Doin Motherhood Podcast w/ AnyaDoula

❕NEW EPISODE❕

**This episode is recorded raw and unedited and without video. I'll be back in studio and on regular drop schedule this week. New episode this Friday.
Available on all podcast platforms and YouTube. We are now on Amazon Music and Audible!

What’s the Goins On?

#HoustonHelps, I along with more than 20 other birthworkers in Houston helped pregnant and postpartum families who evacuated from Louisiana after Hurricane Ida. Check out @nursenikkinp, @maternityjourney, and @anyadoula_htx on Instagram for details and updates on the work.

Please consider donating to the gofundme to help purchase items for families and the birthworkers who are working with these families.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/houston-helps-doulas-for-displaced-ida-evacuees


Healthcare Hate? Nah.

Someone asked me if I hate health professionals. Short answer is NO! Long answer is in this segment.

Fact Check: There are 145 different languages spoken in Houston, Texas. You'll know when you listen.

Happy Labor Day!


Where to connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/doin_motherhood_podcast/

https://www.instagram.com/anyadoula_htx/

https://anyadoula.com


Produced by @theguildhtx

❕NEW EPISODE❕
We appreciate you listening to and watching Doin Motherhood Podcast. If you enjoy the podcast, please Subscribe, Like, Share, Review the show where you listen to podcasts! Available on all podcast platforms and YouTube. We are now on Amazon Music and Audible!

What’s the Goins On?

The Kid is home, Fall is my personal New Years Jr., Syesha Mercado and her husband Ty got their newborn back but are still fighting to #bringrahome, how medical kidnapping happens.

Keeping Families Together w/ Santa Maria Hostel

Anya speaks with two guests from Santa Maria Hostel, a treatment center in Houston that keeps mothers who are recovering from substance use disorders with their children. Lis Holland, RNC-e/Health Educator and Yolanda Ross, LCSW-S/LCDC tell us about the programs offered at Santa Maria and how they put women and their children on the path to recovery and a healthy and joyful life.

This is how you can refer someone you know to Santa Maria Hostel.

***Medical Professionals are strongly encouraged to refer patients here:

Region 6 The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD LMHA
9401 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Helpline: 713-970-7000
Toll free: 866-970-4770
For people with hearing impairments: 800-735-2988
www.mhmraharris.org(link is external)
Counties served: Harris
For substance use disorder services please call the Council on Recovery
303 Jackson Hill St.
Houston, TX 77007
OSAR phone: 713-942-4100
Helpline: 713-970-7000
Counties served: Serving Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Walker, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Waller and Wharton

Where to connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/doin_motherhood_podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/anyadoula_htx/
https://anyadoula.com

Produced by @theguildhtx

Anya discusses updates on COVID and the vaccine as it relates to pregnant people.

Have questions? Looking for insight or solutions? Email your questions to [email protected]

NOTE: This is not medical advice. Discuss your personal health matters with your primary medical provider.

We appreciate you listening to and watching Doin Motherhood Podcast. If you enjoy the podcast, please Subscribe, Like, Share, Review the show where you listen to podcasts! Available on all podcast platforms.

What’s the Goins On?

The Olympics are on can’t-get-right status. Black women are taking a serious stance on self care. Anya takes on NYC with her sons. Changes happening at Doin Motherhood Podcast.

One of Their Friends

Anya challenges the notion that parents cannot or should not be friends with their children. One of the most repeated black mama sayings is “I’m not one of your lil friends”. But can we be friends with our kids and still be effective parents?

Let’s Chat! Do you consider yourself a friend to your children? Do your children see you as one of their friends? Do you think you can be a good parent if you are a friend to your children? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Let’s talk about it!

Where to connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/doin_motherhood_podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/anyadoula_htx/
https://anyadoula.com

Produced by @theguildhtx

Anya gives deeper insight into the What The Doula episode as she discusses the birth stories Serena Williams, Beyoncé, and Tatyana Ali have shared with us in recent years under the backdrop of the maternal health crisis for Black women.

If you are looking for a black doula check out @nationalblackdoulas. The NBDA has a global directory of doulas. GLOBAL. @sistamidwife also has a directory for black doulas.

Artifacts discussed:

Being Serena- HBO 2018 Sports Documentary

Beyoncé in Her Own Words: Her Life, Her Body, Her Heritage- Vogue Issue August 2018

Tatyana Ali Recalls 'Traumatic' First Birth, Explains Why Her Second Labor Was 'Amazing Experience'- People Magazine Issue May 2021

Solo Episode:

Let’s connect on Instagram: @doin_motherhood_podcast

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What’s the Goins On?

Anya shares her plans for the summer which includes lots of rest and relaxation. She also shares news and social media self-care tips.

What The Doula?

Anya gives a thorough breakdown of the work doulas do with families. She also shares insight on the maternal health crisis and how black women and families are most effected at this time.

Let’s Chat! What are your summer plans? Are you interested in doula work? Are you interested in hiring a doula for your birth? Do you think doulas are overrated? Come on over to @doin_motherhood_podcast IG and let’s talk about it.

Need to check in with mental health professionals? Here are a few resources in Texas:

Laura Butler Counseling- Laura is a marriage and family therapist who specializes in maternal mental health. You can find her at laurabutlercounseling.com or on Instagram, handle @laurabutlerlmfta

Obsidian Counseling Services- Obsidian Counseling Services is a black woman owned counseling group that offers low cost telehealth services to Texas residents. You can find them at obsidiancounselingservices.com or on Instagram, handle @obsidiancounselingservices

Master Peace Wellness- MPW is a black woman owned counseling group offering counseling services in Houston and via telehealth. You can find them at masterpeacewellness.org or on Instagram, handle @masterpeacewellness

Where to connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/doin_motherhood_podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/anyadoula_htx/
https://anyadoula.com

Produced by @theguildhtx

Mary J. Blige’s My Life documentary came out on Amazon Prime last week. This week Amazon said it is the most viewed documentary in Amazon’s history.

This episode is a trip down memory lane, reminiscing on the love we had for Mary and all things 90s music and black culture.

The book I referenced by Iyanla Vanzant is called, One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength and Personal Growth.

Please subscribe, like, share, and leave a review of this episode. I appreciate your support.

Where to connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/doin_motherhood_podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/anyadoula_htx/
https://anyadoula.com

Produced by @theguildhtx

Ask Anya answers listeners’ questions about mothering, relationships, self discovery and more.

This week our listener asks for advice in addressing her in-laws’ cultural unawareness.

Have questions? You can send your questions to Anya on IG @doin_motherhood_podcast or email [email protected].

There’s so much chatter happening around Juneteenth this year. I wanted to share a love letter to the black birth workers and medical professionals who are fighting to keep black birthers safe and accounted for.

Happy Juneteenth!

Episode 5

Solo: Welcome to the new Doin Motherhood Podcast where we talk all things Black Mothers Today! The show will now air every Friday, and we have two new special segments- Critical Analysis and Ask Anya. There’s an opportunity for listener engagement in the Ask Anya segment (new). Send in your questions! Get into the episode to hear all about it!

Let’s connect on Instagram: @doin_motherhood_podcast

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**Replay- This episode is a replay of the time I was a guest on Sierra McClain’s aka @sankofamama radio show Homeschool In The Key of Life. @sankofamama is a Houston based doula and community activist.

The episode is titled The State of Black Motherhood. I recorded part of this conversation Live while in studio at ALL Real Radio. In this recording we discuss the state of black motherhood and police brutality and it’s effects on black mothers. You can listen to Homeschool In The Key of Life on allrealradio.com


Where to connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/doin_motherhood_podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/anyadoula_htx/
https://anyadoula.com

Produced by @theguildhtx