The Artipoppe Podcast

Adriana Ayales is a clinical herbalist, medicine maker, mother of two, and founder of Anima Mundi Herbals. She grew up in Costa Rica surrounded by healers where she also found her own intuitive voice through plants, later she started Anima Mundi Apothecary in Brooklyn, New York. We talk about the importance of bridging ancient remedies to the modern world and about protecting indigenous communities. She also speaks about motherhood, divine femininity and wellness, from getting a sweat on to sacred plants that are beneficial for pregnancy and postpartum and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latham Thomas is a maternity, lifestyle and wellness expert, author and master birth doula. She founded Mama Glow, a global maternity education organization training the next generation of soulful doulas and she was named one of Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul 100. In this conversation, she shares her many valuable insights around motherhood and how to prepare for birth in a soothing, natural and spirited way. She also very candidly speaks about her own birth story, which was one of transcendence. She feels a spiritual birthing experience like this could be possible for every woman. Apart from this, she touches on a maternal health crisis, community and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mayara Assis is a Brazilian-born and California-based, multifaceted healer and sacred sexuality expert. In this interview, she talks about how to tap into higher states of creativity through sexual energy, generational womb healing and heart orgasms. How rest can solve period cramps and how connecting to pleasure is a journey of honest conversations with yourself and your partner. She also discusses intimacy after childbirth and how to raise children with a healthy relationship to sexuality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Storm is a pioneering voice in the field of sustainability and regeneration. A Danish author, well-known for her book, Regenerative Leadership, which is about giving back to nature in whatever leadership role we take on – whether that be as a parent or as a CEO. In this interview, she talks about moving from the city to a permaculture farm in Portugal and the beautiful transformation she witnessed in the way her children moved and interacted. She also talks about how our current work culture is suffocating us and our planet and the reclaiming of our feminine energy. At the end, she shares her hope: that we all dare to show up in the world in a way that feels authentic to our true inner essence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane Goodall, the woman who taught us everything we know about chimpanzees. Six decades ago, she started her groundbreaking research on chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania, and at 87 years-old she remains an avid high-profile campaigner for animal and nature conservation. Speaking from her family home in the English countryside, she shares what chimpanzees can teach us about parenting. She touches on the importance of children bonding with nature and why that is important for the survival of our species, and the importance of hope as we move into the future. At the end, she has a message for every parent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artist, poet, and mental health advocate or ‘conscious creative’ Sister Cody has amassed many followers worldwide who are captivated by his joyful, kind spirit. He shares intentional and incredibly heartfelt messages of love through various drawings and musings. He has experienced mental illness himself and has worked with children in psychiatric hospitals, which taught him a great deal about compassion and what needs to change about the current mental healthcare system. Namely, the absence of the healing of the soul. Sister Cody found his inner light through art, nature, community and tapping into his own pure and untethered soul. In this podcast episode, he once more opens his heart to share his truth. Very openly discussing the transformation he’s going through at this very moment, which also comes with ups and downs, how a better world starts with loving yourself, life’s purpose, and the next generation of souls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we talk to Gabrielle Bernstein, a thought-provoking motivational speaker, spiritual leader and bestselling author of nine books (one in the works) including The Universe Has Your Back. She co-hosted the Guinness World Records’ largest guided meditation with Deepak Chopra, she is on Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list and she just launched her very own podcast called Dear Gabby. Gabrielle had a spiritual upbringing but lost her connection to spirit at some point in her adolescence. It was actually through connecting back to that spiritual place within herself that she was able to heal from addiction and – as she later found out – sexual abuse as a child.For over fifteen years now, Gabrielle has been a guiding light for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. She has always been extremely open about the challenges she faces, amongst them also infertility and postpartum depression. During our conversation she touches on her spiritual journey and the collective and spirituality. She strongly believes that we should resolve stigma and shame around postpartum depression and medication. Stating that for our mental health, especially as mothers, it is crucial to not be ‘too black and white’. She talks about her fertility journey, hypnobirthing (also sharing her own hypnobirthing affirmations), the process of IVF and being a mom to her now two-year-old baby boy Oliver. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Zach Bush is a medical doctor, specialized in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. Zach is one of the most compelling medical minds currently working to improve our understanding of human and environmental health. Zach has a comprehensive understanding of the human organism, the natural environment, and the spiritual cosmos. Zach Bush and team have just launched a groundbreaking supplement called ION, reconnecting you with 60-million-year-old soil carbons frozen in time. This is quite extraordinary, and works on the gut-brain health, the immune system and digestion. In this episode Dr. Zach Bush speaks to an audience dear to his heart, mothers. He is sharing his vision on parenting and motherhood and placing it in a perspective of humanity's quest in connecting back to nature. During the conversation he shares his thoughts on many topics, such as how to prepare your body for a healthy birth, why there’s such a rise in female infertility and diseases amongst young children, what type of father he is himself and what shifts need to happen for a more prosperous future and humanity’s survival as a whole. He bridges science, spirituality, the intelligence of nature and the power of humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dutch designer and social justice and climate advocate Jeanne de Kroon is making waves with her fashion label Zazi Vintage, founded in 2017. Her collections are lovingly handcrafted by local female artisans from places like Tajikistan and Afghanistan. With every one of these ladies, Jeanne has a personal bond. This way she doesn't just support ancient crafts that might otherwise be forgotten, but she also co-creates with these communities and gives them a platform. Jeanne is shifting the gaze from the model to the maker. Briefly working as a model when she was younger, made her realize how incredibly wasteful the fashion industry is and that it's time for massive systemic change. She also collaborates with the United Nations to really make a difference. In this episode, she touches on all things sustainability: from the blind spots of greenwashing to how to make sustainable living attainable for all. She talks about empowering women and her favorite women's stories. She opens up about cultural appropriation versus appreciation, decolonization, indigenous culture, connecting back to nature, and how she finds balance. While Jeanne has always been somewhat of a nomad, during lockdown she has settled down on a houseboat in Amsterdam surrounded by nature and her much-loved chickens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samira Rafaela is a Dutch Member of the European Parliament for the social-liberal political party D66. She made great strides so far to change things for the better. Ever since her appointment, she helped to launch the Renew Europe Group, advocating for a strong, social and secure Europe. She also came up with the Women on Boards campaign, which aims to have at least 40% of non-executive director positions in listed companies held by women. This year, she won the Harper's Bazaar International Women of the Year 2020 Award for pursuing a more diverse political discourse. In this episode, she talks about one of her biggest role models: her own mother. Samira grew up just north of Amsterdam. She believes that it’s her culturally rich background – being the daughter of a Jewish Curaçaoan-Dutch mother and a Ghanaian-Nigerian Muslim father – that has given her this open-minded world view. The EU’s official motto to be ‘United in Diversity’ is what she stands for. In our interview, Samira touches on racial justice and how to implement anti-racism in children’s classes early on in life. Apart from that, she openly shares how she has dealt with personal attacks because of her public persona and standpoints. She speaks on gender-based discrimination and why we can’t have any setbacks if we want to move into a more fair and sustainable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.