Journey to Womanhood: The Stories We Wish We Knew
Journey to Womanhood: The Stories We Wish We Knew
Podcast Description
Journey to Womanhood is a podcast exploring the real and inspiring stories of women’s early experiences. Through candid interviews with women from all walks of life, we discuss first periods, self-discovery, pleasure, body image, and intimacy—unpacking what shaped our journeys and how things could have been more empowering.
Whether you’re a teen or young woman finding your way or an adult revisiting the past, this podcast offers wisdom, connection, and a safe space to grow. Let’s learn from our stories and shape a brighter future together.
Learn more about girls circles: https://journeytowomanhood.org
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The podcast focuses on women's early experiences and empowerment topics such as first periods, body image, intimacy, and self-discovery, with episodes that include discussions on positive body image by Kalyani and reclaiming pleasure and self-identity by Holly, all aiming to reshape narratives around womanhood.
Journey to Womanhood is a podcast exploring the raw, real, and inspiring stories of women’s early experiences. Through candid interviews with women from all walks of life, we’re breaking the silence and diving into the conversations that often go unspoken—your first period, self-discovery, pleasure, body image struggles, and first intimate experiences.
We unpack the moments that shaped us and reflect on how things could have been more empowering—creating space for growth, healing, and deeper connection.
Whether you’re a teen or young woman finding your way, or an adult revisiting the past, this podcast offers wisdom, solidarity, and a safe space to learn and grow.
💫 Let’s break the cycle of shame and confusion and shape a future where every woman feels empowered in her body and experiences.
🔗 Learn more about girls’ circles at: https://journeytowomanhood.org
In this episode of Journey to Womanhood, Daisy shares a positive story of growing up with trust, openness, and body confidence. Raised in a shame-free home where menstruation, sexuality, and nakedness were spoken about naturally, Daisy experienced early foundations of love, freedom, and self-acceptance. Her school environment reinforced this, with strong peer support and celebration of difference.
Daisy reflects on positive early experiences of intimacy, as well as a “grey area” moment, consensual, yet not fully aligned with her heart, and how even with good boundaries, maintaining them during intimacy can be challenging. This was the first time she experienced shame, offering an important insight for young people and parents alike.
She also shares her experience of falling deeply in love with a woman in a long-term same-sex relationship, questioning her sexuality and exploring how emotional connection can feel the same across genders, while sexual experiences can differ. Daisy speaks movingly about her father’s unconditional, non-judgemental love and how it helped her grow into her strength.
While her journey included moments of vulnerability and self-consciousness, it is ultimately one of self-acceptance, healing, and learning, a powerful reminder of how openness, respect, and love shape healthy relationships with our bodies and ourselves.
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