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“I wish I had known how to ease into menopause because, growing into womanhood, most women may experience childbirth, and some may or may not. However, I wish I had known more about what my body would go through, and how my hormones would naturally change with my body. I wish someone had actually explained that to me.” — Reshonda Robinson
In The Change, we speak with Reshonda Robinson (She/Her) - a Strategic Empathetic Leader and Human-Centered Analyst. Reshonda carefully and compassionately articulates her own personal journey with menopause, from first learning about it and then going through it, to the legacy she hopes to leave behind for her daughters and other young women.
Join us for this vulnerable and personal story about the experience of going through menopause!
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P.S. Blossom Team
Executive Producer, Co-Host: Victoria M. Griffin
Co-Host: Crystal Pirtle Tyler, PhD
Creative Director: Lillian Zhao
Production Assistant: Elena Morales
Reproductive Justice and Venture Capital may seem like unrelated areas of interest, but in reality, they are interconnected in many ways!
Policy expert, writer, educator, and producer, Heidi Williamson, hosts a conversation with Marcela Howell and Ulili Onovakpuri to explore these intersections and imagine an empowered future for all. Kicking off our conversation, we are introduced to Marcela’s work as President, CEO and Founder of In Our Own Voices with the National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, and Ulili’s role as partner at Kapor Capital.
Sparked by 2020’s protests against police brutality, there has been a movement towards racial justice and equity within and beyond criminal justice. This conversation centers health, reproductive justice, and freedom for all. Join us as we differentiate between sectors, explore both tensions and possibilities, and consider the role that investors can play in ensuring reproductive justice. Thanks for tuning in!
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Marcela Howell on LinkedIn
National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda
Heidi Williamson on LinkedIn
Hummingbird Black Creative
Ulili Onovakpuri on LinkedIn
Kapor Capital
Rhia Ventures
P.S. Blossom on Instagram
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“That awareness was a relief, but it was also a mourning period. It was an interesting time to be in that space of knowing that having a child was never going to happen for me. Then, [with] the country going into lockdown and me being far away from my family and trying to process all of this at the same time, it was a very interesting time.” — Keisha Leverette [0:07:04]
In Living with Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, we speak with Keisha Leverette (she/her) Vice President of Development and Communications at Rhia Ventures. She generously shares her story of being diagnosed with primary ovarian insufficiency, processing the implications of her condition, and her hopes for awareness building on this topic to help other young women.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Rhia Ventures
Follow Keisha Leverette on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keisha-leverette-97b33314/
Follow Keisha Leverette on X: https://twitter.com/Aida_44
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Twitter: @PS_Blossom
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“Women in midlife are incredible! We’re at the peak of our careers, the peak of our power, and when you have menopause symptoms that are interfering with your ability to be your best work self, your best home self, or your best self for you, how do we support women?” — Ann Garnier [0:13:07]
In Support for Every Stage of the Menopause Journey, we speak with Ann Garnier (she/her) at Lisa Health and Midday Health. She joins us to explore the topic of menopause and its impact on women’s health as we age.
Join us for this enlightening look at leveraging technological development to support healthy aging today!
Key Points From This Episode:
Ann’s introduction to working in women’s healthcare with a focus on menopause.
How Lisa Health leverages deep tech to revolutionize the menopause experience.
The app, Midday Health, that Lisa Health has recently launched with Mayo Clinic.
Possible reasons why investment has lagged.
Definitions for pre-menopause, menopause, peri-menopause, and post-menopause.
Common misconceptions about menopause.
Reducing risk during and leading up to the menopause period.
Symptoms that most women will experience during menopause.
What hormone therapy can and cannot address (and why not everyone is eligible).
Research results and use cases comparing holistic treatment and hormone therapy.
Exciting developments in researching hot flushes.
The impact of menopause on chronic disease and healthy aging for women.
The opportunity peri-menopause provides to lower risk and act preemptively.
Lifestyle changes and the huge difference they make, no matter how small.
Mental health and its relationship to physical health.
The growing demand for holistic strategies.
How the political climate is impacting work in women’s health.
Policy changes in the workplace.
Three go-to solutions for anyone entering this life phase
The incredible value of small steps and how Ann is making the world a better place.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Midday Health
Midday Health on Instagram
Midday Health on X
Midday Health on Facebook
Lisa HealthMayo ClinicSRI International
Follow Ann Garnier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anngarnier/
IG: @ps_blossom
X: @PS_Blossom
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“It's really important when we are doing storytelling that we invite people to understand what storytelling is, that we invite people to find their own narrative and we give them tools to find their own narrative.” — Omisade Burney-Scott
In Surviving and Thriving Through Menopause (Part 2), we’ve got Omisade Burney-Scott (she/her), the creator and curator of the Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause, back in the hot seat. In this episode, Omisade talks about the value of community and the power of storytelling on the journey through menopause, and why you are never too old to prioritize your sexual health.
Join us for a candid conversation that shines a light on the taboo topics of aging and sex!
Key Points From This Episode:
Invaluable resources to help you deal with menopause.
The intention behind the creation of the Say More deck of conversation cards.
What story circles are and the integral role they play in the Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause.
The challenge that aging presents to women in the workplace.
How employers can improve their employees' experience of menopause.
The importance of having legislation that protects people going through menopause.
Debunking myths around sex as a menopausal person.
Results from a sex study conducted by the University of Kentucky.
Omisade’s recommended resources for everything relating to sex and aging.
The impact Omisade wants to leave on the world.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause
Follow Omisade Burney-Scott on Instagram: @blackgirlsguidetomenopause
Follow Omisade Burney-Scott on LinkedIn: @omisadeburney
Follow Omisade Burney-Scott on Twitter: @Osunsweetnsour
North American Menopause Society
Menopause Whilst Black
Queer Menopause
Fly, Hip & Ageless
Women’s Body Wisdom (Gabriella Espinosa)
The State of Menopause
The Honey Pot
Black Women’s Health Imperative
Pleasure Activism
Goody Howard
Sex Down South
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Twitter: @PS_Blossom
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“Menopause is certainly a physiological experience. I also posit that menopause is a cultural and a sociopolitical experience as well.” — Omisade Burney-Scott
In Surviving and Thriving Through Menopause (Part 1), we speak with Omisade Burney-Scott (she/her), the creator and curator of the Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause. This multimedia platform focuses on shifting the narrative around menopause in marginalized communities. In this episode, Omisade talks about the experiences and realizations that motivated her to found the Black Girl’s Guide and why it is such a vital resource.
Join us for this enlightening conversation about what menopause really is and how you can enhance your own experience of it!
Key Points From This Episode:
Omisade shares her origin story and the focal points of her life.
The mission that drives the Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause.
Experiences that are common in the perimenopausal stage.
When you are officially characterized as being menopausal.
Why Omisade sees menopause as a cultural and sociopolitical experience as well as a physical one.
The value of story when it comes to social justice work.
Who the Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause is aimed at.
The language that Omisade was exposed to from a young age relating to menopause.
How society stereotypically views menopausal women.
What Omisade wishes she could tell her 12-year-old self.
Omisade’s two very different birthing experiences.
When she first learned about perimenopause.
Challenges of fundraising for black-led and women-led organizations.
The realizations that motivated Omisade to create the Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause
Follow Omisade Burney-Scott on Instagram: @blackgirlsguidetomenopause
Follow Omisade Burney-Scott on LinkedIn: @omisadeburney
Follow Omisade Burney-Scott on Twitter: @Osunsweetnsour
North American Menopause Society
Menopause Whilst Black
IG: @ps_blossom
Twitter: @PS_Blossom
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“Even if you’re not going to give birth, I wish for everyone to have a really great reproductive and maternal health and life and postpartum and perimenopausal and postmenopausal, the whole, from puberty to post-menopausal life should be full and whole and supported.” — Lizamarie Mohammed
In Lizamarie Mohammed's Journey through Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Maternal Healthcare System, we speak with Lizamarie Mohammed (she/her), a senior program associate at Rhia Ventures. Lizamarie shares her vastly different experiences with giving birth three times, how the Maternal Healthcare System has shifted and changed along the way, and where it is still ultimately failing us.
Join us for this personal story about pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood and why it’s important to continue advocating for the right support!
Key Points From This Episode:
An introduction to Lizamarie Mohammed.
Lizamarie’s role at Rhia Ventures.
She recounts her decision to be a surrogate for a family member.
How her experience with pregnancy has changed over the years (and pregnancies).
Not knowing what to expect postpartum.
Realizing that the existing maternal health policies weren’t meeting the needs of people giving birth.
Her experience with providers and feeling supported at the hospital.
How her second birthing experience differed from the first.
She recounts why her second postpartum experience felt like a hot mess.
Her experience breastfeeding and essentially lacking information and support around lactation.
What it meant to have her partner at home with her for the first few weeks.
Her thoughts on the difference between the care and support you receive while pregnant versus that which you receive (or don’t) afterward.
She shares her third birthing experience, this time with a doula and a midwife.
How the maternal health crisis has influenced the type of care received.
How her midwife and doula at her third birth let her down, in the end.
How a shift change (during her third birth) led to a different midwife and a different experience overall.
Her experience with unknowingly having had preeclampsia, with her first birth, and the fact that she was never notified.
The dynamic to think about when you have a toddler and a newborn.
Being allowed to be a person who contains multitudes (during the pregnancy experience).
Her thoughts on the systems still not meeting all the needs, but there is still room for improvement.
The importance of having a network of friends for support.
Figuring out how to also prioritize herself amongst all that motherhood encompasses.
LIzamarie’s personal goals.
An often forgotten piece of the postpartum experience: miscarriages and abortions.
Advice to herself and to others.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Follow Lizamarie Mohammed @LizMohammed
Follow Dina Daines on LinkedIn
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Twitter: @PS_Blossom
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“Health equity is everywhere. It's not confined to a clinical space, it’s not confined to the hospital or the office, or to healthcare, or big healthcare agencies. Everything that we do can affect our health.” — Mary Fleming
In Using Tech to Overcome Inequity in Maternal Healthcare (Part 2), we continue our discussion with Dr. Mary E. Fleming, the Co-Founder and Senior Vice President for Health Equity of Cayaba Care, the president of The Reede Scholars Inc, and a qualified OBGYN. We discuss the state of postpartum care in our country and the need to prioritize maternal health, not just infant care. We discuss the harmful narratives affecting the care of women of color, Cayaba Care's efforts to challenge them, and how we too can advocate for equity.
Join us for this insightful conversation on how organizations and individuals can invest in postpartum care and health equity!
Key Points From This Episode:
Key factors in the lack of research and development on the part of the US health care industry in the area of postpartum.
What it would look like to focus on maternal health as much as we do the care of the child.
Policies that advocates and individuals can support to boost the quality of care and access to postpartum care.
Some of the harmful and dominant narratives that affect the care and postpartum care of women of color.
Insight into how Cayaba Care is actively working to debunk these harmful narratives.
How Cayaba Care doesn’t just empower the people they serve but also the people they employ.
The barriers that Cayaba Care faced in raising the $12 million in investment funding it secured in 2022 and how Mary envisions the next raise.
How organizations and individuals can invest in postpartum care and health equity.
Three go-to resources that Mary recommends.
Insight into the work of The Reede Scholars Inc.
How Mary is trying to show up as her best self every day to continue using her power to make a difference.
The role of mentorship in Mary’s life and how she supports others.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Follow Mary Fleming:
LinkedIn: Dr. Mary E. Fleming
Cayaba Care
LinkedIn: Cayaba Care
Instagram: Cayaba Care
The Reede Scholars Inc.
Facebook: The Reede Scholars
Instagram: The Reede Scholars
The Commonwealth Fund
SisterSong
Student National Medical Association
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Twitter: @PS_Blossom
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“For that reason, there are some of us who have decided that they would rather take those risks — of having those adverse outcomes at home because they don't feel like they're going to get optimal care in the hospital. That's scary and very disheartening.” — Mary Fleming.
In Using Tech to Overcome Inequity in Maternal Healthcare (Part 1), we speak with Dr. Mary E. Fleming, the president of the Reede Scholars Incorporated and a qualified OBGYN. She is also a Co-Founder and the Senior Vice President for Health Equity at Cayaba Care, a home-based tech-enabled, maternal health solution that is trying to bridge the gap between traditional prenatal care and postpartum care and the social determinants of health.
In this episode, Dr. Fleming sheds light on why Black and Brown women in this country have higher adverse maternal health outcomes and how Cayaba Care is trying to meet the access and economic challenges faced by their patients to bridge the gap. Join us for this profound conversation about overcoming maternal health inequity!
Key Points From This Episode:
An introduction to Mary Fleming and her work with Cayaba Care.
How women’s health relates to the health of communities and health equity.
Insight into how people can get more involved in health equity.
How Dr. Fleming found her cofounders.
Why Black and Brown women have higher adverse maternal health outcomes and what Cayaba Care does to address this.
What a maternity navigator is and how they support women.
Why home visits are so important and how this helps overcome access challenges.
The community aspect of this care.
What recovery looks like for mothers and birthing parents postpartum.
Tests that a new mother may need after delivery.
What health equity looks like in this space.
The causes of the maternal health inequities that we face.
How maternal health inequities may appear in the different settings of at-home, in-hospital, and birth center deliveries.
What mothers and birthing parents can expect during home-based pregnancy care.
Some of the virtual services offered by Cayaba Care.
The importance of telehealth to the future outcomes of postpartum care and access.
The impact of home-based pregnancy care on mothers and birthing parents.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Follow Mary Fleming:
LinkedIn: Dr. Mary E. Fleming
Cayaba Care
Reede Scholars Incorporated
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Twitter: @PS_Blossom
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“I think that conversation around, ‘It's just you. Just focus on baby,’ is a very narrow interpretation of what postpartum looks like. It becomes much healthier, much more digestible, and much more doable when we zoom out and look at the whole person.” — Raven Dorsey
In Exploring the Role of a Full-Spectrum Doula (Part 2), we continue our conversation with Raven Dorsey, the Former Deputy Director of Engagement at Paid Leave for All and a Full-Spectrum Doula. We continue talking about intuition and how we can shift the dominant narrative around women dismissing their own expertise and intuition when it comes to having a baby. Raven sheds light on the importance of maternity and paternity leave and the work she was doing through Paid Leave for All. She also provides a wealth of information, insight, and valuable resources where we can learn more.
Join us for this enlightening conversation about trusting your intuition, advocating for your rights, the postpartum journey, and the role of a Full-Spectrum Doula!
Key Points From This Episode:
The educational tools that Raven recommends for her clients.
Why you should be mindful when viewing birth videos.
Shifting the dominant narrative around women dismissing their own expertise and intuition.
How telehealth fits into this picture with regards to the issue of access.
The Paid Leave for All campaign and its’ work.
Information about the Family and Medical Leave Act and how it relates to maternity and paternity leave.
How returning to work less than three months after birth affects the postpartum period.
Navigating the emotional aspect of going back to work and judgment that you should be at home with your child.
How parents can find out if they have access to paid family leave.
What needs to be done to push for better parental leave in the USA.
Insight into what investing in the postpartum space looks like.
Resources for anyone looking for a Doula or looking to become a Doula.
How you can find out more about Raven.
Raven’s goal to help people find more ease and beauty in the maternal health space.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Follow Raven Dorsey:
Website: ravenmariedorsey.com
LinkedIn: Raven Dorsey
Instagram: ravenmdorsey
Twitter: @RavenmDorsey
Paid Leave for All
Evidence Based Birth Podcast
New York Times article on Black Doulas in New York
Mama Glow
The Educated Birth
Paid Leave for All: Take Action
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Twitter: @PS_Blossom
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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.