Upleveling Your Vision and Creating Your Own Table in Birth Culture with the "International" Mom in the Know

9/6/2019 Comments

"Show up as YOU. Take that foundation [and] run with it, but show up to every client as yourself because that's the thing that's going to propel you. What is the YOU part that you are going to add to this? I can't teach you how to be YOU. Tell me what YOU is and I'll tell you how to capitalize on that." ~ Brandi Jordan, MSW, IBCLC

Brandi Jordan is the owner of The Cradle Company, the founder of the National Association For Birth Workers Of Color, and the developer of the Newborn Care Specialist Training. This time last month, Brandi was concluding a private Business Mastermind Retreat for a group of birth workers of color that she hosted in Morocco. Next, year she will host another group in the South of France. In October, she will host a Highly Paid Birthworker™️ VIP Day in Nice, France. And in 2020, she will be hosting the 1st Annual Traditional and Holistic Birth/Postpartum Professionals Conference in Los Angeles, California.

While her accomplishments alone are enough reason to admire her, it is the journey of how a Black girl from Alief in Houston, Texas became a world renown birth worker that is the most rewarding aspect of speaking with her. My conversation with Brandi Jordan was more than a discussion about how she has navigated birth culture. It was an opportunity to hear how she has navigated life. It is a glance inside the thought processes of a true Mastermind.

Besides discussing how the power of intention has influenced her life’s success, we talked about all of the personal work that she has done to rewrite the limiting stories she once told herself so that she could manifest her vision for her life with diverse clients around the world.

Brandi is not content to enjoy opportunities to expand her sphere of influence alone. Throughout the year, she hosts opportunities for birth workers to upskill and retool themselves in different international locations. In this way, she encourages others to consider broader possibilities for their global influence by making it part of her mission to "take everybody with [her] that wants to go."

When asked who she offered gratitude and appreciation for having helped inform her knowledge of birth and postpartum practices, Brandi responded:

“My ancestors. Period.”

In August, Brandi hosted this group of women in a private retreat for women visionaries in Morocco.

Topics discussed:

Getting started in birth work
Making the connection between your history and your work
Working any job, any time
Being young and pursuing your goals
Making your own table on your own terms
Low income & urban --> Black
Adopting other's stories
Focusing on the bigger vision
Being a Change Maker
Giving to one's own detriment
Putting the collective of Black women together
Upleveling your vision
Having a seat at the table or creating your own
Being READY when opportunity comes
Changing course to pursue your dreams
Envisioning yourself in different spaces
"Your ancestors already certified you..."
The power of intentions
Dealing with the stories you tell yourself
Helping people turn their passion into something profitable
Postpartum Care Specialist

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Learn more about the work Brandi is doing and connect with her to take advantage of the opportunities she is making available:

Website: https://TheCradleCompany.com/
Office: 323-662-0100
Email: Brandi@thecradlecompany.com
Instagram: @themomintheknow
Facebook: Brandi Jordan
FB Page: National Association For Birth Workers Of Color
FB Page: The Cradle Company
LinkedIn: Brandi Jordan

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What are YOU waiting for to start learning about how to care for women during the childbearing year? Whether you are considering a career in birthwork, want to learn to help your family and friends or desire to be a resource for your community, "10 THINGS" is your starting place! Learn from from a Black historical perspective... learn from "someone who looks like you"... STOP WAITING... START LEARNING RIGHT NOW!

The voices of Black women have long been censored and/or edited. These conversations with Dr. Doula are an opportunity for Black women to share their truths and experiences in birth and birth culture in their own voices.

In other words, "She said what she said..."

When we help Birth HERstories we are acknowledging the BLACK BIRTH RENAISSANCE that is happening around the world! When we share our stories, practices, or traditions from women of African descent in America, we help preserve Black Birth HERstory. It is our responsibility as descendants of African women who were trafficked to the U.S. to hold their stories and know their practices, so that we are able to continue their tradition of being self-reliant and self-sustaining as communities of Black women.

Dr. Doula

My work is informed by my background – experiences, expertise, exposure, education & environment – as a woman, mother, wife, sister, educator, researcher, scholar, advocate, birth ally and legacy builder. #IAmTheAnswer #WeSaveOurselves
(Please note that the information shared on this blog is for information purposes only. Pregnant women should consult their PCP before following any practices found within the Birth HERstory Series Blog.)

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