Beyond Our Cells

Introducing Beyond Our Cells

Trailer for a new podcast brought to you by Blaquesmith Productions. Follow Beyond Our Cells onInstagramTwitterFollow host, Taylor CamilleLinks to episode transcripts can be found on Medium

Surviving COVID-19 with Terrica Parks

Terrica Parks, mother, entrepreneur and at 28 years old is a COVID 19 survivor living in Albany Georgia. At the end of March 2020, Albany's death rate rivaled major cities like New York hitting 32.9 deaths per 100,000 people. A rate 67% higher than what New York was seeing at that time.Parks contracted the virus in early March and it took 5 days of hospitalization for her to recover. In this episode, Terrica discusses her journey with COVID19, her battle to survive and her hope for the future. She is urging members of her community In Albany, Georgia and beyond to stay home. Link to transcript hereBlessed Touch Website (Terrica’s Business Page): https://blessed-touch.com/ Blessed Touch on Facebook Follow Beyond Our Cells onInstagramTwitterFollow host, Taylor Camille

Accepting Autism with Lauren Melissa

Librarian and autism advocate, Lauren Melissa, wasn’t diagnosed with autism until age 23. Because autism is so seldom detected in women and girls, Lauren had to do some digging on her own to finally reach her diagnosis.In this episode, we discuss the intersectionality of race and disability, why women are so often left out of the autism conversation and how race, gender and subsequently access play a part in late diagnoses. Link to transcript hereFollow Lauren Melissa on Instagram Follow Beyond Our Cells onInstagramTwitterFollow host, Taylor Camille

Adulting Autistic with Tyla Grant

Tyla Grant, a 22-year-old blogger and autism advocate based in the UK shares her perspective on adult life with autism. Having received her late diagnosis at age 17, Tyla has learned how to embrace her life with autism and create safe spaces for others living with autism.In this episode, we talk about boundaries and how if we embraced and used the word disability properly it could actually provide a lot of help to those in need of access to resources.Link to transcript hereFollow Tyla Grant on Instagram Listen to the Adulting Autistic Podcast linked hereFollow Beyond Our Cells onInstagramTwitterFollow host, Taylor Camille

Warrioring Lupus with Charis Sanford

Charis, a mom of three with many titles reflects on life, work and motherhood with Lupus. Lupus is an inflammatory disease which has been found to be three times more likely in African American women than our Caucasian counterparts. Having been diagnosed at such a young age with no prior trace of the disease in her family, Charis was unsure how it would impact her life or her ability to have children. Three pregnancies later, Charis has beaten the odds and learned more about how to treat her body and what it needs .In this episode, we talk about Charis' journey navigating her invisible illness, motherhood and ways she has learned to communicate her needs in an effort to reduce her stress and maintain her health.Link to transcript hereFollow Charis Sanford on Instagram BlogShop Mom TingsCurl ConsultationsFollow Beyond Our Cells onInstagramTwitterFollow host, Taylor Camille