Ep. 03 - Erica Chidi Cohen, LOOM

In this episode, join Erica Chidi Cohen, author of Nurture, doula, co-founder of LOOM and a champion of women’s rights and reproductive health. Erica discusses how her diverse background of culinary training and studies in art history and media led her to become a successful entrepreneur and educator, supporting and empowering women from family planning, birthing support, reproductive and hormonal health, and menstruation. She also shares with us the self-tools she uses to find clarity and navigate the murky, confusing times we all encounter on our paths.

In this episode, we talk about:

• LOOM, her space that provides education for reproductive empowerment through pregnancy and parenting
• Inclusivity in the health education and clinical space
• Her work with Alliance of Moms and community support
• A multicultural upbringing with Nigerian parents, growing up in the states and then moving to South Africa
• Her lowest point after college and being unsure of her next steps
• Finding clarity after doing her Doula training and networking
• The upward mobility and rigor in the Nigerian culture and how her parent’s reinforcement impacted her self-worth
• Social media and existing for external gratification vs. internal gratification
• Choosing to do what you love and can do well
• Giving yourself small acknowledgments throughout the day
• Calling in her partner, online dating, and learning how to entertain herself and find autonomy
• Trying the nursing route and discovering the opportunity to become a doula
• Overcoming the fears of not making enough money and not having customers show up
• Setting boundaries with time and putting her business first
• Losing her half-sister and moving through that experience of loss
• Launching LOOM and her book, Nurture, in the same month
• The influence for her business by her college mentor and working in an art gallery
• The importance of your primary relationships
• The classes she offers at LOOM

Resources:

• Supported Episode - Vol 7 Reproductive Harmony with Erica Chidi Cohen
• Alliance of Moms
• Natural Resources
• Book - Women Who Run with the Wolves
• Book - Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood - and Trusting Yourself and Your Body
• LOOM - Modern education for reproductive empowerment, pregnancy, and parenting.

Where to find Erica:

• Website - ericachidicohen.com
• Website - thisisloom.com
• Instagram - @ericachidicohen
• Instagram - @thisisloom
• Facebook - @thisisloom
• Supported Episode - Vol 7 Reproductive Harmony with Erica Chidi Cohen

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