Jessica Heagren, Lauralee Whyte, and Sophia Ufy Ukor discuss miscarriage, its mental health impacts, and fears in future pregnancies. They highlight the need for more conversations and better support from medical professionals, companies, and individuals.
Making people connect makes a great film and in a world where black people are dehumanised in so many places and so many ways, presenting the humanity of black people will
always be important to me.
I had to fight very hard to have agency in my life, have good grades, and win my freedom at the cost of the relationship with my nuclear family - that relationship hangs by a thread today.
The term ‘disruptor’ can sometimes be used with negative connotations. But every transformative agent of positive change throughout the course of history has had to disrupt something - the status quo.
Sheila was on a clear journey to overcome the obstacles in her life and to achieve her dream of becoming a photojournalist by going back to school at the age of 59. I felt that her story could bring hope to people facing similar challenges.
I don’t have a personal experience with period poverty but during my research on the taboo of menstruation, I found an article about period poverty. Period poverty has a double taboo, first because of menstruation and second because of poverty.
I realized that my son had suffered brain damage at birth resulting in multiple medical complexities and needs. It has been a rough and challenging journey raising a child with cerebral palsy here in Nigeria through childhood and adulthood.
