Normalize Breastfeeding

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Vanessa Simmons, artist, and activist, is speaking out to eliminate the taboo of public breastfeeding in our modern society. She interviews guests about their experiences, advocacy, and activism in the community worldwide. She is a speaker focused on transforming the mindset around the natural, yet…

Vanessa Simmons


    • Dec 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 44:40


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    1ST GENERATION Breastfeeder to CERTIFIED Breastfeeding Specialist

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 57:05


    Sterling Grey-Simmons shares her story of going from never even thinking about breastfeeding until she was pregnant to pursuing a business as a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist. Get comfortable and grab a drink because episode was so much fun to record with her during National Breastfeeding Month 2023 @loyallactation5888 (Apologies for the sound issue. I can't figure out what was wrong with my Bluetooth headphones, but I sounded like I was under water! Usually they sound is very clear and crisp.) _____

    Baby Friendly Hospital Report w/ Hakima Tafunzi Payne of Uzazi Village

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 38:17


    Hakima discloses details from her "Voices of Black Mothers: The Baby-friendly Experience" report published in 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/normalizebreastfeeding/message

    Zainab Yate on Breastfeeding Aversion and Agitation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 31:09


    Zainab reveals how her passion to raise awareness about aversion for breastfeeding moms came from her own experience and led her away from her doctorate program to investigate it more deeply. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/normalizebreastfeeding/message

    The 1st Black Lactation Course Curriculum Created by Black Lactation Providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 50:12


    Lydia O. Boyd and Felisha Floyd share their story behind the launch of the course during Black History Month 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/normalizebreastfeeding/message

    EP21: Jasmine Marquez, IBCLC Creates Children's Book "Breastfeeding All Around the Bay"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 27:12


    We discuss Jasmine's passion for preventative health and her experiences that led her to study human lactation. She is a die-hard 49er fan and a mother of a 19 month old breastfed toddler. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/normalizebreastfeeding/message

    EP20: Breastfeeding Mom Wins Mrs. Pennsylvania International

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 57:07


    We discuss Kate Schartel Novak's birth and breastfeeding story. Kate shares her pageant victory while she was on-demand nursing her 29 month old and her platform on PBS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/normalizebreastfeeding/message

    EP19: Kimberly Seals-Allers Highlights Racism & Bias and Their Impact on Black Breastfeeding

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 37:43


    We talk about Kimberly's provocative article, "Dear White Women: Are You Beind What's Suppressing Black Breastfeeding Rates?" She shares about her own breastfeeding experiences and how they have led her to become an advocate for change in maternal and infant health, while creating a seat for WOC at the table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/normalizebreastfeeding/message

    EP18: We are 1 in 4 - Pregnancy/Infant Loss Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 43:48


    We talk about a "cause within our cause" -- Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month. Owhen's Box: Pregnancy Loss Support owner, Audrey Andaluz, shares her story of pregnancy loss and postpartum grief, publicly, for the first time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/normalizebreastfeeding/message

    EP17: Incident Report: Breastfeeding Mother Told to Cover Up on KLM Flight - Shelby Angel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 20:56


    We talk about the breastfeeding in public incident and how mothers can prepare for breastfeeding in public while traveling. Stay at home mom, Shelby Angel joins live from the Netherlands. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/normalizebreastfeeding/message

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