Dirt Road Dispatch
A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World
#68 Motherhood, Trauma & The Nervous System with Kimberly Ann Johnson
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#68 Motherhood, Trauma & The Nervous System with Kimberly Ann Johnson

Kimberly (known online as "MagaMama") combines her skills as a yoga teacher, sexological bodyworker, Rolfer and somatic experiencing trauma resolution practitioner, helping people heal from birth trauma and sexual trauma so that they can live more authentically in their bodies. She is also a writer and a mother. Our conversation dives deep into the nervous system and Polyvagal theory; We discuss “fitting in” as a nervous system response, how c-sections affect both mothers and children, and how equality for the sexes should not be misunderstood as "sameness". We also talk about birth control and delve into some unconventional ideas around when and how women should be having children.

Find Kimberly at magamama.com and on Instagram @magamamas

Kimberly's Book Recommendations: Women’s Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston and The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson 

Songs featured: "Nectar Drop" by DJ Drez and "In the Blood" by John Mayer

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Dirt Road Dispatch
A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World
I started this podcast because I was tired of being stereotyped as lazy, triggered and entitled. I wanted to give voice to a different kind of millennial and invite us to write a new story - one of a generation willing to challenge the status quo, embrace nuance and paradox, and reject PC-culture. This podcast isn’t about finding answers, it’s about asking the right questions. How can we reinvent ourselves and the narratives we’ve been expected to inherit? How can we take ownership over the ways we participate in our own suffering? How can we move beyond victimization and into empowerment? How can we fix ourselves to fix the world? It’s time for new dreams, new stories and new futures…