On today's podcast, we're going to talk with the founder of The Pocket Doula, Anna Balagtas, about uplifting queer, and trans-care.
Anna Balagtas (she/siya) is a queer, Pinay full circle birth worker, educator, facilitator, energy worker, and pleasure advocate. Her practice is rooted in the decolonization of birth work, radical QTBIPOC care, and queer reproductive justice, taught to her by king yaa. Anna's deepest joy comes from witnessing her communities thrive through community care, mutual aid, and abolition work.
We talk about how Anna started The Pocket Doula and her journey to decolonized birth work. We also talk about Anna’s experience with radicalizing perinatal care for QTBIPOC communities by creating empowering spaces centered on queer reproductive justice.
Content warning: We mention abortion, the upcoming Supreme Court decision on abortion, queerphobia, transphobia, medical trauma, medical racism, death, miscarriage, and loss.
Learn more about the founder of The Pocket Doula, Anna Balagtas, here. Follow Anna, The Pocket Doula, on Facebook and Instagram.
Learn more about Decolonization is for Everyone here.
Learn more about Birthing Beyond the Binary by king yaa here.
Learn more about Cornerstone Birthwork Trainings here.
Learn more about Whole Body Pregnancy here.
Learn more about Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings here.
Learn more about Gender Affirming Birthwork + All Genders Birth Class by Moss Froom here.
Learn more about king yaa here.
Learn more about Teaching Resistance by John Mink here.
Learn more about The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory and Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health by Zena Sharman here.
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EBB 142 - Home Birth Transfer during COVID-19 and Uprisings in MN with Jenae Herron and Marcel Malekebu
EBB 141 - Birthing and Disparities in Minnesota with Rhonda Fellows and Dr. Jennifer Almanza
EBB 140 - From Hospital Birth to Home Birth with Kristin and Zach Crosby
EBB 139 - Evidence on Red Raspberry Leaf Tea for Natural Labor Induction
EBB 138 - Healing after a Traumatic Birth with Bianca Marie Roberson
EBB 137 - The Power of Birth Stories with Bryn Huntpalmer
EBB 136 - Solutions for the Crisis in American Maternity Care with Jennie Joseph
EBB 135 - The Need for More Indigenous Birth Workers with Miranda Kelly
EBB 134 - Natural Induction Series: Evening Primrose Oil
EBB 133 - Transitioning from Birth to Parenting with Dr. Heather Maguire
EBB 132 - Teen Pregnancy Support, and a Surrogacy Story with Ambrosia Meikle
EBB 131 - Evidence on: Pitocin During the Third Stage of Labor
EBB 130 – Home Birth in the Black Community with Isis Rose
EBB 129 - COVID-19 and your Childbirth Education Business with Natalie Eckdahl
EBB 128 - Inducing Labor with Castor Oil and Dates
EBB 127 - An unmedicated hospital birth with Katie Kane
EBB 126 - Finding the right provider, and birth in the Dominican Republic with Leiko Hidaka
EBB 125 - Evidence on Acupressure, Acupuncture and Breast Stimulation
EBB 124 – Health Disparities, Advocacy, and COVID with Sabia Wade
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