Tough Like A Mother Tough Like A Mother

In this episode, Augusta speaks with Dr. Daihnia Dunkley about maternal health disparities. She touches on where we are currently, why does it exist, what can we do about this, resources to help and more. 

------------------- 

Dr. Daihnia Dunkley has worked extensively in the arena of maternal-child health, and is an experienced nurse leader with a demonstrated history of working in both hospital and community healthcare, as well as academia. She has now transitioned to a full time academic role as an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Farmingdale State College in Long Island, NY.

While conducting her doctoral research, which was focused on the experience of being Black and female in executive nursing leadership, the available literature and the stories of her study participants illustrated the lack of adequate supportive resources for Black and minority nurses.  Dr. Dunkley was inspired to create The League of Extraordinary Black Nurses (LEBN), a nonprofit nursing organization, whose mission is to cultivate, nurture, and inspire current and future Black nurses, to improve the representation of Black nurses in positions of leadership, and to advocate for equitable and quality healthcare for people of color.





Subscribe to Tough Like A Mother!
Email and questions/comments to toughlikeamother@gmail.com

Nneka Symister is a psychotherapist at Mylocaltherapist.org specializing in helping women and couples who suffer with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.  In light of the current health crisis, Augusta talks with Nneka about what exactly are perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and how to recognize the signs in order to get the proper help. Nneka also talks about how to cope and take care of yourself whether you're pregnant, pregnant after a loss and/or if you just gave birth.   



Subscribe to Tough Like A Mother Email any questions/comments to: toughlikeamotherpod@gmail.com

In this episode of the Covid Chronicles series, my guest is Tracy Clennon. Tracy is a mother, wife and realtor from Long Island, NY. Tracy shares how she is working from home with her husband and their 2 year old daughter, how she still has a nanny come in to help during the day, how she's practicing self care and how the real estate market has changed.


Subscribe to Tough Like A Mother
Email any questions/comments to toughlikeamotherpod@gmail.com

In this episode of the Covid Chronicles series, my guest is Lauren Grant. Lauren is a mother, fiancé and Experience Architect of her own event planning firm - The Grant Access. Lauren discusses how her family is adjusting, how she's pivoting with her business during these uncharted times, and how she's practicing self-care.


Subscribe to Tough Like A Mother 
Email any questions/comments to:
toughlikeamotherpod@gmail.com

In this episode of the Covid Chronicles series, my guest is Carmen Witherspoon. Carmen is a wife, mother and a management consultant that resides in Charlotte, NC. 
We discuss how Carmen and her family are adjusting and how she's practicing self care during these unprecedented times. 



Subscribe to Tough Like A Mother
Email any questions/comments to toughlikeamotherpod@gmail.com

In the first episode of the Covid Chronicles series, my first guest is Season Willams. Season is a wife, mother of one and registered nurse who resides in Atlanta, GA. 
In this episode, we discuss how Season and her family are adjusting, how she's finding ways to connect with girlfriends and how she's practicing self-care during these unprecedented times.

Subscribe to Tough Like A Mother
Email any questions/comments to toughlikeamotherpod@gmail.com.