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Pushing Pain to Birth Purpose Welcome This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Stretch The term stretching has a dual meaning. (1)Stretching is the process of extending or enlarging beyond the usual limits, (2) within

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Pushing Pain to Birth Purpose

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Welcome

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

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Stretch

The term stretching has a dual meaning. (1)Stretching is the process of extending or enlarging beyond the usual limits, (2) within pregnancy stretching is the process in which the abdomen expands and causes discomfort.

Throughout life, we will stretch in one way or another, but it’s how we adapt to the change that will affect our future.

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Conception Phase

16 and pregnant

What lead you to start a nonprofit or what was your higher calling?

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I've grown an

rganization from $0

to over six figures Hired paid staff Opened a brick and mortar facility in the community Helped game changers start, grow and EXPAND their nonprofit

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Then……

This was me

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How I captured My ideas for 2 years

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In December of 2015 I made the decision to resign from my 9 to 5.

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How We Help

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Continued..

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Why We Help

✓ 3 out of 10 teens become pregnant at least once before the age of 20 ✓ About 25% have their second child within 2 years after the first child ✓ In 2017, a total of 194,377 babies were born to women between the ages of 15-19 ✓ Minority teenage pregnancy rates are two times higher than the rate of Caucasian teens IN GREATER CLEVELAND, TOO MANY BABIES DON’T GET THAT CHANCE IN 2019*... ✓ 13,925 babies were born in Cuyahoga County ✓ 120 of these babies didn't celebrate a first birthday ✓ 71% of these babies were African American from all socioeconomic levels

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Contraction Phase

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This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

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Lack of Self-Care

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Uncertainty

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Giving birth to the possibilities

2020 is the year that we break down the strongholds that have held us back. Communities are demanding the end to the structural and systemic racism that has contributed to poverty, health disparities, multi-generational trauma, infant mortality and the list can go on…..

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Expanding outside the Box

RESET Elasticity Reinvent Strategize Execute Trust

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Thank You

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