This training is meant to educate and assist pregnant people and their partners with the skills to navigate labor without a doula. Doula support is important, but not every family has access to or can afford one. We will be talking about some nutrition basics, how to prepare for labor, how to move through early labor, laboring at home as long as possible, comfort measures, and information on how the partner/family can provide support during early postpartum. The last two training courses of 2024 will be held Saturday, November 30th and Saturday, December 14th, 12pm-3pm EST.

https://www.sistersong.net/bjprogramming

This training is meant to educate and assist pregnant people and their partners with the skills to navigate labor without a doula. Doula support is important, but not every family has access to or can afford one. We will be talking about some nutrition basics, how to prepare for labor, how to move through early labor, laboring at home as long as possible, comfort measures, and information on how the partner/family can provide support during early postpartum. The last two training courses of 2024 will be held Saturday, November 30th and Saturday, December 14th, 12pm-3pm EST.

https://www.sistersong.net/bjprogramming

As we move into the holiday season, a time when many of us throw structured dietary habits out the window, having a little extra support could benefit us all. Sometimes a bit of information coupled with a morsel of strategy can be just the additional support we need. To dig a little deeper, join SisterSong's Birth Justice Team for our first We Inside workshop, as we talk about gut health as it relates to pregnancy, how to support it, and engage in an interactive demonstration making a little chow chow. See you inside!

Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-inside-a-winter-workshop-about-pregnancy-nutrition-tickets-1077179064579?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for Trust Black Women Vote – United in Power, a transformative day blending voter engagement, healing, and community empowerment. Through impactful panels, a Healers Station, Artivism Corner, and voter support booths, we’ll explore the intersections of justice, leadership, and collective care.

Come for the healing, stay for the community. Your vote matters!

Eventbrite here

Join us for The Spectrum of Fertility: Navigating Pregnancy Loss, a space for healing, understanding, storytelling, and conversations about fertility, loss, and the emotional journey in between. Together, we can break the silence and build community through shared experiences and support.

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SisterSong’s Kentucky Coordinator, Dr. Ana’Neicia Williams sits down with special guests JustMikethePoet(@justmikethepoet) and co-hosts, Kendra Taylor (@kendra.says) and Dr. Sheryl Reid (@ummsugarae) of The Kenny Burns Show as they explore what Trusting Black Women looks like in policy, family and communities. 

Light Bites and drinks are included with RSVP.

Eventbrite link:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/informed-decisions-do-you-trust-black-women-tickets-1042155795037?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for a virtual evening discussion on how young people can actively engage in the election and hear from experts in the political field. Your attendance and active participation will be your chance to win one of the few gift cards we will be giving away through a raffle. 

Registration link here

Join SisterSong Kentucky Coordinator, Dr. Ana’NeiciaWilliams and some of the 2024 graduates of the Mothering in Abundance cohort in Kentucky as they discuss mothering and building community within the current political climate.

Special Guests: 

Tyria Cowan -the President/Founder of House of W.O.M.B., (H.O.W.)

Carmellia Jackson -the Executive Director of Louisville Girls Leadership and the Owner and Marriage and Family Therapist at Haus of Sol, PLLC.

Savanah Taylor -the Operational Systems Consultant of Plan C

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Baby Bumps in the Garden. This event will take place on Saturday, August 10th, from 10am-1pm – location provided upon registration. 

On this We Outside Series excursion, we will meet in a Metro Atlanta garden to talk about the benefits of gardening while pregnant. Two of the greatest responsibilities that pregnant people have are staying on top of exercise and nutrition. Gardening creates an opportunity to do both. We’ll talk with Birth Worker and Master Gardener Andrea Blanton, of Food, Earth, Birth about what’s in season, how to start gardening, and managing nutrition in pregnancy.

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Join us for an insightful evening as we delve into a subject often overlooked in conversations about reproductive health - Black infertility. Be prepared to be moved by the documentary “Eggs Over Easy”. This film follows the journeys of several Black women and families as they confront the challenges of infertility. From cultural stigmas to systemic inequalities in healthcare, “Eggs Over Easy” captures the emotional and physical toll of infertility while highlighting the resilience and strength of these women.  

Following the screening, stay with us for an engaging panel discussion and a special fertility treatment giveaway. 

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Grief and loss can often be a huge part of one’s journey to create family. The emotional and mental toll it takes on those impacted often goes unaddressed. Join us for our discussion with Erica Freeman, Founder of Sisters in Loss and Tamara Akua Hunter, Reproductive & Perinatal Psychotherapist and Founder of Womb Wisdom Wellness LLC, as we delve into the unique challenges Black individuals and couples face when dealing with (in)fertility, particularly focusing on the emotional and psychological impacts, and how we can navigate these challenges. 

Erica M. Freeman

Erica M. Freeman, is an expert storyteller, award winning podcaster, and full spectrum doula at Sisters in Loss, a maternal child health education company that helps Black women replace silence with storytelling around pregnancy and infant loss and infertility.  Sisters in Loss provides pregnancy, birth, postpartum, bereavement doula, and grief services to help women step beyond anxiety and fear and into trust and peace after loss. It's self-titled podcast spotlights resilient Black mothers who share intimate details of their journey to motherhood through painful, but inspirational loss and infertility stories.  Sisters in Loss has been featured in Forbes, BBC News, Black Enterprise, Women's Health, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and The White House.  

Tamara Hunter, LPC

Tamara Hunter is the Founder of Womb Wisdom Wellness LLC, located in Atlanta, Georgia. She is committed to helping women/birthing people prioritize their mental and emotional wellness. Tamara is a trained perinatal mental health provider. She specializes in infertility, perinatal loss, traumatic birth, and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. Her personal experience with infertility, reproductive loss, postpartum anxiety & depression led Tamara to advocate, educate and support women/birthing people & couples. Tamara provides coaching, individual therapy, and support groups to women/birthing people and men, experiencing womb challenges, fertility issues, perinatal loss, and navigating the stages of motherhood, including postpartum depression and anxiety. She empowers women/birthing people by using a holistic person-centered approach to therapy. 

In addition to supporting women, Tamara has presented on Infertility & Maternal Mental Health at the National Cross-Cultural Counseling & Education Conference for Research Action & Change, created & facilitated Making the Most out of Motherhood postpartum support group at Northside Hospital, & was featured in Huffington Post, Zeera Mental Health App and published in Fertility Out Loud magazine. Tamara was a guest panelist on WABE, The Georgia Reproductive and Maternal Justice Summit, & Postpartum Support International Black Maternal Mental Health Summit discussing Inequities in Black Women’s Reproductive and Maternal Health. Tamara is passionate about eradicating the stigma and silence of black maternal mental health. Tamara created the Womb Wisdom podcast on Soundcloud which features Black women’s reproductive health, mental health, & maternal mental health journeys. The podcast provides a healing platform for Black women to share their womb stories through the power of storytelling. 

Join us on Monday July 29th at 3pm EST to delve into the landscape of fertility in Black communities! We’ll be kicking off #BlackInfertilityAwarenessWeek with an amazing discussion with fertility experts. Registration is FREE via Eventbrite

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the reproductive justice movement - an intersectional movement rooted in human rights founded by 12 Black women inspired by a global feminist approach that linked social justice and sexual and reproductive rights to fight for our liberation. In a cultural moment where the attack on our bodily autonomy is evident from the Supreme Court to the hip hop scene it is clear that we need to create a new blueprint for a body revolution starting with re-educating ourselves on our bodies.

Come experience a powerful conversation with actors, activists and therapists who are committed to reimagining what Black Sex ReEducation could look like and how it could help us unlock a wealth of healing and abundance for our communities. 

Welcome to the Trust Black Women Pre-Essence Kick-Off event powered by SisterSong! Join us at the Joy Theater for a special panel featuring Black Authors followed by a performance by the one and only Trina! Get ready for an inspiring and empowering evening celebrating the voices and talents of Black women. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect, learn about Reproductive Justice, and uplift each other. See you there!