Black Girls Guide To Fertility

Black Girls Guide To Fertility

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Playwright and Screenwriter, Sonhara Eastman, gives you an in-depth look into the anger, shame, envy and hope of someone battling infertility by sharing her own experiences.

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    • Oct 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES

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    The Bloodline: Myths & Healing from a Cyst

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 24:16


    Sonhara talks with registered Nurse, Shenae Dawkins, about health myths, healing from a cyst, and loving yourself. 

    Fashion & Fertility

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 24:53


    Sonhara talks with Dalia, founder of 6 feet of fashion about fashion, fertility, weight loss and options when conceiving. 

    Counseling & Infertility

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 32:18


    Sonhara talks with Andrea Bryman of Bryman Counseling about mental health, infertility and counseling.

    Yoga & Fertility

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 22:06


    Sonhara chats with Kiyona, a yoga instructor and fertility advocate, on a path to wellness; mind, body, and spirit. 

    Matchmaker: Egg Donor & Surrogates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 17:00


    Sonhara talks with Jenna Deford of the Guidance Agency where they discuss egg donors, surrogates, and matchmaking services. 

    Non-Toxic: Designing a safe space to optimize fertility

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 26:55


    Sonhara talks with Debra of Vegan Design about creating a non-toxic home-life to optimize fertility. 

    Pregnancy After 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 47:04


    Sonhara talks with attorney and founder of Pregnancy After 40 about conceiving and the misconception that women aren't fertile in their 40's. 

    I'm a Motherf@#$ing Superstar so where are my babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 54:18


    Sonhara talks with Actress & Director, Valeka Jessica about her fertility journey, where she gets very candid on the ups and downs of conception. 

    The Colorless Womb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 31:26


    Sonhara talks with author Kim Gowdy about her path to becoming a mom and why it's important to look beyond color. 

    Single Ladies: You are so beautiful! Do you have kids?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 24:41


    Sonhara talks with her friend who is currently single and wants to become a Mom.

    Hidden Gems: A Holistic Approach

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 35:08


    Sonhara talks with Reid Forrester, owner of Hidden Gems about infertility, holistic practices, and the power of the womb. 

    The Effects of Mother's Day & Re-positioning to become a Parent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 38:45


    Sonhara chats with best friend Missy and sister Kianne to discuss the effects of Mother's Day and repositioning to become a parent. 

    Coming to Term

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 24:23


    Sonhara talks with Screenwriter, Nzinga Kemp, about the rocky road to carrying full term while balancing a career in Hollywood. 

    Non-viable: Let's talk secondary infertility

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 16:23


    Sonhara talks about secondary infertility with Poet and Teacher @brittanyrogers, who discovered the difficulties of conceiving after birthing two children.

    Let's talk PCOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 22:45


    Sonhara Eastman talks with Essence Payne Randle, founder of Cajun Cysters about PCOS and walking for awareness. 

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    Starbucks, Dancing & Infertility

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 27:42


    Screenwriter, Sonhara Eastman, talks with Dancer Princess Johnson about her infertility battle and how Starbucks paved the way for her to start a family. 

    We can wear white!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 24:10


    Sonhara talks with media specialist Tanika Gray about her struggle with fibroids and why we can wear white!

    Keeping it Real: Road to Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 23:22


    Sonhara shares her road to recovery and details the hardship of parenting alone when her husband travels extensively for work.

    A Fight to the Finish: Not so perfect birth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 57:28


    Sonhara Eastman, along with her husband, recap their 7-year fight to conceive and share the life & death labor and delivery experience that led to a near emergency c-section to keep their daughter alive.  

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    IVF, Pregnancy & Survivors Remorse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 33:37


    After a long break, Sonhara Eastman is back to share where she's been, along with her tough decision to continue with IVF, which resulted in pregnancy after nearly seven years of trying!

    Increase your chances of conceiving!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 39:09


    Sonhara Eastman chats with author Lisa Hendrickson-Jack on increasing your chances of conceiving.

    Soul Food Sunday: Mother's Day Isn't Always Happy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 18:48


    Sonhara Eastman shares her experiences with Mother's Day and offers ways to cope. 

    Semen Secrets: a wife's silent struggle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 26:39


    Author TJ Peyton shares thoughts from her new book, Semen Secrets, and gives tips on how to deal with infertility when it's not you, but your husband. 

    What is MRKH? And how does it impact fertility!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 22:18


    Sonhara Eastman chats with journalist Janay Cook of Sistah's Surviving Infertility who discusses MRKH and how it impacts the body and fertility.

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    Climbing the Corporate Ladder & Fighting for a Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2019 34:38


    A conversation with Brooklyn and Keisha, who are best friends climbing the corporate ladder together but interestingly enough did not share their infertility woes while one another until one of them was facing a medical emergency.  

    Don't Just Accept Bad News

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 19:18


    An encouraging conversation with, Assata Nzingha, who, at the age of 21, was given a diagnosis of being infertile, had PCOS and was also suspected to have cervical cancer. Devastated, because she always wanted to be a mom, she changed the trajectory of her life by researching foods that were harmful to the reproductive system and started to eliminate them incrementally over time. By the age of 40, she had 4 children.   

    Life After a Miscarriage: How to Cope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2018 16:21


    Actress, dancer and choreographer, Olivia Crosby, shares her journey of overcoming a miscarriage and how she found her silver lining through it all.

    Soul Food Sunday Edition: There's more than one path to becoming a mother

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 50:46


    A Mother's Day conversation with television producer, Denise H., who shares her journey on how she became a mother through adoption. Her faith and fortitude will open your hearts to other paths of becoming a mom. 

    Try This/Try That

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 21:14


    Sonhara Eastman shares some of the things she has done to try to get pregnant and gives her opinion on what she thought was beneficial or not. 

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    How do Men deal with Infertility? - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 29:24


    Sonhara Eastman and her husband share how infertility affects their marriage and the best way to rebuild what has been broken.

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    How do Men deal with Infertility? - Part-Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 29:13


    Sonhara Eastman continues to chat with her husband and tries to understand why Men have a hard time accepting that they too can be the problem. 

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    How do Men deal with Infertility? - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 37:10


    Sonhara Eastman chats with her husband to better understand how men deal with infertility. 

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    Soul Food Sunday Edition - 1/21/2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2018 38:26


    An honest conversation with my parents, Harry A. Dawkins III & Sondra Dawkins, to hear how they and other parents cope with seeing their children go through the painful process of infertility.

    My IVF Process: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 25:18


    Sonhara Eastman talks in-depth about her IVF process; the cost, the results, and the aftermath. 

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    My IVF Process: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 25:34


    Sonhara Eastman talks in-depth about her IVF process; the cost, the results, and the aftermath. 

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    Coming Out of the Shadows

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 21:38


    Meet playwright, Sonhara Eastman, and hear about her nearly six-year battle with infertility and why it's important that Black Women speak up when it comes to this issue.

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