The GinaCology Podcast

In episode 8 of the GinaCology Podcast, Gina Cloud sits down with Jane Hardwick Collings, former home birth midwife, teacher, writer, and founder of the School of Shamanic Womancraft. Together, they explore the sacred power of menstruation, pregnancy, birth, menopause, and the lost feminine wisdom hidden within women’s bodies. This conversation challenges the shame, medicalization, and cultural conditioning around female life stages while inviting women to reclaim their cycles, rites of passage, and embodied power.

00:00 – Welcome to the GinaCology Podcast

01:00 – Introducing Jane Hardwick Collings

02:30 – Menstruation as a spiritual practice

04:00 – The menstrual cycle as a vital sign

06:00 – Rest, intuition, and honoring the bleeding phase

08:00 – Returning menstrual blood to the earth

10:00 – The luteal phase as truth-telling time

13:00 – The shamanic power of menstrual blood

14:30 – Menstrual shame, body shame, and patriarchy

17:00 – Why rites of passage matter for girls

18:30 – Understanding patriarchy beyond men vs. women

22:00 – Pregnancy, epigenetics, and generational impact

24:00 – Honoring pregnant women as life creators

26:00 – Menstruation, birth, and menopause as portals of power

29:00 – “Birth is an emergence, not an emergency”

31:00 – Why safety matters during birth

33:00 – Teaching daughters to trust their bodies

35:00 – Expanding maiden, mother, and crone

40:00 – Menopause as sacred transformation, not disease

43:00 – Sagescence: becoming a wise woman

46:00 – The menopause industry and reclaiming sovereignty

51:00 – Jane’s School of Shamanic Womancraft

52:30 – Gina’s reflections on body wisdom and motherhood

55:00 – Final question: Where are you in your feminine journey?

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In Episode 7 of GinaCology, Gina Cloud reunites with Stacy Malkan, co-founder and managing editor of U.S. Right to Know, to discuss the hidden impact of toxic chemicals, pesticides, plastics, synthetic fragrance, and corporate influence on men and women’s health, fertility, hormones, and future generations. Stacy shares how everyday products, food systems, glyphosate, phthalates, and environmental exposures may affect reproductive health and what women and families can do to reduce toxic exposure and make more informed choices.

00:00 Welcome to GinaCology

01:00 Introducing Stacy Malkan

03:00 The Skin Deep Database and safer personal care

08:00 Glyphosate, pesticides, and toxic exposure

10:45 How GMO crops are tied to herbicide use

16:00 Cancer rates, farming communities, and food systems

18:30 What consumers can do to reduce exposure

21:30 Chemicals, hormones, and fertility

26:00 Plastic Detox and hopeful fertility research

29:00 Corporate power and the root cause of toxic exposure

36:00 Where to begin when it feels overwhelming

39:00 Fertility, plastics, organic food, and fragrance

42:00 How chemicals disrupt hormones

45:30 EMFs, cellphones, and reproductive health

48:00 Misleading “healthy” marketing and real food

52:00 Neonicotinoids, bees, and human health

56:00 Why grassroots awareness matters

59:00 Simple steps toward cleaner living

01:01:00 Gina’s reflections on women’s health and toxins

01:03:00 Organic vs. non-GMO food

01:06:00 Glyphosate in public spaces and lawns

01:08:00 Perfume, essential oils, and synthetic fragrance

01:11:30 Gina’s book and closing thoughts

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In Episode 6 of GinaCology, Gina sits down with midwife, author, and Bumi Sehat Foundation founder, Robin Lim to explore birth as a sacred feminine initiation rather than just a medical event. Together, they discuss trusting the wisdom of the female body, the trauma created by rushed and fear-based birth systems, the spiritual meaning of the placenta, and how women can reclaim a deeper, more empowered relationship with pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.

00:00 — Welcome to GinaCology

01:00 — Introducing Robin Lim and peaceful birth

04:00 — Why Robin is passionate about reproductive care

07:00 — VBAC, midwifery, and respectful birth support

10:00 — What Western women need to understand about birth

11:00 — Maternal mortality, access, and preventable birth trauma

14:00 — Inductions, Pitocin, and the medicalization of labor

17:00 — Helping women trust their bodies again

19:00 — Menstruation, moon cycles, and feminine wisdom

20:00 — How food, land, and culture affect maternal health

26:00 — Prenatal care vs. prenatal scare

27:00 — Lotus birth, cord cutting, and nonviolent birth

31:00 — Free birth, safety, and finding trusted support

35:00 — The placenta as a sacred guardian

41:00 — Healing birth and placenta separation trauma

46:00 — Placenta rituals, honoring the body, and postpartum wisdom

49:00 — Gina’s closing reflections on reclaiming birth

54:00 — Final question: How much do you trust your body?

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In Episode 5 of GinaCology, Gina Cloud sits down with Dr. Stuart “Dr. Stu” Fishbein to unpack the modern pregnancy and birth experience, the medicalization of women’s bodies, and why informed consent matters more than ever. From hospital birth protocols to home birth, midwifery, C-sections, VBACs, breech birth, ultrasounds, and bodily sovereignty, this episode challenges women to question the system and reconnect with the innate wisdom of their bodies. 

00:00 Welcome to GinaCology

01:09 Pregnancy Birth Crisis

03:05 Meet Dr Stuart

06:29 From OB To Midwifery

11:11 Midwives Change Everything

15:31 Collaborative Care Model

17:18 Hospital Pushback

18:44 Home Birth Awakening

28:48 Vaccines And Pregnancy

42:46 Algorithm Medicine

46:41 Turning Toward Hope

47:16 Witnessing Real Labor

49:16 Home Birth Without Timetables

58:14 Rite of Passage Power

01:03:45 Epidurals and Baby Stress

01:08:44 Birth Shapes Society

01:11:51 Fathers and Human Rights01:18:59 Midwives Under Attack

01:28:58 Closing

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In episode 4 of The GinaCology Podcast, Gina Cloud explores the first GinaCology principle: you are your own best doctor. This solo episode is about reclaiming women’s body wisdom, learning to trust your intuition, and seeing menstruation, pregnancy, birth, and menopause as natural rites of passage instead of problems to be feared or controlled.Gina challenges the way modern medicine often disconnects women from their bodies and invites listeners to build a deeper relationship with their cycles, emotions, intuition, and daily self-awareness. She also shares a simple body wisdom practice to help women reconnect with what they truly need each day.

00:00 Welcome to GinaCology

01:02 Principle One Own Doctor

02:27 Rejecting Numbers Culture

05:56 Menstrual Wisdom Rituals

08:41 Cycle Shifts And Intuition

09:46 Pregnancy Birth Without Fear

12:56 Menopause Fear Industry

14:11 PMS As Monthly Sight

17:20 Mental Health And Meds

19:06 Daily Body Check Practice

22:16 Interview Your Doctors

24:56 Closing

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In this episode 3 of GinaCology, Gina Cloud sits down with plastic surgery insider Amanda Young to discuss Botox, fillers, lasers, breast implants, plastic surgery, and the hidden risks behind aesthetic medicine. With over 35 years inside the plastic surgery world, Amanda shares what women should know before choosing cosmetic procedures, from certification and artistry to filler migration, Botox overuse, laser damage, and surgery that cannot always be undone.

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00:00 Welcome to GinaCology

03:47 Meet Amanda Young

05:03 Amanda’s Insider Story

08:22 Laser Basics and Risks

14:19 Choosing a Safe Provider

18:58 Breast Implants

25:23 Fillers and Migration

30:49 Dissolving Filler and Rabbit Holes

39:01 Beauty Standards and Psychology

46:52 Botox Starts Young

47:27 Muscle Atrophy Effects

49:36 Risks and Best Use

50:59 Choosing Skilled Operators

54:46 Neurotoxin and Side Effects

01:01:50 Plastic Surgery Reality Check

01:05:46 Beauty Standards and Self Worth

01:08:54 Facelift Costs and Vanity

01:17:54 Redefining Beauty Daily

01:23:26 Consumerism and Self Image

01:24:48 Natural Aging and Europe

01:27:53 Dance and Lifelong Vitality

01:30:04 Closing

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In episode 2 of GinaCology, Gina Cloud sits down with Martha Soffer, founder of Surya Wellness, to explore Ayurveda, menopause, women’s health, HRT, hormones, meditation, beauty rituals, and the ancient body wisdom women are rarely taught. Martha shares her personal journey into Ayurveda and explains how women can use food, oils, self-massage, yoni steaming, meditation, and seasonal practices to reconnect with their bodies. 

00:00 Welcome to GinaCology

01:19 Who is Martha Soffer?

05:12 Ayurveda Origin Story

10:00 Discovering Ayurveda

11:49 Building Surya Wellness

13:43 Women and Ayurveda

28:51 Menopause as Power

34:22 Beauty and Life Stages

36:44 Vata Life Stage

37:28 Pregnancy Movement Miracle

38:22 Menopause Dryness Changes

39:01 Creating Facial Oil

41:26 Beauty Rituals Praise

49:48 Feeling Emotions Fully

52:02 Meditation as Detox

57:31 Daily Ayurveda Self Care

01:04:27 Closing

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In the first episode of The GinaCology Podcast, Gina Cloud introduces GinaCology as a life philosophy rooted in ancient feminine wisdom, modern womanhood, and the power of listening to the body. This episode explores how menstruation, pregnancy, birth, and menopause can be seen as sacred rites of passage that help women reclaim their authentic power, wisdom, beauty, and embodied feminine expression.

00:00 Welcome to GinaCology

01:58 Reclaiming the Feminine

04:07 What is GinaCology?

05:07 Medicine and Patriarchy

07:11 Feminine and Masculine Balance

08:48 Questioning Experts and Studies

11:33 Beauty as a Frequency

13:15 Sexuality and Voice

15:05 Truth Trust and Dialogue

17:43 A Note to Men

22:14 Final Question and Outro

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