Magamama With Kimberly Ann Johnson: Sex, Birth And Motherhood

“The way to save the world is more embodiment.” “Love all of your body just the way it is.” What You’ll Hear: How somatic experiencing can help us connect to our core self The pervasiveness of “sexuality trauma” in our society The pushback against sexuality in the United States and how it has affected practitioners’ training Ariel’s unique journey to somatic experiencing and what she has learned from over 40 years of being involved in the healing arts What Ariel Shares: Sexuality trauma and its connection to disembodiment and cultural shame (2:28) Infertility and disembodiment (5:00) Why being sex-positive doesn’t necessarily mean being embodied  (5:58) “Our definition of trauma is so narrow.” (7:30) Birth as a somatic experience (9:40) We are out of touch with our organic, primitive selves (11:08) The role of fear in disembodiment (13:23) The relational aspect of trauma work (20:33) “Sexological body work...everybody needs it!” (23:10) Why is sexuality missing in somatic experience training? (24:00) The p