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Leveling Up in Lactation

Leveling Up in Lactation

Written by: Erika Dudley
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A podcast to highlight, amplify, and document the journey of Black Lactation Professionals. Hosted by Erika Dudley, IBCLC, tune in for a laid back, candid conversation with her colleagues about their journey through the Lactation profession.Erika Dudley Careers Economics Personal Success
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  • "Pushing Past Fear"-Sophia Taylor, LPN, IBCLC
    Sep 6 2023

    This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Sophia Taylor, LPN, IBCLC! If you were already in a career for a decade would you take the leap to change it? This is part of Sophia's story into the field and how she continued to evolve. Add some motivating conversation into your day and press play to hear how she's Leveling Up in Lactation!

    Learn more and connect with Sophia at-

    Email: sophiataylor@relatable-lactation.com

    On social-

    Instagram: ⁠⁠@relatable_lactation⁠⁠

    Website:⁠ Relatable Lactation

    Hosted by Erika Dudley, IBCLC, she created this podcast to highlight, amplify, and develop an audio hub for the journeys of Black Lactation Professionals. Join her every Monday morning for about an hour as she has a laid back, candid conversation with Colleagues about their journeys through Lactation Land.

    Erika Dudley is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who began her career in lactation as a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor after successfully pushing through barriers to breastfeed her son. Within a year she became a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist then promoted to the Lead Breastfeeding Counselor. After becoming an IBCLC she transitioned into private practice where she owns ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enriched Lactation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Want to learn more about how she became an IBCLC? Read more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Enjoying the podcast? Be sure to follow, subscribe, review and share it with a friend!

    Learn more about the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LevelingUpInLactation.com

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    44 mins
  • "It's A Calling"-Angelica Knight, MS, IBCLC
    Aug 28 2023

    This weeks episode was just a reminder that "delayed does not mean denied". Angelica Knight, MS, IBCLC shares her journey on how being on a research study exposed her into birth work and all it comes with. As she learns about a barrier she not only acknowledges it but takes action to be a part of the solution. Add some motivating conversation into your day and press play to hear how she's Leveling Up in Lactation!

    Learn more and connect with Angelica at-

    Email: Angelica.knight94@gmail.com

    On social-

    Instagram: ⁠@Bluemoon_doula⁠

    Facebook: ⁠@BlueMoonDoulaNC⁠

    Website:⁠ ⁠Blue Moon Doula⁠

    Resources mentioned:

    ⁠North Carolina A&T P2P Program⁠

    ⁠Our Black Birth Life Podcast⁠

    ⁠Linda Smith Resource⁠

    Hosted by Erika Dudley, IBCLC, she created this podcast to highlight, amplify, and develop an audio hub for the journeys of Black Lactation Professionals. Join her every Monday morning for about an hour as she has a laid back, candid conversation with Colleagues about their journeys through Lactation Land.

    Erika Dudley is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who began her career in lactation as a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor after successfully pushing through barriers to breastfeed her son. Within a year she became a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist then promoted to the Lead Breastfeeding Counselor. After becoming an IBCLC she transitioned into private practice where she owns ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enriched Lactation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Want to learn more about how she became an IBCLC? Read more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Enjoying the podcast? Be sure to follow, subscribe, review and share it with a friend!

    Learn more about the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LevelingUpInLactation.com

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Reset
    Aug 21 2023

    Another solo episode this week! Do you have a memory of playing a video game in the 90's and when someone would get frustrated they'd rip the power cord out of the wall? Yea. That's the gist of what this episode is about lol. Enjoy!

    Hosted by Erika Dudley, IBCLC, she created this podcast to highlight, amplify, and develop an audio hub for the journeys of Black Lactation Professionals. Join her every other Monday morning for about an hour as she has a laid back, candid conversation with Colleagues about their journeys through Lactation Land.

    Erika Dudley is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who began her career in lactation as a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor after successfully pushing through barriers to breastfeed her son. Within a year she became a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist then promoted to the Lead Breastfeeding Counselor. After becoming an IBCLC she transitioned into private practice where she owns ⁠⁠⁠⁠Enriched Lactation⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Want to learn more about how she became an IBCLC? Read more ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!

    Enjoying the podcast? Be sure to follow, subscribe, review and share it with a friend!

    Learn more about the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠LevelingUpInLactation.com

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    21 mins
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