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Ep. 03 - Erica Chidi Cohen, LOOM

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In this episode, join Erica Chidi Cohen, author of Nurture, doula, co-founder of LOOM and a champion of women’s rights and reproductive health. Erica discusses how her diverse background of culinary training and studies in art history and media led her to become a successful entrepreneur and educator, supporting and empowering women from family planning, birthing support, reproductive and hormonal health, and menstruation. She also shares with us the self-tools she uses to find clarity and navigate the murky, confusing times we all encounter on our paths.

In this episode, we talk about:
  • LOOM, her space that provides education for reproductive empowerment through pregnancy and parenting
  • Inclusivity in the health education and clinical space
  • Her work with Alliance of Moms and community support
  • A multicultural upbringing with Nigerian parents, growing up in the states and then moving to South Africa
  • Her lowest point after college and being unsure of her next steps
  • Finding clarity after doing her Doula training and networking
  • The upward mobility and rigor in the Nigerian culture and how her parent’s reinforcement impacted her self-worth
  • Social media and existing for external gratification vs. internal gratification
  • Choosing to do what you love and can do well
  • Giving yourself small acknowledgments throughout the day
  • Calling in her partner, online dating, and learning how to entertain herself and find autonomy
  • Trying the nursing route and discovering the opportunity to become a doula
  • Overcoming the fears of not making enough money and not having customers show up
  • Setting boundaries with time and putting her business first
  • Losing her half-sister and moving through that experience of loss
  • Launching LOOM and her book, Nurture, in the same month
  • The influence for her business by her college mentor and working in an art gallery
  • The importance of your primary relationships
  • The classes she offers at LOOM
    • Resources:
    • Supported Episode - Vol 7 Reproductive Harmony with Erica Chidi Cohen
    • Alliance of Moms
    • Natural Resources
    • Book - Women Who Run with the Wolves
    • Book - Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood - and Trusting Yourself and Your Body
    • LOOM - Modern education for reproductive empowerment, pregnancy, and parenting.
      • Where to find Erica:
      • Website - ericachidicohen.com
      • Website - thisisloom.com
      • Instagram - @ericachidicohen
      • Instagram - @thisisloom
      • Facebook - @thisisloom
      • Supported Episode - Vol 7 Reproductive Harmony with Erica Chidi Cohen

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