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 parentingInclusivity in the health education and clinical spaceHer work with Alliance of Moms and community supportA multicultural upbringing with Nigerian parents, growing up in the states and then moving to South AfricaHer lowest point after college and being unsure of her next stepsFinding clarity after doing her Doula training and networkingThe upward mobility and rigor in the Nigerian culture and how her parent’s reinforcement impacted her self-worthSocial media and existing for external gratification vs. internal gratificationChoosing to do what you love and can do wellGiving yourself small acknowledgments throughout the dayCalling in her partner, online dating, and learning how to entertain herself and find autonomyTrying the nursing route and discovering the opportunity to become a doulaOvercoming the fears of not making enough money and not having customers show upSetting boundaries with time and putting her business firstLosing her half-sister and moving through that experience of lossLaunching LOOM and her book, Nurture, in the same monthThe influence for her business by her college mentor and working in an art galleryThe importance of your primary relationshipsThe classes she offers at LOOMResources:
Supported Episode - Vol 7 Reproductive Harmony with Erica Chidi CohenAlliance of MomsNatural ResourcesBook - Women Who Run with the WolvesBook - Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood - and Trusting Yourself and Your BodyLOOM - Modern education for reproductive empowerment, pregnancy, and parenting.Where to find Erica:
Website - ericachidicohen.comWebsite - thisisloom.comInstagram - @ericachidicohenInstagram - @thisisloomFacebook - @thisisloomSupported Episode - Vol 7 Reproductive Harmony with Erica Chidi CohenFor more information on this episode with Erica, click here
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