Piyar, Kayte, and special guest Shoshana discuss Breast Cancer, a survivor’s journey, midwifery implications, and of course, the intersections of the Black and LGBTQIA+ community.

Resources:

http://www.Breastcancer.org

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast

Quinn, G. P., Sanchez, J. A., Sutton, S. K., Vadaparampil, S. T., Nguyen, G. T., Green, B. L., Kanetsky, P. A., & Schabath, M. B. (2015). Cancer and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) populations. CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 65(5), 384–400. https://doi.org/10.3322/caac.21288

Susan J. Komen Foundation

Sisters’ Journey Inc.

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In this episode Piyar and Kayte answer a listener email about providing period products for people, as well as the types of products out there, and as always, our self care corner!

Piyar and Kayte discussed how pregnancy can be a real pain! Discomforts of pregnancy, as well as solutions are reviewed in this fun take on not so fun pregnancy woes.

This episode we discuss Sarah Everard, Take Back the Night, #metoo, and the dangers women and female presenting people face daily.

Piyar and Kayte, inspired by a listener, discuss trauma in childbirth. We review examples of trauma, consequences of trauma and what we can do better.

References:

All Birth Trauma is Valid: Here's How to Have it Recognized and Get the Support You Need

2020 English C. Shortsleeve Parents

Beck CT. Middle Range Theory of Traumatic Childbirth: The Ever-Widening Ripple Effect.
Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2015 Mar 18;2:2333393615575313. doi: 10.1177/2333393615575313. PMID: 28462301; PMCID: PMC5342633.

Beck, C. T., Watson, S., & Gable, R. K. (2018). Traumatic Childbirth and Its Aftermath: Is There Anything Positive?. The Journal of perinatal education, 27(3), 175–184. https://doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.27.3.175

Beck CT, Casavant S. Synthesis of Mixed Research on Posttraumatic Stress Related to Traumatic Birth. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2019 Jul;48(4):385-397. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2019.02.004. Epub 2019 Apr 5. PMID: 30958993.

Birth Trauma: Definition and Statistics by Penny Simkin, PT, PATTCh Founder http://pattch.org/resource-guide/traumatic-births-and-ptsd-definition-and-statistics/

This episode we revisit last season's deep dives into the pandemics of COVID 19 and facing racism. We share self care, and shoot from the hip.

This episode reviews the intersectionality of hair. We discuss having it, not having it, and how it impacts us

The Casualties of Womens War on Body Hair

2017 English N. Ajaka The Atlantic

“To Shave or Not to Shave”: Pubic Hair Removal and Its Association with Relational and Sexual Satisfaction in Women and Men

2019 Paul Enzlin, Kaat Bollen, Sofia Prekatsounaki, Liesbeth Hidalgo, Leen Aerts, Jan Deprest
10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.04.005 The Journal of Sexual Medicine

This episode we answer an email and share our self care.