597: Christine Michel Carter: MOM AF and Building Bridges That Support Black Maternal Health

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post, Christine Michel Carter is the #1 global voice for working moms⁣. She is also the bestselling author of children’s book Can Mommy Go To Work? and adult novel MOM AF. In 2015, Christine created the first national mommy and me professional development networking event called Mompreneur and Me, which was featured in Adweek and Entrepreneur⁣. She's worked with the Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on maternal and child care related issues. She's also worked on the maternal initiatives of Vice President Kamala Harris and received a Congressional Citation from the U.S. Senate for going “above and beyond in ensuring that Black Moms and Moms of Color have access to important health information for their children and families.” When an inquiry about connecting with Christine landed in my inbox it was an immediate and easy and loud YES from me. I knew she was someone I wanted to learn more from. I’m so grateful for her voice and tenacity. Listen in to hear Christine share: How she is showing up in all the facets of her identity right now - as a single mom of 2, a mom raising black son, a woman with multiple professional tracks in her career, and a daughter caretaking a parent Her book, MOM AF, what makes it relatable to in ways that RH and Sheryl Sandberg, “I’m not going to tell you to wash your face or lean in” The truth about healthcare for Black women vs white women and her own personal experience of discrimination after giving birth to her son How systemic racism contributes to higher COVID rates among Black people and Black families What we can do on societal, employment, government levels to support Black maternal health and mental health Why she’s calling BS on traditional self care and the real truth about the notion of self care Why “work life balance” isn’t real - and what is real about how moms manage time How to relate to people in underrepresented groups - and find things in common in order to build relationships and bridges Links mentioned: Join my free business training on November 18th Connect with Christine Christine on Twitter and IG: @cmichelcarter Christine on Facebook and LinkedIn: @Christine Michel Carter Book: Can Mommy Go To Work Book: MOM AF Thank you to our sponsor: MamaZen: Go to your app store or Google Play and download MamaZen today. Use PROMO CODE: shameless for a FREE TRIAL so you can try MamaZen for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 597 with Christine Michelle Carter.
0:05.9	Show notes for this episode, including any links mentioned in the episode, can be found by going
0:09.9	to shameless mom.com and clicking on episode 597.
0:18.7	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy.
0:22.1	I'm your host, Sarah Dean.
0:28.2	I'm here to give you and other passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources,
0:34.2	and a little bit of humor to help you lead more positive, powerful, and purposeful lives every damn day.
0:37.4	One of the best things about the Shameless Mom Academy is our community. So be sure
0:38.0	to join us in our free private Facebook group to connect with other shameless moms just like you.
0:43.3	You can find us over at shamelessom.com forward slash Facebook. All right, let's dive into today's
0:49.7	episode.
1:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Mama Zen, the number one mindful parenting app. To try out Mama Zen, for free, go to your app store or Google Play and download Mama Zen today.
1:07.0	That's M-A-M-A-Zen and useN and use the promo code, shameless to unlock your free trial.
1:13.9	Featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post, Christine Michelle Carter is the number
1:18.5	one global voice for working moms. She's also the best-selling author of the children's book,
1:24.2	Can Mommy Go to Work? And the adult novel, Mom A.F. In 2015, Christine created
1:30.1	the first national Mommy and Me professional development networking event called Mompreneur and Me,
1:35.5	which was featured in Adweek and Entrepreneur. She worked with the Congressional Caucus on Black
1:40.5	Women and Girls, the U.S. Department of of Labor and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on
1:44.4	maternal and child care related issues. She's also worked on the maternal initiatives of
1:50.1	Vice President Kamala Harris and received a congressional citation from the U.S. Senate for going
1:55.6	above and beyond in ensuring that black moms and moms of color have access to important
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