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S1 Ep6: Unpacking and Understanding Fibroids with Tanika Gray Valbrun and Ashley Gardner
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In today’s episode of the Monuments to Me podcast, Akilah and Tyi are speaking with Ashley Gardner and Tanika Valburn about fibroids. This is an important conversation for women everywhere, whether you’re new to the term fibroids, or have heard it before and are unsure of what it means.
Tanika Valburn is a journalist by trade who is also the founder of the White Dress Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of uterine fibroids and ensuring that anyone who suffers from fibroids is able to manage life. Ashley Gardner is a project manager at Google by day and content creator by night. She is passionate about equity and diversity and uses her digital platform to talk about lifestyle, including her experience getting a hysterectomy at the age of 32.
In this episode, Tanika and Ashley explain what fibroids are and why it is so important, especially for Black women, to have this conversation more frequently and openly. Then, they explain the surgical and medical terms commonly associated with fibroids in a more digestible way as Ashley opens up about her personal experience. The topic of having open conversations regarding feminine health, becoming your best health advocate, and considering your mental health along with your physical health.
This is an incredibly important conversation aimed at educating and supporting you in becoming your best health advocate. So tune in, take notes, and get ready to learn from these inspirational women.
To learn more about our hosts and guest, make sure you check out their Instagram pages.
Tyi @tyi.mccray
Akilah @akilahffriend
Ashley @growingwiththegardners
Tanika @wecanwearwhite
And please email the show at Monumentstomepodcast@gmail.com
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Tanika Valburn is a journalist by trade who is also the founder of the White Dress Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of uterine fibroids and ensuring that anyone who suffers from fibroids is able to manage life. Ashley Gardner is a project manager at Google by day and content creator by night. She is passionate about equity and diversity and uses her digital platform to talk about lifestyle, including her experience getting a hysterectomy at the age of 32.
In this episode, Tanika and Ashley explain what fibroids are and why it is so important, especially for Black women, to have this conversation more frequently and openly. Then, they explain the surgical and medical terms commonly associated with fibroids in a more digestible way as Ashley opens up about her personal experience. The topic of having open conversations regarding feminine health, becoming your best health advocate, and considering your mental health along with your physical health.
This is an incredibly important conversation aimed at educating and supporting you in becoming your best health advocate. So tune in, take notes, and get ready to learn from these inspirational women.
To learn more about our hosts and guest, make sure you check out their Instagram pages.
Tyi @tyi.mccray
Akilah @akilahffriend
Ashley @growingwiththegardners
Tanika @wecanwearwhite
And please email the show at Monumentstomepodcast@gmail.com
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