Ep. 40: Real Moms Discuss Sex After Baby Too

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02/13/20 • 53 min

February is the month of love! Some of us mamas are trying to get our sexy back and the rest of us are trying to figure out what the heck is wrong and why is my sex drive so out of wack. Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Chante Meadows, helps moms and their partners understand what changes are occurring within our bodies after we’ve had a baby and she gives listeners amazing tips on how to increase your libido, if it has decreased at all.

Chante explains that Sex isn’t just about Sex! Real Moms Too listeners will learn that some mom’s libdo increases postpartum while other mom’s libido decreases! There are so many factors that go into our sexual desires from mental triggers, chemical changes, to learning to love your new body! Stop letting society tell you how to enjoy sex and open your mind to new ideas, tricks, and tips on communicating with your partner in this episode! Chante charges our listeners with an intimate challenge to do with your Valentine. So tune in so you can prepare a fun night for Valentine’s Day with your boo!

More About Our Guest:

Chante Meadows is a speaker, trainer, licensed mental health therapist and owner of Meadows Counseling Group. She specializes in people of color, women, college age, adults, and couples. Defeating mental health stigma is her passion. Chante works from a collaborative and person-centered approach to provide a safe space where her clients can tell their story, heal, make positive changes, and feel empowered. Chante earned her Masters in Social Work from The Ohio State University and completed her Sex Therapy Certification at University of Michigan. Chante is a wife and mother of four boys.

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Ep. 39: Real Moms Have Difficult Conversations About Race and Culture Too

To celebrate Black History Month, Real Moms Too interview Dr. Melissa Crum, artist, education consultant, diversity practitioner, and founder of Mosaic Education Network LLC. Dr. Crum shares with listeners how to have difficult conversations with children about skin color, discovering and learning in different environments, and the importance of helping children control their own narrative.

“Parenthood is an experiment, but the hope is that our children love and understand who they are at the core,” said Dr. Crum. She encourages parents to know that no matter what environment our children are in, what narrative society portrays about them and culture, with the right exposure and having courageous conversations, we can help empower our children.

Dr. Melissa Crum’s Bio:

Dr. Melissa Crum is an artist, author, researcher, and founder of Mosaic Education Network, LLC. She leads a consulting company that infuses the arts, research, storytelling and critical thinking into professional development, community building and curriculum development. Dr. Crum works with her team of experts to act as engaging and collaborative resources to schools, nonprofits, and companies helping them gauge the collective impact of our unconscious bias on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.

With her team, she facilitates and encourages thought-provoking conversations addressing difficult topics on supporting, interacting, and partnering with diverse communities. She works hard to help you become informed of and feel secure about using everyday practical applications of DEI strategies to positively impact your work and learning environment. To make this happen she creates a "brave space" where you can ask the tough questions, admit faults and celebrate successes. Her national and international experiences working with educators, museums, and businesses has allowed her to help you make social change from your desk, to your living room and beyond.

You may have heard her amazing TedxTalk title, A Tale of Two Teachers, where Dr. Crum discusses cultural differences she experienced as a child and how she assists educators with their unconscious biases through an art-based professional development program.

Credentials

MBE/EDGE certified
B.A. Visual Art Studies from the University of Florida
Masters in African-American and African Studies from The Ohio State University
Ph.D in Art Administration, Education, and Policy from The Ohio State University

TedxTalk: A Tale of Two Teachers

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Ep. 41: Real Moms Use Doulas Too

In this episode, your favorite momfriends continue the conversation on Black History Month by discussing black doulas. Often times, the idea of using a doula throughout a pregnancy, labor, and delivery seems more like a "luxury" rather than a necessity. And within the black community, many families may not even consider using a doula because they do not know the significance of the role of a doula or the services they provide. For this reason, Real Moms Too interviewed Jessica Roach, co-founder and the CEO of Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (ROOTT). In episode 41, Jessica explains the history of black doulas, how to involve the whole family in the labor and delivery process, and teaches moms how to advocate for themselves throughout the pre and postnatal process. Jessica reminds listeners that black doulas have been around for centuries and discusses the benefits of utilizing a doula service such as ROOTT.

More About our Guest:

Jessica M. Roach, LPN, MPH is the co-founder and CEO of Restoring Our Own Through Transformation, (ROOTT) a Non-Profit, Black Women led Reproductive Justice Organization focused on Maternal Child Health and Birthing Justice Columbus, Ohio. Her work has spanned over 20 years in areas such as clinical nursing, public health advocacy, and independent scholarship. Ms. Roach has a deeply experiential perspective in her research both personally and professionally, regarding the effects of stress related to structural determinants, and the social determinants created as consequence of those structures, with a focus on inter-generational and historical trauma as it relates to policy development. Ms. Roach currently serves as the co-lead of the care working group for the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and has been featured in Rewire, The Atlantic, Columbus Underground, and Columbus Alive. She has served as a full-spectrum doula, home birth midwife and assistant, consultant to various organizations and is the mother of three young women, one of which was a pre-term infant.
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