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.

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.

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 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.

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. This is a conversation rooted in intuition, worthiness, and a true bounty of connection and movement. At the end of the episode, Jordan leads listeners through a grounding practice to instill greater peace and ease in mind and body.

Josie unpacks each element that composes their Whole Self Fertility Method™. They developed this method over years of practice and personal experience, integrating their whole, authentic self in relation to fertility. This method is particularly relevant for folks who struggle to show up as their whole selves, specifically queer, trans, and non-binary folks of color.

Sara and Josie discuss the genesis of the word “queerception,” the impacts of the bio-medical industrial complex, and practices to inspire and protect joy and pleasure--during conception and beyond. Along with getting into the deep "whys" of the conversation, Sara also shares some practical options for queer, trans, and non-binary folks to conceive.

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.

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.

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.)

“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.

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.

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.