Health Advocacy Episodes

Are you in the closet regarding your dry vagina.

Are you in the closet regarding your dry vagina. Acknowledge and then..

Are you in the closet?

Breast cancer is the number one cancer. Yet most women including those with breast cancer will die from heart disease. Lowering your risk for heart disease may lower your risk for breast cancer! Know your risk factors. I include being African American as a risk factor. Consult with your doctor and design a breast assessment that takes your risk factors into account.

Do what you can. Sign the petition: Secure Brittney Griner's Swift and Safe Return to the U​.​S.

.. the day her life changed. Her story demonstrates just how precarious life can be. We see in her story both the excellence and the failure of our US healthcare system. Hear her resilience. May it inspire you whatever your challenges may be..

Are you surprised?

Tired, drained and resentful - no more. Hoping this resonates and helps someone in a similar position.

Who? Why? What? https://www.theblackwomanshealthdirectory.com An idea whose time has come.

Morning muse: More services ie labs, prescription refills are becoming available online. They offer convenience and at times less cost. Are they are good idea? Should you use these services? Are they safe? And what is the medical community saying about this? One opinion..

The construction industry is needs works - from laborers to tradespeople to construction managers.. but is it an industry women should consider? And why talk about it on a Black Women’s Health podcast?..check it out.

Correction: maternal mortality= number of deaths during pregnancy or within 42 days postpartum. “God willing and the creek don’t rise” see you in 2022

Diagnosed with a rather blood disorder only to find out that her only child also has it. Hear her story of navigating through the unknown. Listen to her strength, how she maneuvered through our healthcare system and what she would tell others going through comparable and/or difficult health situations.

She's 30 years old, making moves and trying to help other women along the way. It's real and raw..

You can watch the youtube video: https://youtu.be/mQ1zM_orZ84

She’s a winner in life. She’s a winner of the Philadelphia Well City Wide Challenge. Learn about “Hey, Auntie”- Black women helping other Black women. Learn how you can help.

Putting it all together and gaining insight from the Motherland, she embraces entrepreneurship.

.. but smart, strategic and confident. Starting as a pharmacy technician, she now oversees the 340B Drug Pricing program at a major health care system in a large metropolis generating millions of dollars in savings to benefit those on Medicare and Medicaid.

The conversation gets expanded to include a sexuality researcher, an educator, an entrepreneur of sex products and a sex therapist. And they have a lot to say about female specifically black female sexuality, finding pleasure and providing sex education. Have a listen-

President Biden proclaimed April 11-17 as Black Maternal Health Week. We need more. Meet Rachel Nicks, a doula, and learn about her passion at birthqueen.org for enriching the Black birth experience and saving lives.

The GYN exam is the most intimate exam exam a woman can have while conscious. We ask very personal questions. Maybe it’s time to hear from women. Take a simple survey today. Take a chance at winning a $50 Amazon gift coupon. Do it today!

Ms. Emma Chappell- RIP.

Is wondering about how dark the baby will be racist? Then why do we (black folks) do it?

Over 500,000 persons have died from the Covid virus. Vaccines are starting to become readily available. She was offer the vaccine and refused. We have a problem in healthcare greater than the Covid virus.. we should listen to what she has to say.

Deciding that they wanted a better life, they left security and has prospered by creating a fitness and nutrition club for women of color. Laugh along as they share their story.