Latham Thomas is the founder of Mama Glow, a celebrity doula, and a doula educator helping more women reclaim the birth experience and find the emotional and spiritual support they need.

She is a member of Oprah's Super Soul 100, Well+Good's Wellness Council, and she is the author of two books – Mama Glow and Own Your Glow.

In this episode, Latham and I discuss her work and mission behind Mama Glow. We also cover important topics like systemic racism in healthcare and how African American and Native American women are disproportionately affected by maternal mortality (they are 4-5 times more likely to die from childbirth or pregnancy-related causes than white women.) We also discuss the dangers of performative or optical allyship and the importance of radical self-care in the current state of the world.

Minute-by-minute topics:

5:19- Latham's mission and story behind Mama Glow

6:15 - What "reclaiming birth" means and the role doulas play in bridging gaps for the care mothers need

8:40 - Systemic and racial inequities in maternal healthcare

10:30 - Racism in healthcare 

20:00- Optical allyship and why performative allyship is harmful

29:00- Taking authentic action to help others

35:00- Radical self-care and "mothering yourself first"

46: 00- Phone fasting

Links:

@mamaglow

@glowmaven

www.mamaglow.com

Mama Glow Doula Home School Education Program