#229: In today’s episode we’re celebrating Black Maternal Health week by discussing the ways you can be more attune to the seasons of our bodies. Understanding the power of your hormones, menstrual cycle, and fertility can be a game changer and serve as a guide for how to move with your energy no matter what season you’re in.

Our guest is Latham Thomas, the founder of Mama Glow – a global maternal health and education platform serving women along the childbearing continuum. Latham serves as a visiting Professor at Brown University, where the Mama Glow Doula Training program is incorporated to extend her work as a global advocate for maternal health and education. She also recently opened The Soft Space, a wellness and education center in Brooklyn, NY.

In this episode, we discuss unique ways to be in touch with your reproductive health.

We Also Talk About…

• Latham’s journey starting Mama Glow and opening a new facility in Brooklyn.
• Living seasonally and pushing through chaotic seasons of life
• Menstrual depression and finding moments of retreat
• Why it’s important to listen to your body
• How to modulate your life to accommodate your reproductive system
• How aging affects the reproductive system in your 20s, 30s, and beyond

Catch up on these reproductive health episodes:

• Reframing Fertility with Bri Braggs of Fertile Alchemy
• Sexual Health from the Womb to the Tomb with Michelle Hope
• Demystifying Reproductive Health: Egg Freezing, Fertility Treatments, and the Impact of Fibroids with Dr. Tiffanny Jones
• Sexual and Reproductive Health with Dr. Sara Flowers
• Ending Generational Trauma with Epigenetics + Preparing to Conceive with Dr. Cleopatra

Resources

• Follow Latham on Instagram @glowmaven
• Follow the Mama Glow community on Instagram @mamaglow
• Visit mamaglow.com/gatherings for professional doula training programs and more
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