Work and Source Regulation Through the Fluid Nervous System with Katie Dove
In this episode, Katie and Kimberly discuss their evolving relationship to trauma and spiritual work. After serving clients one-on-one for over 20 years, they consider the importance of community and creativity to healing. In the wake of so many people sharing...
07.08.2023
EP 190: Rethinking Ethical Sex in the Age of Consent with Christine Emba
In this episode, Christine and Kimberly discuss contemporary relationships to consent and ask what is ethical sex? They consider the complexities of sex positivity, navigating sexual conversations with your children, as well as coming to terms with what we want...
06.19.2023
EP 189: Nurtured Parenting, Co-Regulation, and Infant Sleep with Greer Kirshenbaum
In this episode, Kimberly and Greer discuss her upcoming book “The Nurture Revolution: Grow Your Baby’s Brain and Transform Their Mental Health Through the Art of Nurtured Parenting.” Greer discusses combining her work as a doula, neuroscientist, and sleep specialist...
06.06.2023
EP 188: The Biology of Safety, Rejecting Quick Fixes and Tending to Cultural Wounds with Sophie Strand
In this episode, Kimberly and Sophie explore the nuances of being public entrepreneurs and authors. They wonder aloud together about the various roles of knowledge, expertise, and experience and discuss issues such as psychedelics for women, the complexities of social...
05.11.2023
EP 187: Reckon and Wonder - Witness, Matrimony, and the Making of Oral Culture with Stephen Jenkinson
In this episode, guest host and podcast producer Jackson Kroopf interviews Kimberly and Stephen Jenkinson about their ongoing event series Reckoning: Birth and Death Among Us. They discuss the role of witness in their work as birth and death workers,...
05.04.2023
EP 186: The Future of Women's Health with Keli Garza
In this episode, Kimberly and Keli discuss the future of women’s health. During this recorded live event from Kimberly’s living room, we learn about the extensive health benefits of vaginal steaming and how the shortcomings in gynecological training reflect contemporary...
04.12.2023
EP 185: The Path of Deep Inquiry and Devotion with Katie Dove
In this episode, Kimberly and Katie discuss the roles of student, teacher, mentor, elder, and friend. They discuss their experiences in each of those roles but how many conflate them. In an age of constant information, many want to consume,...
03.26.2023
EP 184: Cultural Crises, Radical Hope, and Strategies for Building Community and Resiliency with Jamie Wheal
In this episode, Kimberly and Jamie discuss his book “Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World That's Lost Its Mind.” Jamie gives an anthropological perspective of human history across millennia to trace how we ended up...
03.17.2023
EP 183: Challenges, Advantages, and Strategies for Women in Business and Entrepreneurship with Ash Robinson
Summary In this episode, Kimberly and Ash, one of Kimberly’s business strategists, discuss all things related to women in business and entrepreneurship. Ash acknowledges the historical gaps in financial literacy and opportunities for business that women have only in recent...
03.09.2023
EP 182: Introducing Mother Circle Facilitator Training with Jessica Connolly
In this episode, Kimberly announces the opening of the first ever MotherCircle Facilitator training. She is interviewed by Jessica Connolly, a circle facilitator working with Kimberly to bring this 8 year long vision into the world. Kimberly shares about how the...
03.05.2023
EP 181: The People Pleasers’ Guide to Anger with Juna Mustad
In this episode, Kimerbly and Juna discuss our relationship to anger, especially as people pleasers. While we are often conditioned to resist or dismiss anger, Juna describes anger as being an ally for our ultimate healing and the charge for...
02.24.2023
EP 180: Midwifery as Salve, Ancestral, and Community Care with Racha Tahani Lawler Queen
In this episode, Kimberly and Racha discuss Gather Grounded Midwifery, a midwifery practice and birth home created by Racha. They also discuss Racha’s generational influence to midwifery care, how she ended up in Virginia as a California native, and how...
02.12.2023
EP 179: Radical Aliveness and Building Capacity in a Cancel Culture with Esi Wildcat
In this episode, Kimberly and Esi discuss how to lean into discomfort during difficult conversations. Esi explains her background growing up in a Black middle-class family in Los Angeles, how she came to her current work and offerings, and her...
02.07.2023
EP 178: Psychedelics, Female Biohacking, and Frontiers for Future of Modern Medicine with Dr. Molly Maloof
In this episode, Kimberly and Dr. Molly discuss psychedelics, biohacking, and frontiers for the future of modern medicine. Dr. Molly’s background in medicine and innovation has led her to advocate for the supportive use of psychedelics, understanding biohacking for female...
02.03.2023
EP 177: Grounding, Aligning, and Tending to Your Heart Space with Katie Dove
In this episode, Kimberly and Katie discuss Katie’s work as a somatic therapist, intuitive guide, and healer. She explains how she came to her craniosacral and healing work as a young child. She discusses chakras as the portals between our...
12.20.2022
EP 176: “Girls on the Brink” Unpacking Mental Health Issues in Girls with Donna Jackson Nakazawa
In this episode, Kimberly interviews Donna Jackson Nakawaza about her latest book “Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media.” Donna’s book explains recent research behind the increase of significant...
12.12.2022
EP 175: Astrology, Tech, and Finding our Humanness During these Times with Virginia Rosenberg
In this episode, Kimberly and Virginia discuss the astrological significance of this past decade and the decade to come. They discuss how the increase of technology impacts culture, our nervous systems, and the ways in which we understand and interact...
12.05.2022
EP 174: Embodied Astrology + Everyday Radiance with Heidi Rose Robbins
In this episode, Kimberly and Heidi discuss all things astrological. Heidi shares how she came to her work in astrology, how she incorporates astrology into her mothering, and how we can all benefit from understanding our own signs and signs’...
11.30.2022
EP 173: Healing Addiction, Spirituality, and Internal Family Systems with Ralph de la Rosa
In this episode, Kimberly and Ralph discuss commonalities between their work regarding somatics, psychotherapy, and spiritual traditions. Ralph describes his journey of seeking from mainstream religion to various spiritual traditions and how his time in rehab propelled his work in...
11.21.2022
EP 172: Wildness, Embodiment, and the Feminine Needed in Our Time, “The Wild and Sacred Feminine Deck”
In this episode, Kimberly talks with Elizabeth Marglin, Niki Dewart, co-authors of “The Wild and Sacred Feminine Deck,” and Jenny Kostekci-Shaw, artist of the deck. They discuss how the deck came to fruition, its roots and connection to motherhood, and...
10.30.2022
EP 171: Friendships, Desire, and Healthy Attachments with Deborah Bagg
In this episode, Kimberly and Deborah discuss friendships, desire, and healthy attachments. Deborah explains her experience with having a large capacity for many friendships and how her clients often discuss issues around finding and keeping lasting friendships. They discuss how...
10.21.2022
EP 170: Cece on Teens Navigating Challenging Times
In this episode, Kimberly welcomes back her daughter Cece to the podcast. Cece first appeared on the podcast in 2019 when she was in 6th grade. She shares what has changed in her and Kimberly’s lives since then. Together, they...
09.29.2022
EP 169: Food as Healing, Understanding Needs for Safety and Satiation with Ali Shapiro
In this episode, Kimberly and Ali discuss how food intersects with physiology and psychology. Specifically, they discuss how to identify our physical and emotional needs, how to send safety signals to our bodies, and how to unpack some of the...
09.12.2022
EP 168: Honoring Limits and Capacities through Life Cycles, Business, and Yoga Practice with Sara Avant Stover
Summary In this episode, Kimberly and Sara discuss how they met through yoga, how they approach their businesses, and how they navigate moving through biological seasons such as premenopause and menopause. While culture wants women to continue pushing towards growth,...
09.08.2022
EP 167: Making Friends with Yourself through Aging with Barbara Dilley
In this episode, Kimberly and Barbara discuss Barbara’s iconic career as a dancer and performer in the 1960s, her work as a founder and President of Naropa University, and her pedagogy which combined dance and performance with mindboby practices and...
09.02.2022
EP 166: Activate Your Inner Jaguar Alumni Round Table
In this collection of testimonials, Jaguar course alumni speak about how the Jaguar work and community have supported their journey of healing trauma and widening their capacity to actively and presently engage with life. As Kimberly and her team prepare...
08.27.2022
EP 165: Disrupting the Narratives of Perimenopause + Menopause, and Radical Self-Care with Catherine Hale
In this episode, Kimberly and Catherine discuss their personal experiences of perimenopause and menopause. Catherine shares how her identity as a holistic health practitioner and educator initially conflicted against her need for allopathic medical treatment or HRT, hormone replacement therapy,...
08.18.2022
EP 164: Reckoning Book Release - Grief, Heartbreak and Elderhood in a Me-First Era with Stephen Jenkinson
Celebrating the release of their new book Reckoning, Kimberly Ann Johnson and Stephen Jenkinson grapple with the key themes of their convergence: grief, heartbreak, culture work, elderhood, and the prevalent myth of individualism in this Me First era we find...
07.14.2022
EP 163: Getting your Power Back through Managing your Personal Finances with Jennifer Mayer
In this episode, Kimberly and Jen discuss financial planning and making financial decisions such as investing, budgeting, managing debt, saving for emergency funds and retirement. With recent inflation and a possible upcoming recession in addition to ethics of equity, many...
07.10.2022
EP 162: Connective Tissue, Movement, and Understanding Stress with Alicia Fajardo
In this episode, Kimberly and Alicia discuss connective tissue, states of the nervous system, dealing with chronic pain, and more. They discuss the complexities of fascia, differences between genetics and epigenetics, understanding individual dominant nervous system states, and body/mind mapping....
07.06.2022
EP 161: Activate Your Inner Jaguar Alumni Round Table
In this collection of testimonials, Jaguar course alumni speak about how the Jaguar work and community have supported their journey of healing trauma and widening their capacity to actively and presently engage with life. As Kimberly and her team prepare...
07.01.2022
EP 160: Second Spring – Discernment, Intuition, and Healing During Perimenopause and Menopause with Kate Codrington
In this episode, Kimberly and Kate discuss navigating the physical, spiritual, and lifestyle changes of perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. They discuss the negative associations with perimenopause and menopause based on culture that condition us to view of these life cycles...

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Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson episodes:

Episode 209: The Journey to Becoming a Village Auntie and Girls Group Facilitator with Johannah Reimer

EP 208: Wild Mothering, Elder Mothers, and Mothering the Mothers with Tami Lynn Kent

EP 207: Finding Enjoyment and Service through Movement, Fitness, and Exercise with Ajaye of The Project PT

EP 206: Brooklyn Book Doctor, the Book Proposal Academy, and Tending to the Voice Within with Joelle Hann

EP 205: Apprenticing the Web - Mothering, Co-Parenting, and Love as Our Compass with Kendra Cunov

EP 204: A Council on Matrimony with Stephen Jenkinson

EP 203: Reflections on a Wedding Ceremony

EP 202: Death Doulas and Green Burials with Bodhi Be

EP 201: Informed Pregnancy and Evidence Based Birth and Bodywork with Dr. Elliot Berlin

EP 200: "Birth Control" - Maternal Agency, Education, and Systems of Perinatal Care with Allison Yarrow

EP 199: Activate Your Inner Jaguar - Feminine Sexuality and Spirituality

EP 198: Take Back the Magic with Perdita Finn

EP 197: Erotic Seasons - Connect to Your Sensual Flow Through the Stages of Womanhood

EP 196: Somatic Healing for Sex-Trafficking Survivors, Intergenerational Trauma, and Plant Medicine Integration with Atira Tan

EP 195: Maui In the Fires Wake - Gathering Herbs, Making Medicine and Walking in Grief with Khadija Meghan Rashell Striegel

EP 194: Marketing + Sales with Consent, AI, Authenticity, and Humanity in Business with Rachel Allen

EP 193: Intimacy with Plants, Aligning with Life’s Seasons, and Balancing Motherhood + Business with Marysia Miernowska

EP 192: Yoga + Abuse, The Fierceness of Crones, and Yoga Practices for Intuition with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli

EP 191: Soul Work and Source Regulation Through the Fluid Nervous System with Katie Dove

EP 190: Rethinking Ethical Sex in the Age of Consent with Christine Emba

EP 189: Nurtured Parenting, Co-Regulation, and Infant Sleep with Greer Kirshenbaum

EP 188: The Biology of Safety, Rejecting Quick Fixes and Tending to Cultural Wounds with Sophie Strand

EP 187: Reckon and Wonder - Witness, Matrimony, and the Making of Oral Culture with Stephen Jenkinson

EP 186: The Future of Women's Health with Keli Garza

EP 185: The Path of Deep Inquiry and Devotion with Katie Dove

EP 184: Cultural Crises, Radical Hope, and Strategies for Building Community and Resiliency with Jamie Wheal

EP 183: Challenges, Advantages, and Strategies for Women in Business and Entrepreneurship with Ash Robinson

EP 182: Introducing Mother Circle Facilitator Training with Jessica Connolly

EP 181: The People Pleasers’ Guide to Anger with Juna Mustad

EP 180: Midwifery as Salve, Ancestral, and Community Care with Racha Tahani Lawler Queen

EP 179: Radical Aliveness and Building Capacity in a Cancel Culture with Esi Wildcat

EP 178: Psychedelics, Female Biohacking, and Frontiers for Future of Modern Medicine with Dr. Molly Maloof

EP 177: Grounding, Aligning, and Tending to Your Heart Space with Katie Dove

EP 176: “Girls on the Brink” Unpacking Mental Health Issues in Girls with Donna Jackson Nakazawa

EP 175: Astrology, Tech, and Finding our Humanness During these Times with Virginia Rosenberg

EP 174: Embodied Astrology + Everyday Radiance with Heidi Rose Robbins

EP 173: Healing Addiction, Spirituality, and Internal Family Systems with Ralph de la Rosa

EP 172: Wildness, Embodiment, and the Feminine Needed in Our Time, “The Wild and Sacred Feminine Deck”

EP 171: Friendships, Desire, and Healthy Attachments with Deborah Bagg

EP 170: Cece on Teens Navigating Challenging Times

EP 169: Food as Healing, Understanding Needs for Safety and Satiation with Ali Shapiro

EP 168: Honoring Limits and Capacities through Life Cycles, Business, and Yoga Practice with Sara Avant Stover

EP 167: Making Friends with Yourself through Aging with Barbara Dilley

EP 166: Activate Your Inner Jaguar Alumni Round Table

EP 165: Disrupting the Narratives of Perimenopause + Menopause, and Radical Self-Care with Catherine Hale

EP 164: Reckoning Book Release - Grief, Heartbreak and Elderhood in a Me-First Era with Stephen Jenkinson

EP 163: Getting your Power Back through Managing your Personal Finances with Jennifer Mayer

EP 162: Connective Tissue, Movement, and Understanding Stress with Alicia Fajardo

EP 161: Activate Your Inner Jaguar Alumni Round Table

EP 160: Second Spring – Discernment, Intuition, and Healing During Perimenopause and Menopause with Kate Codrington

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