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Hera McLeod

“AUTHOR, CIVIL RIGHT ACTIVIST (CHILD PROTECTION), DV SURVIVOR, SINGLE MOTHER BY CHOICE. PARENTING, NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY, TRAUMA RECOVERY”

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A DECADE AGO, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE WAS MURDERED - MY SON PRINCE - AFTER A TRAUMATIC 15 MONTHS IN FAMILY COURT TRYING TO PROTECT HIM FROM HIS FATHER. AFTER MY SON WAS MURDERED BY HIS FATHER, A CON MAN AUTHORITIES BELIEVED WAS A SERIAL KILLER, I BECAME A CRUSADER FOR JUSTICE. MY STORY HAS BEEN FEATURED IN SEVERAL NEWS OUTLETS AS WELL AS CRIME WATCH DAILY, AND A SERIES ON DISCOVERY PLUS CALLED "CITIZEN PI".

MY PREVIOUS PODCAST, MOCHA SMC, DISCUSSED THE TOPIC OF BEING A SINGLE MOTHER BY CHOICE FROM AN UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK LENS. IN MY NEW PODCAST, SEEKING DIFFERENT, I TEAM UP WITH MY NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO EXPLORE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILIES AND BELONGING. IN ADDITION TO EXPLORING THE TOPIC OF FAMILY, WE ALSO DISCUSS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD AS A DIFFERENT FAMILY. I AM UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK AND PROUD TO HAVE BUILD MY FAMILY USING A SPERM DONOR. AFTER SURVIVING UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA, I FOUND A WAY TO HAVE MY FAMILY WHILE CONTINUING TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

THE TOPICS THAT I CAN SPEAK ON ARE: FAMILY COURT AND REFORM, POLICE CORRUPTION/REFORM, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND REFORMS, RACISM AND PARENTING, PARENTING AS A SINGLE MOTHER BY CHOICE, SURVIVING ABUSE AND TRAUMA, CHILD LOSS, BLACK PARENTING, NAVIGATING IDENTITY AS A BIRACIAL BLACK WOMAN, DONOR SELECTION, FERTILITY, COMMUNITY BUILDING, SCHOOL CHOICE, ADVOCACY, AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS. I AM ALSO A LEADER IN THE TECHNICAL FIELD AND CAN SPEAK ON NAVIGATING A CAREER IN TECH, LEADERSHIP, AND NON-TRADITIONAL CAREER PATHS. I ALSO TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY WITH MY TWO LITTLE GIRLS AND LOVE TO TALK ABOUT OUR FAVORITE TRAVEL LOCATIONS, AND TIPS AND HACKS FOR TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN.

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