Wednesday Wellness Debrief | Your Journey to Wellness and Maternal Health
Prioritize your wellness with Wednesday Wellness Debrief! Host Brittany Biggett-Heeren delivers educational, nurturing conversations each Wednesday designed to support you in optimizing your fitness and navigating every aspect of maternal health.
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Fibroids and Maternal Health (opens the original)
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Uterine fibroids affect up to 80% of Black women and 70% of white women by age 50, yet their profound impact on fertility, pregnancy, and birth is far too often met with silence. In this deeply personal episode of Matrescence in Wellness, host Brittany shares her real-time experience navigating a 7-month pregnancy with a growing 8-centimeter fibroid, leading to a medically necessary scheduled C-section. Brittany breaks down the clinical realities of uterine fibroids, from hormonal triggers and e
When Motherhood Reshapes Ambition with Jodi Scott (opens the original)
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What happens when the transition to motherhood doesn't just change your daily life, but completely redefines your life’s work? In this episode of Matrescence in Wellness , host Brittany sits down with Jodi Scott, co-founder and CEO of Green Goo and Ova Moon. Jodi shares how a simple cut while pregnant led her to examine her first-aid cabinet, sparking a revolution in plant-based, whole-plant skincare alongside her sister (an herbalist and midwife) and her mother. Together, Brittany and Jodi dive
Pregism: Corporate America's Hidden Bias (opens the original)
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In this episode of Matrescence in Wellness, host Brittany unpacks the harsh reality of "Pregism" (the subtle discrimination, microaggressions, and anxiety pregnant workers face in corporate spaces). As a Black woman currently in her third trimester, Brittany shares her perspective on shifting from corporate burnout to entrepreneurship, utilizing legal protections like the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (PWFA), and setting boundaries to protect your mental and physical health. In this episode, we
Navigating Postpartum Abroad with Stephanie Rubianto (opens the original)
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Please Note: We experienced a few brief audio dips during this international recording from Italy. Thank you for your understanding—the wisdom and heart in this conversation are well worth it, and we know you will still deeply enjoy the episode! What happens when the dream of an Italian "slow life" meets the raw, isolating reality of postpartum depression? In this episode, Brittany sits down with writer and content strategist Stephanie Rubinato to unpack the profound identity shift of matrescenc
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