Polyamory feat. Michelle

Dr. Neel Shah, MD, MPP, FACOG, is Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic, the world's largest virtual clinic and first "unicorn" technology company for women's and family health. He is also a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School where he previously served as a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology. As a physician-scientist, Dr. Shah has written landmark academic papers on maternal health and health care policy, and contributed to four books, including as senior author of Understanding Value-Based Healthcare (McGraw-Hill), which industry leaders have called "an instant classic" and "a masterful primer for all clinicians." He is listed among the "40 smartest people in health care" by the Becker's Hospital Review. As a public advocate, Dr. Shah's work to build trustworthy health care systems has earned numerous honors, including the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Humanitarian of the Year Award from the March of Dimes. He is featured in the films Aftershock, which won the Special Jury Prize for Impact at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and The Color of Care from the Smithsonian Channel and Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey. Dr. Shah founded the nonprofits Costs of Care and March for Moms, as well as the Delivery Decisions Initiative at Ariadne Labs, a research and social impact program of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Shah currently serves on the advisory board of the National Institutes of Health, Office of Women's Health Research. Keep up with Dr. Shah on IG at @neel_t_shah

In episode 7, Sabia talks with Jen Mayer about Money, Entrepreneurship, Retirement, Birthwork, and more Meet Jen! Jen is the founder Baby Caravan and Fully Funded Former massage therapist and doula of 16 years, Jen Mayer founded Baby Caravan in 2013 to help parents navigate the many decisions they face throughout pregnancy and new parenthood. A parent of two herself, Jen recognizes that our country is not set up to support families, so through her doula matching and coaching services she aims to provide families with holistic guidance and support. In addition to running Baby Caravan, she is a financial counselor and founder of Fully Funded. Fully Funded provides financial education + planning services for mission driven creatives and business owners who aren't numbers people. Jen can be found on instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/wearefullyfunded https://www.instagram.com/jennyleighmayer

In episode 6, Sabia talks with Ericka Hart about Black Liberation. You can find Ericka online at ihartericka.com or on instagram.

In episode 5, Sabia talks with Juliana Luna about Spirituality & Moon Wisdom. You can find Juliana online at alunamethod.com or on IG @julianaluna

Janna Meyrowitz Turner, President of Synastry Capital Janna Meyrowitz Turner is an advisor, angel investor, and strategist focused on systems change, leadership development, and communication in all its forms, in every direction. She has been building values-aligned networks for over 20 years across the public, private, and social sectors.  She started her first company, Style House, at the age of 23 in 2006. Style House became an award-winning public relations and brand strategy firm over the next 16 years, advising global brands from Estee Lauder to the WNBA, with a strong focus on the female consumer whose economic and political power is wielded both as primary household purchaser and as the largest voting bloc in the US. Today Janna’s cross-sector impact vehicle, Synastry Capital, houses her investing, advising, and advocacy work. Her signature Personal Brand Alignment offering, conducted 1:1 and through keynotes, workshops, and group facilitation, is a blend of leadership coaching, spiritual centering, and talent management, designed to build personal and professional narratives that maximize happiness, impact and earning potential. Janna is also the co-founder of VCs for Repro, a coalition of venture capital firms united in support of abortion access, and sits on the board of A Call To Men, a national violence prevention organization providing training and education on healthy manhood for communities of men and boys Janna can be found over at JannaMTurner.com or in Instagram at @jannamturner

Episode 3 of The Black Doula Podcast Season 2 is now streaming! Listen in as Sabia speaks with guest JB @loveoverfearwellness about how they work to "creat[e] space for folks to have a real, whole, full lived experience and for them to be vulnerable and for them to be seen and heard in a world that does not provide that."  JB (they/he) - of Love Over Fear Wellness and Birth - is a full-spectrum doula and community educator, with a passion for pelvises, humans, trauma-informed care, and the complexities of transformative justice. As a transmasculine non-binary person, they are practiced in the art (and awkwardness) of transition, and bring this knowing and compassion to their work as a doula and educator. He supports people through reproductive and identity-related transitions, and provides education to other professionals towards the end goal of a more affirming and gender-liberated world. You can find JB online at loveoverfearwellness.com

In episode 2, Sabia talks with Alua about Death.  Alua Arthur is a death doula, recovering attorney, and the founder of Going with Grace, a death doula training and end-of-life planning organization that exists to support people as they answer the question, “What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may live presently and die gracefully?”  Going with Grace works to improve and redefine the end-of-life experience for people rooted in every community using the individual lived experience as the foundation.  You can find Alua online at goingwithgrace.com.

Dare to be Black and free?  In this episode, Sabia talks with Liberation Strategist Michelle Phillips about obtaining freedom in everyday life.  Learn to take back your power little by little and create a space for yourself and others to be unapologetically be.  

In the season 1 finale, Sabia dives deep into Capitalism with Bear.  They discuss how to how to come with terms with wealth in a capitalistic society, how to form a business with your own personal goals set in place, the different aspects of anti-capitalism, and more!  

In this episode, Sabia and Michelle dive deep into the intersectionality of Kink and Polyamory and healthy practices for long lasting relationships.