In this episode we interview Shannon Wilson about all things perinatal mental health including normalizing without dismissing, normal vs common, supportive language, and mental health during a pandemic.

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In this episode we interview Rebecca Vahle, Founder and Executive Director at Family to Family Support Network,™ about adoption. This episode is incredibly powerful and will make you question the adoption counseling and care that you are providing. We discuss where language around adoption came from, historical roots of adoption, how to communicate with parents during the adoptive process, and finding/providing ethical and empowering adoption counseling.

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In this episode we interview Dr. Kortney Floyd-James about her dissertation research on Black women's postpartum mental health.

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In this episode Dr. Loew talks about her dissertation research about responsible sexual behavior (RSB), including how the literature defines RSB, how college women define RSB, and how rural women define and manage RSB in the rural context. We also talk about the pros and cons (mostly cons) of using the concept "responsible behavior."

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**Trigger Warning** This episode includes material that may be triggering to victims of sexual assault and/or medical violence.

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In this episode we explore the intersection of religion and abortion with Dr. McLean. We discuss how religion/spirituality and abortion are not mutually exclusive, we answer our first listener question, and we discuss how to communicate with patients if a provider or institute does not provide contraception or abortion services.

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In this episode we speak with Dr. Villavicencio about navigating pregnancy and birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In this episode we interview Dr. Megan Gerber about how to provide trauma informed care during televisits, including synchronous video visits. We cover everything from what is trauma informed care, to tips and tricks on how to prevent triggering, and what to do if a patient becomes triggered during a telehealth visit.

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In this episode we interview Jonathon Garland, an improv expert, on how medical communication can be enhanced through improv techniques.

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This episode is an absolute must listen to. In this episode we talk with Lynette Cooper, Nurse Practitioner and Educator, and Lastascia Coleman, a Nurse Midwife, about Black women and maternal mortality. This episode also adds to our previous conversations about reproductive justice, reproductive coercion, and health disparities.

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