Advocating For Yourself During Pregnancy

Advocating For Yourself During Pregnancy

According to the CDC, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. This startling statistic has led to a lot of mental distress during pregnancy for Black women all over this country. One of the things that I...
Being Unemployable Isn’t Always a Bad Thing

Being Unemployable Isn’t Always a Bad Thing

I often find myself working with women who have struggled with fitting into typical corporate environments. Oftentimes this leaves them feeling defeated or like a failure in some way. The reality is that many of these environments weren’t made for us to thrive and...
Dealing With Racism and Violence….Again

Dealing With Racism and Violence….Again

This past week has been a heavy one with America having a front row seat to another unarmed Black man being shot by law enforcement. Every time this happens we are faced with our own fears, frustrations, and sadness about what it means to Black in this country....
Othering and The Black Professional

Othering and The Black Professional

In this episode, Dr. Nicole sits down with Dr. Janelle Peifer to have a conversation on othering and it its effect on the Black professional. The term othering refers to the classification of a group or individual as “not one of us”. We see othering within groups and...