The Intersectional Fertility Podcast (Josie Rodriguez-Bouchier)
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| 15 Feb 2022 | king yaa: Dancing For Our Own Pleasure | 00:54:08 | |
This conversation with king yaa (they/them/king!) is one long invitation into the heart of the topics of sex, pleasure, grief, and loss. king and Josie talk about pleasure as a means to connect with the self, pleasure’s role in activism, and how play is essential in the resistance to white supremacy. Connect with king on Instagram, Facebook, or on their website. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 01 Mar 2022 | Cindy Luquin: Womb Work as Shadow Work | 00:40:22 | |
Cindy Luquin (she/they) has a wealth of experience in transforming adversity into beauty through a passion for reproductive healthcare for all, rooted in justice and health. She and Josie discuss grief and fertility, the ways pleasure plays a role in healing, the beauty of consent, and the utter magic of breaking cycles of generational trauma through womb work. Book a session with them here. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 15 Mar 2022 | Anna Balagtas: “Birthwork is an invitation for your whole self.” | 00:45:07 | |
Queer femme radical birthworker Anna (she/her) joins Josie on the podcast to talk about the complexity of queer family planning, the ways all of us can relate to birth, and her recent reckoning around her own relationship with having children. Anna’s way of being exudes care and warmth, and listeners will enjoy her fresh lens on birth and queer families. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 29 Mar 2022 | April Axé Charmaine: Connecting with our Bodies through Dance | 00:44:57 | |
Educator, choreographer, and artivist April Axé Charmaine (she/they) joins Josie to discuss the importance of body movement in helping us connect with our body, energy, and elements of nature. Learn how dance can release trauma from the body, improve posture, confidence, and more. Axé also gives tips on how to find the right dance space that aligns with your needs. Axé is the founder of the global community Sol Vida. Connect with Axé: Follow her on instagram, check out their offerings on Patreon, and visit their website and Linktree. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 12 Apr 2022 | Dr. Sand Chang: Queer Body Liberation and Eating Disorder Recovery | 00:51:32 | |
Dr. Sand Chang (they/them) is a Chinese American, gender fluid and non-binary trauma informed psychologist. In today's conversation, Josie and Dr. Sand discuss the importance of body liberation specifically for trans health, and how diet culture can impact those who are trying to conceive. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 26 Apr 2022 | Resham Mantri: The Importance of Death Work | 00:59:48 | |
Resham Mantri (she/they) is a first generation Indian American writer and death worker. In this episode, Josie and Resham discuss the importance of decolonizing death, the intersection of trying to conceive and the fragile nature of life, and divorce as reproductive loss. Resham also offers wisdom and comfort to those who have experienced loss on their fertility journey. Follow Resham on Instagram, and check out their website and Substack. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 10 May 2022 | We Are Nature, and Nature Is Us: The Whole Self Fertility Method™ | 00:47:03 | |
The basis of the Whole Self Fertility Method™ is that we are elemental beings, and that fertility is not our reproductive system only. It’s our endocrine system, our nervous system, our digestive system, and so much more. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 24 May 2022 | Brandi Andrews: Writing Your Own Narrative | 00:41:40 | |
Brandi (she/her) is an Afro Latina medical esthetician dedicated to creating spaces for people of the global majority in the beauty industry. Brandi shares her story of deciding to conceive and raise a child with her best friend, creating a new traditional family. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 07 Jun 2022 | Dominique and Ariel Wilson: Normalizing Black Queer Love | 00:44:09 | |
Dominique and Ariel Wilson are a Black queer couple who use social media to create representation and destigmatize Black queer love. They are currently trying to conceive their first child, and discuss their journey on today's episode. Dominique and Ariel both use she/her pronouns. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 21 Jun 2022 | Gabrielle Griffith: Could Cannabis Be Used During Your Fertility Journey? | 00:42:01 | |
Gabrielle Griffith (they/he/she), is a doula and cannabis advocate. In this conversation, Gab and Josie discuss the importance of educating yourself on cannabis use, as every person's endocannabinoid system works differently. This episode also touches upon the possible uses of cannabis for the fertility journey. Gab also has some medical journals and articles that are PDFs, which cannot be linked in the show notes. If you are interested in learning more, you can reach out to them directly. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 05 Jul 2022 | Shayda Kafai: Disability Justice and Liberation | 00:54:17 | |
Educator and Disability Justice Advocate Shayda (she/her) joins Josie today to discuss issues related to justice and liberation of our bodyminds, including the intersection of Disability Justice and Reproductive Justice. This episode touches upon accessibility, sustainability, and advocating for our needs for all. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 19 Jul 2022 | Zena Sharman: Trans and Queer Healthcare Justice | 01:00:43 | |
Author, Speaker, and Queer and Trans advocate, Zena (she/her) joins Josie on the podcast today to discuss justice for all and transforming the healthcare system. Zena also talks about her experience coparenting alongside three queer parents, making one family, and deconstructing the unsupportive narrative that is the heteronormative nuclear family. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 02 Aug 2022 | Khye Tyson: The Burnout Cycle | 00:54:50 | |
Khye (they/them) is a sacred transition guide and founder of Kuluntu Reproductive Justice Center. In today's conversation with Josie, they discuss the sacred nature of birth, and how to be aware of and handle burnout cycles during transitional periods of life such as trying to conceive, carrying a pregnancy, becoming a caretaker or parent, building a birthworking business, and more. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 16 Aug 2022 | Dr. Zoë Julian: Self-Advocacy in Western Medicine as a Queer, Trans, or Non-Binary Person of the Global Majority | 00:49:18 | |
Zoë Julian (they/them) is a Black and queer educator and obstetrician-gynecologist. In today's conversation, Zoë and Josie discuss ways for queer, trans, and non-binary People of the Global Majority to find medical care that fully supports them on their fertility journey, and how healthcare providers and community workers can protect and support their queer, trans, and non-binary patients and clients. Read Zoë's article: Community-informed models of perinatal and reproductive health services provision: A justice-centered paradigm toward equity among Black birthing communities Take the course Structures & Self: Advancing Equity and Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 30 Aug 2022 | Malori Holloman: Decolonizing Wellness and Healing Practices | 00:54:08 | |
Malori (they/she) is a Black, queer, and non-binary person currently in pursuit of their doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. In today's episode, Malori discusses her experiences as a Person of the Global Majority in an Americanized institution of learning these wellness and healing practices. This conversation encompasses self advocacy, challenging the cishet and whitewashed systems in place, and listeners can learn a little bit about acupuncture and Chinese medicine as well. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 13 Sep 2022 | What Can You Expect From Joining Fertile? with Jovan Sage and Meenadchi | 00:57:18 | |
Jovan Sage (she/they) and Meenadchi (she/her) are two previous participants of Fertile, and certified in the Whole Self Fertility Method™. Today, they join Josie to describe their experiences in the program and give insight for listeners considering joining the upcoming cohort. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 27 Sep 2022 | Kristin Liam Kali: Community Support in Queer and Trans Conception | 01:05:00 | |
Liam (they/them) is a midwife whose mission is to support and serve underrepresented and marginalized folks on their conception, pregnancy, and parenting journey. Queer, trans, non-binary, people of the Global Majority, single, and poly parents are uplifted in this conversation. In this episode you will find the importance of inclusive information, education, and access to affordable supplies. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 11 Oct 2022 | Raven Rose: Womb Wellness and Cyclical Living | 00:52:26 | |
Herbalist and medicine woman Raven (she/her) joins Josie today to discuss the physical, emotional, and spiritual work behind a womb healing journey. This conversation touches on healing modalities such as using plants, herbs, kambo ceremonies, astrology, tarot, ancestral work, and more. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 25 Oct 2022 | Dehga and Sabrina: Reclaiming Indigenous Birth Knowledge | 01:01:07 | |
Dehga and Sabrina are co-founders of the Northern Birthwork Collective. Today's conversation centers the experience of Indigenous people and reproductive healthcare, specifically Indigenous people of the Northwest Territories of Canada. The discussion acknowledges the damage colonization has caused in healthcare, and the need for building a network of resources and to provide inclusive and uplifting care for those who are in need of reproductive care at any stage. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 08 Nov 2022 | Gabby Rivera: Navigating the Fertility Journey as a Solo Queer Parent | 00:49:43 | |
Today we're revisiting the top downloaded episode of The Intersectional Fertility Podcast, Josie's conversation with Gabby Rivera, a queer Puerto Rican author, comic creator, and host of the podcast Joy Uprising. Gabby discusses the challenges and joys of her solo queer babymaking journey, alongside learning about how cannabis, weight, and stress can affect fertility. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 22 Nov 2022 | Atava Garcia Swiecicki: Curanderismo and Reconnecting with Ancestral Healing Practices | 01:04:57 | |
Josie talks with Atava Garcia Swiecicki (she/her/ella), an herbalist, curandera, teacher, and author of The Curanderx Toolkit. Josie and Atava discuss reconnecting with ancestral healing and medicinal practices passed through a lineage of teachers. This episode touches upon some specific practices of Indigenous Mexican Curanderismo such as limpias, and the concept of cosmovision. Follow Atava on Instagram. Visit Atava's website to find her offerings, and visit Ancestral Apothecary School's website for information on classes and events. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 06 Dec 2022 | Nicola Salmon: You Can Be Fat and Fertile | 00:47:16 | |
Nicola (she/her) is a fat positive fertility coach and author of the book Fat and Fertile. In today's conversation, Nicola and Josie touch upon how body size does not dictate health or fertility, how fat folks can advocate for themselves in medical settings and practice self care, as well as unlearning the harm caused by diet culture and fatphobic biased studies that are at the core of the medical system. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 20 Dec 2022 | #WholeSelf2022: How Do You Connect With Your Essence? | 00:56:13 | |
Our final episode of the year is a compilation of our guests' response to the question; "Do you have any practices or rituals in place that allow you to connect with your Essence and Whole Self?" Enjoy a diverse group of answers from guests featured this year on the podcast. We'd love to hear about your practices, share yours on Instagram with the hashtag #WholeSelf2022 and tag @IntersectionalFertility! Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 03 Jan 2023 | Meenadchi: Every Day is a New Year | 00:41:15 | |
We're bringing back our New Year's episode with facilitator and somatic practitioner Meenadchi (she/her). This conversation between friends touches upon New Year's rituals to welcome abundance, tender feelings the new year may bring, as well as non-violent communication and family constellation therapy. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 17 Jan 2023 | Lauren and Tirzah's Conception Journey | 01:13:50 | |
Lauren and Tirzah are an interracial, queer married couple who tell their conception story in this episode. They discuss with Josie how they navigated the ups and downs leading up to the current moment where they are pregnant, as well as the importance of advocating for your partner in medical settings, and how they navigated hardships that come with systemic inequality in the medical system. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 31 Jan 2023 | Tejal Patel: Decolonizing Yoga | 00:48:40 | |
Tejal (she/they) is a first-generation Indian American yoga teacher, writer, and podcaster, joining Josie on the podcast today for a discussion about intersectional yoga. This episode touches upon yoga as a lifestyle, how people can practice yoga on their fertility journey without culturally appropriating, and the evolution of the relationship between yoga and queerness. Listen to the Yoga is Dead Podcast, and Follow Tejal on Instagram. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 14 Feb 2023 | Josie and Melissa: Building a Queer Blended Family | 01:07:40 | |
Today's special Valentine's Day episode features Josie and their spouse Melissa (she/they) as they reflect on the experience of building their queer blended family and give advice for folks who may be in a similar situation. Josie offers the experience of someone who was divorced with two young children and newly out as queer when they met Melissa, who would later become a step parent to Josie's kids. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 28 Feb 2023 | Pãnquetzani: Womb Healing is Ancestral Healing | 01:02:32 | |
Pãnquetzani (she/her) is a Mexican and Mesoamerican traditional healer who shares how she carries on the healing knowledge and traditions of her ancestors. Today's episode will explore how womb health impacts internal organs, why womb healing is especially important when you have had a hysterectomy, and how fertility is connected to our resources and money. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 14 Mar 2023 | Hannah Jackson Matthews: Standing in the Gap for Transracial Adoptees | 00:51:38 | |
Hannah is an author, educator, and champion for transracial adoptees. Today's conversation touches upon how transracial adoptees can navigate their racial identity, how adoptive parents can be aware of racial stress and that may impact the way they parent their kids, and more. Reflective E-Workbook on Supporting Transracial Adoptees Follow Hannah on Instagram, and visit her website. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 28 Mar 2023 | Marea Goodman and Ray Rachlin: Expanding Family Building Resources for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents | 00:45:42 | |
Marea Goodman (she/her/they) and Ray Rachlin (she/they) are queer midwives and co-authors of the upcoming guide book: Baby Making for Everybody - Fertility and Family Building for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents. In today's conversation, the co-authors sit with Josie to discuss how the systems providing fertility care are not built for queer or solo parents, and how accessible resources are needed to provide support for these communities. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 11 Apr 2023 | Nourishing Your Body and Connecting with Your Whole Self: What To Expect from Joining Fertile with Jovan Sage and Meenadchi | 00:57:34 | |
Today we're bringing back this episode featuring Jovan Sage (she/they) and Meenadchi (she/her), two previous participants of Fertile who became certified in the Whole Self Fertility Method™. They speak about their personal and professional breakthroughs that came from their participation in Fertile, as well as thoughts and advice for those considering participating in the five week program. Sliding Scale is available for all, and scholarships are available for BIPGM (BIPOC). To set up a payment plan for any of the sliding scale tiers or scholarship awards, email Josie at josie@intersectionalfertility.com. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 25 Apr 2023 | Anna Balagtas: Navigating Queer Family Planning with Intention | 00:48:31 | |
Anna (she/they) is a queer, Pinay radical birthworker and founder of Pocket Doula. In this episode, we revisit Anna and Josie's conversation which touches upon the complexity of queer family planning, including Anna's reflections on her status, and how parents play a role in generational healing. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 09 May 2023 | Sara Ceiba Flores: A Radically Expansive Approach to Queer and Trans Family Building | 01:03:18 | |
Today we're bringing back this highly enjoyed episode featuring Sara Ceiba Flores. Sara is a queer, multi-gendered, Two-Spirit human, Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Midwife, and Nurse Practitioner. They have an immense amount of experience in the world of birth, learning from multiple sources and from experience. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 23 May 2023 | Montse Olmos: How Water and Fire Affect our Health and Fertility | 00:59:28 | |
Montse (she/her/ella) is a proud Nahuatl and Totonaca full spectrum doula, herbalist, and educator who teaches Indigenous Mexican healing knowledge and traditions. This conversation touches upon how elements of life affect our fertility, specifically the interaction between Water and Fire. Montse also shares about traditional nourishment, going back to basics, and gives advice to folks who are trying to increase their fertility. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 06 Jun 2023 | Jai: Incorporating a Pleasure Practice into your Fertility Journey | 01:00:30 | |
Jai (she/they) is a full spectrum doula who centers birth, abortion, sex, and wellness. Today Josie and Jai discuss how to expand our thinking and build an intentional pleasure practice. This episode covers exploring our senses, a discussion about rope practice, defining pleasure for ourselves, and explores the question: can we access creative power without sex? Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 20 Jun 2023 | Sabia Wade: Why We All Need Liberation | 01:01:21 | |
Sabia (she/they) is a Black, queer doula, CEO, educator, and the author of Birthing Liberation. Josie and Sabia discuss all things liberation, including how even people with privilege need liberation. This episode covers things like feeling emotions in the body in order to take action, unpacking shame, and how trauma affects everyone differently. Sabia also describes the difference between cultural competence versus cultural humility, and gives advice for queer, trans, and non-binary People of the Global Majority who are trying to conceive. Content warning: brief mentions of infant mortality, maternal mortality, and medical racism. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 04 Jul 2023 | Berenice Dimas: Connecting with Plant Medicine | 01:03:13 | |
Berenice (she/they/ella) is a queer herbalist, educator, founder of Hood Herbalism, and soon to be midwife. Today's conversation focuses on plants, including building a relationship with plants, healing on your own terms, making offerings to plants, and how plants connect with queer fertility. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 18 Jul 2023 | Anjie Cho: Mindfully Inviting Movement Into Our Spaces Using Feng Shui | 01:07:28 | |
Anjie (she/her) is an Asian American feng shui educator, architect, and author of the newly released book Mindful Homes. Today's episode is an introduction to feng shui, including ways to improve your space and how it applies to a fertility journey. You'll learn why to be mindful of your bed, stove, and desk, how to intentionally use items and colors to invite specific energies, and more. Purchase Mindful Homes, and Holistic Spaces. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 01 Aug 2023 | whitney williams-Black: Preparing for The Premester in Fertile | 01:10:38 | |
whit (they/she) is a Black, queer, full spectrum doula who is beginning the trying to conceive journey with her partner. In today's episode, whit gives their takeaways and insight gained from joining Fertile earlier this year. In today's episode, Josie and whit go into paying attention to your body's cycle, the impact of noticing your elemental deficiencies and tending to them, being intentional with family planning, and thinking with the end in mind. Follow whit on Instagram. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 15 Aug 2023 | Michelle Castor: Supporting Folks in Transitional Portals | 01:10:38 | |
Michelle (she/they) is a mixed, brown, queer and non-binary portal doula, specializing in fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, grief, and transformation. Today Michelle joins Josie to give insight to what portals are, and their experience and insight gained from joining Fertile. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 29 Aug 2023 | Sallay Kallon: The Connection Between Western Science and Holistic Healing | 00:58:41 | |
Sallay (she/her) is a full spectrum doula with a background in immunology research. In today's episode, she'll give insight gained from joining Fertile and discuss how science backs up concepts in Chinese medicine and Indigenous traditions. Josie and Sallay will go over topics like how mind, body, and spirit come together, birth order and Kidney essence representing fertility, and the connection between hormones and the Liver. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 12 Sep 2023 | Creating A Fertile Environment In Your Body By Supporting Your Earth and Wood Elements | 00:32:38 | |
Today we’re bringing back this short and sweet episode from the early days of the Intersectional Fertility Podcast to give some tips and practices for increasing fertility for those with disharmonies or reproductive challenges. This episode is an introduction to the Whole Self Fertility Method™ and covers the elements of Earth and Wood. You will learn how to tell if you have symptoms of elemental imbalances and how to support and nourish these elements in your body. Foods to support Spleen Qi: whole grains, root vegetables, cooked foods and warming spices. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 26 Sep 2023 | Dr. Zoë Julian: Protection and Self-Advocacy In Healthcare Settings For Queer, Trans, or Non-Binary People of the Global Majority | 00:56:36 | |
This episode opens with Josie speaking about a recent invalidating and frustrating experience at a doctor’s visit, which prompted this re-run of the conversation with Dr. Zoë Julian (they/them), a Black and queer educator and obstetrician-gynecologist. Read Zoë's article: Community-informed models of perinatal and reproductive health services provision: A justice-centered paradigm toward equity among Black birthing communities Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 10 Oct 2023 | Oumou Sylla: How Boundaries Affect Our Wellbeing, and The Benefits of Pleasure and Play for our Bodyminds | 00:57:08 | |
Oumou (she/they) is a Black, queer multi-hyphenate therapist, speaker, writer, facilitator, coach, and more. Today's conversation explores all things boundaries, where Oumou shares two definitions for boundaries, as well as some examples of ways to express boundaries, and the difference between boundaries, requests, and bids for care. This episode also covers how including pleasure and play in our lives can help us connect with our bodyminds, no matter what age you are. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 24 Oct 2023 | Dr. Jeevan Singh: Somatic Womb Work and the Connection with Grief, Love, and Pleasure | 00:54:18 | |
Jeevan Singh (she/they) is a queer, Punjabi-Ecuadorian-Puerto Rican mother, poet, doctor of traditional East Asian medicine and mindfulness based somatic practitioner. In today's conversation, Jeevan and Josie discuss getting in touch with your soma in the context of resolving trauma, as well as exploring grief. Jeevan also talks about challenges and surprises in their own fertility journey and gives advice for queer folks trying to conceive.
Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 07 Nov 2023 | Candice Valenzuela: Decolonizing Performative Wellness While Healing Alongside Our Fertility Journey (Part 1) | 00:59:24 | |
Candice (they/she) is a Black and Indigenous queer human that is living and working at the crossroads of education, justice and community healing. In this first part of a 2 episode conversation, Candice and Josie discuss performative wellness and what healing and wellness really are in the context of oppressive systems. Candice also gives a glimpse into their birth experience and how it ties to their perspective on trauma and healing. Today’s episode opens with some words about the genocide actively happening in Gaza, and some ways you can take action. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 21 Nov 2023 | Veronica Agard: Preparing for the Next Generations of Ancestors (Part 1) | 00:56:44 | |
Veronica Agard, also known as Ifáṣadùn Fásanmí (she/her) is a poet, writer, abọ̀rìṣà, community educator, connector, and founder of Ancestors in Training™. In today's episode, Veronica discusses her journey with finding her spirituality and its connection with ancestor work. Josie and Veronica also touch upon intergenerational healing, storytelling, activism, and establishing a mind body connection. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 05 Dec 2023 | 10 Tools to De-stress and Calm Your Body | 00:39:40 | |
It can be hard to navigate our regular lives and trying to conceive while simultaneously experiencing collective grief and trauma. Bringing your body into “rest and relax” mode is key to conceiving successfully and coping with stress. This is why we're bringing back this episode packed with quick tips for calming your nervous system and clearing stress hormones anytime. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 19 Dec 2023 | Candice Rose Valenzuela: Trauma Informed Solidarity and Vicarious Trauma (Part 2) | 01:05:38 | |
This is the second part of a 2 episode conversation with Candice (they/them), a Black and Indigenous queer human that is living and working at the crossroads of education, justice and community healing. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 02 Jan 2024 | Veronica Agard: Love as Intergenerational Wealth and Legacy Building (Part 2) | 01:00:21 | |
This is the second part to the conversation with Veronica Agard, also known as Ifáṣadùn Fásanmí (she/her). This episode is a deeper dive into our responsibility of breaking cycles and starting new cycles for the next generation. This includes living our truths, holding intergenerational compassion, honoring people while they are alive, documenting and archiving, and much more. Visit the Ancestors in Training™ website. Thanks for listening to and supporting the Intersectional Fertility Podcast! Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 10 Apr 2021 | The Phoenix, Fertile Essence, And Queer Liberation | 00:27:22 | |
Josie talks about their journey to queerness, reclaiming their Latinx heritage, uncovering their authentic self through their Fertile Essence, and their mission to recenter queer, trans, and non-binary folks in reproductive healthcare. Welcome to the Intersectional Fertility Podcast. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 10 Apr 2021 | How To Create A Fertile Environment In Your Body | 00:34:14 | |
The number one thing people get wrong about their fertility is thinking they can’t change the fertile environment in their body. Josie dives into the best practices and methods for improving fertility and eliminating reproductive issues on your queer journey to conceiving. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Is Essence The Same As Gender? | 00:27:22 | |
Josie and their fiancée talk about gender, and how it relates to our Essence and creative power. Josie’s gender is Atreyu from Never-Ending Story, black leather jackets, and Mexican food. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 24 Apr 2021 | Jennifer Molina: Writing Through Our Queerness | 00:40:49 | |
Josie talks with writer and full-spectrum birthworker Jennifer Molina about accessing our fertile essence through writing, and what compels us to share our stories, especially as queer people of color. Plus, a surprise poetry reading and liberatory writing prompts. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 11 May 2021 | Eating To Support Your Cycle | 00:30:29 | |
Do you wonder if there are certain foods you can eat to boost your fertility? Each phase of your cycle needs different nutrients to optimize your fertility. Josie shares what to eat during each phase of the cycle to increase your chances of conceiving. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 25 May 2021 | Pati Garcia: Queer Pleasure Anatomy, Anal Breathing, And Body Autonomy | 00:49:20 | |
“If you want to cause a revolution, everyone needs to have a little anal pleasure.” Listen in as Josie talks with non-binary, Latinx sexological bodyworker and midwife, Pati Garcia, about queer pleasure anatomy and anal breathing to undo trauma and increase fertility, plus bonus tips to help top surgery scars heal faster. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 08 Jun 2021 | Gabby Rivera: “Solo, queer babymaking is a trip.” | 00:48:27 | |
Gabby Rivera, award-winning author of Juliet Takes a Breath, and host of the podcast Joy Revolution, joins Josie to talk about the challenges and joys of her solo queer babymaking journey. Plus, how do cannabis, weight, and stress affect fertility? (Hint: one of these might surprise you.) Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 22 Jun 2021 | Lower Your Stress and Anxiety | 00:32:27 | |
Living in a “rest and relax” mode is key to conceiving successfully. In this episode, Josie shares their ten favorite techniques to instantly reduce stress and anxiety and fill your mind and body with feelings of peace and calm. You can use these tools anytime, anywhere to clear stress hormones from your body faster than any drug. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 06 Jul 2021 | Jamee Pineda: Decolonizing Medicine | 00:45:03 | |
Josie talks with Jamee Pineda, a hilot binabaylan, acupuncturist, and Chinese Medicine practitioner, whose practice is informed by his identity as a queer, trans, non-binary, Tagalog person living in the US. Josie and Jamee talk decolonizing food, honoring ancestry, paying reparations, and building a safer queer community as practitioners of ancient medicine. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 20 Jul 2021 | Sara Ceiba Flores: Queerception | 01:01:05 | |
Sara Ceiba Flores wants to disrupt the cis-het lens of family building. They are a queer, multi-gendered, Two-Spirit human, Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Midwife, and Nurse Practitioner. They are also a parent who queerceived twice via at-home IUI, a home miscarriage-er, and a home live term birther. All this to say, Sara has an immense amount of experience in the world of birth.
Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 03 Aug 2021 | The Whole Self Fertility Method™️ | 00:40:53 | |
“We are nature, and nature is us.” Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 17 Aug 2021 | Jordan Danielle: Moving Without Self-Consciousness | 00:52:45 | |
Jordan shares about their healing journey into the movement art space, the rituals they use for self-love and pleasure, and how the body’s sense of safety can support fertility. God Morning by Natalie Lauren: https://open.spotify.com/track/03UO77f0ccKwUjn46ArnSW?si=FfyKuymQQmyCUekb6sFfCQ&dl_branch=1 Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 31 Aug 2021 | Kayden Rose: "Joy can be a contagion in a beautiful way." | 00:50:25 | |
Kayden and Josie discuss joyful movement as social justice work, cultural competency for adoptive parents, health at every size (HAES), tarot, and more. Kayden also offers some nuanced questions and reflections for folks who are currently interested in transracial and transnational adoption. This conversation is truly jam-packed with relevant, embodied, and joyful information for any person at any phase of their life, and will be especially helpful for folks growing their family through adoption. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 24 Aug 2021 | Intentional Family Planning with Jordan Danielle | 00:14:36 | |
Jordan's back for a bonus episode, where they discuss their own process of looking forward. How does one plan for a family when taking in factors like gender affirming hormones, finances, insurance, and more? They pose their questions to Josie, who advocates for alternatives to the white, cis, hetero-normative binary ways of birth. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 14 Sep 2021 | The Journey to Fertile | 00:40:04 | |
In this episode, Josie sits down with their partner Melissa to discuss their upcoming program, Fertile. This program supports a fertile environment in the body and specifically supports folks with wombs who are queer, trans, and non-binary. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy this intimate, fun, and playful conversation. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 28 Sep 2021 | Morgane Richardson: "The Beautiful Thing About Queer Conception" | 00:45:19 | |
"The babies are a cute part of it, but I love teaching people how to take up space." Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 01 Oct 2021 | "Queer Families Are the Future" - Fertile Registration is Open! | 00:06:19 | |
Josie's much-anticipated program, Fertile, is now open for registration! Fertile is a five-week online program designed specifically for queer, trans, and non-binary folks with wombs to conceive using the Whole Self Fertility Method™. Josie shares the details of the program, including scholarships, materials, and schedule. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 12 Oct 2021 | Pati Garcia: Anal Pleasure as Revolution | 00:51:01 | |
This conversation with Pati was so nice, we're posting it twice. Please enjoy this re-run of a spectacular conversation with non-binary, Latinx sexological bodyworker and midwife, Pati Garcia. Pati and Josie discuss queer pleasure anatomy and anal breathing to undo trauma and increase fertility, plus bonus tips to help top surgery scars heal faster. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 26 Oct 2021 | Sean Saifa Wall: “The Basis of the Intersex Movement is Storytelling.” | 00:54:51 | |
Sean Saifa Wall (he/him/his) is a Black queer intersex activist and rising scholar. In this episode, he talks about how growing up intersex informed his activism, the importance of patient advocacy and medical reparations, and the intersection between intersex justice and reproductive rights. This is a rich conversation with a passionate activist that will leave you locating yourself in the conversation of competent, affirming medicine, art as spirituality, and more. Get involved with the grassroots initiative by intersex people of color with the Intersex Justice Project. Learn more about Saifa's intersex justice activism, art and documentary film projects at seansaifa.com. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 09 Nov 2021 | An Honest Dive into the Wholeness of Birth with Erika Davis | 00:44:55 | |
Erika’s journey to conception overlapped with her foray into doula-hood - and, through her story, we find that neither process was straightforward. Erika's work is done through an anti-racist, pro-Black, pro-queer lens, and she de-centralizes whiteness in her work. Erika shares her eight-year conception story, what it was really like for her postpartum, and practices and rituals that help her connect to her essence. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 23 Nov 2021 | Sarah Ferguson: Everything You Need to Know About Placenta Encapsulation | 00:37:52 | |
If you’ve ever had questions about the benefits of using your placenta - and the ways to do it - look no further than this conversation with birth worker and health educator Sarah Ferguson. You will guaranteed walk away with an appreciation for the utter magic of this organ, and a clear place to start if you’re considering encapsulating your placenta. Visit her website and follow her on Instagram. Their cashapp and Venmo is @birthingtheblock. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 07 Dec 2021 | Eri Guajardo Johnson: Decolonizing Fertility and the Impact of Sexual Violence | 01:08:49 | |
Eri Guajardo Johnson (she/they) views fertility as a deeply vulnerable and nuanced spiritual matter. This conversation, which weaves together themes of power, decolonizing practices, and reproductive loss amongst sexual assault survivors, will have you considering just how deep and profound this conversation of fertility truly is. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 21 Dec 2021 | Jennifer Molina: Writing Through Our Queerness | 00:41:02 | |
Josie brings back the first guest episode of the podcast - a thoughtful and deep conversation with writer and full-spectrum birthworker Jennifer Molina (she/her). They talk about how writing helps us navigate our queerness and the responsibility of being seen through writing, especially as queer people of color. Come for the generous conversation, stay for the bonus poetry reading and liberatory writing prompts. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 18 Jan 2022 | Meenadchi: Checks from the Universe | 00:36:09 | |
Facilitator and somatic practitioner Meenadchi (Meenadchi/they) and Josie discuss non-violent communication, the tenderness the new year can bring, and the ways family constellation therapy helps us remember that we’re connected. This is a conversation full of laughter, space-holding, and magic. Download checks to cash from the Universe here. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||
| 01 Feb 2022 | Jozelle Wong Yu: Receiving and Being Received | 00:34:58 | |
Meet Josie’s new assistant and pleasure alchemist Jozelle Wong Yu (they/she). Listeners get a peek behind the curtain as the two become further acquainted and discuss fertility, pleasure, the creative process, and the ways how we receive each other hold it all. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. | |||