Podcasts about nekisha

Dear Mama, Who is the girl the woman who survived in the belly of the boat that brought you here? Where did she come from?  How do we find our way back to that place?  Why should we find our way back to that place?  In this episode, WE JOURNEY & Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder of African Ancestry is ridin with us! Along the way:

On this episode of the EBB podcast, I talk with Nekisha Killings, IBCLC and founder of The Melanated Mammary Atlas®, all about cultural humility and educating clinicians and birth workers about identifying and diagnosing conditions that present in Black and Brown breasts/chests.   Nekisha Killings, holds a master's in public health (MPH) and is an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She's an equity strategist and maternal and child health advocate who speaks, teaches and facilitates on topics related to equity and dismantling bias across various sectors. She is also a director of equity, inclusion, and belonging with the Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association and consults with organizations on implementing creative strategies to better support marginalized communities. As a leader in the field, she wrote the chapter titled Cultural Humility in the latest core curriculum for interdisciplinary lactation care and continues to wow audiences with new realizations that positively impact their approach to business and life.   Nekisha shares how she's working to change the face of lactation education and bring equity, inclusion, diversity and most importantly training and education to clinicians and birth workers around the normalization of Black and Brown breasts/chests, as well as, identifying and diagnosing clinical conditions that present on melanated skin. Not only is Nekisha working to revolutionize how we understand many pathologies in lactation, she shares how she has been entrusted to carry forward in the production of the pivotal Breastfeeding Atlas and ensure that future clinicians and folks vested in the lactation dyad have access to accurate, complete, and inclusive information.   Content Warning: Discussion of birth/lactation trauma and lack of diversity and inclusion in lactation training.   Resources:   Follow The Melanated Mammary Atlas® on Instagram  Follow Nekisha on Instagram    Learn more and subscribe to The Melanated Mammary Atlas® here  Learn more about Nekisha and her work here   Find The Breastfeeding Atlas here    Learn about the Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association  Learn about Black Breastfeeding Week    Listen to EBB episodes:   EBB 214 - Supporting Pumping Parents in Lactation with IBCLC, Nichelle Clark EBB 211 - Supporting Expectant Families through Birth and Lactation with Birth Doula and EBB Program Team Assistant, Rikki Jenkins EBB 189 - Why Black Lactation Matters and the Importance of Black Breastfeeding Week with IBCLC, Janiya Mitnaul Williams   For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on:  TikTok Instagram Pinterest Want to get involved at EBB?  Check out our Professional Membership (including scholarship options) here  Find an EBB Instructor here  Click here to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class.

This week we recap Netflix's rom-com “The Perfect Find” with special guests Crystal and NeKisha from @demblackmamaspodcast (1:00) Hidden Gems (1:46:00): More about our special guests' podcast: Dem Black Mamas answers all the questions yo mama won't! From sex & dream catching to adulting & raising free Black children, three #BlackMamaCreatives Crystal Tennille Irby, NeKisha Killings, & Thea Monyee, give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold while pursuing their own creative dreams through healing and liberation.  They live by the mantra 'Motherhood is not the graveyard of dreams. We are available on all podcasting platforms but please follow, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify apps. We greatly appreciate the support! Follow us on social media: IG: @recappinpodcast Twitter: @recappinpodcast FB: reCappin' with Delora and Ashley Contact us: Email: recappinpodcast@gmail.com

This week in headlines, Jamie Foxx out and about in Chicago; Britney Spears upcoming memoir; Babies! Da Brat and Naomi Osaka (6:50) In hot topics, we discuss Keke Palmer at Usher's Residency and Baby Daddy's online reaction; Jonah Hill's text messages and 2023 Emmy Nominations (21:00) Stay tuned for our next episode on Tuesday, “The Perfect Find” available on Netflix with Special Guests Crystal and Nekisha from @demblackmamaspodcast. We are available on all podcasting platforms, but please follow, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify apps. We greatly appreciate the support! Follow us on social media: IG: @recappinpodcast Twitter: @recappinpodcast FB: ReCappin' with Delora and Ashley Contact us: Email: recappinpodcast@gmail.com            

Dear 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 made me pause (see what I did there) was when Union stated, “According to a 2020 CDC study, the suicide rate among women is highest for those ages 45-64” and calls out how women's depression is often linked to men or their children, focusing on the external features of women's lives and not the internal.  That's when I knew we had to do an episode about Menopause and I knew just who turn to Omisade Burney Scott s creator of the platform Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause which includes a podcast of the same name.    Black Mama Creative Week is the perfect time to drop this episode. Burney-Scott is a trailblazer in this field and roots her work in her spirituality producing creative projects such as Messages From the Menopausal Multiverse. In this episode, we talk: 

When you think Mardi Gras, you might think king cake, colorful beads thrown from parades, and as much debauchery as one can manage before the Lenten season of repentance begins the following day. Maybe you've wondered whether Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is even a Catholic holiday given the day's deluge of decadence.  Mardi Gras is not only Catholic, it's French, Creole, African-American, African and Native American. And there are layers to this ornate carnival that reveal a powerful history of Black joy, resistance and rebellion. So tells Nekisha Elise Williams, the author of Mardi Gras Indians, and today's guest on The Gloria Purvis Podcast.  “There are really two Mardi Gras,” says Nekisha, “and where Black people party and have Mardi Gras is not always the same as where white people party and have Mardi Gras.” For a long time, the segregation between white and Black Mardi Gras was policed by Jim Crow laws. And while there is growing curiosity about what happens at “Black Mardi Gras,” the impact of white supremacy culture still reinforces this historical segregation.  One vibrant and distinct tradition that white mainstream Mardi Gras often misses is that of the Mardi Gras Indians, otherwise known as the Black-Masking Indians. They have a fascinating history that dates back to the 1800s, when Native Americans provided a safe refuge for enslaved Africans who had escaped bondage. This friendship between formerly enslaved Africans and various Native American tribes of the lower Mississippi River Valley helped birth one of the most colorful and unique cultural expressions of Mardi Gras.  Nikesha has done extensive research on the Mardi Gras Indians and describes them as “a group of men, women, children, families, neighbors who at Carnival time in New Orleans mask Indian or mask as the Plains Indians, Native American indigenous people.”  Masking as indigenous has served at least two important purposes. It's a way to pay homage to their ancestors and their friendship with the Native American tribes that harbored them “while also paying tribute to the warrior culture of African tribes that were enslaved on the continent and brought over to the new world,” says Nikesha.  “It's not just a parade [...] to go out, get drunk, have fun, and like say, ‘Hey, Mister, throw me some beads,'” Nikesha says. “For some of them, it really is a spiritual and religious experience. And that goes down to the songs that they sing, the hand signals that they throw, the dances that they do, and how they operate within their communities as well.” To learn more about the colorful and defiant history of the Mardi Gras Indians, be sure to listen to this special Mardi Gras episode of The Gloria Purvis Podcast.  To support this podcast, please consider getting a digital subscription to America Media at www.americamagazine.org/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a listen and hear how Nekisha Killings made her way into the lactation field and why community is our greatest resource. Trust me, it will blow you away! Press play and learn how she has BEEN Leveling Up in Lactation! Learn more and connect with Nikki at: connect@nekishakillings.com Nekisha Killings MPH, IBCLC Learn more about: The Melanated Mammary AlasTM and Nikki and Nikki Lactation Career Consultants Hosted by Erika Dudley, IBCLC, she created this podcast to highlight, amplify, and develop an audio hub for the journeys of Black Lactation Professionals. Join her every other Monday morning for about an hour as she has a laid back, candid conversation with Colleagues about their journeys through Lactation Land. Erika Dudley is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who began her career in lactation as a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor after successfully pushing through barriers to breastfeed her son. Within a year she became a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist then promoted to the Lead Breastfeeding Counselor. After becoming an IBCLC she transitioned into private practice where she owns Enriched Lactation. Enjoying the podcast? Be sure to follow, subscribe, review and share it with a friend! Learn more about the podcast: LevelingUpInLactation.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/endibclc/support

Dear 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 by texting SACRED to 213 & Choose your own adventure NeKisha: New Website for Nikki & Nikki Lactation Career Consultants: https://www.nikkiandnikkiibclc.org/ Say Less: A virtual BIPOC silent co-working space  1st Monday 8amET-11amET Link To Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87843521969 3rd Monday 8pmPT-11pmPT Link To Join:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512076376 Crystal:  Turning 7 year program Writers Well Youth Fellowship into a non-profit Writers Well is a program for Black girls/femmes 14-19 living in South Carolina interested in writing and/or performance.  It's a brave space for Black girls to nurture their imagination. Follow on IG: @writerswellyouthfellowship and/or donate: https://bit.ly/blackgirlswritethefuture Writing Workshop: I AM: Writing an Artist/Personal Statement & Cover Letter Sunday, April 3rd, 6pm, Zoom Link To Register: https://bit.ly/amwritingworkshop Invest in us! ​​Invest in a platform curated by 3 Black women actively cultivating spaces rooted in healing, creativity, and liberation for Black mamas. Help us continue to be #BlackMamaBuilt. Dem Black Mamas Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demblackmamas Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/demblackmamaspodcast One Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/demblackmamas SUPPORT OUR SISTER POD: Shaping The Shift hosted by our very own Thea Monyee IG | Facebook  INFORMATION & INSPIRATION Looking for some Black Mama Love, support, and connection?   Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection Join the new app for Black Moms, Meet Akina founded by Black mom and entrepreneur Leigh Butler, Meet Akina is a new social media app for Black Mamas, Black Bonus Mamas, and Aunties Are you a Woman of Color or a Black person interested in starting a podcast?  For information and inspiration follow Women of Color Podcasters and/or Black Pod Collective on IG. We need more of us feeding us! If you're a Black woman interested in becoming a lactation consultant check out Nikki & Nikki Lactation Career Consultants

We are so excited to rebroadcast this episode all about the power of collaboration with Nikki & Nikki.Do you know that kismet moment when you start talking to someone and the brimming over of idea-sharing makes you feel like you are on to something? Something that hasn't been created yet and there is a big need for it in the world. Like you and this person can literally come together and give birth to something unique and extraordinary, just like the one-of-a-kind tiny humans with which we work.That is exactly what happened when we met and decided to collaborate on LBC. Here's the thing, we are not the only ones connecting with colleagues and germinating ideas that can help to create the IBCLC world in which we all want to live. That is why we were SO excited to welcome Nikki Greenaway, IBCLC, aka Nurse Nikki, and Nekisha Killings MPH, IBCLC, RLC - the dynamic duo that makes Nikki & Nikki - to our most recent podcast episode - The Power of Collaboration. Their collaboration grew from identifying gaps and disparities in the pathway system and a deep desire to demystify and open up the process for black and brown people who want to affect change in the breastfeeding world. Nikki Greenaway, aka Nurse Nikki, is a wife, mother of three, Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She is one half of Nikki and Nikki Lactation Career Consultants where she assists black lactation specialists to register for the IBCLC exam.  In addition to co-founding the New Orleans Breastfeeding Center and Cafe au Lait Breastfeeding Circle for Families of Color, she is also the proud owner of a maternal-child health mobile clinic and a health consulting firm providing maternal-child health training and resources to community organizations.Nekisha Killings MPH, IBCLC, RLC is an equity strategist, international board-certified lactation consultant, and maternal and child health advocate. Her life's work is focused on advancing equity in the field of lactation. Nekisha authored the chapter titled Cultural Humility in the latest Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care. She acts as Director of Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Lactation Education Resources, and consults organizations on creating and implementing strategies to better support marginalized communities. She is co-founder of Nikki & Nikki: Lactation Career Consultants, which is dedicated to equipping aspirants of color to sit the IBCLC exam. You will definitely want to carve out the time to listen and learn about how these two amazing IBCLCs balance their passions for bettering the world for all while putting family first, managing their private practices, and carving out time for themselves. Because if you're anything like us when an idea starts to germinate, it can be hard to slow the train. Tune in and grow with us!"It's like a switch comes on when someone really gives you confidence that you can accomplish anything. You start to believe in yourself. And it makes all the difference in the world.” In this episode, we will cover:How Nikki and Nikki first came to be (11:10)Demystifying the process for others (16:10)Using support to keep you on track and focused (20:18)What they would change about the lactation industry (29:16)The importance of serving while also being compensated (37:46) Like this episode? Want more?The LBC podcast is ALWAYS free, thanks to contributions from supporters. Every contributed dollar counts and so do our contributors — as a thank-you gift to our top-tier members, we offer monthly LIVE Deeper Dive sessions with experts and access to all previous Deeper Dive sessions — check out our upcoming Deeper Dives and become a member! All contributions count; join at one of our starter levels here! Links and ResourcesNikki and Nikki on Instagram: instagram.com/nikkiandnikkiibclc/Nikki and Nikki on Facebook: facebook.com/NikkiandNikkiIBCLC/Nikki and Nikki by email: nikkiandnikkiibclc@gmail.comNikki and Nikki's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCySgoTbyiCpREfGELEoeCKQ?fbclid=IwAR2733X67pT4PZZiY_d9PE8HFyAWxKm4gR3bhecJjh6tTzpOAaBXaqQ3EZoHow Did I Miss That?: Breast Assessment and Non-White Skin TonesNational Association of Professional and Peer Lactation Supporters of Color (NAPPLSC) Lactation Education Resources:goldlearning.com/ce-library/all-lectures/breast-assessment-and-non-white-skin-tones-detailJoin our next Deeper Dive: learn.anniefrisbie.com/deeper-diveListen on Patreon: patreon.com/lactationbusinesscoaching If you like what you heard today, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram and leave us a review on iTunes.  About UsLeah Jolly is a private practice IBCLC with Bay Area Breastfeeding in Houston, Texas.Annie Frisbie is a private practice IBCLC serving Queens and Brooklyn in New York City and the creator of the Lactation Consultant Private Practice Toolkit.

In this episode, we're continuing our series with our original four Community Partners. Today, we're joined by Becky Burton, Nekisha Henry, Shannon Spencer, and Marilyn Jones with the Girl Scouts. Becky is the Chief Executive Officer, Marilyn is the Chief Development and Community Relations Officer, Nekisha is the Vice President of Mission Delivery, and Shannon is the Staff Development and Volunteer Experience Coordinator. You can learn more about the Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains and how to get involved at https://www.gs-top.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lubbockareaunitedway/support

This episode Nekisha & Anthony explores Self Care & Self Worth "Self Care" we've all heard of but what about "Self Worth". Can one of these exist without the other? **SELF CARE GIVEAWAY** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyu2XULHpo/?utm_medium=copy_link Hit that subscribe button to not miss an episode. S/O to royaltyfree-music.com for the new intro/outro music Follow on Instagram & Facebook (@helpiamanadult) and send any questions, thoughts and feedback to helpiamanadult@gmail.com

Dear Mama, When it comes to Black Maternal Health, our work is not over when Black mothers survive and the child is born alive.  Black maternal health should not fade into our peripheral because Black Maternal Health Week has passed  In this episode we discuss being invited to do an art installation for Round 50 of Project Row Houses that centered Black Maternal Health, 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 convo we take a discuss witnessing our children during hard situations inspired by card number 19 from our Black Mama Magic Card Deck: I honor my child’s divine path.  We hope this episode reminds you that motherhood is not the graveyard of dreams, that our children are divine beings on their own divine journey, and when your mothership hits rough waters to soften.  SYLLABUS Church Announcements/Praise Reports/Prayer List Requests: Black Mama Magic Card Pull: Card #19 - I honor my child’s divine path.  Black Mama Magic Mini Card Deck  & Magic Evermore Summer Solstice Box ON SALE NOW  Crystal's teaching writing and healing.  NeKisha is getting her keynote on! Thea has a new web home & published her FIRST book from her press! Check the show notes for this episode on our website for ALL links to support the mamas! Mac & Cheese: In this episode we discuss being invited to Houston to do an art installation for Project Row Houses and the importance of art as mothers and in the Black Maternal Health Movement. Black Mama Say: A word from the mamas to mamas. ASSIGNMENTS Visit our website demblackmamas.com to do TWO important things:  Invest in us by purchasing the Magic Evermore Summer Solstice Box or a Black Mama Magic Mini Card Deck  on SALE NOW!  Check our website for pictures & video from our installation. All of these things can be done on our website demblackmamas.com As always thanks for rockin with us.  For full show notes & time stamps check out website: demblackmamas.com  MORE WAYS TO INVEST IN US Invest in a platform curated by 3 Black women actively cultivating spaces rooted in healing, creativity, and liberation for Black mamas. Help us continue to be #BlackMamaBuilt:⠀⁣ 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 magic@demblackmamas.com Join our email list by visiting our website Patreon   One Time Donation: PayPal Venmo Now let's get free yall & jump into Episode 39 of Dem Black Mamas!

Join us in the latest episode as we invite Flexin With Keke to the University. Nekisha shares with us her journey as she tries to discover her purpose in life. Nekisha takes us through her ups and down of discovering self, where she ends up as Flexin With Keke. You can do anything you want in life, the journey just might look different. As long as you continue to grind and push forward you will figure it out.

Dear 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 your patience during our unexpected hiatus while I was healing from COVID.   SYLLABUS Church Announcements/Prayer Requests/Praise Reports: All who have had COVID and lost love ones to COVID Frontline workers Gratitude Crystal writing workshop coming up on Sunday, March 28th & NeKisha's first conference keynote on Monday, March 29th (check the show notes on our website for registration links: demblackmamas.com)   Mac & Cheese: In this episode we talk with midwife Jamarah Amani & transgender youth advocate Michelle about what they learned about themselves & what raising transgender children taught them about liberation.  Black Mama Say: Black Mamas on The Insurrection ASSIGNMENTS Visit our website demblackmamas.com to do three important things:  Check the show notes for this episode & register of Crystal's writing workshop & register to hear NeKisha's first conference keynote. Our Black Mama Magic Mini Card Deck will be on sale again soon so sign up for our email list  And get yo mug on Mama and invest in us by purchasing a mug, which is our #MerchOfTheMonth from our Black Mama Magic Shop  All of these things can be done on our website demblackmamas.com As always thanks for rockin with us.  For full show notes check out website: demblackmamas.com  INVEST IN US Invest in a platform curated by 3 Black women actively cultivating spaces rooted in healing, creativity, and liberation for Black mamas. Help us continue to be #BlackMamaBuilt:⠀⁣ 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 magic@demblackmamas.com Join our email list by visiting our website Patreon Merch One Time Donation: PayPal Venmo Now let's get free yall & jump into Episode 37 of Dem Black Mamas!

SEGMENT 1: Blerd City Con's founder and executive producer Clairesa Clay talks about her Dec. 11-13, 2020 virtual con. We discuss the event along with its featured panels, films, and activities including, comic books, anime, comedy, and horror, and horror's connection to Black life in the U.S. For more information about or tickets for the "Blerd City Virtual Con with Blerd Power" visit, www.blerdcitycon.com/. SEGMENT 2: Nekisha Michelle, the no-excuse relationship expert, and I talk about the possibility of Plus Size love in the reality of the Coronavirus. In addition, we discuss her 3-day virtual experience for plus size women, "Love in a Weekend: Reinvent Your Dating Style and Get Your Man," December 4-6, 2020. Listen and get 50% off tickets to this life-changing event, now through CYBER MONDAY, (readywomangspot.thinkific.com/courses/lo…-a-weekend). PLUS ONE: And, don't forget to grab those seats for The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's first virtual season, Dec. 2-31, 2020: https://www.alvinailey.org/performances-tickets/virtual-winter-season

Surviving and Thriving during Covid: Literally and Virtually with Clairesa Clay of the Blerd City Con and Nekisha Michelle of The Plus Side of Love *** Blerd City Con's founder and executive producer Clairesa Clay talks about her Dec. 11-13, 2020 virtual con. We discuss the event along with its featured panels, films, and activities including, comic books, anime, comedy, and horror, and horror's connection to Black life in the U.S. For more information about or tickets for the "Blerd City Virtual Con with Blerd Power" visit, https://www.blerdcitycon.com/. Later in the show, Nekisha Michelle, the no-excuses relationship expert, and I talk about the possibility of Plus Size love in the reality of the Coronavirus. In addition, we discuss her 3-day virtual experience for plus size women, "Love in a Weekend: Reinvent Your Dating Style and Get Your Man," December 4-6, 2020. Listen and get 50% off tickets to this life-changing event, now through CYBER MONDAY, (https://readywomangspot.thinkific.com/courses/love-in-a-weekend).

Surviving and Thriving during Covid: Literally and Virtually with Clairesa Clay of the Blerd City Con and Nekisha Michelle of The Plus Side of Love *** Blerd City Con's founder and executive producer Clairesa Clay talks about her Dec. 11-13, 2020 virtual con. We discuss the event along with its featured panels, films, and activities including, comic books, anime, comedy, and horror, and horror's connection to Black life in the U.S. For more information about or tickets for the "Blerd City Virtual Con with Blerd Power" visit, https://www.blerdcitycon.com/. Later in the show, Nekisha Michelle, the no-excuses relationship expert, and I talk about the possibility of Plus Size love in the reality of the Coronavirus. In addition, we discuss her 3-day virtual experience for plus size women, "Love in a Weekend: Reinvent Your Dating Style and Get Your Man," December 4-6, 2020. Listen and get 50% off tickets to this life-changing event, now through CYBER MONDAY, (https://readywomangspot.thinkific.com/courses/love-in-a-weekend).

SEGMENT 1: Blerd City Con's founder and executive producer Clairesa Clay talks about her Dec. 11-13, 2020 virtual con. We discuss the event along with its featured panels, films, and activities including, comic books, anime, comedy, and horror, and horror's connection to Black life in the U.S. For more information about or tickets for the "Blerd City Virtual Con with Blerd Power" visit, www.blerdcitycon.com/. SEGMENT 2: Nekisha Michelle, the no-excuse relationship expert, and I talk about the possibility of Plus Size love in the reality of the Coronavirus. In addition, we discuss her 3-day virtual experience for plus size women, "Love in a Weekend: Reinvent Your Dating Style and Get Your Man," December 4-6, 2020. Listen and get 50% off tickets to this life-changing event, now through CYBER MONDAY, (readywomangspot.thinkific.com/courses/lo…-a-weekend). PLUS ONE: And, don't forget to grab those seats for The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's first virtual season, Dec. 2-31, 2020: https://www.alvinailey.org/performances-tickets/virtual-winter-season

 Like this episode and want more? Join our Patreon community because your contribution funds our podcast so we're always free and always in your feed. Sign up at patreon.com/lactationbusinesscoachingNikki Greenaway, aka Nurse Nikki, is a wife, mother of three, Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She is one half of Nikki and Nikki Lactation Career Consultants where she assists black lactation specialists register for the IBCLC exam.  In addition to co-founding the New Orleans Breastfeeding Center and Cafe au Lait Breastfeeding Circle for Families of Color, she is also the proud owner of a maternal-child health mobile clinic and a health consulting firm providing maternal-child health training and resources to community organizations.Nekisha Killings MPH, IBCLC, RLC is an equity strategist, international board certified lactation consultant, and maternal and child health advocate. Her life’s work is focused on advancing equity in the field of lactation. Nekisha authored the chapter titled Cultural Humility in the latest Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care. She acts as Director of Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Lactation Education Resources, and consults organizations on creating and implementing strategies to better support marginalized communities. She is co-founder of Nikki & Nikki: Lactation Career Consultants, which is dedicated to equipping aspirants of color to sit the IBCLC exam.  In addition to being a spouse to an active duty servicemember, Nekisha also homeschools four little future world changers and enjoys writing and researching on the impact of historical trauma on Black families’ breastfeeding experiences today. HIGHLIGHTS11:10 How Nikki and Nikki first came to be16:10 Demystifying the process for others20:18 Using support to keep you on track and focused 29:16 What they would change about the lactation industry37:46 The importance of serving while also being compensated  QUOTES09:31 "And it's all for me, it's all related. It's all related to having more folks that look like Nikki and I in the field doing the work, being able to represent a different side of lactation. And so it's all connected.” 17:51 "It's like a switch comes on when someone really gives you confidence that you can accomplish anything. You start to believe in yourself. And it makes all the difference in the world.”27:24 "We're not out here to get rich. I think our goal is really to be of service. When I think that shines through our work, a lot of what we do is, is for very little or no pay.”34:26 "No, that doesn't happen because they're not interested in learning or growing. And so it's a waste of resources and energy and that's the heavy lifting for the folks who have been lifting heavy too long.” 39:10 “So to decrease the burden, because that is one of those big hurdles that Black and Brown people are experiencing is this hurdle of the money. Like it's expensive to do what we do to get that certification.” RESOURCESNikki and Nikki on Instagram: instagram.com/nikkiandnikkiibclc/Nikki and Nikki on Facebook: facebook.com/NikkiandNikkiIBCLC/Nikki and Nikki by email: nikkiandnikkiibclc@gmail.comNikki and Nikki’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCySgoTbyiCpREfGELEoeCKQ?fbclid=IwAR2733X67pT4PZZiY_d9PE8HFyAWxKm4gR3bhecJjh6tTzpOAaBXaqQ3EZoHow Did I Miss That?: Breast Assessment and Non-White Skin TonesNational Association of Professional and Peer Lactation Supporters of Color (NAPPLSC) Lactation Education Resources:goldlearning.com/ce-library/all-lectures/breast-assessment-and-non-white-skin-tones-detailJoin our next Deeper Dive: learn.anniefrisbie.com/deeper-diveListen on Patreon: patreon.com/lactationbusinesscoachingContact Us: hello@lactationbusinesscoaching.com

Dating with Plus Size & Men Aren't Talking Charge Anymore. Special Guest - Nekisha Michelle - Dating Coach with the Plus Size Community.  Follow her: www.instagram.com/plussideoflove  www.ultimatematchagency.co/    Please-  Like - Share- Subscribe- Follow!   We have a goal of 5,000 reviews - please help us reach that!   If you would like to help keep this podcast running and show support - without ads - please donate: www.dewaynehill.com/payment    Please Send in your questions and secret confessions www.dewaynehill.com/datingpodcastquestions    Be Sure to check out the novel "Handful of Queens" coming in 2020    Men’s Secrets Exposed Podcast   Instagram: Follow US - https://www.instagram.com/mensecretspodcast/ Check out the show on YouTube: http://bit.ly/MagicDTV Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/magicdtv/   Host: Corporate Comedy Magician Dewayne Hill website: http://www.dewaynehill.com  IG follow: https://www.instagram.com/dewayne_hill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dewaynehill Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magiciandewayne LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dewaynehill   Co-Host: Angela Dileone, VIP Beauty Hair Stylist and Make Up Artist and Speaker IG Follow: https://www.instagram.com/vipbeautystylist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vipbeautystylist   Co-Host Drew Garcia - Business Solutions IG follow: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgisreal    Co-Host - Vanessa Zamora - Women's Empowerment Coach and Business Speaker IG Follow: https://www.instagram.com/vanessazcoach 

Nekisha joins Kim to talk about how to keep a professional, yet friendly relationship with your clients, so that your clients do not try to take advantage of you.  She will also talk about her book and her writing journey. Nekisha Prince-Haynes is the owner of Prestige Admin Services where she provides Virtual Assistant Services and any Admin Tasks. Nekisha holds a Diploma in Office Admin and Accounting, a Certificate in Upgrading Administrative Professional Secretaries and, in Accounting and Finance.   Additionally, Nekisha is a member of ‘The Police Alliance Toastmasters Club’.  After publishing her book in less than 24 hours, it was ranked #1 for New Release in the One Hour Teen and Young Adults Short Reads and, #3 in the One Hour Business & Money Short Reads categories, it was also listed in the top 100 running for Best Seller and this stems from millions of books published on Amazon. Within three weeks, Nekisha’s book attained #1 New Release ranked three times, #4 best seller ranked once, #8 best seller ranked once.  Moreover, she has done several podcast interviews namely: The Tandy Salters Talk Show in New York, Love2Coach.com in London, a Local Newspaper interview by Barbados Today, an in-person interview on Weroomradio in Trinidad, Exclusiveness Entrepreneur Network New York, etc.  and, to be a brand distributor for clothing line #Doer. Nekisha aims to educate persons to be more focused and not to make the same mistakes in their businesses.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your FREE copy of Power Words: Attract High Paying Clients and Customers and learn how you can double your income in 6 months by attracting and closing high paying clients within a couple of conversations. Get your copy at PowerWords.pro/freebook

Dear 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 keep emailing us, keep engaging with us through social media comments, your reviews, and SoundCloud comments. Please keep sharing us, even if it’s only with one other person. If you’re a new listener, welcome to the ride. Invest in us (all links in our show notes on our website) by becoming a DBM patron, buying merch or giving a one time donation. Now let’s get free yall, let’s feel free yall, and discover our pleasure and jump into Episode 23.  SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements/Prayer Requests: Crystal has a performance with RJ; Thea has a MAJOR breakthrough; Nekisha shares BIG news Mac & Cheese: Mamas Pleasure Matters Collection Plate Causes: Hillman The Game Black Mama Say: Point Blank Period DBM Episode 23 Syllabus: Crystal Tennille Irby: http://crystaltennilleirby.com/ Nekisha Killings: https://www.nekishakillings.com/ Thea Monyee: https://theamonyee.com/ Courses: Thea Monyee: #InnerGroundRailroad: A Psycho-Spiritual Framework for Supporting the Reclamation of Access to Joy & Pleasure for Black Folks (https://www.bgminstitute.com/p/the-inner-ground-railroad) NeKisha: #BreastsideManner: A Patient-Centered Approach to Lactation Support (https://www.goldlearning.com/speaker/595/nekisha-killings) Show References: Redefining Wealth hosted by Patrice Washington: https://www.patricewashington.com/listen/ Drop Squad: A Spike Lee Film: https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Squad-Eriq-LaSalle/dp/0783230540 Tao of Sexology: https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Sexology-Book-Infinite-Wisdom/dp/0942196031/ref=sr_1_ 1?keywords=tao+of+sexology&qid=1553486493&s=books&sr=1-1 Joan Morgan: Pleasure, Black Women & Being Creative (Video): http://www.inherentdesignbyselalewis.com/joan-morgan-on-pleasure-black-women-and-being-creative/ Black women, sex toys, and pleasure: African American Women take pleasure into their own hands: https://thegrio.com/2012/06/18/black-women-sex-toys-and-pleasure-par ties-african-american-women-take-pleasure-into-their-own-hands/ Joan Morgan on Black Sex, Identity and the Politics of Pleasure: http://parlourmagazine.com/2013/02/joan-morgan-on-black-sex-identity-and-the-politics-of-pleasure/ Confidence and Joy Are the Keys to a Great Sex Life (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=107&v=HILY0wWBlBM Afrosexology: http://www.afrosexology.com/pillowtalk Afrosexology was birthed out of our desire to experience a more sex-positive Black community. One that encourages self agency & promotes love in regards to our bodies, relationships, and sexualities. One that liberates us from the sexual shame & policing that we've inherited from generations of sexual & body oppression. One that follows in the tradition of Black sexual politics by seeking to rediscover & reclaim our sexuality. Our mission is to educate, explore, and reclaim Black sexuality.  Our vision is to promote Black self empowerment through sexual liberation. Ways to Invest in Dem Black Mamas: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demblackmamas Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/demblackmamaspodcast One Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/demblackmamas Interested in becoming a lactation consultant check out Nikki & Nikki Career Lactation Consultants: FB: https://www.facebook.com/NikkiandNikkiIBCLC/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiandnikkiibclc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NikkiNikkiIBCLC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySgoTbyiCpREfGELEoeCKQ Be sure you're subscribed and listening to our sister podcast All Heart: Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-heart-podcast/id1409705304?mt=2 FB: https://www.facebook.com/allheartpodcast/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/allheartpodcast/   www.demblackmamas.com Shop Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection.  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection. Are you a Women of Color interested in starting a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group.  

EPISODE INTRO & SHOW NOTES #DearMamas Dear Village.  Thank you for loving us, sharing us and engaging with us.  Thank you to everyone who sent us questions and showed us some love.  Thank you for thinking enough of us to want to hear from us. We are so grateful you want to connect with us.  We don’t want Dem Black Mamas to be a presentation or monologue. We want Dem Black Mamas to be an energy exchange, a dialogue between three #BlackMamaCreatives and a conversation with you. So please keep emailing us, keep engaging with us through social media comments, your reviews, and SoundCloud comments.  And keep sharing us, even if it’s only with one other person. We are grateful for you and inspired by you. If you’re a new listener, welcome to the ride...And before we dive in, we keep it all the way real which means sometimes we get a little bit raw, so this episode contains explicit language of a sexual nature..now let’s get free yall  SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements/Prayer Requests: Invest in DBM through Patreon. We working yall!  All three of us have online course available! Crystal collaborates with Philadelphia FIGHT to host Dear Black Body Webinar    Thea launches her course #InnerGroundRailroad: A Psycho-Spiritual Framework for Supporting the Reclamation of Access to Joy & Pleasure for Black Folks  NeKisha launches #BreastsideManner Webinar and continuing series on breastfeeding Mac & Cheese: Ask Us Anything: 1)A marriage without affection & no oral sex 2)Thea’s book & NeKisha’s advice to writers who self publish?  3)Pastor John Gray & “wives raising husbands”  4)Spankings 5)B. Smith Collection Plate Causes: Speaking Down Barriers    Follow Speaking Down Barriers: FB IG Twitter Black Mama Say: “You can take that to the bank...” Follow us on all social media platforms @demblackmamas. LINKS Black Girl Mixtape FB  https://www.facebook.com/blackgirlmixtape/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlmixtape/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlkGirlMixtape Anita Yoshi Moreno of Iyami Doula Services FB: https://www.facebook.com/iyamidoulaservices Ways to Invest in Dem Black Mamas: https://teespring.com/stores/demblackmamaspodcast Nikki & Nikki Career Lactation Consultants: FB: https://www.facebook.com/iyamidoulaservices IG: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiandnikkiibclc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NikkiNikkiIBCLC All Heart Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/allheartpodcast/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/allheartpodcast/ www.demblackmamas.com Shop Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection.  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection. Are you a Women of Color interested in starting a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group.  

#DearMama Ask for what you want and what you need.  Believe you are worthy of help and you deserve to be free.  Believe your fave is watching your work and if you send her an email she’ll say “Of course I know your podcast and I’d love to be a guest” Yes Yes Mama! our fave Black Mama Feminist Jamilah Lemieux joins us in the Mac & Cheese segment! Be sure to tag us on social media when sharing the episode and use the hashtag #BlackMamaFeminist. Please amplify our collection plate cause and stick around for our Black Mama Say to find out what phrase Black Mamas use to end a conversation.  SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements/Prayer Requests: DBM merch; WOC Podcasters; Black Moms Connection; Thea talks about her Reiki Training and inspires Hall of Fame shade from NeKisha; NeKisha talks about an exclusive night at Disney and seeing #ForeverFLOTUS Michelle Obama live. Mac & Cheese: Black Mama Feminist Jamilah Lemieux Collection Plate Causes: Pregnancy In Prison Statistics (PIPS) Black Mama Say: “At the end of the day...” If you’re a first time listener, welcome to ride and be sure to subscribe wherever you’re listening. If you’re a returning listener, please keep the ratings and reviews on iTunes and Facebook coming.  If you’re listening on SoundCloud your comments are welcomed and tap the heart if you liked the episode and if you really like it repost.  Follow us on all social media platforms @demblackmamas. If you’re feelin this episode we ask that you share, RT or repost but if you’re not big on sharing on social media, just share with one person who you feel can benefit from listening.  You can also DM or email us at demblackmamas@gmail.com with your thoughts, questions or to just show us some love.  We love hearing from you! Let’s get free yall! LINKS JAMILAH LEMIEUX Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamilahLemieux IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamilahlemieux/ CASHAWN THOMPSON Twitter: https://twitter.com/theblkgrlmagic IG: https://www.instagram.com/theblkgrlmagic/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBlkGrlMagic/ LATHAN THOMAS (Glow Maven/Doula) Twitter:https://twitter.com/GlowMaven IG: https://www.facebook.com/LathamThomasGlowMaven/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/LathamThomasGlowMaven/ TIFFANY De LEON (Reiki Master - Teacher)  IG: https://www.instagram.com/_holding.space_/ Invest in Dem Black Mamas: https://teespring.com/stores/demblackmamaspodcast Nikki & Nikki Career Lactation Consultants: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySgoTbyiCpREfGELEoeCKQ All Heart Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-heart-podcast/id1409705304?mt=2 SYLLABUS Eastern Body Western Mind  bell hooks: Ain’t I A Woman  Joan Morgan: When Chicken Heads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down  Michelle Wallace: Black Macho & the Myth of Superwoman  Why Black Mothers Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis   www.demblackmamas.com Shop Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection.  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection. Are you a Women of Color interested in starting a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group.  

Dear Mama, Thank you for rocking with us for 20 episodes.  My, my how we've grown together.  This podcast is like our journal.  In this episode we're gonna look back at all the moments that helped us grow.  We hope you laugh, cry, exhale, learn, and heal. Love, real, free, Black Mama Magic Love, from Dem Black Mamas, Crystal, NeKisha, & Thea SHOW OUTLINE Clip 1 & 2 - Episode 2: Michelle 4C LaVaughn Chocolate Robinson Clip 3 - Episode 3: OOOOHHHH Baby Clip 4 - This clip is an outtake we cut from an episode.   Clip 5 - Episode 2: Michelle 4C LaVaughn Chocolate Robinson Clip 6 - Episode 6: I Get It From My Mama Clip 7 - Episode 12: Black Love Clip 8: Episode 18: Deez Black Votes Clip 9: Episode 15: Black Mama Creative DBM DEALS For 25% off your first month of personalized Care/of Vitamins, Visit TakeCareOf.com and enter code MAMASCARE www.demblackmamas.com Shop Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection.  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection. Are you a Women of Color interested in starting a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group.   

#DearMama In our darkest hour, when our deepest fears come to life, do we bury our head in the bloody wounded sand of America or do we heal?  We look back at our first episode, recorded immediately following the 2016 Election, and examine where we are now as opposed to where we thought we’d be and how that election transformed our lives as Black women, as Black creatives, and as Black mothers surprisingly for the better.  Be sure to tag us on social media when sharing the episode and use the hashtag #BeyondtheBallot.  Invest in Dem Black Mamas and get your Black Mama Magic Tshirt or sweatshirt.  For full show notes check our website www.demblackmamas.com.  Let's get free yall! SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements/Prayer Requests: DBM merch; NeKisha’ Birthday; Thea heals in real time from her Halloween trauma and Nekisha shares the good news of a rapture and resurrection of a different kind. Mac & Cheese: Deez Black Votes Collection Plate Causes: Black Mamas Matter Alliance  Black Mama Say: “Write a check yo ass can’t cash.” Our DBM deal with Yara Imani is still in place.  They are now offering 20% off of ALL MERCHANDISE with the code DEMBLACKMAMAS and Hili & Mac  which is a mother daughter team whose passion is to bring the best skincare products to the market is offering 10% off of all products.  Please be sure to subscribe whenever you’re listening.  Please keep the ratings and reviews on iTunes and Facebook coming.  If you’re listening on SoundCloud your comments are welcomed and tap the heart if you liked the episode and if you really like it, repost.  Follow us on all social media platforms @demblackmamas. If you’re feelin this episode we ask that you share, RT or repost.  If you’re not big on sharing on social media, just share with one person who you feel can benefit from listening .  As always you can DM or email us at demblackmamas@gmail.com with your thoughts, questions or to just show us some love.  We love hearing from you! LINKS Nikki & Nikki Career Lactation Consultants:  All Heart Podcast ARTICLES Black Candidates Train to Run and Win in a System Not Set Up for Them CANDIDATES WE LOVE Andrew Gillum Stacey Abrams www.demblackmamas.com Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection.  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection. Are you a Women of Color interested in joining a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group.   

#DearMama Black women are fighting to stay alive while giving birth and Black babies are fighting to be born.  No one is coming to save us.  We are the ones we've been waiting for and there have been and continue to be brave Black women on the front lines of this fight. Our intention of this episode is to share the importance of Black birth workers and encourage Black mothers to discover the power within themselves to become active engaged participants in their pregnancy and birthing process.  Be sure to tag us on social media when sharing the episode and use the hashtag #BornFree. Be sure to hang with us until the end to hear about our collection plate cause Black Mamas Matter Alliance and our Black Mama Say phrase “Every eye open ain’t woke.”  For links to videos, articles, events and organizations mentioned in the episode, please check out the full show notes at demblackmamas.com.  Let's get free yall! SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements/Prayer Requests: Crystal has a new podcast; We’re giving away a Tshirt to anyone who can snap a picture of NeKisha in Chi-Town; and Thea is making good on her promise to developing Inner Ground Railroad for Black women by helping them access joy and pleasure through sex therapy. Mac & Cheese: Dem Black Births Collection Plate Causes: Black Mamas Matter Alliance Black Mama Say: “Every eye open ain’t woke.” And we've got DBM deals! Yara Imani is now offering 20% off of ALL MERCHANDISE with the code DEMBLACKMAMAS and Hili & Mac Apothecary is offering 10% off all merchandise with the code DEMBLACKMAMAS. Hili and Mac is a mother daughter team  whose passion is to bring the best skincare, clothes, accessories, home, and spirituality products to the market.    If you’re listening on iTunes, please rate us and if you have a little more time please leave a review.  You can also give us a review on Facebook.   If you’re listening on SoundCloud your comments are welcomed and tap the heart if you liked the episode and if you really like it, repost. Follow us on all social media platforms @demblackmamas If you’re feelin this episode we ask that you share, RT or repost but if you’re not big on sharing on social media, just share with one person who you feel can benefit from listening .  As always you can DM or email us at demblackmamas@gmail.com with your thoughts, questions or to just show us some love.  We love hearing from you!  LINKS: Invest in Dem Black Mamas  Da Poetry Lounge  Black Infant Memorial The Healing Wisdom of Africa  Birthmark Doulas  Black Maternal Health Conference & Training Institute Nikki & Nikki Career Lactation Consultants All Heart Podcast  VIDEOS: Can trauma be passed on to the next generation? All My Babies: A Midwife’s Own Story:  ARTICLES: Maternal Mortality rates in the U.S. have risen steadily.  Senator Kamala Harris has a plan to change that  Why Black Mothers and Babies are In a Life and Death Crisis  Hospitals Know How to Protect Mothers.  They Just Aren’t Doing It. Why Black Breastfeeding Week is so Important Why We Need Blackbreasting Week Playing Catch Up: Black Women and Breastfeeding  Mental Health Problems During Pregnancy are more common than you think  Granny Midwives of the South CenteringPregnancy  Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection.  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection. www.demblackmamas.com Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Are you a Women of Color interested in joining a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group. 

In preparation for the 4th of July holiday, this week we visit our nation’s capital and the U.S. Botanic Garden. We’re joined by Devin Dotson, exhibits specialist and Nekisha Durrett, a featured artist in an epic summer mural exhibit at the Gardens - join us! For photos visit cultivatingplace.com. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Episode #114 Nekisha Michelle by Nada Lena