Best Kimberly Seals Allers Podcasts (2024)

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Racism and Anti-Racism in Community Psychiatry w/ Dr. Jessica Isom 56:36

9M ago56:36

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Like many medical specialties, the field of psychiatry was built on racist ideas of difference in black and white mental fitness and mental capacity. This historical backdrop of medical and scientific racism paved the way for contemporary inequities in care and the systematic underinvestments in Black mental health. The drivers of long-term Black m…

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Season 4: Becoming an Ally with Ali Stagnitta & Stephanie Kramer 28:00

12M ago28:00

28:00

43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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Season 4: Changing Your Perspective with Kimberly Seals Allers & Stephanie Kramer 22:42

1y ago22:42

22:42

43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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Narrowing the Gap in Black Breast Health w/ Ricki Fairley and Valarie Worthy 1:09:21

1+ y ago1:09:21

1:09:21

The United States has a troubling history of black bodies being used as experimental subjects for new drugs or medical treatments. Though the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 was created to require the inclusion of women and minorities in clinical trials funded by the NIH, Black participation in clinical trials still trails far below the overall demo…

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Season 4 with Stephanie Kramer & Carry Strong 33:47

1+ y ago33:47

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43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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Using Data & Technology to Advance Racial Justice w/ Kimberly Seals Allers 52:16

1+ y ago52:16

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In this new landscape of technology, algorithms are used as data to make predictions and aid in decision-making around medical treatment and healthcare access. While they have been known to reinforce discrimination and harm, they also have the capacity to advance health equity and the well-being of Black communities. In this episode of the Health E…

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Finding Joy for Black Birth Workers: Black Doulas Speak Out 1:17:14

1+ y ago1:17:14

1:17:14

Our Guests: Chanel Porchia Albert, Ancient Song Doula Services; Linda Jones, Black Women Birthing Justice; Quatia Osorio, Urban Perinatal Education Center; Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson, Frontline Doulas Episode Description: The truth is, while we wait for the medical system to confront and change its dangerous practices, it’s Black birth workers who ar…

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Good Timing/Bad Timing: Finding Joy In & Beyond the Circumstances 1:07:17

2y ago1:07:17

1:07:17

Our Guest: Deidra Washington Other Guests: Mike Washington Episode Description: Having a plan for pregnancy and parenting comes in handy. But what happens when things move differently than expected and you have to make adjustments? Deidra Washington and her husband Mike know all about scrapping plan A and finding the beauty in plan B. In this episo…

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Abortion Access as Reproductive Justice w/ Marisa Pizii 49:18

2y ago49:18

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is already disproportionately impacting marginalized groups who struggle to access reproductive healthcare, especially Black birthing people. In this episode of the Health EquiTEA Podcast, Ijeoma and Jallicia frame the fight for abortion access in the long history of reproductive justice f…

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Welcome to the Health EquiTEA Podcast! 2:32

2y ago2:32

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The Health EquiTEA Podcast brings attention to racial health inequities that disproportionately impact Black communities and highlights local and national efforts to address them. By combining historical and contemporary analyses with first-hand stories of advocates, activists, and community organizations, we elevate grassroots Black voices and on-…

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Shifting the Narrative in Black Birth & Beyond: An Interview with Award-Winning Writer and Producer Tonya Lewis Lee 44:42

2y ago44:42

44:42

Episode Description: Narratives are powerful. They can influence policy, shift cultural norms, and drive systemic change. What about the narrative in Black maternal health? How do we shift the mainstream narrative in Black birth and breastfeeding away from doom and gloom and negative statistics to centering joy and possibility? What is needed, who …

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Birthright Live! The Restoration Episode 1:03:26

2+ y ago1:03:26

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Our Guests: Roslyn J. Smith, Safiya Rayford, Raena Granberry Therapist: Saleemah McNeil Episode Description: In this first Restoration episode of season 2, reproductive psychotherapist and CEO of Oshun Family Healing, Saleemah McNeil, and host Kimberly Seals Allers gather at SaksWorks Flagship in NYC to provide Black women who’ve experienced medica…

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Birthing While Black And HIV-Positive 1:09:11

2+ y ago1:09:11

1:09:11

Our Birthing Person: Teddy Atim, Mary Harper Holly Other Guests: Helen Zimba Episode Description: This week, we’re examining the stigma against pregnant and birthing people living with HIV and centering the challenges and realities of healthy, joyful births even with a diagnosis. Host Kimberly Seals Allers follows the journeys of two HIV-positive m…

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Single Mother By Choice with a Donor: Leslie’s Birth Story 1:17:50

2+ y ago1:17:50

1:17:50

Our Birthing Person: Leslie Fickling Other Guests: Chanel Stryker-Boykin, Doula; Paul Ryan, CEO of Just A Baby; “Dave,” anonymous donor Episode Description: Society puts a stigma on Black single mothers, stereotyping and devaluing them. But what happens when you become a single mother by choice and choose sperm donation as your pathway to parenthoo…

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What Is Our Birthright? 11:59

2+ y ago11:59

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What is our birthright? This is the question that host, Kimberly Seals Allers, asks every guest at the conclusion of every episode. And the answers have varied from inspirational, tear jerking, compelling and raw. Enjoy this compilation of our team's favorite answers to, What is our birthright? Whatever it is, we're reclaiming it one story at a tim…

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Finding Black Birthing Joy in Rural Georgia: Aquarius' Story 37:47

2+ y ago37:47

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Our Birthing Person: Aquarius Watkins Other Guests: Dr. Joy Baker, M.D., OB/GYN Episode Description: While rural communities around the country—like LaGrange, Georgia—are battling limited maternity care access, mothers like Aquarius Watkins, are still striving for joyful birth experiences. With the help of a local Black OB/GYN, here’s how Aquarius …

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Insecure’s Christina Elmore Talks Birthing with Courage, Nursing on Set & How Hollywood is Shifting Black Parenting Norms 1:02:43

2+ y ago1:02:43

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Our Birthing Person: Christina Elmore Other Guests: Kimberly Durdin, LM, CPM, IBCLC In this week’s episode, Christina Elmore, actor (Twenties, HBO’s Insecure) and mother of two, takes us to her second birth for a ride through her expectations, fears, and A-ha moments as she found Black birthing joy in Los Angeles. In a hopeful and hilarious convers…

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Kayden Coleman’s Birthright: How He Found Black Birth Joy as a Trans Father 37:56

2+ y ago37:56

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Our Birthing Person: Kayden Coleman Other Guests: Nadine Ashby; Queer, Trans Birth Worker & Educator A powerful season two launches with Kayden’s story, a Black trans father of two daughters who reclaimed his birthright during his second birth. After a series of hurtful experiences during his first birth, Kayden discovered doulas who educated him a…

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Love What Matters Founder Colin Balfe on Telling Indelible Stories 20:00

2+ y ago20:00

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First-person storytelling platform Love What Matters is that rarest of media entities: a place where millions of people converge to experience life through the words of random strangers. Listen in as LWM Founder and Chief Content Officer Colin Balfe shares his touching origin story with Kindsider’s Chris Peterson, and discusses the company’s evolut…

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Irth CEO Kimberly Seals Allers on Improving Outcomes for Black and Brown Mothers 32:38

2+ y ago32:38

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Meet Kimberly Seals Allers, a journalist turned entrepreneur whose goal is to provide better birthing outcomes for black and brown women. As the Founder of Irth (“Birth” without the ‘b’ for bias), Kimberly has channeled her own delivery experience into a community site that enables new moms and doulas to provide candid reviews of their care provide…

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Double Elvis Has Entered The Building 28:26

3y ago28:26

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Today we go live to Boston to hobnob with Double Elvis, the company behind one of the most successful music podcasts out there, “Disgraceland,” and a slew of other content. Co-founders Jake Brennan - who created the hit series - and Brady Sadler, who serves as the company’s CEO, tell Kinsider’s Chris Peterson about their journey from the upstart sh…

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Radio's Social Revolution 32:02

3y ago32:02

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When Stationhead CEO and Founder Ryan Star waxes rhapsodic about radio’s potential to create community, he isn’t just pitching his app -- he’s recounting his own journey as a successful rock star. And even though he boasts around 200,000 listeners a month on Spotify, his attention has been focused on his bustling social radio service. Stationhead h…

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Bonus: Introducing Moments with Candace Parker 3:18

3y ago3:18

3:18

Introducing WMN's new parenting show, Moments with Candace Parker! Each week, Candace Parker chats with friends you might recognize, from Allyson Felix to Chris & Adrienne Bosh, about stories you've never heard before. Moments with Candace Parker is a podcast that celebrates parenthood to the fullest -- the smallest victories, the messiest failures…

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BIRTHRIGHT SEASON FINALE : The Second Restoration Episode 1:23:09

3y ago1:23:09

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RESTORATION: Healing Black Birth Trauma Birthright is about joy and healing in Black birth. In this special episode, we heal. Listen in to our live virtual event and special season finale where two Black moms, one who experienced disrespect and harm in her birth and another who lost her baby after a premature delivery, sit with a therapist and a he…

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What Is Our Birthright? 12:55

3y ago12:55

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Compilation of insights from our host, Kimberly Seals Allers and guests Resources/References Learn more about having a safe and empowered birth by downloading the free ebook: Birth with Irth: A Mini-Manual to Pregnancy and Childbirth for Black People Get full episode details and transcripts (posted by midday) on www.BirthrightPodcast.com New episod…

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Carla’s Story: An OB/GYN Chooses a Home Birth 26:10

3y ago26:10

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Our Birthing Person: Carla Williams, MD Other Guests: Kiki Jordan, Midwife Episode Description (short/two sentences) What happens when a medical insider opts to give birth outside the hospital? For one, we should all pay attention. In this week’s episode, Dr. Carla Williams, a Black Latina OBGYN in New York, shares why she had her first birth at th…

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Introducing Raising Rebels - Hey, Auntie! 40:39

3y ago40:39

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Raising Rebels is a parenting podcast featuring courageous conversations with real parents. Parenting can be so lonely. Our work is to encourage children to be fully themselves in a society that doesn’t always celebrate them. On this Episode host Noleca Radway talks with adrienne maree brown about the special work of Aunties. IG: @RaisingRebelsPod.…

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Kimberly’s Birth Story: Learning From Our Mother’s Gardens 34:42

3y ago34:42

34:42

Who: Kimberly Seals Allers Birth story Alma Seals, Kimberly’s mother Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens Dr. Neel Shah Episode Description (short/two sentences): On this special episode, Kimberly Seals Allers interviews her mother to hear her own birth story, discusses the history of medical interventions, the role of feminist movements and the power of our m…

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The Joy of Birthing in a Buick with an 11 year-old on assist. 26:04

3y ago26:04

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Who: Allegra White Keith White, Husband Kalle White, Daughter Episode Description In our episode today, our guest Allegra, a Doula and mother of 5, was so determined to not be at the hospital for long she ended up delivering her baby girl in the front seat of her car, with her husband and 11-year old daughter on assist. In addition to sharing this …

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Folashade’s Story: The power of the right doctor relationship, a special candle, and a viral video after delivering twins. de 29:00

3y ago29:00

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Giving birth to twins during the pandemic can be stressful enough. And too many Black women feel like they do not have meaningful relationships with their OB/GYN. So when Folashade Butler, of the metro Washington D.C. area, found herself delivering her twins earlier than expected and in less than ideal circumstances, she found comfort and felt more…

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Birthright Live!: The Restoration Episode 55:35

3+ y ago55:35

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Black birthing needs healing. Too many Black women and birthing individuals are left holding trauma and unresolved hurt due to the mistreatment, dismissiveness, or disrespect they endured during the childbirth experience. It’s time to model healing journeys for those carrying birth trauma, so we can all find joy! In our first Birthright Live episod…

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“It’s in the Stars” : Actor Angela Lewis talks joy after pain 28:17

3+ y ago28:17

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Who: Angela Lewis, Mother, Actress, Activist Erica McAfee, Founder of Sisters in Loss Episode Description (short/two sentences) There can be joy even after disappointment, shame and loss. It often requires the right perspective and a supportive birthing team that still honors your vision even when plans change. This week, actress Angela Lewis, a st…

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Anna’s Story: 3 Doulas, 3 Mothers & All the Ancestors 43:44

3+ y ago43:44

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Who: Anna Malaika Tubbs, author of The Three Mothers, First Partner of Stockton, CA Michael Tubbs, Former Mayor of Stockton, CA Mika Cade, Doula Episode Description Anna who has lived in four countries, is a PhD candidate at Cambridge University and served as First Partner for the city of Stockton, CA. but when it came to pregnancy and childbirth, …

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Morine’s Joy: A Dream Birthing Team Goes Viral 47:38

3+ y ago47:38

47:38

What does it take to have a positive birth experience? Apparently, depending on where you live, it can take a lot of time searching for the right provider. In this episode, Morine shares her beautiful birth story after moving from the Durham, N.C. to Knoxville, TN mid-pregnancy and her quest to find a provider who looked like her. Along the way I e…

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Whitney’s Journey: From Planned Homebirth to Preemie Birth 34:13

3+ y ago34:13

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On this episode of Birthright, Kimberly Seals Allers interviews Whitney Robinson, a design-loving product manager and mother of four. As with her other children, Whitney planned a home birth, but 25-weeks into her pregnancy she went into premature labor and, with her husband and support team, she was determined to turn the unthinkable into an unapo…

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Introducing Birthright 3:46

3+ y ago3:46

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Birthright, hosted by Kimberly Seals Allers, a podcast about joy and healing in Black birth. By seeking out and exploring positive birth stories we can find ideas, solutions and blind spots in our quest to make the birth experience equitable for all Black birthing bodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Bringing Music Education To The Masses 40:19

4y ago40:19

40:19

Recently appointed CEO of TrueFire Studios Owen Grover joins us today to talk about their industry-leading online guitar education platform, which boasts over 3 million learners. For touring musicians sidelined by the pandemic, TrueFire provides a rare new revenue stream. The conversation veers into a broader media discussion as Grover and Host Chr…

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Retail's Reinvention 24:39

4y ago24:39

24:39

We chat with Moksha Fitzgibbons, the President at NTWRK (pronounced “Network”), a company often referred to as “Home Shopping Network for Gen Z.” Just 18 months old, the company provides celebrity-driven content and daily ‘drops’ of exclusive merch to a rabid consumer base eager to snatch up the coolest gear. Get a quick rundown on the day's bigges…

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Shining a Light on LA’s Tech Scene 20:44

4y ago20:44

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Down the coast from Silicon Valley there’s a burgeoning and, until now, under-covered tech renaissance. We check in with dot.LA’s co-Founder and CEO Sam Adams, who, along with his fellow co-Founder Spencer Rascoff (Co-Founder and former CEO of Zillow) are on a mission to elevate the SoCal tech and startup scene. Plus, how the NBA is getting it righ…

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Altering Reality For Fun and Profit 10:19

4y ago10:19

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How is our prolonged quarantine impacting the growing AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) sectors? We get a crash course in the space; plus, building a new company during a crisis. If you want a quick rundown on the day's biggest media/tech stories, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter, "Take a Break with Kindred Media" here (https://…

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The Podcast Industry, Explained 8:36

4y ago8:36

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In the last few years, major media companies have put more money into the podcast space. With players like Spotify, iHeartMedia, SiriusXM and more investing heavily, what does it mean for the audio wars?

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Coming Soon: Kinsider 0:43

4y ago0:43

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Welcome to Kinsider, a new podcast that brings you behind the most important stories in media & tech, from Kindred Media and LionTree. On this weekly podcast, we’re going to break down the biggest stories of the week with the brightest minds in media & tech, the people that are moving their industries forward. Make sure you never miss an episode an…

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Looking Forward with Sabrina M. Tucker-Barrett 27:00

4y ago27:00

27:00

43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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Storytelling with Natalie Nixon 29:02

4y ago29:02

29:02

43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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Designing Leadership with Sarah Joyce 21:49

4y ago21:49

21:49

43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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Re-Thinking Possibility with Nina Vaca 32:27

4y ago32:27

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43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter 1:58

4y ago1:58

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The Black Mamas Matter Alliance centers on the experiences and leadership of Black mothers through trainings, technical assistance and capacity building. In their own words, BMMA “envisions a world where Black mothers have the rights, respect and resources to thrive before, during and after pregnancy.” blackmamasmatter.org. Black mothers die in chi…

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Stepping Up with Minda Brusse 28:33

4y ago28:33

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43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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Growing Up with Erin Sparler 27:44

4y ago27:44

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43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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Sharing the Work with Chris Laughlin and Sarah Boyd 33:01

4+ y ago33:01

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43 percent of women leave the traditional workforce when they have children. This podcast forgets about the leaning in or leaning out debate and talks to women about their journeys towards creating lives that include both family and career. Claudia Reuter, a former stay-at-home mom who went on to be a venture-backed CEO, speaks with authors, tech e…

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