This week Jasmin talks with Samantha Griffin. Samantha is an impassioned woman who unequivocally believes in the voices of women, especially black women, and trusts their decisions regarding their bodies, their children and their families.
Episode Highlights
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Samantha’s Background
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Cloth Diapering
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Women for Women
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Childbirth Education Class
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Accountability
Quotes
“I wish this was a conversation I heard before I had decided to have children”
“I didn’t even know what I doula was until I got into the world of cloth diapering”
“When it works breast feeding and cloth diapering is cheaper”
“I’ve always been a woman’s woman”
“I had a much more pleasant experience when I had a doula at my second birth”
“I went totally ballistic because I was not being heard”
“As women we need to show up for each other… we are all we’ve got sometimes”
“She worked through her shift and stayed until I gave birth”
“I believe that childbirth education should be more accessible and that everyone should take it”
“Trust your gut, you know when someone is not listening to you”
“This is the age of information…and we need to ask questions”
“The stuff we hear about that we think of as being in history books… It wasn’t that long ago”
“That documentary has turned many a woman into a soldier”
“If they are not going to listen to Serena Williams…they are not going to listen to anyone”
Links
Samatha’s Info:
URL: Dcmetromaternity.com
Christie
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