Melinated MommyTalks the Podcast
Are you a melinated mom or birthing person looking to hear about and feel connected to the experiences of others you can identify with?
Are you the partner, family member, friend, or advocate of a melinated mom or birthing person and want to learn more about what these important women and birthing people in your life are going through?
Are you a public health worker, medical provider, politician, champion of the birthing community, or just a person that values the stories of melinated moms and birthing people?
Then pull up your metaphorical seat, tap in, and join host Jaye Wilson, LPN of over 20 years, and founding president and CEO of Melinated Moms, as she and her variety of guests chat, laugh, cry, and bond over important topics that impact Black and Brown mothers, Black and Brown women, parents, and the birthing and maternal health community at large. Incorporating her nursing expertise, years of advocacy work, and knowledge and experience of building a thriving social entrepreneur business into every episode, Jaye will explore everything from relationships, to momprenuership, to connecting with your children, to the health disparities impacting melinated mothers and melinated families. Whether alone, with a special guest, or in a roundtable conversation, this podcast promises to bring you a diverse mix of raw and authentic views and stories of melinated moms and birthing people.
With new episodes coming out every other week, and exclusive bonus content for paid subscribers dropping monthly, you don't want to miss out on these vital, amazing, insightful, and thought-provoking conversations.
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Episodes
17 episodes
S1E14 "Teen Pregnancy Without The Shame"
Teen pregnancy gets talked about like a warning label, but that story leaves out the truth: shame doesn’t prevent pregnancy, and silence doesn’t keep teens safe. I’m unpacking why “teen pregnancy” (before 20) and “geriatric pregnancy” (35 and u...
S1E13 "Turning Teen Pregnancy Into Purposeful Doula Work" w/ Chéna Benson-Davis Pt 2
Teen pregnancy can flip a teen’s whole world in a day but the harshest part is often what happens next: the silence, the judgment, and the feeling that your life is already over. We sit with that truth and then push back on it, using real stori...
S1E12 "Turning Teen Pregnancy Into Purposeful Doula Work" w/ Chéna Benson-Davis Pt 1
“Who’s going to help you take care of this baby?” That question can sound small, but it can hit like a brick when you’re 19, pregnant, and trying to prove you belong in a space that already doubts you. We sit down with Chéy Davis, owner of Butt...
S1E11 "What Black Moms Need To Know About HIV"
HIV still gets treated like a “somebody else” topic, and that stigma has real consequences for Black women, Black mothers, and birthing people. We’re naming the quiet parts out loud: what HIV actually is, how it differs from AIDS, and how fear-...
S1E10 "Motherhood Meets HIV Advocacy" w/ Lynette Trawick Pt 3
Raw, honest, and necessary: we sit down for part 3 of our conversation with HIV advocate and mom of a blended family, Lynette Trawick, to talk about what it really takes to plan pregnancy, protect your health, and raise self-aware kids while pu...
S1E9 "Motherhood Meets HIV Advocacy" w/ Lynette Trawick Pt 2
The most honest conversations often start at home—sometimes with a medication alarm and a kid sprinting to grab the water. We sit down for part 2 of our conversation with HIV advocate and mom of many, Lynette Trawick, to explore how transparenc...
S1E8 "Motherhood Meets HIV Advocacy" w/ Lynette Trawick Pt 1
What happens when a routine test rewrites the story you thought you were living? Jaye sits down with Lynette Trawick—mom of eleven, veteran, and founder of I Am You—to chart the path from diagnosis to purposeful advocacy, and from “be strong” t...
S1E7 "Rethinking Disability In Birth And Parenting"
What if the barrier isn’t a parent’s disability, but our assumptions about what they can do? We dig into birth, motherhood, and access through a Black maternal health lens, challenging the quiet ways systems define disabled parents before they ...
S1E6 "From Nurse To Advocate: Parenting Without Sight" w/ Jennifer Evans-Rice Pt 2
What happens when capability is judged before it’s understood? Jaye sits down for part 2 of her conversation with with Jennifer Evans Rice—a mom of three, registered nurse, and advocate who is losing her vision—to talk about parenting beyond si...
S1B3 "Mud, Magic, And Motherhood" w/ Jennifer Evans-Rice
What happens when you trade the “glass house” for a kid’s house—one that’s loud, colorful, and bursting with life? This bonus conversation with Jennifer Evans Rice cuts through picture-perfect parenting and lands in a place that feels real: too...
S1E5 "From Nurse To Advocate: Parenting Without Sight" w/ Jennifer Evans-Rice Pt 1
What does it look like to parent boldly when sight fades but purpose sharpens? We sit down with Jennifer, a blind mom of three and former RN, to trace the real steps—messy, methodical, and joyful—that turn fear into a family rhythm. From leavin...
S1E4 "Surviving Morbidity & Building A Legacy Of Prevention"
What if the most powerful tool for safer births starts long before a positive test? We take a clear-eyed look at preventable maternal morbidity and map the path from awareness to action—spanning preconception choices, pregnancy care, and the of...
S1E3 "Maternal Morbidity & Finding Your Voice" w/ Jasmine Winters Pt 2
What if the most honest love story is the one where joy and trauma sit side by side? In part 2 of our conversation with Jasmine Winters—mom, IVF survivor, and founder of Peaceful Minds Haven—we unpack the raw, complicated space between a beauti...
S1B2 "Healthy Relationships Shape Parenting, Advocacy, & Recovery" w/ Jasmine Winters
The conversation we needed but rarely hear: what happens after survival, when the goal shifts from just getting through to actually living well. Jaye sits down with Jasmine Winters—mom, IVF morbidity survivor, and founder of Peaceful Minds Have...
S1E2 "Maternal Morbidity & Finding Your Voice" w/ Jasmine Winters Pt 1
A mom says “I don’t feel well,” and the room keeps moving. Hours later, she’s in emergency surgery after losing more than two and a half liters of blood. That gap—between what Black women say and what systems hear—is where severe maternal morbi...
S1B1 "Black Mama Magic" (Bonus Pilot)
Motherhood isn’t a manual to memorize; it’s a living practice you shape with your story, your village, and your voice. Jaye brings together a circle of mothers and experts to name what Black mama magic really looks like: making a way out of no ...
S1E1 "Momming In The Margins"
Motherhood should feel like a place to thrive, not a test of endurance. We kick off Season One with our theme that names what so many Black moms live every day—momming in the margins—tracing its roots with Black Ladies in Public Health, and con...