Preconception Health – Our Life Cycle From the Womb to the Tomb

About the Episode

In the second episode, we travel the road of preconception health – those medical milestones that often determine our life's outcome before we enter the world.

  • Jovida Hill
    Executive Director, Philadelphia Commission for Women

    “Most women don’t look forward to menopause with all it says about the aging process…Actually, menopause was a savior for me.”

  • Porche Chiles
    Advocate and Creator, Black Girls With Fibroids

    “It is high time to fund research into uterine fibroids. But all the research money in the world is not going to change the way black women are treated in the medical system.”

  • Alicia Henson
    Founder, Charming Heart Doula Services

    “Providers needs to listen to women when they say something the first time…not when she’s gasping for breath, not when she’s screeching in pain — the first time. Period, point blank.”

  • Dr. Soyini Hawkins
    Owner, Fibroid and Pelvic Wellness

    “We all very uniquely have different goals. Some of us want to be mothers. Some of us want to be career women. So living your best healthy life would be the one mantra to live by.”

    Editorial Team
    August 8, 2021

    Acknowledgement

    Our podcasts are possible with generous support from the following donors:

    • “Anonymous” Donors
    • Craig Newmark Philanthropies
    • Groundswell Fund
    • The Park Foundation
    • TD Charitable Foundation