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A Tribe Called Fertility
by A Tribe Called Fertility
A Tribe Called Fertility is a platform to share conversations about maternal health, black families and their experiences around fertility. Our mission is to provide support and possible solutions to decrease birth disparities for black babies and maternal mortality outcomes for black women. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-tribe-called-fertility/support
Episodes
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(REUPLOAD) More Doctors... More Problems with Tracy Dominguez & Family
In today’s episode, Dr. Jill and Sinora are joined by Mrs. Tracy Dominguez (Demi’s mother), Xavier DeLeon (Demi’s fiance), & Mrs. Monique Himes (Xavier’s mother) as they share their maternal mortality story in pursuit of justice for Demi & baby Malakh. Tracy is joined by fiance and father Xavier,...
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(REUPLOAD) Got a C-Section Story To Tell!
Wine down with us in this episode where Jill and Sinora share their birth story of C-section delivery. Be warned before pressing play: this is not your typical boring podcast episode! Listening to this episode requires you to be in a bubble bath, a wine of your choosing and be ready to laugh with...
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(REUPLOAD) Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Black Wombs Matter [Part 2]
In this third and final episode in our three-part series on Pregnancy & Maternal Loss, Shawnee Renee Benton-Gibson, the mother of the late Shamony Makeba Gibson (who died from a pulmonary embolism two weeks after giving birth to her second child) discusses how she authentically and…
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(REUPLOAD) Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Black Wombs Matter [Part 1]
In this second part of our interview Dr. Shawnee we discussed reproductive trauma, postpartum depression and psychosis. Dr. Shawnee Renee Benton-Gibson is the mother of the late Shamony Makeba Gibson, who died from a pulmonary embolism two weeks after giving birth to her second child. In this and...
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(REUPLOAD) Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Life After Maternal Death [Part 2.2]
As we finish up part two of our three part pregnancy and maternal loss series, Omari Maynard continues to share his experience with losing his partner after the birth of their second child, and Dr. Angela Clack provides a psychological perspective on maternal loss. Connect with Us: Website:...
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(REUPLOAD) Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Life After Maternal Death [Part 2.1]
The second episode in our three-part series on Pregnancy & Maternal Loss features an interview with a young man, Omari Maynard, who lost his partner (Shamony Makeba Gibson) due to maternal loss two weeks after giving birth to their second child. Connect with Us: Website:...
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S2 Episode 14 Infertility, I’m Not Gonna Be Able To Do It! With Jason Wiley Part 3
This is the last episode of the 3 part series with Jason Whiley who generously shared with us his and his wife’s infertility story and his perspective on various topics. This is a series that you shouldn’t miss as there are so many golden nuggets in every minute. Jason beautifully described his...
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S2 Episode 13 Infertility, I’m Not Gonna Be Able To Do It! With Jason Wiley Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of 3 part series with Jason Wiley. This episode was supposedly a pre-production meet-up that was made in the stars to be a gift of an episode that it is today. Continue on listening and learn about the difference between fostering and adopting a child, how Jason dealt with the...
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S2 Episode 12 Infertility, I’m Not Gonna Be Able To Do It! With Jason Wiley Part 1
Hold on to your seats as we dive into Part 1 of 3 parts episode of Jason and his wife’s fertility journey. We get a fresh take on the fertility lens as Jason shares from the male partner’s perspective. In this episode, we learn about Jason’s challenges, the different avenues they took, and...
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S2 Episode 11 Who Run the World? Cycle Breaking Girls! With Elisha Stevenson, M.Ed.
Fair warning! This episode will make you cry, laugh, and feel all the feelings. Join us as Dr. Jill’s good friend, Elisha shared the story of her motherhood and how she adopted her sister’s daughter along with the gifts, opportunities, and challenges that came with it. Parental issues, breaking...
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S2 Episode 10 Trauma, Power, Respect with Dr. Meagan Vermeulen
Can you imagine finally having the very thing you want the most in life and at the same time losing someone you love? In this episode, Dr. Meagan Vermeulen shares her infertility journey, her birth story, and how she lost her brother around the time when she gave birth to her baby. We are in...
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S2 Episode 9 It Was All Good Just A Pregnancy Ago with Dr. Felicia Sumner
Lean in as we listen to Dr. Felicia Sumner’s birth stories, postpartum scare and lessons she has shared with us in this episode. Dr. Sumner is a survivor and evidence that even with her experience and knowledge, her birth story was not an exemption to the collective experience of black mother’s...
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S2 Episode 8 “New Kids on the Block” - A Tribe Called Fertility Kids Episode
Hey tribe! This episode is a special one as we are hearing from the ATCF kids! Join us and listen to Gavin, Jemma and Noah’s fun episode! Amari couldn’t make it but you’ll definitely here more from the ATCF kids in future episodes Topics Covered: Straight testimony of what it’s like to have twins...
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S2 Episode 7 Twins..How Many of Us Have Them? with Daina Troy (Part 3)
This is part 3 of 3 series episodes where Daina Troy shares with us her journey of having twin Neurodivergent sons. In the previous episode, we talked about systems, asking for support and lists to help you survive the first months of motherhood as twin mom. In this final episode of the 3-part...
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S2 Episode 6 Twins..How Many of Us Have Them? with Daina Troy (Part 2)
This is part 2 of 3 series episodes where Daina Troy shares with us her journey of having twin Neurodivergent sons. In the previous episode, we learned about her birth story and nooks and crannies of being a mom to twins. She also shared her passion and work. In this episode, we got a little more...
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Twins..How Many of Us Have Them? with Daina Troy (Part 1)
This is part 1 of 3 series episodes where Daina Troy shares with us her journey of having twin Neurodivergent sons. Her birth story and motherhood really amazed us and it shed light on a lot of things that are so glamourized about having twin kids. While we celebrate our kids, our family and our...
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S2 Episode 4 Brenda’s Got An Embryo with Markiya Fagan
Markiya Fagan graciously shared her story and how she battled infertility and conceived her daughter through embryo adoption. We learned so much from this episode and the discussion has shed so much light on shame, marriage conflicts and how infertility affects your mental health as a woman and…
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S2 Episode 3 Got a C-Section Story To Tell!
Wine down with us in this episode where Jill and Sinora share their birth story of C-section delivery. Be warned before pressing play: this is not your typical boring podcast episode! Listening to this episode requires you to be in a bubble bath, a wine of your choosing and be ready to laugh with...
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S2 Episode 2: “A Children’s Story” March of Dimes Part 2|A Tribe Called Fertlity
Welcome to Episode 2, Season 2 of “A Tribe Called Fertility”. On this special two-part segment, Dr Jill and Sinora interview Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO of March of Dimes. March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. In part 2…
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S2 Episode 1: "A Children's Story" March of Dimes Part 1 |A Tribe Called Fertility
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1, of “A Tribe Called Fertility”. On this special two-part segment, Dr. Jill and Sinora interview Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO of March of Dimes. March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. Stewart…
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#16 - Trauma - Had It Up To Here
In today’s episode, we talk to Vanessa Goodar about her personal battles with secondary infertility, endometriosis, hysterectomy, divorce, and chronic post-traumatic stress. We cover a variety of topics including: Vanessa’s perspective on overcoming all of the adversities related with infertility...
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#15 Now That We Froze Eggs, What Are We Gonna Do With It?! Part 1 with Dr. Elise Grace
In today’s episode, we talk to Dr. Grace, the Director of Strategic Alliances within the Merck’s Global Human Health Division. She shares her personal story of being diagnosed with fibroids yet successfully undergoing egg retrieval! In this episode, Dr. Jill & Sinora go deep with Dr. Grace on…
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#14 No Time for Endo (Endometriosis) Part 1 with Monique Stroud
In today’s episode, Dr. Jill and Sinora talk about endometriosis with Monique Stroud, MBA. As many as 20%-50% of women experiencing infertility have endometriosis. However, according to the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology it is more challenging for women of color, specifically Black...
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#13 It’s Just Another Case of that Old IVF! with NyJa Carter
In today’s episode, we talk to NyJa Carter about her fertility story and her fight for health equity in African American and Latino communities. We talk about a variety of topics including: - The medical negligence NyJa and her baby experienced early on her Motherhood and fertility journey…
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#12 More Doctors... More Problems with Tracy Dominguez & Family
In today’s episode, Dr. Jill and Sinora are joined by Mrs. Tracy Dominguez (Demi’s mother), Xavier DeLeon (Demi’s fiance), & Mrs. Monique Himes (Xavier’s mother) as they share their maternal mortality story in pursuit of justice for Demi & baby Malakh. Tracy is joined by fiance and father Xavier,...
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It's All About the C-Section, Baby! with Dr. Shah
In today’s episode, we talk to Harvard’s Dr. Neel Shah as he answers all our questions about c-sections, baby! We cover a variety of topics including: - Dr. Shah’s work as a social entrepreneur and the organization he co-founded, March for Moms Association - why people of color have been...
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Bonus: Fund Finder for Education with Crystal Goliday
In today’s bonus episode we talk to Crystal Goliday about how she was able to go to college completely debt free and earn not just one but three degrees! More background on Crystal Goliday Crystal is on a mission to make happiness, education, and health accessible to everyone. Crystal Goliday…
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#9 You can't play with my IUD! Exploring Fertility & Relationships
In today’s episode we talk to fellow Drexel graduates Dr. Zupenda Davis-Shine and Crystal Goliday about fertility and relationships. Crystal also drops golden nuggets on how to go to college completely debt free. We cover a variety of topics including: - Dr. Zupenda’s opens up with her personal...
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#8 - Love, Peace, & Covid-19ness - Keeping Your Relationship Happy During Covid
In today’s episode of A Tribe Called Fertility we are graced by power couple Dr. Candace Robertson-James and Dr. George James, two academic & relationship experts that bring a wealth of knowledge to the show. In today’s episode titled Ready to Live - Keeping Your Relationship Happy During Covid…
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7- Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Black Wombs Matter Vol. 2
In this second part of our interview Dr. Shawnee we discussed reproductive trauma, postpartum depression and psychosis. Dr. Shawnee Renee Benton-Gibson is the mother of the late Shamony Makeba Gibson, who died from a pulmonary embolism two weeks after giving birth to her second child. In this and...
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Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Black Wombs Matter
In this third and final episode in our three-part series on Pregnancy & Maternal Loss, Shawnee Renee Benton-Gibson, the mother of the late Shamony Makeba Gibson (who died from a pulmonary embolism two weeks after giving birth to her second child) discusses how she authentically and…
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Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Life After Maternal Death Vol. 2
As we finish up part two of our three part pregnancy and maternal loss series, Omari Maynard continues to share his experience with losing his partner after the birth of their second child, and Dr. Angela Clack provides a a psychological perspective on maternal loss.
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Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Life After Maternal Death Vol.1
The second episode in our three-part series on Pregnancy & Maternal Loss features an interview with a young man, Omari Maynard, who lost his partner (Shamony Makeba Gibson) due to maternal loss two weeks after giving birth to their second child.
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Pregnancy & Maternal Loss: Ready to Be a Mom
In part one of our three part pregnancy and maternal loss series, our guest, Janine Vaughn, shares her pregnancy journey and the range of emotions she experienced when she found out at her 20 week pre-natal appointment that her baby girl was deceased.
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Cancer Rules Everything Around Me (C.R.E.A.M.)
What happens when you experience infertility as a result of receiving chemotherapy? This is exactly the situation that our guest, Edoabasi McGee, found herself in when she and her husband started to prepare for baby #2. In this episode, you will hear a tale of loss, life and emotional...
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A Tribe Called Fertility Intro/Promo
Réal is a publicist and a mom who was diagnosed with PCOS. She is passionate about finding ways to manage her symptoms and reverse the condition. Sinora is a holistic nurse who experienced unexplained fertility while trying to conceive, and she is currently living with PCOS. She and her husband...
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Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves
Hilarity ensues when three lifelong friends from the Bronx get together to discuss their issues with fertility and female reproductive health. Réal, Sinora and Jillian launch their podcast, A Tribe Called Fertility, with an introduction to who they are, where they come from and how they've dealt...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A Tribe Called Fertility is a platform to share conversations about maternal health, black families and their experiences around fertility. Our mission is to provide support and possible solutions to decrease birth disparities for black babies and maternal mortality outcomes for black women. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-tribe-called-fertility/support
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