The Voluptuous Podcast

The Voluptuous Podcast | episode 2: the retreat

Welcome to THE VOLUPTUOUS PODCAST!!! Hang out with certified somatic practitioners and artists Daniella Magdalena Matutes and Kathleen Smith as they converse about embodiment, somatic feminism, systems of hierarchy and how they affect all bodies & nervous systems (especially female/femme/feminine ones), voluptuousness as medicine for these times, pleasure as a paradigm and orientation, and the peri/menopause transition as an initiatory portal into living as a Wise Woman. BRIEF SHOW NOTES, episode 2: the retreat - there is no individual liberation without collective liberation - D& K chat through some of what women can expect at The Voluptuous Retreat in September, which will include breathwork, creative expression, food, time in nature - what is Wild Witnessing and the underlying energetics & power of it - relationships with the elements and the earth, and the sacredness of Nature RESOURCES & TEACHERS MENTIONED * THE VOLUPTUOUS RETREAT IS SEP. 25 - 28, 2026, santa fe NM (kathleen says “sep 24-27” in the episode but she’s wrong! She’s off by a day!) www.voluptuous.love [http://www.voluptuous.love] for more info! * The VOLUPTUOUS Holy Days Free Home Breathwork Practice: https://www.voluptuous.love/holy-days-breathwork [https://www.voluptuous.love/holy-days-breathwork] * Mama Gena’s School for Womanly Arts & Regena Thomashauer https://mamagenas.com/ [https://mamagenas.com/] * Riane Eisler [https://rianeeisler.com/]; book mentioned “The Chalice & The Blade” * Starhawk [https://starhawk.org/] * Audre Lorde [https://nmaahc.si.edu/audre-lorde] 💞 A voluptuous woman is a living prayer. She loves what she loves, wants what she wants and shares what she can. She is generous with her joy and radiance, giving it freely, knowing the overflow feeds the world. Subscribe, Follow, and join our VOLUPTUOUS community below: www.voluptuous.love | voluptuous.substack.com | SAVE THE DATE! 2026 VOLUPTUOUS RETREAT! Sept. 24 - 27, 2026. Santa Fe, NM. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit voluptuous.substack.com [https://voluptuous.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Welcome to The Voluptuous Podcast | episode 1

Welcome to THE VOLUPTUOUS PODCAST!!! Hang out with certified somatic practitioners and artists Daniella Magdalena Matutes and Kathleen Smith as they converse about embodiment, somatic feminism, systems of hierarchy and how they affect all bodies & nervous systems (especially female/femme/feminine ones), voluptuousness as medicine for these times, pleasure as a paradigm and orientation, and the peri/menopause transition as an initiatory portal into living as a Wise Woman. SOME VERRRRY BRIEF SHOW NOTES * who are Daniella & Kathleen * what is The Voluptuous Podcast? * the dignity of the spine & how imprints of trauma pass down epigenetically * somatic prescriptions for unwinding masking behaviors * the difference between externally imposed ideals and emanating the truth of one’s soul essence * pleasure as a tool, a paradigm, an orientation * what women are secretly grieving in these times * Daniella tells a story of a man who used to work with her and his reaction to her current body of work—we dissect some of the macro and micro mechanisms at play in his system and hers 💞 A voluptuous woman is a living prayer. She loves what she loves, wants what she wants and shares what she can. She is generous with her joy and radiance, giving it freely, knowing the overflow feeds the world. Subscribe, Follow, and join our VOLUPTUOUS community here: www.voluptuous.love | voluptuous.substack.com | SAVE THE DATE: 2026 VOLUPTUOUS RETREAT! Sept. 25 - 28, 2026. Santa Fe, NM. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit voluptuous.substack.com [https://voluptuous.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]