Sage & Sensuality

At the height of Samhain energy, when the veil between spiritual and physical worlds is thinnest, there is something powerful about stepping into a darkened room lit only by candles and saying yes to whatever your body needs. This week, we share what happened at our Samhain mini retreat in Salt Lake City: the quiet anxieties people brought in, the permission to express sacred rage , the roar that...

Let’s be real — UTIs suck. But what if they’re also a signal from your body? Bri and Joy dig into what’s happening physically, emotionally, and spiritually when urinary tract infections show up. They talk about anger, perimenopause, and all the unspoken ways women hold tension. In true Sage & Sensuality fashion, Bri and Joy draw on wisdom from modern medicine, reiki, emotional processing, and...

As Sage & Sensuality prepares to celebrate Samhain in Sedona , Joy and Bri bring you along with a deep dive into the festival’s origins. They share its history as a Celtic fire ritual, its connection to feminine wisdom, and how Samhain became our modern Halloween. Whether you’re joining in Sedona or celebrating at home, this episode is a guide to rituals, release, and remembering. Relevant Lin...

In Episode 6, Bri opens up about what it means to live in the space between science and spirit. She reflects on mentors who gave her language for power and group norms (shout out Dr. Richard Hackman !), the sting of sexism in early interviews (no thanks to you Great Recession of 2009) and how research in wearables galvanized her passion for a personalized approach to women’s health. Bri also opens...

Episode 5 continues Bri’s story into some of her most painful chapters that shaped who she is today: her first heartbreak, the spiral into depression and an eating disorder , and the nights she cried herself to sleep in silence. This is also a story of survival . She shares how therapy gave her tools to face her anger and shame, and sisterhood gave her the lifeline she needed. Through the women wh...

In this episode of Sage & Sensuality , Bri shares what it felt like to never quite belong. Growing up in a small New England town, she was told to quiet down, to take up less space . At Harvard, she found herself in another world that demanded she change to fit in. Between the pride of “making it” and the sting of not being enough in either place, Bri opens up about the moments that shaped her...

In Episode 3 of Sage & Sensuality, Joy shares one of the hardest seasons of her life. From a rushed marriage at nineteen to a traumatic birth that left her body torn and her spirit fractured, she speaks honestly about postpartum depression, years of disassociation, and what it felt like to lose herself inside the expectations of religion and family . But this is also a story of reclamation . T...

Every story has a beginning. In this second episode of Sage & Sensuality, Joy opens up about what it was like to grow up in a polygamist family with 13 children, the pain of being bullied at school, and how she struggled with body image from a young age. This episode also reveals the first sparks of resilience that carried her forward: years of training in martial arts, energy healing, and the...

This is the beginning of something magical. In our debut episode of Sage & Sensuality , we open up about our vision for V3nus V3ntur3s , the retreats that blend pole, somatic movement, and sacred ritual, and why sensuality is one of the greatest sources of empowerment. Think of this episode as a love letter to women stepping into their power, with laughter and truth along the way. Sage & S...