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Deeply horrified by the American medical model's treatment of pregnant women and babies when she arrived in the United States in the 80s, British-trained…

How will climate change impact our human consciousness? How are consciousness-raising movements like #MeToo bringing to light enculturated trauma that will…

Dawn Thompson of Improving Birth and Lisa Reagan, Kindred's editor, connect the dots between America's failed maternal health, the patriarchal medical…

A nurturing and responsive environment is a buffer against toxic stress.

Belief in conspiracy theories stems – in part – from negative early childhood experiences with caregivers, new research has shown. In two studies,…

Should Black Women Lean In? Or Lean Out? https://youtu.be/TXcEYHTdhl4 At heart, she is an advocate for Black mothers who believes Black parents can be…

Maslow had advice for those who wanted to become self-actualizers. Self-actualization refers to optimizing one's potential. How does that happen? In…

What does it mean to be self-actualizing? In college, I remember being impressed with the description of self-actualization—it inspired in me a life goal to…

This is part three of a three part series and excerpt from the new book, Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis. Part One:…

This is part two of a three part series and excerpt from the new book, Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis. Part One: Prenatal…