podcast
details
.com
Print
Share
Look for any podcast host, guest or anyone
Search
Showing episodes and shows of
Podcast@chicagowomenshealthcenter.org (Chicago Women's Health Center, Terri Kapsalis, Ariel Mejia)
Shows
Mirror and a Flashlight
Reflecting on Mirror and a Flashlight
To celebrate the conclusion of the first season of Mirror and a Flashlight, community members and the podcast team gathered for a virtual event reflecting on the surprises, inspirations, and challenges of making this podcast and sharing the stories of Chicago Women’s Health Center. This bonus episode brings listeners a recording of the panel discussion featuring our producer Ariel Mejia, Collective member and podcast collaborator Terri Kapsalis, and Staff members Leslie Fiedler and Scout Bratt, as well as the Q & A from that event. Learn more about Chicago Women’s Health Center and this podcast on our w...
2021-04-14
1h 08
Mirror and a Flashlight
Listening to the Body
In this final episode of the season, Mirror and a Flashlight brings listeners a story that exemplifies CWHC’s integrative approach to health care and shows what is possible when the entire individual is considered and engaged along the winding road of healing. Chiara Francesca generously shares how, since 2009, she has collaborated with her providers across programs, and what this approach has meant for her health and her ability to show up for herself and others.Learn more about Chicago Women’s Health Center and this podcast on our website at www.chicagowomenshealthcenter.orgFollow Us:
2021-03-24
16 min
Mirror and a Flashlight
Integrative Health as Feminist Care
What does integrative health mean, and how is it part of feminist care? What are the barriers to accessing - and providing - a wider range of frameworks and resources for healing? In this episode of Mirror and a Flashlight, we talk with Clinical Services Director, Leslie Fiedler, about CWHC’s Integrative Health Program (IHP). Learn about how this program is advancing CWHC’s model of care by ensuring the clients have access to a range of healing options, including acupuncture, Pelvic Floor Therapy, and an Intuitive Eating framework of nutrition.Learn more about Chicago Women’s Health...
2021-03-12
23 min
Mirror and a Flashlight
A Path to Pregnancy
CWHC’s Alternative Insemination (AI) Program was the first in the midwest specifically designed to provide a path to pregnancy for folx who didn’t have access to sperm. In this episode, Mirror and a Flashlight explores the past and present of this groundbreaking program. First, we talk to Terri Kapsalis and Sandy McNabb, two early members of the program, about how CWHC shifted the landscape of parenthood for queer people seeking pregnancies. Then, we’ll meet Noshaba Bhatti, the current AI Program Coordinator, who shares what access and visibility look like today.Learn more about Chicago Women’s...
2021-02-26
29 min
Mirror and a Flashlight
Becoming Trans Inclusive: Steps and Missteps
“If you look at any women's organization that started in the 70s, and still is around today, each one of them has their story of how they - if they - made the transition to be trans inclusive.” In this episode of Mirror and a Flashlight, we’ll hear from Jess and Jubi, two former Collective members, Terri, a Collective member we heard from back in episode one, and Riley, a community member, all of whom were instrumental in helping CWHC work to become a trans inclusive organization. We’ll hear about the challenges, the missteps, and how, through communit...
2021-02-03
30 min