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In this powerful and candid conversation, Randi shares her 8-year journey through fibroids, heavy menstrual bleeding, surgically induced perimenopause, and the emotional aftermath of waking up from a “routine” procedure without her uterus — and without clear consent or explanation.

What followed was a cascade of hormone disruption, weight changes, joint pain, hot flashes, medical gaslighting, and a long search for answers.

We talk about:

• What medical gaslighting actually looks like in real life
• The trauma of losing reproductive organs unexpectedly
• The complexity of the endocrine system
• Testosterone pellet therapy and unintended consequences
• Self-advocacy in practical terms
• How AI became part of her hormone recovery process
• Rebuilding trust in your body after medical harm

This episode is honest. It’s layered. And it raises important questions about agency, consent, and collaboration in women’s healthcare.

If you have ever felt dismissed, unheard, or shuffled out of a doctor’s office without real answers — this conversation is for you.

⚠️ Disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before starting or changing medications, supplements, or hormone therapies.

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In this episode of Coochie Business®, Dr. Abigail sits down with Africana Studies professor Dr. Derrick “Dr. kNOw” Lanois for a layered conversation on womanism, Black history, reproductive narratives, and collective liberation.

What is womanism — and how is it different from feminism or Black feminism?

How have historical stereotypes like the “Hottentot Venus” and Jezebel myth shaped how Black women’s bodies are imagined today?

And what might healing, Sankofa, and imagination have to do with reproductive freedom?

Together, they explore:

• Womanism as a Black women–rooted social change framework
• Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and communal responsibility
• The historical construction of Black sexuality and reproductive stereotypes
• Colorism and respectability politics
• The power of history in shaping liberation
• Black love, heterosexuality as learned behavior, and redefining relationships
• Afrofuturism and the role of imagination in building new traditions

This episode moves beyond statistics and policy into philosophy, history, and embodiment — asking not only how we dismantle systems, but how we build commonweal.

If you’re interested in Black reproductive justice, womanist thought, Black history, embodiment, and decolonizing love, this conversation will stretch you.

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Episode Mentions

Layli Phillips (now Layli Maparyan) – “Womanism: On Its Own” (Introduction)
The foundational framework for today’s conversation. Womanism is presented as a Black women–rooted social change philosophy emphasizing anti-oppression (both named and unnamed), communitarian responsibility, spirituality, and harmonizing difference.

Patricia Hill Collins – Black Sexual Politics
Explores Black sexuality, stereotypes, and power — including discussion of Sarah Baartman and the historical construction of Black women’s bodies.

Ida B. Wells – The Red Record
A historic anti-lynching text that challenged rape myths and exposed racialized violence in the late 19th century.

Deborah Gray White – (Work referenced on stereotypes and Black women’s history)
Dr. Lanois referenced White’s scholarship in connection to the Missouri Press Association president’s “liars, thieves, and whores” claim and the formation of Black women’s club movements.

Sarah Baartman (The “Hottentot Venus”)
A Khoi woman displayed in European “freak shows,” whose exploitation shaped enduring stereotypes about Black women’s bodies.

Frederick Douglass
Abolitionist leader who participated in early women’s rights advocacy but later took positions that created tension around Black women’s suffrage.

Mary Church Terrell & Ida B. Wells
Black women leaders whose activism addressed racism, sexism, and violence.

Carter G. Woodson
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In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Dr. Abigail sits down with transformational leader Natalie Demerson-Watkins, founder of Anchored Life Academy and Anchored Life Foundation, to explore the emotional and spiritual impact of miscarriage and infant loss — especially for high-achieving women who feel pressure to “bounce back.”

Natalie shares her living testimony of recurring miscarriage, the premature birth and loss of her daughter Rosalyn at 26 weeks, and the four-year journey of shattered faith, surrender, and rebuilding that followed.

Together, they discuss:

• The silent grief high-achieving women carry
• The myth of bouncing back after reproductive loss
• Shame, guilt, and questioning your body
• Faith after loss — when belief feels broken
• Showing up professionally while privately grieving
• How to support someone experiencing miscarriage
• The difference between grief support and coaching readiness
• Natalie’s 3-part healing process: Shattering, Rebuilding, Reconciliation

This episode expands the conversation beyond physical pregnancy loss to include unspoken reproductive grief — miscarriage, infant loss, infertility, IVF attempts, pregnancy yearning, and identity disruption.

If you’ve ever felt strong in public but shattered in private, this conversation is for you.

You are not broken. You are becoming.

Show Notes:

Guest: Natalie Demerson-Watkins
Founder, Anchored Life Academy
Founder, Anchored Life Foundation

🌐 Website:
https://www.anchoredlifeacademy.com
https://www.anchoredlifefoundation.org

📱 Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn:
@NatalieDemerson-Watkins

🎁 Free Resource:
The Anchor Reset: https://www.anchoredlifeacademy.com/anchor-reset

Other Mentions:

• Isaiah 61:1-3 NLT
  • The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, for the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the LORD’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for his own glory.
• World Health Organization (WHO) Spotlight on Pregnancy Loss
  • https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/why-we-need-to-talk-about-losing-a-baby

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