This week we welcome Tahoes cousin, Nicole Shawan Junior, to speak on her life and how she has endured through countless obstacles to become the woman she is today. This was our favorite episode of all time.. we hope its yours too. ENJOY!SocialsNicole@NicoleShawanJunior on Instagram @NicoleShawan on TwitterLink to Nicoles essayhttps://www.massreview.org/sites/default/files/11_64.4Junior.pdf

Nicole

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Comedy

On The last episode of this weeks show we welcome Brittany Rogers, a therapist out of Chicago, to talk Tahoes trip to Chicago and his Portillos adventure, and then we get into the difficulties people have actually seeking therapy and the benefits expecting parents could get from it if they actually did it. Its been a long week guys, hope you enjoyed the show! Tune in next week as we talk Drake and ...that other guy 

Breaking The Cycle (PT 5)

On Todays episode we welcome Brooke and Colin Smith, two advocates for prenatal care, infant care and assistance duuring pregnancy and infant loss, who speak on their experience with infant loss and the Maternal morbidity rate amongst Black Women. This episode highlighted the way black women are negatively treated by the healthcare system and emphasized the need for fathers to be supportive of their expecting partners during the perinatal period. Enjoy.SocialsBrooke Lugo Smith@BrookeLugoSmith on InstagramColin Smith@IamColinSmith on InstagramAmina Woods@TheOfficeofAminaTWoods - InstagramZakiyah Woods@Lens.on.swivel on InstagramAminaTwoods.com where those who are interested can request a free consultation for Doula servicesPostpartum support International is a National organizationoffering an array of culturally relevant resources for dads:https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/help-for-dads/Fatherhood intiative - Individual and Family counseling, mediation and conflict resolution, father to father mentoring, assistance with child visitationhttps://www.nyc.gov/site/dycd/services/family-support/fatherhood-initiative.pageLinks to helpGo To Postpartum.Net to get nationwide access to help and support groups for when you are going thru the postpartum period Go To EventBrite.com and search Healthy Start Brooklyn for weekly parenting classes

Breaking The Cycle (PT 4)

On Todays episode we have Amina Woods, a licensed Doula, who talks to Tahoe about what doulas do to support the mother and the family, how a Doula can help the family form a birthing plan, and how that can positively effect the relationship between the expecting parents. Amina also sheds light on unnecessary practices Hospitals tend to suggest to expecting mothers, how the Doula can help give insight to these situations and how Doulas can help families work through the post partum period. Enjoy!SocialsAmina Woods@TheOfficeofAminaTWoods - InstagramZakiyah Woods@Lens.on.swivel on InstagramAminaTwoods.com where those who are interested can request a free consultation for Doula servicesPostpartum support International is a National organizationoffering an array of culturally relevant resources for dads:https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/help-for-dads/Fatherhood intiative - Individual and Family counseling, mediation and conflict resolution, father to father mentoring, assistance with child visitationhttps://www.nyc.gov/site/dycd/services/family-support/fatherhood-initiative.pageLinks to helpGo To Postpartum.Net to get nationwide access to help and support groups for when you are going thru the postpartum period Go To EventBrite.com and search Healthy Start Brooklyn for weekly parenting classes

Breaking The Cycle (PT 3)

Welcome Back You Guys! On Todays episode we have family counselor Emmanuel Perez who speaks to men about Fatherhood in his bi-weekly classes as we talk the disconnect between fathers and expecting mothers, the court system and how the system is completely against the family dynamic and what parents need to do to get over their trauma in order to be effective at co-parenting. We want to thank Mr. Perez for sharing his invaluable experience and insight with us and we hope you enjoy..SocialsZakiyah Woods@Lens.on.swivelLinks to helpGo To Postpartum.Net to get nationwide access to help and support groups for when you are going thru the postpartum period Go To EventBrite.com and search Healthy Start Brooklyn for weekly parenting classes

Breaking The Cycle (PT 2)

This week we welcome Zakiyah and Amina Woods, Emmanuel Perez and Brooke and Colin Smith to talk Parenting, the disconnect between expecting mothers and fathers, the need for fathers to seek therapy and outside support systems during pregnancy, how expecting families benefit from having a Doula, dealing with infant loss, the Maternal Mortality rate and why its so high for Black Women.  Enjoy. Todays episode features Zakiyah Woods who speaks on why she started the Dads Get Sad seminar Maternal Gatekeeping and how she found compassion for fathers after having bad experiences with men in her own persoanl life. Links to helpGo To Postpartum.Net to get nationwide access to help and support groups for when you are going thru the postpartum period

Nicole

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