Celebrating Mommying AF while Bossing like a Queen
Hosted by Tanika Ray, a tv host whose entire life blew up when she had a baby. Tanika knew she needed community to navigate the new gig with grace while still pursuing her passions. Fueled by the mantra, The Mommy in me recognizes and honors the Mommy in you, Mamaste with Tanika Ray is a sanctuary for the mommy collective where we amplify our wellness, self love, self care, life lessons, unapologetic boundaries, expanding ideologies, empathy, rituals and practices of Mommying AF.
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Celebrating Mommying AF while Bossing like a Queen
Hosted by Tanika Ray, a tv host whose entire life blew up when she had a baby. Tanika knew she needed community to navigate the new gig with grace while still pursuing her passions. Fueled by the mantra, The Mommy in me recognizes and honors the Mommy in you, Mamaste with Tanika Ray is a sanctuary for the mommy collective where we amplify our wellness, self love, self care, life lessons, unapologetic boundaries, expanding ideologies, empathy, rituals and practices of Mommying AF.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mamas, I know I don’t have to tell you: if you're a black woman in America, you know your needs are ignored. That’s why we typically don't trust the medical industry; there's this idea that we're superhuman, that our pain means nothing. Especially for those of us who have experienced pregnancy, we’ve had to make sure that we have a plan in place, that we have friends in the space where we're giving birth, and have people there to truly advocate for us. Here on Mamaste, we're never going to adhere to some fake timeline—Juneteenth is all year round, every month is Black History Month and we’re always in tune to Black Maternal Health.
Today, I’m welcoming an actress, an artist, and my new friend, Megalyn Echikunwoke. Megalyn is a deeply introspective and powerful artist who recently wrote and directed Weathering, a short film that explores the intense and often traumatic experience of Black motherhood, loss, and grief.
Tune in and listen to episode 71 of Mamaste with Tanika Ray. Megalyn is telling me about her very famous friend that helped her with her artistic process and why the topic of Black maternal health resonates so strongly with her.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
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Let’s Connect!
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