Menopause: Let's Talk About It with Omisade Burney-Scott
07/20/23 • 46 min
In this episode, we invite you to join us in ending the taboo surrounding a normal phase in a person's life–Menopause: Let's Talk About It
This episode of The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation with Rachel Keener and Creator of The Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause,
@omisadeburneyscott
(TW // Suicide mentioned in podcast episode)
Omisade Burney-Scott is a seventh-generation Black Southern feminist, storyteller, and social justice advocate. She is also the creator/curator of @blackgirlsguidetomenopause
(BGG2SM), a multidisciplinary culture shift project focused on normalizing menopause and aging through the centering of the stories of Black women, transgender and gender-expansive people. BGG2SM's core programs are their Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause podcast, which is a guide to the different stages of menopause, intergenerational storytelling gatherings, and an annual zine called "Messages from the Menopausal Multiverse”.
Over the past 25 years, Omisade’s work has been grounded in social justice movement spaces focused on liberating marginalized people, beginning with her community. She has worked in the nonprofit sector around social justice since 1995 and has been an organizational development and capacity-building consultant for 16 years for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. She has served on various nonprofit boards, including Fund for Southern Communities, Spirithouse NC, Village of Wisdom, Working Films, and The Beautiful Project. She currently serves on the wisdom circle for the Acorn Center for Restoration and Freedom and the board for the National Menopause Foundation.
The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public but to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community.
At The Loveland Foundation, we are committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing.
Since our founding, the Therapy Fund has provided financial support for therapy to over 13,000 Black women, girls, and non-binary individuals across the country. This year our goal is to provide therapy services to at least 6,000 more.
If you’d like to join us and invest in generational change, visit www.thelovelandfoundation.org for ways to give.
In this episode, we invite you to join us in ending the taboo surrounding a normal phase in a person's life–Menopause: Let's Talk About It
This episode of The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation with Rachel Keener and Creator of The Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause,
@omisadeburneyscott
(TW // Suicide mentioned in podcast episode)
Omisade Burney-Scott is a seventh-generation Black Southern feminist, storyteller, and social justice advocate. She is also the creator/curator of @blackgirlsguidetomenopause
(BGG2SM), a multidisciplinary culture shift project focused on normalizing menopause and aging through the centering of the stories of Black women, transgender and gender-expansive people. BGG2SM's core programs are their Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause podcast, which is a guide to the different stages of menopause, intergenerational storytelling gatherings, and an annual zine called "Messages from the Menopausal Multiverse”.
Over the past 25 years, Omisade’s work has been grounded in social justice movement spaces focused on liberating marginalized people, beginning with her community. She has worked in the nonprofit sector around social justice since 1995 and has been an organizational development and capacity-building consultant for 16 years for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. She has served on various nonprofit boards, including Fund for Southern Communities, Spirithouse NC, Village of Wisdom, Working Films, and The Beautiful Project. She currently serves on the wisdom circle for the Acorn Center for Restoration and Freedom and the board for the National Menopause Foundation.
The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public but to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community.
At The Loveland Foundation, we are committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing.
Since our founding, the Therapy Fund has provided financial support for therapy to over 13,000 Black women, girls, and non-binary individuals across the country. This year our goal is to provide therapy services to at least 6,000 more.
If you’d like to join us and invest in generational change, visit www.thelovelandfoundation.org for ways to give.
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The Loveland Foundation would like to thank Dr. Bernasha for joining us for this episode. We hope you enjoy listening.
The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public but to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community.
At The Loveland Foundation, we are committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing.
Since our founding, the Therapy Fund has provided financial support for therapy to over 13,000 Black women, girls, and non-binary individuals across the country. This year our goal is to provide free therapy to at least 6,000 more.
If you’d like to join us and invest in generational change, visit www.thelovelandfoundation.org for ways to give.
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The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public but to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community.
At The Loveland Foundation, we are committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing. Since our founding, the Therapy Fund has provided financial support for therapy to over 13,000 Black women, girls, and non-binary individuals across the country. This year our goal is to provide therapy services to at least 6,000 more. If you’d like to join us and invest in generational change, visit www.thelovelandfoundation.org for ways to give.
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