Philosophy

■ Embrace ■ Educate ■ Empower

Educate

"Make Lemonade" works to provide women, mothers, survivors of gender-based violence, and LGBTQ/QTPOC-identified people with culturally competent and trauma-informed childbirth, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, newborn care education. placenta encapsulation education and services, self-care coaching, and postpartum sexuality coaching.

Embrace

"Make Lemonade" welcomes women, mothers, survivors of gender-based violence, and LGBTQ/QTPOC-identified people with open arms and seeks to hold space for their learning and healing.

Empower

Through non-judgmental, compassionate, and attentive support, "Make Lemonade" works to equip women, mothers, survivors of gender-based violence, and LGBTQ/QTPOC-identified people with resources and tools needed to heal and prioritize their needs and self-care.

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Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn't you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Rachel Naomi Remen

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Rooted in Reproductive Justice

"Make Lemonade's" mission is rooted in reproductive justice, honoring the struggles, work, and sacrifices of Southern Granny Midwives and Doulas and Black Mothers around the world.

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"To be clear, reproductive justice is not a label —it’s a mission. It describes our collective vision: a world where all people have the social, political, and economic power and resources to make healthy decisions about gender, bodies, sexuality, reproduction, and families for themselves and their communities."

— Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas and Kierra Johnson

Reproductive Justice Includes:

Poverty, Hunger, and Homelessness

Gender and Racial Wage Gap

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness

Maternal and Infant Healthcare

Paid Sick and Maternal Leave

Affordable and Competent Childcare

Raising Children in Communities free of police brutality

Sex and Body Positivity

"Your mother is a woman. And women like her cannot be contained."- Beyonce, Lemonade

Our Philosophy