Why You're Feeling Alone & How to Bring Back the Village with Kristina Caltabiano

In this super-special episode of the Womben Wellness Podcast, I sit down with my first-ever team member and one of my dearest sisters, Kristina, to talk about something so many women quietly carry: the sister wound, under-support from our communities, and the deep craving we have for real village.

From getting her IUD removed in India and burying it on the banks of the Ganga… to rebuilding community again and again across continents… Kristina's story is a live transmission of what it means to root down and let sisterhood be a pillar of your healing.

We dive into:

💊 Kristina's birth control awakening - how a public-health feminist on the pill and IUD for years realized she was missing the "vital sign" of her cycle, and the moment she chose to remove her IUD

🧬 Menstrual blood as monthly rebirth - how bleeding cleanses not only physical debris but stored emotions, and why every cycle is a chance to get a "new body"

💔 The sister wound as survival strategy - jealousy, betrayal, needing to be "the favorite," and how patriarchy and the church taught women to fight each other instead of the system

🌿 Imprint vs. blueprint - Usha's teaching from her teacher Dr. Ray Castellino on imprints keep us from accessing our "original design," and how women's circles help us remember our village blueprint

🤱 Postpartum without a village - Usha's lonely COVID pregnancy and birth, "paying women to be her friends" through bodywork, and the grief of going through a primal initiation without in-person sisterhood

🪺 Layers of support - the two-layer support model (mother + another) and why so many women break down when they realize they don't have dependable human support

🌳 If you want a village, be a villager - how Kristina stopped running, rooted in Germany, and practically built community from scratch using yoga studios, WhatsApp groups, and brave first moves

🧠 Healing your sister wound in real life - nervous system-aware steps for women who feel safer with men than women, including micro-risks, noticing your stories, and letting small interactions co-regulate you

🔥 Circle vs. cage - why the women you surround yourself with shape who you become, and how programs like Liberated Womb and Womb Circle help you find a circle that expands you instead of keeping you small

If you've ever been hurt by women, felt alone in motherhood, or secretly wished for a real-life coven who "gets it," this conversation will help you understand why it's so hard, and what's possible when you stop running and start re-villaging.

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Want to learn more about Kristina?

🌐 Website: www.lovewithkris.com
📸 Instagram: @lovewithkris_

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