Episode 209: The Journey to Becoming a Village Auntie and Girls Group Facilitator with Johannah Reimer
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
Release Date: 05/12/2024
EP 228: Overcoming Body Hatred and the Role Parents Can Play with Kathryn Holt
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
In this episode, Kimberly and Kathryn discuss Kathryn’s work in Jungian psychology, psychotherapy, embodiment, and body image. Kathryn walks us through her workbook which is designed to help women understand how much body image issues are distractions from feelings of anxiety and ambivalence about their lives. Instead, she describes how to create the capacity to unearth more deeply rooted thoughts, feelings, and sensations in our psyches and our bodies. Bio Kathryn Holt, PhD, LCSW, is a depth psychologist and writer. She completed her PhD in Jungian/Archetypal Studies at Pacifica...
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EP 227: Porn Addiction, Men’s Sexuality, and Sexual Alchemy with Tyson Adams
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
In this episode, Kimberly and Tyson discuss the magnitude of pornography including addiction, nervous system regulation, and recovery. Tyson describes his own personal journey being addicted to and then healing from porn addiction and how that informs his work with men and couples today. He discusses the prevalence of porn, how it functions with technology and AI, and how many men use it to either up-regulate or down-regulate their nervous systems. Rather than moralizing porn and porn addiction, Tyson describes how to find healing and freedom through channeling real life force as well as...
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EP 226: Women Doing Business in our Current Climate with Ash Robinson
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
Return guest Ash Robinson dives deep with Kimberly Ann Johnson into the challenges and opportunities for women in business amidst the current economic and technological climate. They discuss the role of AI on personal and professional life, the importance of financial stability, and the need for a clear vision and strategy, particularly for women. Ash emphasizes the significance of taking stock of one's current situation, identifying needs, and focusing on sustainable growth. They also touch on the role of professional resourcing, the balance between enduring and sacrificing, and the...
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EP 225: Sexuality, Consent, and Representational Politics in "Anora" with Jackson Kroopf
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
In this episode, Kimberly Ann Johnson and filmmaker/producer Jackson Kroopf reflect on their respective experiences watching Best Picture Winner Anora. They discuss their contrasting experiences of seeing the films in theaters, what role sex and violence played in the film, and unpack some of what they were drawn to and troubled by in the film. And while they both found the hedonism in the film uncomfortable, the film's ending landed, particularly in its portrayal of power dynamics, intimate rapport, and the broken fantasies that emerge in pursuit of the American dream. Along the way, they...
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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...
info_outlineWith 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 crossing the threshold to adolescence and womanhood, as well as ways to de-emphasize soul work that doesn't center "the self." Johannah emphasizes the impact she has seen guiding Girls Groups and their families into relationships that reflect boundaries, values, and connection. Johannah talks through her passionate approach to the Matricarchical archetype, as well as their shared thoughts on being a single parent. Johanna describes her upcoming 9-month Girl Group facilitator training “Pathways to Womanhood” where she shares her elemental curriculum, which has been honed over 10 years of work with girls of all ages. Links to a free workshop and the facilitator training below.
Bio
Johannah Reimer is a soulcentric educator, ceremonialist, teen mentor, and an artist of many trades. Trained as a Waldorf teacher, Johannah has been working with children of all ages for over 20 years and holds a particular passion for tweens/teens striving to meet their developmental needs for mentorship and initiation in a culture that has forgotten how to do so. An apprentice of visionaries: Sage Hamilton and Melissa Michaels of SOMA Source, Johannah has worked for many years as a Waldorf teacher under the guidance of her elder Sage, and as an embodied leader for international youth in movement based Rites of Passage with Golden Bridge & Golden Girls Global.
What She Shares
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Initiatory rites for girls crossing the threshold into adolescence
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Village mindedness in a Culture without village norms
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Severance - a death happening in rites of passage
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Stepping into a threshold, into a new phase of being
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What does it mean when girls go on a quest to leave childhood behind and then return back to their parents and community?
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Parents also cross a threshold when their children go on such a quest.
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A year long process that she does with 5th graders
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The conflation of big experiences with rites of passage
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Distinguishing between a rite of passage vs. a threshold
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How short-term retreats are often not living up to the term rites of passage
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Girls Groups are designed for a longer-term structure within a collective
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The power of collective work vs. over-emphasis on the self
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Working with teens you sometimes need an iron fist and a velvet glove
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The power of improvisation when working with teens
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The power of parents letting go of control
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Parents fear of their own children: important to assert boundaries/values and stay connected
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Parents: “Stay true. Stay the course.”
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As a child of divorce, the challenge of being a single parent
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Gathering the men around the son of a single mother
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She describes her upcoming free class for anyone who feels the call to be a village auntie, as well as her intimate 9-month Girl Group facilitator training.
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The power of the Matricarchical archetype and Village Aunties.
Resources
Pathways to Womanhood - Girls Group Facilitator Training