SAMANTHA ZIPPORAH on The Womb Continuum /336

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🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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How might we tend to our bodies if we saw them as an ecosystem? In this week’s episode, guest Samantha Zipporah reminds us that our bodies and their cycles are a part of nature, not separate from it. Honoring the seasons of life, of the earth, and of our bodily cycles, Samantha highlights the importance of both fallow and fertile times, with particular attention to how this manifests for those with wombs. These intimate connections between body and earth inspire Smantha to dive deep into the ...

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to For the Wild Podcast.
0:21.1	I'm Ayane Young.
0:22.8	Today I'm speaking with Samantha Zabora.
0:26.5	These are not a metaphor for the earth but they are the earth.
0:32.6	That has been an ancestral and cultural practice or time immemorial when we talk about fertility
0:38.7	this reverence for the fact that we have this power rather than the fear of it.
0:47.8	Samantha Zabora is a midwife, author and educator in service to healing and liberation.
0:54.0	Sam's path arises from an ancient lineage of midwives, witches and wives women, with
0:59.5	expertise spanning the continuum of birth, sex and death.
1:03.8	She is devoted to breaking the spells of oppression and reproductive and sexual health by connecting
1:09.0	people with the innate, pleasure, power and wisdom of the body.
1:13.5	Her practice weaves scientific and soulful inquiry that integrate modern medicine and data
1:19.0	with ancestral practices and epistemologies.
1:22.5	Sam's most recent publications and offerings center the radical reclamation of contraception
1:27.9	and abortion.
1:29.4	Her online membership, The Fruit of Knowledge Learning Community, features access to her heart
1:34.5	and mind via books, courses, Q&As, curated resources and more.
1:39.5	Oh Samantha, this conversation has been brewing for so many years, potentially seven years.
1:51.5	I can't wait to just spend some deep time with you.
1:57.2	I still remember meeting you for the first time so many years ago and attending some of your workshops
2:05.1	and I still remember them very viscerally and have been moved and expanded.
2:13.4	So thank you for your work on the fringes, on the edges and bringing it and centering
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