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Pregnant Pause

Pregnant Pause

Written by: Danielle Cadet
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 For Black women at the intersection of ambition and motherhood. Parenting Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Legacy of Love w/ Amy Elisa Jackson

    Legacy of Love w/ Amy Elisa Jackson
    Sep 17 2025
    In this powerful episode, marketing executive Amy Elisa Jackson joins for a poignant discussion on loss. Jackson shares her unique experience with postmortem sperm retrieval and her attempts to conceive a child with her late husband. This is an episode for anyone who has experienced pregnancy loss, for those who love them, and for anyone who wants to understand how to hold space for this unique kind of grief.
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    49 mins
  • Do Date w/ Eboni K. Williams

    Do Date w/ Eboni K. Williams
    Sep 10 2025
    Dating can be daunting. And for Black women especially it can be difficult to find a partner who not only meets all your needs, but who could also make a great parent. Television host and lawyer Eboni K. Williams joins the show and talks candidly about why she chose to become a mother solo and how it has made dating more fun.
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    48 mins
  • The Nest is History w/ Nicole Deggins

    The Nest is History w/ Nicole Deggins
    Sep 3 2025
    Pregnant Pause goes live for the first time in partnership with Baby Dove. On this episode, we talk all things nesting — the mysterious and powerful urge that many expectant parents feel as their due date approaches — with midwife and doula Nicole Deggins. What really has to be done before baby arrives? What products do you actually need? And what can the village look like in this day and age as more moms report feeling lonely and unprepared for parenthood?
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    41 mins
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