The Yarn Storytelling

In this episode of The Yarn's Motherland series, Madison Barker takes us on the harrowing journey of fighting for her sons life. 

This week on The Yarn, we air two stories the exemplify the resilience of both mother and chid alike. Jessica Wylie and Stacy Moore share their powerful, true narratives. 

In this episode of The Yarn's series Motherland, we delve deeper into the life-and-death realities of childbirth in America—where race can be a risk factor, and the journey to motherhood is shaped by both love and loss.Guests Shana Graves and Shantell Hinton Hill share raw, deeply personal stories that illuminate the hidden struggles of maternal health and the powerful communities that offer strength and support.

In this episode of Motherland, a maternal health storytelling series produced by The Yarn, we explore the causes of trauma brought about be the many events, systems, and policies that control and effect women's journeys into motherhood.In this harrowing and heartfelt episode, Kate Dinee and Sarah Coleman share their stories of heartbreak and resilience. 

In this episode of The Yarn's maternal health series, we revisit stories shared from our Motherhood episode first airing in 2020. These stories are heartbreaking and heart warming and all tap into a mother's relentless love. Storytellers: Tracy Beene, Molly Fraust Wylie, and Melissa Bacon

One in five women will experience a mental or behavioral health challenge in the postpartum period of pregnancy. Tune in this week on The Yarn's maternal health storytelling series as we follow the stories of three incredible women.The episode, Ritika Gann, Jasmine Gipson, and Taylor Musgrove share their true lived experiences. Happy listening!

Join us for episode two of The Yarn's maternal health storytelling series, as we follow three women through their incredible birthing journeys. Themes include postpartum anxiety and the drastically different experiences of giving birth in rural areas of the US and abroad. Storytellers include Jodi Seabolt, Diane Taylor, and Annette Kutilek. 

The Yarn is intent on amplifying voices, building understanding, and creating space for human connection. In its series Motherland, The Yarn shares stories of women's journeys - their challenges and triumphs - with fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum depression and anxiety, and more. The first episode in our series explores themes of finding strength and connection in the most extreme circumstances, the heartbreaking challenges of trying to conceive, and overcoming unbeatable odds. Our three storytellers are Lisa Thorpe, Louise Keithley, and Nora Simmons.