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.  Jovan's Website and Instagram. Meenadchi's Website and Instagram. Find the book Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication here. Subscribe to her email list here.Fertile registration is open!

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.Content Warning: a brief mention of experiences with sexual assault toward the end of the episode. Find Malori on Instagram.

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 communitiesTake the course Structures & Self: Advancing Equity and Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.Follow Zoë on Twitter.Donate to Indigenous Women Rising, and National Network of Abortion Funds.

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.Follow Kuluntu on Instagram, Contribute to keeping birth sacred,  and Sign up for the Kuluntu newsletter here.Visit Kuluntu's website here for digital products for birthworkers and birthing families. Learn about Birth Justice in this online course.

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. Zena's latest work The Care We Dream Of  was published in 2021. The reading guide can be accessed on Google Docs here, and downloaded in PDF or EPUB here. The Care We Dream Of can be purchased here. Follow Zena on Instagram and check out her website. Previous works by Zena include: The Remedy, which you can purchase here, as well as  Persistence: Always Butch and Femme, available to buy here.

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.Follow Shayda on Instagram and check out her Website.Learn more about Sins Invalid, their Disability Justice Primer, and the Sins Invalid Coloring Book. Also check out the Nap Ministry and Reproductive Justice/Disability Justice.

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. Follow Gab on Instagram & Twitter. Here is Gab's facebook page, and their website.Resources on Cannabis and Fertility:The Cannabis Doula (Instagram)Cannabis and parenthood (Instagram)Cannabis Spotify PlaylistCannabis YouTube Videos:The Anatomy of THCCannabis Positive Parenting: MomsMotherhood and CannabisThe Role of Cannabis for Pelvic PainCannabis for EndometriosisCannabis 101: Your Endocannabinoid System WebinarGab 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.

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.Find Dom and Ariel on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. The Word Queer website.

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. Content Warning: This episode discusses threatened medical kidnapping and postpartum depression and anxiety.Follow Brandi on Instagram, check out her website, and Luna Vibe Co.  Watch Brandi's recent feature on NBC, and learn more about UNITE Gala.

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.Today, we are rerunning an informative episode to unpack each element that composes Josie's Whole Self Fertility Method™.  They developed this method over 14 years of practice and personal experience, integrating their whole, authentic self in relation to fertility. This method is particularly relevant for folks who haven't been able to show up as their whole selves on their fertility journey, specifically queer, trans, and non-binary folks of color.Learn more about and sign up for Fertile here. This 5-week program is a queer, trans, and non-binary centered online program for people with wombs to reclaim power over their fertility journey and conceive using the Whole Self Fertility Method™.