Fertility Ain't Fair

On this bonus episode we are normalizing the conversations around National Infertility Awareness Week by sharing some key facts on infertility and giving an update on our journey. 

Guest: Bo Jackson (aka my Hubby and show Producer)

About NIAW: National Infertility Awareness Week®, (NIAW) is a movement, founded in 1989 by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. Its mission is to empower you and change the conversation around infertility.  All too often myths and misinformation appear in media stories or influence lawmakers and companies to enforce policies that create barriers for people who need help building their family. And still people feel isolated when they struggle to build a family, so we want to empower them to share their story and find a community that cares. Find more information here. 

In this episode we normalize the conversations around the transition from infertility to fertility through IVF, loss, and relentless faith. 

Guest: Penelope McCown, Creator of Cocoa Baby Love LLC (@cocoababylove). 

About Cocoa Baby Love LLC: Cocoa Baby Love LLC is a high-end, luxury brand of infant and toddler products and apparel dedicated to the celebration of an individual and unique representation of African American infants and toddlers. Shop at https://cocoababylove.com/. 

Please note, this episode was originally recorded in Dec. 2021. 

Today is National Only Child Day. 

In this episode we normalize the conversations around international women's health care, pregnancy & fibroids, secondary infertility, and more.  

Guest: Kyla Saphir (@kyla_saphir_books)  

Kyla Saphir is a mother, yoga instructor, early childhood educator, and now the author of the new children’s book On Brighter Days. The inspiration for the book, On Brighter Days, came from Kyla's personal experience with secondary infertility. Kyla is the youngest of five children and wanted her daughter to have siblings as well but was not able to make that happen. When she looked for books for her daughter to read about their experience, the bookshelves were empty. Kyla is passionate about high quality children's literature and so she and her daughter decided to write their own book addressing these feelings for other parents and only children. Find more information and purchase her book at: https://www.kylasaphirbooks.com/

Happy World Doula Day! 

In this episode we normalize the conversations around reproductive & maternal justice, community based doulas, and how to create your individual birth story. 

Guest: Kenda Sutton-EL, Executive Director of Birth in Color RVA (@birthincolorrva) & Ambrosia Food for Thought (@ambrosiafoodforthought).

Kenda’s greatest pleasure as a reproductive healthcare worker has been watching women become confident and excited about the birth and early parenting of their children. She firmly believes in the power of redirecting your fears and anxieties into finding new, empowering ways to experience birth and parenting.

March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month. 

On this episode we normalize the conversations around endometriosis, an arch nemesis of myself and our guest. Endometriosis is a chronic, painful, and tricky medical disease with no known cure. We talk symptoms, diagnoses, and ways to cope, all while trying to start a family. 

Guest: Ashlei Stevens (@ashlei_stevens) : Media Professional & Board Member for Endo Black (@endo_black). 

About Endo Black: Endo Black, Inc. is a black-women-led organization advocating for African American women and women of color affected by endometriosis. For more info go to their website. 

In this episode we normalize the conversations around black women & infertility, the trauma that is infertility, and the transition from infertile to motherhood. 

Guest: Regina Townsend, Founder, The Broken Brown Egg. Follow on IG @brokenbrownegg or FB @thebrokenbrownegg. 

About The Broken Brown Egg: The Broken Brown Egg exists to empower, inform, and advocate for those questioning or experiencing the impact of infertility, with an emphasis on the Black experience of it. Infertility is bigger than babies. It’s time to talk about it. 

Welcome to Fertility Ain't Fair, Season 2! 

New guests. New stories. Same mission.

Follow us on social media @fertilityaintfair