Best Erica M. Freeman Podcasts (2025)

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415 - Losing a Baby during the Holidays with Janelle Jones 46:59

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From middle school to high school to adult hood who knew losing babies would bring friends together. Today's guest is my friend from middle school and high school and her strength sharing her story on Facebook inspired me to share mine. Janelle Jones is a women's ministry leader at her church, singer, and has a testimony to share of overcoming loss…

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415 - Losing a Baby during the Holidays with Janelle Jones 46:59

2d ago46:59

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From middle school to high school to adult hood who knew losing babies would bring friends together. Today's guest is my friend from middle school and high school and her strength sharing her story on Facebook inspired me to share mine. Janelle Jones is a women's ministry leader at her church, singer, and has a testimony to share of overcoming loss…

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414 - Twin Loss and Life After Loss Non Profit with Tiara Nicole 29:51

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Grief during the Holidays is difficult. Imagine losing one twin in utero followed by the loss of the other is what today's guest was faced to overcome. Tiara Nicole @lifeafterlossnonprofit found out one of her boy twins Christian passed away on her 25th birthday (after passing 6 weeks prior). She then was faced with the news 3 weeks later that her …

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414 - Twin Loss and Life After Loss Non Profit with Tiara Nicole 29:51

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Grief during the Holidays is difficult. Imagine losing one twin in utero followed by the loss of the other is what today's guest was faced to overcome. Tiara Nicole @lifeafterlossnonprofit found out one of her boy twins Christian passed away on her 25th birthday (after passing 6 weeks prior). She then was faced with the news 3 weeks later that her …

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DBM Ep 74: A Conversation w/ Loretta Ross: Abortion, Activism, Reproductive Justice & Black Motherhood 1:52:08

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Dear Mama & Magic Makers, What if we told you there is an elder alive today who has the blueprint for this moment? Mamas & Magic Makers, if you don't do nothing else before the end of the year, sit at the feet of an elder and LISTEN. Keyword LISTEN. Find an elder or make yourself available to one who is willing not only to share their wisdom but al…

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413 - Pregnancy after Miscarriage with Sherita Thompson 38:30

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Pregnancy after a miscarriage can be filled with many fears, anxious thoughts, and nervousness that you may lose another baby. Today's guest shares how her faith fueled her desire to continue to try again after her miscarriage. Sherita Thompson experienced a miscarriage while on a trip helping friends babysit and was devastated. She returned from h…

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413 - Pregnancy after Miscarriage with Sherita Thompson 38:30

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Pregnancy after a miscarriage can be filled with many fears, anxious thoughts, and nervousness that you may lose another baby. Today's guest shares how her faith fueled her desire to continue to try again after her miscarriage. Sherita Thompson experienced a miscarriage while on a trip helping friends babysit and was devastated. She returned from h…

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412 - Incompetent Cervix and Baby Loss with Shalika Bethel 47:49

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How do you learn how to build life after loss? Today's guest is doing exactly that learning how to rebuild her life after loss by God's grace. Shalika Bethel is an angel mom to two baby boys due to a incompetent cervix. In this episode she takes us on her journey to motherhood, how she has learned to accept her babies are not here physically, and h…

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412 - Incompetent Cervix and Baby Loss with Shalika Bethel 47:49

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How do you learn how to build life after loss? Today's guest is doing exactly that learning how to rebuild her life after loss by God's grace. Shalika Bethel is an angel mom to two baby boys due to a incompetent cervix. In this episode she takes us on her journey to motherhood, how she has learned to accept her babies are not here physically, and h…

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411 - Blighted Ovum and Secondary Infertility with Angelica Gunn 29:49

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Have you heard of the term blighted ovum? A blighted ovum happens when a fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine wall, but the embryo does not develop. Cells develop to form the pregnancy sac, but not the embryo itself. A blighted ovum occurs within the first trimester, often before a woman knows she is pregnant. Today's guest experienced a b…

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411 - Blighted Ovum and Secondary Infertility with Angelica Gunn 29:49

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Have you heard of the term blighted ovum? A blighted ovum happens when a fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine wall, but the embryo does not develop. Cells develop to form the pregnancy sac, but not the embryo itself. A blighted ovum occurs within the first trimester, often before a woman knows she is pregnant. Today's guest experienced a b…

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DBM Ep 73: Sex, Shame, Black Kids & Black Motherhood 1:42:41

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Dear Mamas & Magic Makers What if I told you your child was born a sexual being? What if I told you that when it comes to sex and our children, we should focus on preparation instead of prevention? What if I told you intimacy and pleasure for your child were on the other side of your fear of them making a mistake? What if I told you resting in that…

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410 - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Infant Loss with Laura Gooch Brown 33:12

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October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. This month is special because you get to hear from our Sisters in Loss Birth, Bereavement and Postpartum Doulas! Yes, you get to hear the ladies share their testimonies and stories to motherhood and why they became Siste…

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410 - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Infant Loss with Laura Gooch Brown 33:12

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October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. This month is special because you get to hear from our Sisters in Loss Birth, Bereavement and Postpartum Doulas! Yes, you get to hear the ladies share their testimonies and stories to motherhood and why they became Siste…

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409 - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Thyroidectomy, Infertility, and Miscarriage with Shanicka Vail House 35:41

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October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. This month is special because you get to hear from our Sisters in Loss Birth, Bereavement and Postpartum Doulas! Yes, you get to hear the ladies share their testimonies and stories to motherhood and why they became Siste…

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409 - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Thyroidectomy, Infertility, and Miscarriage with Shanicka Vail House 35:41

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October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. This month is special because you get to hear from our Sisters in Loss Birth, Bereavement and Postpartum Doulas! Yes, you get to hear the ladies share their testimonies and stories to motherhood and why they became Siste…

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408 - I wrote a Book! Never Healing Alone! 21:45

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Today's episode is a solo episode. I finished my manuscript for Never Healing Alone: For Black Women Silenced by Pregnancy Loss When Being Strong Isn't Enough. My debut book comes out next October 2026 and I have taken you all along this journey. I share the writing process, my hope and prayer for you reading the book. I also even share an excerpt.…

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408 - I wrote a Book! Never Healing Alone! 21:45

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Today's episode is a solo episode. I finished my manuscript for Never Healing Alone: For Black Women Silenced by Pregnancy Loss When Being Strong Isn't Enough. My debut book comes out next October 2026 and I have taken you all along this journey. I share the writing process, my hope and prayer for you reading the book. I also even share an excerpt.…

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407 - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! High Risk Pregnancy and Miscarriage with Kayanna Mooreland-Law 38:13

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October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. Imagine experiencing two losses in less than two years? Today's guest experienced two miscarriages within 18 months. Kayanna Mooreland-Law experienced a miscarriage at 11 weeks and birthed at home in the restroom. She we…

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407 - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! High Risk Pregnancy and Miscarriage with Kayanna Mooreland-Law 38:13

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October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. Imagine experiencing two losses in less than two years? Today's guest experienced two miscarriages within 18 months. Kayanna Mooreland-Law experienced a miscarriage at 11 weeks and birthed at home in the restroom. She we…

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DBM Ep 72: Back To School & Black Motherhood w/ Dr. Fred Smith 1:41:09

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Dear Mamas & Magic Makers What if I told you the collision of declining birth rates in the U.S., the rise of anti-intellectualism, and the rollback of reproductive rights are having a profound impact on your child's potential college experience? How do we help prepare our children for the future when the world we know is crumbling before our eyes? …

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406 - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Ectopic Pregnancy Loss, and Secondary Infertility with Anesha Stanley 1:12:53

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October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. Have you heard of recurrent pregnancy loss? Recurrent Pregnancy Loss is defined by two or more failed pregnancies and is considered distinct from infertility. When the cause is unknown, each pregnancy loss merits careful…

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406 - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Ectopic Pregnancy Loss, and Secondary Infertility with Anesha Stanley 1:12:53

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October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. Have you heard of recurrent pregnancy loss? Recurrent Pregnancy Loss is defined by two or more failed pregnancies and is considered distinct from infertility. When the cause is unknown, each pregnancy loss merits careful…

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405 - All About Surrogacy Ijeamaka Ogbonna 58:01

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Today's episode is all about Surrogacy. Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman (the surrogate) agrees to carry and give birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple (the intended parent/s). The process of surrogacy is complex. Today's guest Ijeamaka Ogbonna shares her journey to motherhood through painful losses and why surrogacy wa…

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405 - All About Surrogacy Ijeamaka Ogbonna 58:01

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Today's episode is all about Surrogacy. Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman (the surrogate) agrees to carry and give birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple (the intended parent/s). The process of surrogacy is complex. Today's guest Ijeamaka Ogbonna shares her journey to motherhood through painful losses and why surrogacy wa…

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403 - Turning Child Loss into Sunsets with Ariane Oyere 46:41

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Motherhood is what today's guest calls a "Rites of Passage" to the best hoods on Mother Earth. Ariane Oyere is a wife and mother of 7. She experience the lost of her 3rd born at 9 years old and then two miscarriages after his Sunset. Her babies she refers to as the Summer Solstice. In this episode, Oyere takes us back to her greatest obstacles in l…

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403 - Turning Child Loss into Sunsets with Ariane Oyere 46:41

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Motherhood is what today's guest calls a "Rites of Passage" to the best hoods on Mother Earth. Ariane Oyere is a wife and mother of 7. She experience the lost of her 3rd born at 9 years old and then two miscarriages after his Sunset. Her babies she refers to as the Summer Solstice. In this episode, Oyere takes us back to her greatest obstacles in l…

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DBM Ep 71: Black Keisha, Black Mamas & Forever 1:41:29

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Dear Mama, What if I told you much of the growth our children may need to show up in the ways we're nurturing them to show up comes through falling in love? When we tell our children not to focus on love, are we parenting out of fear? What message does that send to our children about the priority to place on intimate relationships, and what generat…

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402 - Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) with Hadeer El Hindawi 41:17

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Have you heard of the term Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR)? Termination for Medical Reasons, or TFMR, is when a pregnancy is terminated due to a chromosomal, genetic or structural fetal abnormality, or where continuing the pregnancy would risk the health or life of the mother. Today's guest was able to conceive her first child naturally and …

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402 - Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) with Hadeer El Hindawi 41:17

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Have you heard of the term Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR)? Termination for Medical Reasons, or TFMR, is when a pregnancy is terminated due to a chromosomal, genetic or structural fetal abnormality, or where continuing the pregnancy would risk the health or life of the mother. Today's guest was able to conceive her first child naturally and …

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401 - Miscarriage Survivor and the Power of Healing with Simbi Animashaun 41:09

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After having suffered multiple miscarriages for two years due to Fibroids, today's guess used her faith and determination to heal from her losses and continue her journey to becoming a mother. Simbi Animashaun was determined to become a mother after her miscarriages and went onto have three children who are her rainbow babies. In today's episode Si…

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401 - Miscarriage Survivor and the Power of Healing with Simbi Animashaun 41:09

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After having suffered multiple miscarriages for two years due to Fibroids, today's guess used her faith and determination to heal from her losses and continue her journey to becoming a mother. Simbi Animashaun was determined to become a mother after her miscarriages and went onto have three children who are her rainbow babies. In today's episode Si…

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400 - Endometriosis, low AMH, Placenta Previa, and Filling Empty Wombs with Sandra Elidor 42:48

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What Does Having Low AMH Levels Mean? Having low AMH levels can indicate that your ovaries are producing less of the preantral follicles. This is important as the fewer the number of follicles there are means there are less that can be stimulated for assisted contraception. Today's guest suffered from endometriosis for 21 years before being properl…

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400 - Endometriosis, low AMH, Placenta Previa, and Filling Empty Wombs with Sandra Elidor 42:48

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What Does Having Low AMH Levels Mean? Having low AMH levels can indicate that your ovaries are producing less of the preantral follicles. This is important as the fewer the number of follicles there are means there are less that can be stimulated for assisted contraception. Today's guest suffered from endometriosis for 21 years before being properl…

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399 - Fibroids, Myomectomy, and Infant Loss with Oligohydramnios with Christina Danyo 42:23

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Have you heard of the term Oligohydramnios? Low amniotic fluid (oligohydramnios) is a condition in which the amniotic fluid measures lower than expected for a baby's gestational age. Today's guest was preparing to conceive and had a myomectomy to remove her fibroids. Christina Danyo learned she was expecting after her fibroid surgery. During her 20…

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399 - Fibroids, Myomectomy, and Infant Loss with Oligohydramnios with Christina Danyo 42:23

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Have you heard of the term Oligohydramnios? Low amniotic fluid (oligohydramnios) is a condition in which the amniotic fluid measures lower than expected for a baby's gestational age. Today's guest was preparing to conceive and had a myomectomy to remove her fibroids. Christina Danyo learned she was expecting after her fibroid surgery. During her 20…

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DBM Ep 70: Communtity, Culture, Books & Black Motherhood w/ Alliah Agostini 1:38:01

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Dear Mama, What if I told you the saying, "real gs move in silence is killing your dream? What if I told you to tell everyone and anyone you know what you want to do? What if I told you your notes app and Evernote are the keys to the manifestation of your dreams? What if I told you every time we tell our stories, we reclaim what was stolen? Every t…

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398 - 2nd Trimester Loss at 19 Weeks and Wonderpuff with Jackie Morin 29:34

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Today's guest knows what it feels to be down and depressed after trauma. This lead her to making cotton candy and learned to detach herself from other people's pain, but also carry their spirits with me to rediscover joy by bringing it to others. Jackie Morin is the founder of Wonderpuff a small cotton candy business based in Durham, North Carolina…

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398 - 2nd Trimester Loss at 19 Weeks and Wonderpuff with Jackie Morin 29:34

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Today's guest knows what it feels to be down and depressed after trauma. This lead her to making cotton candy and learned to detach herself from other people's pain, but also carry their spirits with me to rediscover joy by bringing it to others. Jackie Morin is the founder of Wonderpuff a small cotton candy business based in Durham, North Carolina…

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397 - Ectopic Pregnancy, 8 Pregnancy Losses, and Hope to become a Mother of Living Child with Deze 28:25

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Today's guest is a lifestyle blogger behind byDeze.com. Deze began her journey to motherhood after getting married and lost that pregnancy to miscarriage. The next pregnancy she had an ectopic pregnancy and in total experienced another 6 losses totaling of 8 pregnancy losses with no live births. She was diagnosed with endometriosis, endured the rem…

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397 - Ectopic Pregnancy, 8 Pregnancy Losses, and Hope to become a Mother of Living Child with Deze 28:25

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Today's guest is a lifestyle blogger behind byDeze.com. Deze began her journey to motherhood after getting married and lost that pregnancy to miscarriage. The next pregnancy she had an ectopic pregnancy and in total experienced another 6 losses totaling of 8 pregnancy losses with no live births. She was diagnosed with endometriosis, endured the rem…

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DBM Ep 69: Clarity, Reclaiming Space & Black Motherhood 1:33:24

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Dear Mama, What if I told you your mess tells a story, and your clutter can block your clarity? What if I told you to reframe cleaning as a way to express gratitude, practice self-care, and create a sacred space where your spirit can operate effortlessly and creativity flows freely? What have you put down that you need to put away? What items are y…

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396 - Losing a Baby at 37 weeks with LaQuasha Jarvis 31:40

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Can you imagine going through an entire pregnancy and losing your baby so close to birth? Today's guest experienced that and more. LaQuasha Jarvis had her first baby at 20 and 5 months later was pregnant with her second child. At 37 weeks the unthinkable happened when she lost her baby so close to delivery. In this episode LaQuasha shares how she f…

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396 - Losing a Baby at 37 weeks with LaQuasha Jarvis 31:40

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Can you imagine going through an entire pregnancy and losing your baby so close to birth? Today's guest experienced that and more. LaQuasha Jarvis had her first baby at 20 and 5 months later was pregnant with her second child. At 37 weeks the unthinkable happened when she lost her baby so close to delivery. In this episode LaQuasha shares how she f…

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395 - Miscarriage and Adventures of Grief Girl with D. Anaya 24:36

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Today's guest has been on a journey of grief. She experienced the loss of her first pregnancy with a miscarriage, the death of her eldest daughter, and in her final pregnancy another miscarriage. D. Anaya shares in this episode how she has been on this journey of grief and tells her adventures exploring her grief as an artist, grief guide, and loss…

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395 - Miscarriage and Adventures of Grief Girl with D. Anaya 24:36

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Today's guest has been on a journey of grief. She experienced the loss of her first pregnancy with a miscarriage, the death of her eldest daughter, and in her final pregnancy another miscarriage. D. Anaya shares in this episode how she has been on this journey of grief and tells her adventures exploring her grief as an artist, grief guide, and loss…

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394 - IVF, PCOS, and Blocked Fallopian Tubes with Tanerra Willis 29:30

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Have experienced any shame, guilt, or self blame after loss? Today's guest has experienced it and more. Tanerra Willis is a certified RN and CPR instructor by trade and was diagnosed with PCOS and had blocked fallopian tubes. She ended up seeing a fertility specialist who recommended she undergo IVF to grow her family. Tanerra was able to have her …

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394 - IVF, PCOS, and Blocked Fallopian Tubes with Tanerra Willis 29:30

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Have experienced any shame, guilt, or self blame after loss? Today's guest has experienced it and more. Tanerra Willis is a certified RN and CPR instructor by trade and was diagnosed with PCOS and had blocked fallopian tubes. She ended up seeing a fertility specialist who recommended she undergo IVF to grow her family. Tanerra was able to have her …

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393 - Surrogacy and Infertility and The Colorless Womb with Kimberly Gowdy 24:40

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After a long journey with infertility, today's guest shares her early struggles to conceive and carry a child to term, her journey in search of alternative ways to have a family, and racial and societal pressures of parenthood and love. Kimberly Gowdy experienced the loss of multiple pregnancies, and was in an unstable marriage peppered with spousa…

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393 - Surrogacy and Infertility and The Colorless Womb with Kimberly Gowdy 24:40

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After a long journey with infertility, today's guest shares her early struggles to conceive and carry a child to term, her journey in search of alternative ways to have a family, and racial and societal pressures of parenthood and love. Kimberly Gowdy experienced the loss of multiple pregnancies, and was in an unstable marriage peppered with spousa…