The CDC reports that black women experience maternity mortality 2-3 times higher than white women. Black women have a 43% per 100,000 chance of death during delivery and/or post delivery. Alaysha’s story began when her pregnancy was high risk and after discovering she had high blood pressure, she was repeatedly brushed off. After delivery, when she could not breathe, the nurses kept telling her it was anxiety which ultimately led to cardiac arrest and 7 days on a vent. Alaysha was brave enough to share her story with me on this episode. She is a licensed clinical social worker, therapist and Reiki Practitioner. She combines both modalities to help her clients. If you’d like to connect with her for professional or personal reasons, feel free to find her at www.talkandenergy.com or on Instagram @talkandenergy or @layshakay