Dem Black Mamas Podcast
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 116 ratingsDem Black Mamas answers all the questions yo mama won't! From sex & dream chasing to adulting & raising free Black children, Crystal Tennille Irby, NeKisha Killings, & Thea Monyee, three #BlackMamaCreatives give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold.
This is for Black girls/women who need an auntie. This is for Black Mamas who believe healing is a form of generation wealth. This is for Black girls/women who believe creativity is tool for liberation. This is for Black mamas who believe motherhood is not the graveyard of dreams.
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DBM Ep 57: Meditations By Mamas: Rising Meditation - You Are Enough w/ Jamarah Amani
August 16, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.21 MBDear Mama You are worthy to rise each day and dance in your dreams with your children by your side. You are worthy of serenity in birth. You are worthy of joy while holding your children. Join Midwife Jamarah Amani of Southern Birth Justice in partnership with the WNBA for a meditation experience to remind you: You are complete. You are not alone. You are magic. Meditations by Mamas are led by Black mamas to help us maintain alignment with healing, creativity, and liberation to m...
DBM Ep 56: Menopause, Black Women & Spiritual Ritual with Omisade Burney-Scott
June 26, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBDear Mama, What if I told you understanding menopause was a matter of life and death? In her 2022 book You Got Anything Stronger, Gabrielle Union went into deep detail about how in her words, “the surge and retreat of hormones” during perimenopause and menopause caused her to have passive suicidal ideations and pointed out that science has focused on hiding symptoms or treating the symptoms of menopause that have mattered most to men like vaginal dryness. The part of Union’s book that mad...
DBM Ep 55: Mother's Day Special: Celebrating Black Mamas, Dreaming of Liberation & Creating Your Own Reality
May 14, 2023 13:30 - 27 minutes - 21.7 MBDear Mama, Our hope for you today is: ✨ For you to honor the truth of your motherhood journey ✨ Space to heal from harm, disappointment & trauma ✨ Rest in your being to release yourself from attaching your worthiness to doing In this special mother’s day episode we celebrate Black Motherhood through poetry, imagination and meditation with a poem by me Crystal Tennille Irby, Image a new world with NeKisha Killings and a Liberation Meditation from Thea Monyee. Celebrate your whol...
DBM Ep 54: Birth Justice, Liberation & the Power of Black Midwives w/ Jamarah Amani & K.Sanderson
April 14, 2023 21:13 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBDear Mama, Dream with me. Can you imagine a world with a Black midwife in every family, in every community, easily accessible, at our fingertips, a world in which birth choices aren’t controlled by capitalism, a world in which the birth practices that Black women used to literally birth this country are honored, a world in which they are revered, a world in which Black midwives could practice the full scope of reproductive health and reproductive choices are respected, a world in which Bl...
DBM Episode 53: Black Grief, Ritual & Wakanda Forever
March 02, 2023 10:48 - 1 hour - 68 MBDear Mama, There are two things that happen to everyone in this life that we don’t talk about - birth and death - both can challenge and transform everything we believe in. They can be messy and uncomfortable roads to travel and sometimes art can help us through. In Black Panther Ryan Coogler proved he is a master at guiding us through uncomfortable conversations & in this episode we are joined by one of our faves Michele Foss of The TV Doctor Podcast to talk about how Coogler guides us ...
DBM Episode 52: Black Women Organizing, Hoes That Ain't Loyal, & Spiritual Political Cycles
January 26, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBDear Mama, Hey Mamas! The election dust has settled, MLK’s birthday is in our rearview mirror & February is on the horizon which means we are rested and hopeful so now is the perfect time to look at the political landscape for Black folx with clear eyes. Yup! It’s the Black Mama Magic Election Update. Our first episode was in response to the 2016 election and we haven’t missed an election cycle yet. In this episode we talk: about how we feel now vs. 2016, what gives us hope, In this epis...
DBM Episode 51: When It All Falls Down, Finding Freedom & Transitioning to Conscious Parenting w/ Domari Dickinson
November 06, 2022 16:45 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBDear Mama, What if I told you conscious parenting wasn’t about your children, it was about your journey to freedom, about you creating the life and relationship you desire about leaving behind a system that you and your children may be highly functioning in but it’s in fact causing harm and it just don’t feel good. These are the beautiful revelations we discovered in our conversation with liberation partner and conscious parenting coach Domari Dickinson. This conversation is about more tha...
DBM Episode 50: Our Golden Episode, Fans Only, Honk for Jesus & Looking Back
October 18, 2022 20:44 - 1 hour - 63 MBDear Mama, Stop waiting for the big moment. Celebrate now. Celebrate the big things, the small things, the major milestones and the minor ones even if they’re only meaningful to you, even if they come much later than you expected. Instead of judging the journey, rest in gratitude. Our celebration is a thank you to God, Spirit, the universe, the ancestors, the orishas, the angels and our very own souls for all they’ve done, for clearing our path, for holding us, standing with us, carry...
DBM Episode 49 Leaning Into Love, Reclaiming Yourself & Staying Present
October 02, 2022 02:07 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode, we share some behind-the-scenes moments/audio of the grounding that helps us connect before we begin and focus on and be fully present before we begin each episode. Church Announcements: Responsive Reading: Black Mama Magic Card 28: I Am Supported At All Times Black Mama Magic Card 36: What About the Rest Black Mama Magic Card 41: The Wait Is Over Dem Black Mamas Magic Evermore Box The intention of this box is for Black Mamas to honor the light within themselv...
DBM Episode 48 Black Moms, Breastfeeding & Informal Milk Sharing with Rita Little.
September 15, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBChurch Announcements: Responsive Reading Black Mama Magic Card 33: I Trust All Of Me Dem Black Mamas The intention of this box is for Black Mamas to honor the light within themselves. The items inside the Magic Evermore box will prepare Black mamas to soak up all the energy of the sun all summer and remind them of the importance of documenting themselves, the power to manifest the life you want, and to soften and pour into yourself when your mothership hits rough waters. Items insid...
DBM Episode 47: Black Mamas Leaving America, Belonging & Liberation Beyond Borders with Parthenia Luke
August 01, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 99.9 MB#DearMama, where do we belong? Where can we be safe? Where can we be brave? Where can our children thrive? Where can we be? These are questions that more and more Black mothers are searching beyond the borders of America for answers to. Today, we explore these questions with daughter of the diaspora, Parthenia Luke. A descendant of formerly enslaved Black folks who left America in the late 1800s for Liberia, we have a raw, honest, and real conversation about what it means for Black Americans...
DBM Episode 46: Reflecting on Things We Manifested, Following Dreams & Being a Black Mama Creative.
June 01, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB#DearMama, we believe that imagination and creativity are tools that helped our ancestors survive and create a culture that continuously evolves. This is why we created Black Mama Creative Week - a series of digital events starting on June 24th to June 30th. Because motherhood is not the graveyard of dreams. Motherhood is an opportunity to expand and dive deeper into your creativity. So celebrate the ingenuity and innovation of black motherhood with us and get ready to inspire and be inspired...
DBM Episode 46: Reflecting on Things We Manifested, Following Dreams & Being a Black Mama Creative
June 01, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB#DearMama, we believe that imagination and creativity are tools that helped our ancestors survive and create a culture that continuously evolves. We believe motherhood is not the graveyard of our dreams but fear IS! We believe liberation is the deep belief that you can create the life the you want and friendships that give us grace and call us to our highest selves are essential in motherhood and help us catch our wildest dreams. In this episode we discuss what we've manifested and navigatin...
DBM Episode 45: Black Women, Social Media & Building Community for Liberation
May 16, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBDear Mama, From Rosewood, Florida to Tulsa Oklahoma Black folx have always been about the the business of building sustainable thriving communities. What if I told you we are in the midst of the same opportunity now? What if I told you we could build communities rooted in healing, creativity and liberation? What if I told you the real estate is in the palm of your hands? Yup I’m talking about the interwebs. In this episode writer, content creator, sociologist, abolitionist, womanist, an...
DBM Episode 44: Honoring and Navigating Our Friendships as Mothers
May 01, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 34.7 MB#DearMama, take time this Mother's Day to honor your friendships. Honor those who have expanded you, stretched you, given to you, trusted you, and elevated you. We come here to be seen and loved, and I'm so grateful to have friends in my life who see me. In this episode, Thea and I share the genesis and evolution of our friendship and the challenges we’ve faced along the way. As always, this podcast has always given me exactly what I need, and today I needed to see love and trust active in my...
Honoring and Navigating Our Friendships as Mothers
May 01, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 34.7 MB#DearMama, take time this Mother's Day to honor your friendships. Honor those who have expanded you, stretched you, given to you, trusted you, and elevated you. We come here to be seen and loved, and I'm so grateful to have friends in my life who see me. In this episode, Thea and I share the genesis and evolution of our friendship and the challenges we’ve faced along the way. As always, this podcast has always given me exactly what I need, and today I needed to see love and trust active in...
DBM Episode 43: Rewriting the Script on Mental Health for Black Mothers
April 15, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 40.5 MB#DearMama, We believe in rooting our motherhood and healing because healing is a part of our inheritance and a part of the generational wealth that we pass on to our children. When we heal, we're not just healing for ourselves. We're healing for our ancestors. We’re healing for future generations, making the path clearer and smoother for them as they travel down the road. We believe that our culture should not be rooted in pain. Instead, our culture should be rooted in our healing, our joy, o...
DBM Episode 42: Honoring Your Body, Creativity, and Embracing Motherhood on Your Own Terms featuring Staci Mitchell
April 01, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 40.6 MB#DearMama, we’re about to embark on a meaningful conversation all about your body, creativity, and motherhood. And Staci Mitchell, a yogi, artist, and professor, helps us navigate this discussion all about the Black body, creativity, and Black motherhood. Staci is someone who embodies full power, joy, and energy, and we’re so excited to have her here today to share all about embracing motherhood on your own terms despite tradition, honoring your creativity and intention, and listening to you...
DBM Episode 42: Honoring Your Body, Creativity, and Embracing Motherhood on Your Own Terms
April 01, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 40.6 MB#DearMama, we’re about to embark on a meaningful conversation all about your body, creativity, and motherhood. And Staci Mitchell, a yogi, artist, and professor, helps us navigate this discussion all about the Black body, creativity, and Black motherhood. Staci is someone who embodies full power, joy, and energy, and we’re so excited to have her here today to share all about embracing motherhood on your own terms despite tradition, honoring your creativity and intention, and listening to you...
DBM Episode 41 Surrender, Worthiness & Learning From Our Children featuring Precious Bivings
March 15, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBDear Mama, The Mother Ship hit some unchartered territory and It got TIIIIGHT in the up #BlackMamaMagic room but WE AIN’T NEVA scared so we allowed and trusted. We discussed what it means to surrender, reconciling our ancestors spiritual agreements with their human existence, allowing our children to impact our works and how to make yo booty sit high-ya. Our guest Precious Bivings affectionately known as Coach P helped me discover the tools I needed to transform my life into a powerful...
Surrender, Worthiness & Learning From Our Children featuring Precious Bivings
March 15, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBDear Mama, I no words for the Black Mama Magic you are about to experience! I have tried. I have searched the depths of my poetic soul and I got nothing. So I’m just gonna tell you a little about our guest & why we decided to have her on the episode Precious Bivings affectionately know as Coach P was my life coach and about 2 years ago I realized I wasn’t enjoying my life. I was showing up everyday. i was getting through but I had moments of fulfillment but it wasn’t consistent and I wan...
DBM Episode 40: We Back! What We Learned in 2021 and What’s Coming Next
March 01, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBDear Mama, We all deserve the grace and permission to explore our shadows and cradle ourselves in radical honesty. After losing the desire to continue producing our podcast, I went on an unexpected hiatus where I found the answers I was looking for. WE BACK & Today, Thea and Nekisha are riding shotgun with me as we all share our journey looking back at what 2021 taught us and where we’re headed in 2022. Church Announcements Thea: New Website: theamonyee.com Join Thea for Sacred Sundays...
DBM Episode 39 Mothering, Art & Black Maternal Health
May 04, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBDear Mama, When it comes to Black Maternal Health, our work is not over when Black mothers survive and the child is born alive and we will not let it fade into our peripheral. In this episode we discuss being invited to do an art installation for Project Row Houses Round 50 entitled Race, Motherhood, and Health. We also discuss the importance of art in this movement and art’s capacity like nothing else to creep into the crevices of culture and push us forward. Before we jump into that c...
DBM Episode 38 Raising Transgender Children featuring Jamarah Amani & Michelle
March 19, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBDear Mama, Come celebrate with us. Celebrate this beautiful mothering journey. Celebrate with us the powerful legacy of Black motherhood that always offers healing, is abundant in creativity, and expands liberation. We are celebrating Women’s History Month by elevating the radical work of mothers raising transgender children. In this episode guests midwife Jamarah Amani & Michelle are Black mothers building a Promise Land rooted in equity and love. We would like to say thank you for y...
DBM Episode 37 Black Mama Beyond Borders w/ Aja Marie
January 18, 2021 23:07 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB#DearMama We have a right to explore all the ways to tap into our freedom. Motherhood should be an opportunity, an experience, a journey of expansion. Liberation is about breaking down any barrier that binds you, even borders. We must always be willing to do whatever AND GO wherever we can to be free this lifetime. SYLLABUS Church Announcements/Prayer Requests/Praise Reports: We got prayers & praise Thea & Crystal have workshops coming up on January 31st (check the show notes on ...
Meditations By Mamas: You Are Enough w/ Leslie W. Bray
January 10, 2021 19:45 - 17 minutes - 11.5 MB#DearMama, in the year ahead, we are calling in love, joy and feelings of belonging. We wish for you tranquility, security and the unshakable knowing that you are enough. Just as you are. Your life is not for the purpose of comparing to others. Your life is your own and you are your own best thing. Join Intentional Living Coach, Community Organizer & Mentor, and Kids Cultivator Home School Founder & Co-Leader, Leslie Bray for a #MeditationByMamas experience that will help you to set ...
Meditations By Mamas: Liberation Mama w/ Muffy Mendoza
December 27, 2020 16:37 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MB#DearMama, don't think it peculiar or strange to have #liberation heavy on your mind in this season. We're leaving an old year behind and naturally, it's got us yearning to be untethered. It's got us wanting to feel new. We feel strong, full of possibility and brimming with hope, daring to believe that going forward we can do what we were never able to in the past -- get all the way free. Join Muffy Mendoza in our newest installment of #MeditationsByMamas to feel empowered and ready to p...
Meditations By Mamas: Rest Mama w/ Jasmin Forts
December 13, 2020 22:12 - 12 minutes - 7.55 MB#DearMama You have a right to rest. You do not have to earn it. You ought not have to fight for it. You are worthy of this and so much more. Join Jasmin Forts for #MeditationWithMamas experience that we need right now! We know you're busy being everything to everyone but take a moment to listen to this. Jasmin is the self-proclaimed AntiHustle Professional and Founder of A Rested Working Woman & A Sisters Siesta, a career and support group services specializing in practical mainten...
Meditations By Mamas: Black Love w/ Crystal Tennille Irby
November 22, 2020 16:30 - 13 minutes - 7.29 MB#DearMama, sometimes you just need to gift yourself with a deep whoo-sah! Put yourself on time out, go to an empty room or a quiet corner, and just allow your chest to expand with breath. Feel gratitude. Feel frustration. Feel whatever it is that you need to feel for that moment, without self-judgment. Allow yourself to simply be. Exist fully and unapologetically in your Blackness. Suspend yourself in love. Love for self, love for our people, love for your children, love...
DBM Episode 36 Election Shift w/ Shaping The Shift
October 30, 2020 13:40 - 1 hour - 97.9 MB#Dear Mama Exhale. Amen. Ashe White folk gon white folk & patriarchy is a helluva drug. We all we got and thank God we got each other. No one is coming to save us because we have the creativity and brilliance to save ourselves. So let's approach this election as an opportunity to be imaginative. As we head to the polls and anticipate the outcome of this year's presidential election, the Mamas have a plan to prepare you for the political and social aftermath of what has been a tumultuo...
DBM Episode 35 Aggie Pride: Breastfeeding & HBCUs featuring Janiya Williams
October 09, 2020 21:39 - 1 hour - 75 MB#DearMama, Your gifts will make a way for you. Speak into existence all you desire for yourself, your community, your children, your friends, and your family. Declare for yourself how you will be fulfilled by your work. Show up in the fullness of your authentic self and allow your talents to bless the world. In this episode #BlackMamaMagic + #AggiePride = Janiya Mitnaul Williams (@mrswilliamswiththesons), mother of four, founder of Mahogany Milk Support Group (@mahoganymilk) and literal...
DBM Episode 34: Black Mama Love
July 15, 2020 19:35 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB#DearMama we need to make time for joy and create space to celebrate ourselves and each other. Let's throw our heads back and laugh from our bellies. Let's be free amongst each other. Let's affirm our sisterhood. Let's shine. In Episode 34: Black Mama Love, we celebrate our favorite Black mamas of television, film, and literature as well as discuss our favorite creatives, moments with or own mamas, and our children. We're talking about the best advice, dreams for our children, spreading ...
Meditations By Mamas: Inner Child Meditation w/ Cassandre Dunbar
July 12, 2020 11:30 - 7 minutes - 4.66 MB#DearMama we were lied to when we were told that children were to be seen and not heard. Many of us were harmed because of that popular notion. Changing oppressive ideologies and false narratives begin with us, in our homes and communities, and often in our own bodies, hearts, and minds. Now is the time to allow your inner child to speak. Listen intently to her. Speak to her, praise, and affirm her. Give Black girls the care they deserve by starting with yourself. Cassandre (@withlo...
DBM Episode 33 Haitian American Mama
July 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB#DearMama, though you may often feel out of place know that you are exactly where you belong. No matter what borders you cross or which ones crossed you. Whether the moves you made were by choice, under duress, or by force. You may look for a place outside of yourself to call home but home is within you. You have a right to be here. The land beneath you and the sky above you is yours to claim. Fresh out of Black Mama Creative Week, we've got a wonderful #newepisode for you. Tune in for...
DBM Episode 32 Ritual In Creativity w/ Akilah S. Richards
June 24, 2020 16:54 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB#Dearmama it's time to tune in to your creativity with intention. It's time to liberate yourself from the false and often unattainable ideas of how your creativity is SUPPOSED to look. It's time for you to #decolonize by divesting from #grindculture, ableist productivity ideology, formulas, and comparison. It's time for you to rediscover the joy in your art. It's time for #blackmamacreativeweek and a #newepisode of Dem Black Mamas! Tune in to Episode 31: Ritual in Creativity as we go dee...
DBM Episode 31 Letters to Black Mamas
June 19, 2020 15:13 - 12 minutes - 8.71 MB#DearMama When civilizations fall, art remains to tell the story. The story we want to remain for this moment in time is our love for you. #Juneteenth reminds us that our culture is a magnificent love story. Thank you to Shaira Lanice & Anya Doula for lending your voices. Invest In Us! Don't just listen, subscribe Share with at least one person Follow us on any social media platform @demblackmamaspodcast Engage through social media comments, DM us or email with questions demb...
Meditations By Mamas: Find Your Calm Meditation w/ Jamie Fleming
June 08, 2020 11:25 - 12 minutes - 6.27 MB#DearMama This is our offering to you. Speak life into yourself. Love on yourself. Be kind, gentle and compassion with yourself. Remember your humanity. We have more than our blood and blood of our children to offer. As the founder of Black Mom's Guide to Calm, Jamie Fleming works with mamas (and women) who are tired of being burned out, stressed out, and worn out and are ready to do something about it. She teaches them how to create calm in the chaos of their daily lives. Black Mo...
Meditations By Mamas: Surrender Meditation w/ Thea Monyee
May 08, 2020 14:30 - 6 minutes - 4.44 MB#DearMama: Surrender. Surrender is trusting. Surrender is knowing where you stop and a higher power begins. Surrender is opening your arms to allow what you need to find you, hold you and nurture you. This meditation is lead by our very own Thea Monyee and a concrete tool for rest and replenishment. Thea is the one of the cohost of #DemBlackMamas & mother of three. She has recently launched her own podcast Shaping the Shift, available on all streaming platforms. Shaping the Shift is a...
The Doctor Is In: A Conversation w/ Dr. Sayida Peprah about #BlackMaternalMentalHealth
May 03, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB#DearBlackPeople Birthing in a supportive chosen environment should not be othered or a privilege. It should valued as the norm. Whether we give birth or not we should all be connected to the experience. We should all be fighting for Black birth persons to be empowered to articulate and unapologetically create the birth experience we want long before a positive pregnancy test. Black maternal health does not begin with pregnant Black people. It begins with changing our minds. It begins b...
DBM Episode 30 The Doctor Is In: A Conversation w/ Dr. Sayida Peprah about #BlackMaternalMentalHealth
May 03, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB#DearBlackPeople Birthing in a supportive chosen environment should not be othered or a privilege. It should valued as the norm. Whether we give birth or not we should all be connected to the experience. We should all be fighting for Black birth persons to be empowered to articulate and unapologetically create the birth experience we want long before a positive pregnancy test. Black maternal health does not begin with pregnant Black people. It begins with changing our minds. It begins b...
Meditations By Mamas: Best Day Meditation featuring Anya Doula
March 24, 2020 11:30 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB#DearMama You are worthy of a reset. A second chance. A shift. This month's meditation is lead by Anya Willoughby and a concrete tool to transform a moment & realign your energy. Anya works as a birth doula in the Greater Houston area and host of Intercultured Podcast. She worked as a nurse for over 15 years in women's health services. Anya became a Licensed Vocational Nurse while serving in the U.S. Army. Most of her nursing experience has been working in private practice OBGYN office...
DBM Episode 29 #SelfMade A Conversation w/ DeMane Davis
March 16, 2020 23:27 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB#DearMama especially my creatives mamas, create your thing, that book, that script, film, podcast, whatever, use social media, don't let social media use you, shoot your shot & then check your DMs because that's how we got the guest for this episode! In this episode we speak with writer, director DeMane Davis. DeMane is a proud product of the #AvaEffect & her receipts are long and strong. She is the producing director of the upcoming four part netflix series Self Made: Inspired by the Lif...
Full Moon/Shedding Meditation featuring Stepha LaFond
February 10, 2020 04:00 - 12 minutes - 7.33 MBIt's #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHealingMonth and we are so excited to kick of #MeditationsByMamas lead by Black mamas who want to help us maintain in alignment with healing, creativity and liberation to manifest joy and abundance. Our first mediation is a Full Moon/Shedding Meditation lead by Stepha LaFond. Stepha is a motherhood transition coach who is dedicated to helping moms navigate the delicate space between who they were and who they are still becoming. Her services and programs inf...
Meditations By Mamas: Full Moon/Shedding Meditation w/ Stepha LaFond
February 10, 2020 04:00 - 12 minutes - 7.33 MBIt's #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHealingMonth and we are so excited to kick of #MeditationsByMamas lead by Black mamas who want to help us maintain in alignment with healing, creativity and liberation to manifest joy and abundance. Our first mediation is a Full Moon/Shedding Meditation lead by Stepha LaFond. Stepha is a motherhood transition coach who is dedicated to helping moms navigate the delicate space between who they were and who they are still becoming. Her services and programs inf...
Episode 28 Birth Is the Revolution
November 12, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBDear Mama: We carry history in our wombs and we can create history in our wombs. These are words of our guest Sista Midwife Nicole Deggins. The stats on Black maternal health are not our legacy and don’t have to be our destiny. This isn’t a long intro because this episode is packed and we want you to jump right into it. We go from why it’s important to live the #HelloFreshFluffandFoldLife to expanding the work of Black Maternal Health & why doula’s make a difference. You have a few more day...
DBM Episode 27 The Upper Room
October 27, 2019 11:45 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB#DearMama If you’re feeling like you’re in quicksand, disconnected, or running on empty, then this is the episode for you! It is a reminder to not to limit spirit, that spirit is in EVERYTHING and we must continue to dig deeper for a higher connection. In this episode we revisit Episode 4 How I Made It Ova, recorded two years ago and evaluate our spiritual evolution since then. This is an “Empty the Crates” episode meaning we recorded it a while back and never released it. So some of the ...
DBM Episode 26 In Case You Forgot: A Conversation with Frederick Smith & Chaz Lamar
September 04, 2019 23:41 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBDear Mama, Take a trip with me back to when you read your first book by Terry McMillian, E. Lynn Harris or Eric Jerome Dickey and their names & their characters names rolled off our tongues like family members. These authors wrote Blackness without explanation or apology. In these books we were allowed to love, fail, explore, and soar without the weight of being flattened by whiteness. Above all else those books were page turning fun! If you, your mama, or Auntie cut their grown-ness on t...
DBM Episode 25 Part 1 BMCW19 featuring Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
June 28, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBDear Mama: Let all the myths of motherhood crumble at your feet. Dig motherhood out from under the rock of sacrifice. Look at your children and be willing to be a student, be willing to receive. See them as path makers and pathfinders. It is work. It takes presence. It takes an open heart and a willing soul. All the things white supremacy is built to beat out of us. The truth is, if we are committed to building the Promise Land outside of us by dismantling systemic and institutional oppres...
DBM Episode 24 Birthing FREEdom
April 28, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBDear Mama: We believe EVERY BLACK MAMA matters and when we say EVERY we mean EVERY. This episode is dedicated to the mamas giving birth in the belly of the beast of white supremacy, the US prison system, and the birth workers like our guest Doula Chauntel Norris who refuse to sit and wait for the world to change but live the words of Audre Lorde, we are ones we’ve been waiting for. We appreciate your support and ask you to to please keep emailing us, keep engaging with us through social m...
DBM Episode 23 Mama's Pleasure Matters
March 26, 2019 01:59 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBDear Mama: Let’s take a deep dive past sex tips and tricks, beyond stimulation and center pleasure. Pleasure lasts beyond orgasms. Pleasure pours into us, inspires us and touches our deepest creativity. We’re talking nude yoga, Black porn, weekday sex and kundalini so this is what we call an #EarbudsEpisode meaning this episode contains explicit language of a sexual nature so you may wanna ask your little ones to put their earbuds in or pop yours in. We wanna hear from you. So please ke...