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When Earned Power Doesn't Translate: A Christmas Night in North Carolina

What We're Willing to Carry: A Different Kind of Christmas Story 🎄

Founder’s Holiday Letter: A Season of Gratitude and What’s Ahead

For the Clinicians, Birth Workers, and Advocates Who’ve Been Carrying the Weight

🍂 Gratitude in the Margins: A Thanksgiving Reflection from the Diosa Ara & Labora Collective Team

Welcome to Women's Health

Welcome to Roots and Wings

Welcome to Yemaya's Circle of Care

Welcome to The EmpowerHER Journal

Welcome to Power and Pleasure

Welcome to Her Health Matters

We’re Rebuilding: A Behind-the-Scenes Update from The Labora Collective

Introducing The Labora Collective — And Why We’re Launching With 30% Off

Unraveled & Reborn: Reflections on Motherhood

Conclusion: The Work Ahead

Chapter 14: The Leap of Faith

Chapter 13: From Pain to Purpose

Unlocking the Mysteries of Orgasm: A Deep Dive into the Anatomy of Pleasure

Reclaiming My Power through Birth + Maternal Advocacy

Chapter 12: The Future of Medicine

Chapter 10: What We Owe Our Patients

A Superwoman’s Journey

Chapter 8: From Soft Science to Hard Solutions

Chapter 7: The Data Problem

Faith, Grief, and Healing: Building a Voice for Black Women’s Health

Chapter 6: When Good People Do Bad Things

Chapter 5: The Devaluation of Black Life

The Secret Lives of Wannabe Wayward Women: Tells, Tales & Ways We Grow Into Pleasure

Chapter 4: Patients as "Tribes"

Chapter 3: The Culture of "Human First"

Chapter 1: Proving My Worth

My Four-Year-Old Wants to Be a Police Officer: A Morning Drive That Changed Everything

Part 3: Beyond the Clinical—Mental Health, Trauma, and the Social Roots of Substance Use

Issue 11: Speaking the Language of Desire: Communication for Better Partnered Sex

Issue 10: Solo Pleasure Without Shame

Issue 9: The Heart of Pleasure

The Gender Divide: From Misogyny to Mobilization—The Global Stakes of 2025

Issue 8: When Sex Hurts: Addressing Pain, Trauma, and Hidden Struggles

The Gender Divide: How U.S. Policy Fuels a Global Backlash on Rights

Breaking the Silence: Unveiling the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Issue 7: Barriers to Orgasm 🚧

Ten Rules for Liberals Who Want to Actually Win: A Messaging Manifesto 📱

Issue 6: Body's Sexual Timeline - What Changes and Why?

The Gender Divide: Why Power Still Punishes Women in Public Life

The Gender Divide: How the Global Economy Exploits Women’s Labor

Issue 5: The Surprising Science of “Out-of-Nowhere” Orgasms

The Gender Divide: Global Fault Lines in Reproductive Freedom

A Mother’s Fever Vigil

Issue 4: Brain, Hormones & the Big O

The Gender Divide: Who Controls the Female Body—and at What Cost?

Why We Don’t Block People?

Marijuana use in pregnancy

🔮 Is It Safe? Marijuana Use in Pregnancy with Dr. Yamicia Connor

Part 2: Clinical Realities—Diagnosis, Treatment, and Compassionate Care

Issue 3: "Did I Just Orgasm?" đŸ€”

The Gender Divide: Rights on Paper, Control in Practice

Roots & Wings LIVE: Parenting with Intention

The Battle Over Autonomy: What Adriana Smith's Tragic Story Reveals About Life, Death, and Reproductive Rights

Part 1: Breaking the Silence—Understanding Substance Use in Pregnancy

The Gender Divide: Are Women’s Rights Being Rolled Back Globally?

Issue 2: Unlocking Pleasure: Understanding the Anatomy of an Orgasm

đŸ©ș How We Decide to Image a Pregnant Patient with Headache: A Clinical Reflection Anchored in Judgment, Safety, and Respect

Issue 1: Unlocking the Mysteries of Orgasm: A Deep Dive into the Anatomy of Pleasure

Mastitis Is Not Just a Clogged Duct: What Every Breastfeeding Parent Should Know

đŸ„ When Good Care Becomes a Liability: A Rigorous Defense of Evidence-Based Practice

Welcome to Power & Pleasure: The Female Orgasm — The Myth, The Legend, and the Non-sense Your Guy Friends Keep Repeating

Pleasure Is Power — And We’ve Got a Journal for That!

Welcome to Diosa Ara: What This Community Is—and Is Not

Black Maternal Mental Health Week

đŸŸ„ States That Invalidate or Override Advance Directives During Pregnancy

Sex Is Political. Always Has Been.

Embracing Joy: A Pathway to Connection and Liberation in Women's Health

This Should Never Have Happened

Slow Leak, Fast Clock: What to Know When Your Water Breaks at Term

Let’s Build Together: A New Conversation on Sexuality & Parenting

Who Is Yamicia Connor—and Why Your Support Matters?

Lactation Consultants vs. Pediatricians: Who Should You See for Breastfeeding Help?

Black Americans Will Suffer, but White America Is at Risk of Losing Its Very Soul

Birth Control in Uncertain Times: Why You Shouldn’t Wait Another Day

🌿 How to Navigate Pregnancy with a Chronic Illness?

When Your Water Breaks Early: What Happens Next?

Postpartum Belly Binding: Tradition or Science?

Listening to the Unheard: The Critical Importance of Fetal Movement Awareness

Reproductive Justice: A Legacy of Control and the Fight for Maternal Equity

Advocating for Yourself in the Healthcare System: A Survival Guide

The Deliberate Dismantling of Maternal Health Protection in America: A Mother and Doctor's Warning

How to Choose the Right OB-GYN, Midwife, or Doula for Your Journey

Is Your Doctor Ignoring Your Pregnancy Concerns? Here’s How to Get the Care You Deserve

Navigating Pregnancy as a Black or Brown Woman: What They Don’t Tell You

We Lost the Message. Now It’s Time to Change the Strategy

The Reality of Giving Birth in a Crisis—What You Need to Know

Pregnant & Over 30? These 10 Tests Help Keep You & Your Baby Healthy

Project 2025 and the Future of American Education: A Dangerous Step Backward

🚹 What If You Need Emergency Pregnancy Care—But Can’t Get It?

Introducing In Her Name: Exposing the Cost of Control

The Imperative of Embracing Our Power: Reflections on Health Equity, Social Justice, and Resilience

How to Prepare for an Emergency with an Infant

Every Pregnant Woman Should Have a Home Blood Pressure Cuff—Here’s Why It Could Save Your Life

The Crisis of Preterm Birth in Black Women – And Why It’s Getting Worse

🚹 Diabetes in Pregnancy: What You NEED to Know to Reduce Your C-Section Risk

Pre-Eclampsia Increases Your 10-Year Heart Disease Risk—What You Need to Know

10 Things Every Pregnant Person Needs to Do in Times of Political Unrest

Postpartum Love – Navigating Relationships After Baby

The Answer: Fertility Awareness and Egg Freezing

Mad at Elon? You Should Be Fucking Furious at the Entire System of Venture Capital and Private Equity That Created Him—And Countless Others Just Like Him.

Perinatal Infection Month: Protecting Moms & Babies from Hidden Threats

February is International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: Safeguarding Mother and Child 🩠đŸ©șđŸ€°

Fertility Awareness and Egg Freezing

Concerns

Diosa Ara Updates!

Protecting Your Rights in the New Reproductive Health Landscape

The Hidden Agenda: How Attacks on Reproductive Rights and DEI Are Destroying Careers

DEI Backlash: A Toddler’s Tantrum in Disguise

Rise Up: Turn Exhaustion into Action for Change!

"Hard Life" ≠ Discrimination

Join My Office Hour on Cervical Cancer Awareness.

Maternal Health Awareness Day: Let's Address America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis

Stay Tuned for the New Date - Cervical Cancer Awareness Event

Empower to Prevent: A Cervical Cancer Awareness Event

Empower Your Journey: Cervical Cancer Awareness Workshop

Finding Joy in Hobbies: A Prescription for Challenging Times

Join Dr. Connor’s Office Hour: Understanding Cervical Cancer

The Silent Struggle: Cardiomyopathy, Severe Preeclampsia, and the Invisible Obstacles Moms Face