Health Advocacy Episodes
Why Every Black Woman Needs a Coach (Maybe)
Is coaching just hype - or could it be the support Black Women actually need in leadership and life? Dr. Rahman speaks with Ms. Desiree Cocroft , a certified executive coach to talk : what coaching is, what it's not, and why ...
Toxic Braids: What Every Black Woman Needs to Know
What's really in the braiding hair we use- and what does it mean for our health? In this urgent and eye-opening episdoe of the Black Women's Podcast, Dr. Rahman speaks with Dr. James E. Rogers , the lead scientist at Consumer...
Hope, Health and Hard Truths: Dr. Cheryl Law Talks Breast Cancer, Adventure Jar and Black Women
When words fail, stories can still heal. In this powerful episode, Dr. Cheryl Law joins Dr. Rahman to share her deeply personal experience with metastatic breast cancer - and how she found her voice through support from famil...
Reclaiming Power: A Womanist Approach to Black Women's Health with Dr. Wylin D. Wilson
Why are Black women still fighting to be heard in healthcare? From reproductive justice to medical bias, the way healthcare decisions are made often leaves Black women out of the conversation. But what if the problem isn't ju...
Are You Missing Vital Nutrients? And How Would You Know?
Did you know many Black women are at risk of nutrient deficiencies that can impact long-term health? In this episode, we sit down with one of the Medical Advisors and the Chief Strategist at Black Girl Vitamins to uncover the...
Salt, Genes and Blood Pressure: What Black Americans Need to Know
Salt sensitivity is often misunderstood, but its effects on Black Americans are undeniable. In this compelling conversation, Dr. Constance Hilliard discusses how genetic factors influence hypertension risks. This episode is a...
"You have breast cancer."
What do you do when you hear "You have breast cancer", while being the single mom to three children and having a healthy distrust of the US allopathic doctors and hospitals. Hear the personal story of Rev Tammie - her 20 year...
Making a Difference
Making a difference is an example of what is possible. Dr. Jovonni Spinner is recognized as one of the 40 Health Leaders under the age of 40. She shares her journey from initial professional indecision to her commitment to be...
She's Not Pregnant.
"Long-term health-related quality of life and symptom severity following hysterectomy, myomectomy or uterine artery embolization for the treatmnt of symptomatic uterine fibroids." Let's be proactive. Let's commit to women's h...
Pap Smear Not Needed?
According the American Cancer Society, paps are no longer the preferred test for cervical cancer screening. The American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer include high risk HP...
Menstrual/ Menopause Workplace Policy
You work hard.. but then there's that time of the month. You work hard.. but you can't admit to your follow colleagues that you're having perimenopausal symptoms. Imagine if your employer had a workplace policy to accommodate...
How to Survive as a Caregiver
Meet Dr. Cheryl Woodson . Dr. Woodson has taught and practiced Geriatric medicine for nearly 40 years. She has developed resources focusing on eldercare and self-care for caregivers. These resources are designed to guide fami...
Don't be a Guinea Pig
There has been a change. Previously pregnant women and women of childbearing age were excluded from clinical research trials. Today women of all ages and persons of color are being recruited for clinical research studies. One...
Dr. Farrington: How to ACTT with your MD, Part 2
Dr. Leslie Farrington is the co-founder and executive director of Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood . In Part I, she tells her story of being Black but looking White and how she has experienced racism. In this interview she...
Why Thank Female Olympians
This time, half of the Olympians were female. This year, for the first time, females began addressing their reproductive issues and needs. Wow. Not something to hide - when ackowledged, needs can be addressed. No woman has t...
What's down there? - The Vulvar Challenge
Prepuce, Clitoris, Labia Majora, Labia Minora, Urethra, Vagina, Perineum - part of the external female genitalia. External female genitalia has been under-researched, under-examined, under-evaluated: usually ignored. Many fem...
Black Farm Tour
First weekend in August - Black Farm Tour in Rocky Mount, NC. Men and women, Black men and Black women cycling for a cause: trianglebikeworks.org
Remembering Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Remembering her story, her advocacy.. never underestimate a Black woman.
How do we learn about our reproductive health?
There are critical gaps in women's understanding our her reproductive from menarche to menopause. Where are we to get our sex/reproductive information. Who should be teaching women about themselves. Dr. Rahman opens her podca...
Dissecting Racism in Medicine: An Eye-Opening Interview with Dr. Layal Liverpool
Dive into a candid conversation with Dr. Layal Liverpool as she discusses her newly released book, "Systemic: How Racism is Making Us Ill" . We explore the insidious presence of racism in the medical field. From patient treat...
MePeriod with Ms. Lisa Cunningham
Meet the award winning film director and advocate for Black women's health. As the interim EVP of Black Women's Health Imperative founded by Byllye Avery, Ms Cunningham has directed MePeriod which explores puberty, menstruati...
Testing Pregnant Women
Should pregnant and lactating women be participant in clinical drug trials? The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine have published a Consensus Study Report to address how those involved in such clinical dr...
Should pregnant women be in clinical trials?
This is imporant! Medication has to be approved by FDA before it can be offered to the public. Since 1962, clinical trials have not included pregnant women. Why? Drugs such as thalidomide and DES (diethylstilbestrol) were giv...
40 Weeks - Prenatal labs
40 Weeks is the name of our new segment dedicated to eliminating maternal racial disparities and reducing maternal mortality. We discuss basic questions about pregnancy. We answer questions from pregnant women that often go u...
