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Kimberly shares about how the current structures do not support the deep longing we have to mother and be mothered in real community, and how concentric circles of mothers supporting mothers in this way creates a pathway of wisdom and support that impacts generations.
The Latest Episodes
EP 224: The Case of Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman, and the Responsibility of Women to Other Women with fellow Jaguar Kristin Butler
In this episode, Kimberly Ann Johnson is joined by journalist, and fellow Jaguar, Kristin Butler to discuss the case of Amanda Palmer and Neil
EP 223: On Menopause, Female Elderhood & Competition Between Women in Wellness with Kate Codrington
In this deep dive into menopause and elderhood, Kimberly and Kate Codrington discuss how they see their inter-generational work with women around self-care and cultural
EP 222-Sophie Strand: “The Body is a Doorway: A Memoir – A Journey Beyond Healing, Health, and the Human”
In this episode, Kimberly and return guest Sophie Strand celebrate publishing week for Sophie’s extraordinary new book The Body is a Doorway: A Memoir: A Journey
EP 221: Reckon and Wonder with Stephen Jenkinson, Kimberly Ann Johnson, and Jackson Kroopf [ENCORE]
This is a special re-release of an episode featuring guest host Jackson Kroopf speaking with the incomparable Kimberly Ann Johnson and Stephen Jenkinson. We’re
EP 220: Book Proposal Academy 2025 – Writing, Publishing, and Your Audience with Joelle Hann, The Brooklyn Book Doctor
In this episode, return guest Joelle Hann and Kimberly discuss the complexities of publishing, including traditional, self, and hybrid publishing. Joelle walks us
EP 219: Catherine Simone Gray’s Proud Flesh – A Memoir of Motherhood, Intimate Violence, and Reclaiming Pleasure
In this episode, Kimberly dives deep into guest author Catherine Simone Gray’s book Proud Flesh: A Memoir of Motherhood, Intimate Violence, and Reclaiming Pleasure. With
EP 218: Thriving Postpartum – Embracing the Indigenous Wisdom of La Cuarentena with Pānquetzani
In this episode, Kimberly and Pānquetzani discuss her new book Thriving Postpartum: Embracing the Indigenous Wisdom of La Cuarentena and the thirteen-year process of navigating
EP 217: Ordinary Mysticism – Everyday Beauty, Grief, Sexuality and Mystical Awareness with Mirabai Starr
Kimberly and Mirabai Starr engage in a rich and intimate exploration of mysticism, personal loss, spirituality, and the intersection of sexuality and the sacred.
EP 216: Cultural Identity, Ancestry, & White Privileges and Poverties with Tad Hargrave
Fellow Orphan Wisdom Scholar, and founder of Marketing for Hippies, Tad Hargrave dives deep with Kimberly into his ever-evolving relationship to whiteness and
EP 215: Never Land / Sever Land – Dirt, Place, Ancestry, & The Making of Culture From the New World with Stephen Jenkinson
In this episode, podcast producer Jackson Kroopf interviews Kimberly Ann Johnson and Stephen Jenkinson about their upcoming live audio series Never Land / Sever
EP 214: Finding Language, Sharing our Stories, and Creating New Worlds around Mothering with April Tierney
In this episode, Kimberly and April discuss her most recent book of poetry titled Matter / Mother which shares about April’s experience of traveling through
EP 213: Navigating Single Motherhood, Finding Sisterhood, and Forming Kinship with Marysia Miernowska
In this episode, Kimberly and Marysia discuss how they’ve navigated the challenges and benefits of single motherhood. In many ways, their lives and
Love. Power. Play. Wildness.
They’re all key elements of our humanity, collectively and individually. But we don’t talk about them. At least not in ways that matter. But leaving these topics largely in the dark does no one any favors. If we want to build the world we want to live in, we have to be willing to engage with our whole selves — beautifully powerful, paradoxical, and above all, wild.
Sex, Birth, & Trauma is your invitation to join this conversation at a deeper level as we ask the big questions about how we can be more human, and more humane in our relationships, and reconnect with our primal wildness.