Boss Ladies And Babies

In this episode I'm honored to be joined by Reketta P. to bring awareness to the health disparities and the devastating statistics that BIPOC birthing persons are experiencing. Reketta is a mom of 3  and Licensed Professional Counselor located in the state of Alaska. She owns Arise Counseling, LLC where she specializes in perinatal mental health and relationship therapy. Reketta is also a BIPOC Health Equity Consultant. She provides workshops and affinity groups to small and medium-sized organizations looking to reduce the health disparity rates in the BIPOC communities by increasing self-awareness and intentional action. Key Points From This Episode:  -Perinatal mental health  -Insight to statistics of BIPOC birthing persons are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth related complications than white women -Unconscious and implicit bias in health care -Anti-racism work and the difference between anti-racism vs being not racist -Allyship and the difference between true a