EP 196: Somatic Healing for Sex-Trafficking Survivors, Intergenerational Trauma, and Plant Medicine Integration with Atira Tan
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
Release Date: 09/28/2023
EP 224: The Case of Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman, and the Responsibility of Women to Other Women with fellow Jaguar Kristin Butler
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
In this episode, Kimberly Ann Johnson is joined by journalist, and fellow Jaguar, Kristin Butler to discuss the case of Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman: a celebrity couple who are currently both facing charges around Gaiman’s ongoing sexual misconduct. Kimberly and Kristin share their own personal reactions to the case, as well as the way the reporting on the story reveals common challenges for women dealing with fallout from sexual boundary rupture, particularly fawning. They explore the complexities of boundary violations, the impact of the #BelieveSurvivors movement on men, and the...
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EP 223: On Menopause, Female Elderhood & Competition Between Women in Wellness with Kate Codrington
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
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 work. Kate’s book The Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide to Menopause and her more recent The Perimenopause Journal have made an indelible impact as Kimberly transitioned to the other side of the menopause hill. Two women, in their second spring, consider their responsibilities to women in various cycles of womanhood. They explore the impact of teachers, trauma, and the digital age on women, highlighting the need for...
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EP 222: "The Body is a Doorway: A Memoir - A Journey Beyond Healing, Health, and the Human" with Sophie Strand
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
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 Beyond Healing, Hope, and the Human. They discuss where Sophie currently finds herself in a post-diagnosis reality and what writing the book taught her about the mysteries of illness. She emphasizes the complex power of doctor relationships and medical information on the body through the nocebo effect. Kimberly and Sophie talk through what it looks like to support someone dealing with illness day to day. Sophie shares her personal...
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EP 221: Reckon and Wonder with Stephen Jenkinson, Kimberly Ann Johnson, and Jackson Kroopf [ENCORE]
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
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 bringing this conversation back to let you know about something special happening this weekend from Stephen Jenkinson and the Orphan Wisdom School: Sanity and Soul: Die Wise 10 Years. Taking place on March 15th and 16th at 10am Pacific, this 6-part online event is a deep dive into the wisdom of death, grief, and the soul, 10 years after the publication of Stephen's transformative book Die Wise. You’ll get to experience the depth of...
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EP 220: Book Proposal Academy 2025 - Writing, Publishing, and Your Audience with Joelle Hann, The Brooklyn Book Doctor
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
In this episode, return guest Joelle Hann and Kimberly discuss the complexities of publishing, including traditional, self, and hybrid publishing. Joelle walks us through the importance of a book proposal, which serves as a roadmap for authors and a calling card for agents and publishers. Kimberly weighs in on her own experience in navigating the book publishing world and the incredible value she has found in working with Joelle. Joelle highlights the need for authors to understand their audience and market, and the potential pitfalls of self-publishing without an existing audience. Joelle's...
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EP 219: Proud Flesh - A Memoir of Motherhood, Intimate Violence, and Reclaiming Pleasure with Catherine Simone Gray
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
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 tenderness, Kimberly and Catherine share their mutual appreciation for each other’s writing and the deep impact Kimberly’s work has had on the journey that led to Catherine’s book. Catherine guides us through her journey of healing from a vaginal tear postpartum, which led to the discovery of proud flesh, a term for hypergranulation tissue. She describes the emotional and physical challenges she faced across two births...
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EP 218: Thriving Postpartum - Embracing the Indigenous Wisdom of La Cuarentena with Pānquetzani
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
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 that creative act. Pānquetzani reflects on the ways her relationships with partners and her four children have impacted the journey of making a business and writing a book. Pānquetzani’s writing is inextricably linked directly to the work she has done in and for her community around postpartum care, as well as the lessons she learned around mental health and partner agreements along the way. A deep meditation on...
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EP 217: Ordinary Mysticism - Everyday Beauty, Grief, Sexuality and Mystical Awareness with Mirabai Starr
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
Kimberly and Mirabai Starr engage in a rich and intimate exploration of mysticism, personal loss, spirituality, and the intersection of sexuality and the sacred. They consider how they have each found spirituality in their everyday lives while being mindful of their journeys, cultures, ancestry, and the complexities involved. They discuss Mirabai's new book, "Ordinary Mysticism," which delves into the nature of mysticism and its accessibility to everyone every day. Mirabai emphasizes that mysticism doesn't require institutionalized religion and can be found in ordinary moments. They discuss...
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EP 216: Cultural Identity, Ancestry and White Privileges & Poverties with Tad Hargrave
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
Fellow Orphan Wisdom Scholar, and founder of Marketing for Hippies, Tad Hargrave dives deep with Kimberly into his ever-evolving relationship to whiteness and ancestry. They discuss Tad’s journey into exploring his ancestral roots, language and cultural identity, as well as Kimberly and Tad’s shared rites of passage experiences doing anti-racism work. Tad shares how he initially felt disconnected from indigenous cultures, but found deep resonance exploring his own heritage, particularly his Scottish Gaelic ancestry. The two discuss the polarities of self-loathing and self-glorification...
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EP 215: Never Land / Sever Land - Dirt, Place, Ancestry, & The Making of Culture From the New World with Stephen Jenkinson
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
In this episode, podcast producer Jackson Kroopf interviews Kimberly Ann Johnson and Stephen Jenkinson about their upcoming live audio series Never Land / Sever Land - Dirt, Place, Ancestry, and The Making of Culture From The New World. They discuss the impact of their recent trip to Ireland on their ongoing collaboration around culture making in the wake of a global pandemic. They reveal details about Stephen's work-in-progress manuscript and how it relates to orphan wisdom. They consider the implications of the “New World” in contemporary circumstances, the sticky territory of...
info_outlineIn 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 of plant medicine ceremonies. She describes how her own experience being an Asian woman facing compacted oppressions led her to her work. She also describes how even in some of the darkest places, she is able to see beauty and light in community and relationships.
Bio
Atira is a senior yoga and meditation teacher (500 E-RYT), art therapist (M.A. Expressive Art Therapy & Grad Dip. Transpersonal Art Therapy), a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), a somatic trauma specialist in sexual abuse recovery and trauma educator, TED speaker and #1 best-selling author. I’m currently completing my Ph.D. studies in Expressive Art Therapies. CEO of Art to Healing and Yoga for Freedom. She is also an Expressive Art Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Yoga Teacher, Counsellor & Coach, public speaker and author on women's health, sacred activism and leadership. You can find more about Art to Healing and her upcoming programs Somatic Plant Medicine and Integration program and a Trauma Informed Plant Medicine Facilitation program.
What She Shares:
–Intergenerational trauma in the body
–Somatic applications for recovery from sex trafficking
–Plant medicine and trauma, catharsis and integration
–Upcoming program dates for facilitators
What You’ll Hear:
–Work supporting sex trafficked survivors
–Atira’s ancestry and upbringing as an Asian woman
–History of oppression of Asian female bodies
–Witnessing child sex trafficking firsthand
–Expressive art therapy to address complex trauma in the anti-trafficking org
–Familial and religious trauma and cultural responsibility
–Cervical cancer diagnosis at 26 years
–Reclaiming sexual and sensual innocence
-Developing a non-profit Art to Healing and train the trainer for survivors
–Program in Cambodia and Nepal
–Culture and place in non-profit work
–First SE training for sex traffic survivors in 2019 with research
–Gap in trauma-informed facilitators of ceremonies and psychedelics
–Myth of catharsis and real integration
–Creating app for sex trafficking for assistance, awareness, and education
–Looking for tech & app development support
–Upcoming Somatic Plant Medicine and Integration program
–Trauma Informed Plant Medicine Facilitation program
–Master classes available on differences of plant medicines
–Exploring goals, resources, and intentions around using plant medicines
–Staying well in midst of so much intensity and suffering
Resources
Website: https://www.arttohealing.org/
IG: @arttohealing