Our conversations around generational trauma have evolved to become more nuanced and to shed more light on the Black experience in the United States. But what if, instead of creating intergenerational trauma, there was a way to build intergenerational hope? In this episode of the Found Free podcast, I talk to Dr. Raquel Martin, a licensed clinical psychologist and a social justice advocate, about how to reverse the cycle of oppression that Black people are born into.

Dr. Raquel begins by explaining how she started her career as a psychologist and how she links social justice to her patient care. She highlights the two main conditions that she treats in her Black patients and how she combats them in the way she’s raising her own children. You’ll also learn how oppression shows up in our society – particularly in the education system – and how it impacts young Black children.

This episode was the first part of my interview with Dr Raquel. If you enjoyed it, make sure to subscribe to the Found Free podcast so you catch the second part where we’ll discuss how to spot internalized oppression in ourselves and in our daily lives.


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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RaquelMartinPhD/?hl=en
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@raquelmartinphd?lang=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RaquelMartinPhD/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/@raquelmartinphd


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This episode of Found Free dives into multiple aspects of being a doula as I answer common questions about doulas, birth work and reproductive justice. Whether you’re expecting a baby and looking for a doula or you’re a doula yourself, you’ll want to tune in and discover the hidden side of this complex, important job.

I walk you through the common questions that doulas get, from how to work with Medicaid to what I wish I’d have known before becoming a doula. You’ll learn how to tie in your own moral and ethical framework to your birth work and how birth work and sex work align with each other. I also share stories from my career as a doula to give you insight into how to recover from birth trauma and how to build up your support network. And if you’re a new doula, stay tuned to the end to hear how to attract clients who align with your values and appreciate your skills.

Thank you so much for joining me on the Found Free podcast; I so appreciate how you’ve all followed my journey pushing for reproductive justice in birth work. If you have a question for me about being a doula, a sex worker in the kink community or about something else, get in touch with me via the links below and ask me. I’ll be happy to answer it for you in a future episode of the Found Free podcast.

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Resources:
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The history of abortion in America is also the story of people of color: a struggle for independence, respect, and self-determination. In this episode of the Found Free podcast, I talk with Renee Bracey Sherman, a Black woman who had an abortion at 19 but didn’t see her own story reflected in the current abortion discussion. She’s on a mission to change that.

Renee begins by telling me about her abortion and how she felt shame and stigma around it from her family. She details her journey into activism and reproductive justice, describing what made her want to include people of color in the narrative around abortion. Listen out for our discussion about her upcoming book, Liberating Abortion, and what her research into the history of abortion taught her.

We finish off the episode by discussing how the overturning of Roe vs. Wade will change abortion provisions in the United States and what Sherman’s hopes for her book are. If you enjoyed this discussion on this key part of reproductive justice, please consider subscribing to the Found Free podcast and leaving me a review.

Connect with Renee

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneebraceysherman/
• Check out her website: https://www.reneebraceysherman.com/
• Find links to buy your copy of Liberating Abortion: https://www.liberatingabortion.org/about

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If you’re not ready for a real conversation about the intersection of money, reproductive rights, and social justice, this podcast episode isn’t for you. Because in this episode of Found Free, I’m getting deep into financing for community- and justice-led organizations with my friend and founder of Orchid Investing, Tenesha Duncan.

Picking up from where we left off in Part One, Tenesha begins with the challenges of even discussing money in healthcare and birth work spaces, especially those that target marginalized people. She gives amazing advice on where to locate different sources of funding for your local social justice foundation and explains the importance of laying clear boundaries down with the people who fund you. We also talk about how to future-proof your organization sustainably so that its mission long outlives you.

If you want more information about fundraising for social justice and equality in healthcare and society, follow Orchid Capital online with the links below. And if you enjoyed the episode, please let me know by subscribing to the Found Free podcast.

Connect with my Guest:
Check out Orchid website: https://www.orchidcapital.fund
Follow Orchid Capital Collective on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/orchidcapitalcollective/

Connect with Me:
Visit my website: https://www.found-free.com
Follow me on Instagram: / sabiawade
Connect with me on LinkedIn: / sabiawade

Resources:
Buy Birthing Liberation (Sabia’s book!): https://rep.club/products/birthing-liberation
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Doulas have been around since forever, helping birthing people to deliver and raise their children in a way that feels right to them. But recently, we’ve seen the role of the doula change, and not just because had a global pandemic. People are starting to recognize the gap we fill in the medical care industry and they’re inviting us to step up but with that recognition comes responsibility and regulation. Join me, Sabia Wade, as I lay out what this means to you and your business as a doula.

I share how I got into being a doula and the training I did – and chose not to do. You’re going to hear how becoming a doula split my spirit and what I did to help marginalized people access true reproductive justice. Then I talk about Medicaid reimbursements for doulas and how they’re not everything that they seem to be. Stay tuned to the end to hear what doulas can do to protect their role in healthcare and to be a voice for themselves and the people they work for.

Subscribe to the Found Free podcast to listen to more conversations about being a doula and the intersection of healthcare and social justice. In my next episode, I’ll be answering questions from new doulas – don’t miss it!

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Visit my website: https://www.found-free.com
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Resources:
Buy Birthing Liberation (Sabia’s book!): https://rep.club/products/birthing-liberation
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When Tenesha started her internship in a reproductive health center in Texas, she never imagined where it would lead her. But now she’s the founder of Orchid Investing, a fund that works towards justice for marginalized people in all aspects of their health and reproductive care. Join us for a conversation that digs into the capitalist structures that hold us in oppression – and what you can do to change them.

Tenesha explains what it means to invest for impact and how we can use money and resources to heal generational trauma and injustice. She unpacks how to make sure that your money is building sustainable systems that honor the work you’ve put into them, rather than going to a political entity that’s using a charitable tax status as a vehicle to continue racial and gender oppression. Along the way, we discuss how we can achieve equality in healthcare and tackle all the traumas that these difficult topics bring up.

If you want to know more about how you can help out or how to apply Tenesha’s impact investing blueprint in your home state, you need to stick around for the second part of our conversation. Subscribe to the Found Free podcast to have it drop straight into your podcast feed.

Connect with my Guest:
Check out Orchid website: https://www.orchidcapital.fund
Follow Orchid Capital Collective on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/orchidcapitalcollective/

Connect with Me:
Visit my website: https://www.found-free.com
Follow me on Instagram: / sabiawade
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Resources:
Buy Birthing Liberation (Sabia’s book!): https://rep.club/products/birthing-liberation
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If you’ve been a doula for longer than a minute, you know that it’s about so much more than being present at birth. In fact, there’s so much to being a doula that this is the second part of my conversation with Flor, a Latina doula known as Badass Mother Birther, so go check out my last episode with her before diving into this one. You won’t regret it!

In this episode, we talk about Medicaid reimbursements for doulas and whether or not doulas should be regulated and by whom. We also discuss the questions that birthing people should ask a doula before they hire them and what doulas should do to take care of themselves and to prevent secondary trauma and burnout. If you’re a busy doula, you should definitely take some notes!

Stay to the end to hear about Flor’s next big project and don’t forget to subscribe to the Found Free podcast to hear more episodes about social equality, entrepreneurship, justice work and more.

Connect with my Guest:
Check out Flor Cruz's website: https://badassmotherbirther.com
Follow Badass Mother Birthder on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/badassmotherbirther

Connect with Me:
Visit my website: https://www.found-free.com
Follow me on Instagram: / sabiawade
Connect with me on LinkedIn: / sabiawade

Resources:
Buy Birthing Liberation (Sabia’s book!): https://rep.club/products/birthing-liberation
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“Birth is political”. Today’s guest on the Found Free podcast is Flor, a doula who does so much more than deliver babies. She tells me about how she’s using her platform to fight for equality and for a higher standard of care in reproductive health.

We begin by exploring Flor’s origin story from witnessing a birth as a child to how her first birth experience at age 21 resulted in a trauma that prevented her from fully bonding with her baby. She shares how becoming a doula helped her to reclaim the birth process and to advocate for her clients.

Then Flor opens up about her campaign to remove society’s censorship on birth so that we can normalize this beautiful and natural experience. We discuss how she’s had to fight social media guidelines on birth and breastfeeding images and how she’s grown as a doula through having uncomfortable but honest conversations with her clients.

We had so much to unpack that this episode is in two parts. Subscribe to the Found Free podcast to catch the second half straight in your podcast feed!

Sabia Wade is a multi-passionate and liberation-centered doula, educator, author, spiritual care practitioner, and entrepreneur. She offers mentorship through her Circle Community, Found Free. Join the community here https://found-free.circle.so/!


Connect with my Guest:
Check out Flor Cruz's website: https://badassmotherbirther.com
Follow Badass Mother Birthder on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/badassmotherbirther

Connect with Me:
Visit my website: https://www.found-free.com
Follow me on Instagram: / sabiawade
Connect with me on LinkedIn: / sabiawade

Resources:
Buy Birthing Liberation (Sabia’s book!): https://rep.club/products/birthing-liberation
Doula Training: ...