Ep 167: What Support Looks Like in the Digital Age with Founder and CEO of Poppy Seed Health Simmone Taitt

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Warning: this episode contains discussion of pregnancy loss</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Technology is going to increasingly become part of the way we live and the way that we care for ourselves physically and emotionally; smartphones are here to stay and it’s important to figure out how to use that technology to our advantage. And that’s why I’m so excited to chat with Simmone Taitt.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Simmone Taitt is the CEO and Founder of Poppy Seed Health, a telehealth app that offers a unique type of support for pregnant and postpartum people. Taitt comes to this work through the highly personal experience of navigating her own pregnancy loss in an inequitable medical system. Her work has been covered by Fast Company, Vogue, Insider, CBS Mornings with Gayle King, and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is being brought you by Ellement Prenatal Supplements.</span></p> <h3><strong>In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Simmone’s personal experience with loss lead her to found Poppy Seed Health</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How the Poppy Seed app works</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What makes texting a great format for support</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why the app offers support specifically from doulas, nurses, and midwives</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How equity is incorporated into the app</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Poppy Seed Health makes sure people who don’t have resources have access to the app</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Full website notes: <a href= "http://episodes/view/drnicolerankins.com/