Sensitive Matters is a podcast that features gentle conversations on sensitive, important matters such as mental health, conscious consumerism, sexuality, spirituality, ethical business, and more.
The conversations are hosted by Christina Zipperlen, a highly sensitive person, the founder and designer of the Bali-based jewelry brand Ananda Soul, a psychology student, and a mental health and LGBTQAI+ advocate.
Join her as she brings other empaths, perceptive people, creatives, unique projects, and sensitive matters into the spotlight for these insightful conversations recorded from her home in Bali.
Rituals for Puberty, Parenting, and Personal Healing w/ Day Schildkret
What if What if coming of age wasn’t just about growing up, but about being seen, honored, and supported in becoming someone new?
In this second part of their rich conversation, Christina sits down once again with Day Schildkret, the ritualist, artist, and author behind Morning Altars and Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change. This episode gently explores the power of ritual in life’s most personal and pivotal transitions, especially those that modern culture often overlooks to mark.
Embracing the In Between: Rituals for Change, Grief, and Everyday Meaning with Day Schildkret
What if grief wasn’t something to rush through, but a sacred space to enter, tend, and be transformed by?
This week on Sensitive Matters, Christina is joined by ritualist, artist, and author Day Schildkret, the heart and hands behind Morning Altars and Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change. In this rich and moving conversation, Day invites us to rethink our relationship to change, grief, and the in-between moments we often try to skip over.
Rewiring the Early Imprints: Affirmations for Safety, Belonging & Self-Worth
When life feels uncertain or overwhelming, sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is pause and listen to what’s been there all along.
This guided affirmation practice is a gentle return to the beginning.
To the part of you that, long before words or stories, was already asking: Is it safe here? Am I welcome? Do I belong?
Yoga Nidra for Rest and Renewal: A Guided Meditation to Reconnect with Your Body
When the noise of the world grows loud and asks so much of us, true rest is radical. And necessary.
This special yoga nidra practice was created as an offering, a soft landing space to return to yourself. It’s an opportunity to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with your body’s innate intelligence.
Postpartum Rebirth: The Path of Healing & Identity with Lianne Schwartz
What if postpartum wasn't about "bouncing back," but about becoming someone new? This week on Sensitive Matters, Christina is joined once again by the wise and soulful Lianne Schwartz—midwife, intuitive healer, and guide through life’s sacred thresholds. Continuing the tender, paradigm-shifting conversation from part one, this episode gently leads us into the heart of postpartum healing—a time often overlooked, yet deeply transformative.
Spirit Babies, Conscious Birth & Healing with Lianne Schwartz
What if birth wasn’t something to fear but a sacred initiation into your own healing and power? This week, Christina is joined by Lianne Schwartz, a deeply experienced midwife, intuitive healer, and guide through life’s sacred transitions. Together, they explore the transformational journey of motherhood—from spirit baby connection to conscious birth, and into the early days of postpartum care.
Theta Meditation for Renewal: Inspired by Nyepi's Sacred Stillness
Embrace renewal with this Nyepi-inspired meditation on the Sensitive Matters Podcast with host Christina. Pause, breathe, and release the past as you plant seeds for clarity, peace, and new beginnings.
On witchcraft and the mystical world of Tarot with Fio Gede Parma
A new episode of my Sensitive Matters Podcast is live and together with this week’s guest Fio Gede Parma. In this conversation, Fio and I discuss the importance of acknowledging indigenous lands and the cultural significance of witchcraft, particularly in relation to marginalized voices. Fio shares insights into their personal practices and the role of nature in witchcraft, emphasizing the sacredness of emotions and the present moment.
Navigating the cosmic shifts of 2025 with Virginia Rosenberg
A new episode of my Sensitive Matters podcast has launched, and in this one, I take you among the stars as I speak with intuitive astrologer and seer Virginia Rosenberg.
In this fascinating and almost mystical conversation, Virginia and I explore our journeys of self-discovery through astrology, emphasizing the importance of inner sight and embodied practices. Virginia discusses the healing aspects of astrology, the interconnectedness of personal and collective experiences, and offers insights into the astrological themes for 2025, including the significance of water and the transition of Pluto into Aquarius.
Financial Freedom with Mel Loh
A new episode of our Sensitive Matters Podcast has launched and this time we speak about the hot topic of Financial Empowerment and Wealth.
In this enlightening conversation, Mel Loh and I explore the multifaceted nature of wealth and financial empowerment. They discuss the importance of redefining wealth beyond mere monetary accumulation, emphasizing holistic well-being, personal finance education, and the need to break societal taboos surrounding money.
Pregnancy, birth, and motherhood with Emily Kuser
After a long hiatus, or in other words – pregnancy, birth and new motherhood – our Sensitive Matters podcast is finally back! We begin this new chapter with a unique episode: a heart-to-heart conversation with my best friend Emily Kuser. Emily is a yoga and embodiment teacher who currently lives in Bali and had a baby two months before my daughter Jaya Ariel was born. In this podcast episode, we discuss our shared journey of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
HER STORIES – Life in a female body | EP 03 with Sophie Siegel
Our third interview is with Sophie Siegel, also known as Sophie Sofree, Musician, Ecstatic Dance Djane, Spaceholder and Mama of little Mila. In this interview Sophie shares her experience in her female body, what it is like to grow up as the daughter of a model, how she experienced her body prior to becoming pregnant and what initiations she and her little family went through.
HER STORIES – Life in a female body | EP 02 with Soma Temple
Our second interview is with Soma Temple, who is 68 year old, owner of Om Rudraksha, her own mala company and a close member of our community in Bali, Indonesia.
HER STORIES – Life in a female body | EP 01 with Emily Kuser
Our first interview is with Emily Kuser, a yoga and embodiment teacher who currently lives in Bali. Emily is at the time of the interview 8 months pregnant and on her very own journey around beauty and how it feels to be in this human body.
Meeting with Artemis – Chris Skidmore and ancient tales of humanity
This time we are taking a dive deep into the mysterious and fascinating world of mythology together with the wonderful Chris Skidmore, a therapist registered with the psychotherapy and counselling foundation of Australia. Chris is also a biodynamic craniosacral therapist and has been a practicing astrologer for the past seven years. In his podcast ‘On the soul’s terms’ Chris shares insights on well-known myths and figures and analyses them with the concepts of astrology, mythology, archetypes and legends from the past.
Special Episode: Sink Into Your Intuition Meditation by Christina Zipperlen
Within us resides a collection of tales and stories – a wisdom passed on through generations a long, long time ago. You are invited to join me in a 10 minute meditation to come to meet tales, wonders and magic that have always already been residing within you, but might have not been accessible to you.
Nancy Aronie & the Healing Power of Writing
I am incredibly honored to speak with Nancy Aronie in the 23rd episode of our Sensitive Matters podcast. Nancy is a writing coach and workshop leader who has helped countless writers access their own unique voice and create a safe space for self expression. She has worked with various big institutions such as Harvard University, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and Omega Institute, among others.
The power of Now with Kat Dawes
If you haven’t met her yet, Kat Dawes is a performance philosopher, author, spiritual coach, and creator of the practice of Nowism. As a Now-Ninja she challenges us to be in the present moment and to fall deeper in love with our "mindfulness muscle" in our ever-distracting distracted world. Kat called it her calling to teach people to use their superpower and what it means to invest in higher vibrations to activate our inherent potential audaciously.
Tara Judelle on living life in flow
Our latest guest to the Sensitive Matters Podcast is joy, embodied wisdom and curiosity in one. Tara Judelle, a full time yoga teacher for over 20 years is actually a lifelong student of spiritual practice, meditation and our connection to our bodies through Hatha yoga, contemporary somatic theory and the philosophy of Non-dual Kashmir Shaivism.
Dr. Anita Johnston & how to eat under the light of the moon
Our 20th episode is dedicated to Dr. Anita Johnston, a licensed clinical psychologist, pioneer in the field of disordered eating psychology, and author of Eating in the Light of the Moon and a true storyteller. She has dedicated her career to helping people recover from disordered eating and the relationships we have with food, with our bodies.