
#034: The Body is Wise with Cristina Curp and Laura Mar
06/16/21 • 29 min
Laura and Cristi are back with a new season of Body Wise Podcast. In this episode, they talk about the topics they plan to cover, from embodying a greater appreciation for our bodies to healthcare access for those in the trans community, body wisdom, menopause, and more. Stay tuned for more episodes!
TOPICS:
- Catching up with Laura and Cristi (00:19)
- Integrating more body wisdom throughout transitions and into menopause (02:16)
- Body wisdom for the trans community (06:37)
- Honoring sexuality while aging and pursuing a more matriarchal vision (09:17)
- The healing that comes with sisterhood and finding community (13:36)
- Balancing the responsibility of birth control through body literacy (19:54)
- Rebelling against urgency culture and connecting with the earth (24:48)
- Plans for season two of Body Wise (27:34)
RESOURCES:
- Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
- Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
GET BODY WISE:
- Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
- Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club
- Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
- Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]
Laura and Cristi are back with a new season of Body Wise Podcast. In this episode, they talk about the topics they plan to cover, from embodying a greater appreciation for our bodies to healthcare access for those in the trans community, body wisdom, menopause, and more. Stay tuned for more episodes!
TOPICS:
- Catching up with Laura and Cristi (00:19)
- Integrating more body wisdom throughout transitions and into menopause (02:16)
- Body wisdom for the trans community (06:37)
- Honoring sexuality while aging and pursuing a more matriarchal vision (09:17)
- The healing that comes with sisterhood and finding community (13:36)
- Balancing the responsibility of birth control through body literacy (19:54)
- Rebelling against urgency culture and connecting with the earth (24:48)
- Plans for season two of Body Wise (27:34)
RESOURCES:
- Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
- Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
GET BODY WISE:
- Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
- Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club
- Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
- Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]
Previous Episode

#033: The Value of Empathy with Michael Tennant
Cristina talks with Michael Tennant, founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab, creator of the Actually Curious card game, and community centered marketing organizer and creative. Together, they talk about the importance of empathy, how empathy fosters community and growth, and how to dismantle biases and confront the ego for better connection.
TOPICS:
- Meet Michael Tennant (00:44)
- Making a change within an industry at odds with empathy (05:37)
- Making the empathy pledge a practice (11:15)
- Disrupting the ego, bias, and taboo topics with empathy (14:20)
- Daring to imagine a greater world (23:20)
- Actually Curious: the game (27:13)
- More from Michael and Actually Curious (36:40)
RESOURCES:
- Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
- Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
- Get more from Michael Tennant at ActuallyCurious.com and follow him at @actuallyc_rious on Instagram
- Make the pledge to spread empathy at We Claim One Percent and get your Actually Curious game decks
- Try the Actually Curious Values Exercise
Next Episode

#035: Perimenopause and Menopause with Laura Mar
Laura is sharing about perimenopause and menopause through a matriarchal lens, reframing the transition as a transformation and a beautiful evolution. Laura clears up what symptoms to look for in perimenopause, what qualifies as menopause, and how to work with the change instead of against it.
TOPICS:
- Menopause and how we’ve viewed the transition in the past (00:18)
- The science behind perimenopause and menopause (03:29)
- What symptoms can tell you about your hormones (10:11)
- Rewriting the narrative of menopause (11:34)
- Viewing and treating menopause through a matriarchal lens (13:40)
- The experience behind menopause (18:16)
- Menopause as a rite of passage (22:48)
- What to expect in the season ahead (26:03)
RESOURCES:
- Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
- Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
- Menopause resources:
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- North American Menopause Society
- Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden
- Hormone Intelligence by Aviva Romm
- New Menopausal Years by Susan Weed
GET BODY WISE:
- Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
- Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
- Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]
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