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Giving birth is one of the most sacred experiences a woman can have and yet this time is often filled with anxiety and fear. Fear of the unknown and the known. How can we as women transform...
This episode is a short preamble about my up coming venture. Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondicherry Photography; Styling by Become
In this episode I reflect on parental guilt and how our need to be perfect parents gets in our way. Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondic...
In this episode, I reflect on how the issue of control influences our parenting and our ability to experience parenthood. I share my struggl...
In this first episode of season three, I define parenting and parenthood and explain how I understand and plan to reflect on these concepts...
This is a short introduction to the third season of my podcast which will focus on parenthood and parenting. Featuring the poem 'On Chi...
My conversation with Johanna is a bit different from previous conversations because not only do we talk about her experiences of pregnancy,...
A poem about my connection to my ancestors, identity and belonging. Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondicherry Photography; Styling by Be...
This is episode is the first where I have a conversation with a couple. Anne and David share their experiences with me with such open-hearte...
In my conversation with Chisom Udeze, an entrepreneur who works with diversity, equity and inclusion, we discuss issues of control and self...
A poem about three generations of women. Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondicherry Photography; Styling by Become
Mavhu Farai Hargrove is a Zimbabwean American mother, grandmother, wife, postpartum doula, and educator. In this episode, she shares about h...
This poem is a tribute to my paternal aunts, the strong women who were an example to me and who I now honour. It is a reminder of how we as...
My first guest in this second season of my podcast is Sarifa Moola-Nærnes, a South African mother, wife, Anti-racist, Afrikan feminist, Rela...
A poem inspired by the documentary Woman Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondicherry Photography; Styling by Become
The second series of my podcast will build on the reflections I had in the first series, but this time I am having conversations with women...
This is the last episode in the first series of this podcast. I continue my reflections on the importance of keeping our babies close and co...
Getting our babies to sleep or sleeping with our babies is something that I am sure every parent has had to grapple with at some point in th...
Midwives do a great job to support women during pregnancy and birth, and we often criticize them when things go wrong, or when they do not a...
In this episode, I reflect on the celebration that we have during pregnancy called the baby shower, why we do this, and what it has become....
In this episode, I reflect on a difficult topic - loss. Losing a baby during pregnancy or birth is one of the most difficult and painful thi...
The postpartum period, that time from when your child is born to up to when he or she is about 8 weeks old, can be challenging. Usually, we...
In this episode I reflect on what happens in the third stage of birth with the delivery of the placenta and the cutting of the umbilical cor...
As I celebrate publishing my 10 episode, I conclude the short series of episodes that I called 'Birth your way' with what I call t...
Birth is often characterized by images of pain and tension, especially based on what is portrayed in movies or on TV. How we can transform t...
In this episode, I reflect on how we can prepare our bodies for birth. I present the analogy of labour as similar to running a marathon and...
Pain during childbirth is one of the things many women dread, especially those who are having their first child. There is so much misinforma...
Men are often at the edges of discussions or information about pregnancy and birth, and in this episode, I reflect on the role of partners -...
We are often unaware of the processes happening in our bodies during pregnancy and birth, and beyond. Is it important that we have some unde...
Most women are often not aware of their rights during pregnancy and birth. They give their bodies over to the experts without awareness and...
During pregnancy, birth and after the baby is born, the focus is often on the baby, while this is important it is also crucial that we take...
So, what is it that blocks us from reclaiming our power and robs us of empowered birth experiences or from having a gentle birth? What makes...
I believe whenever we start something we should always provide some context, so my first episode is an introduction to who I am, my motivati...