“She didn’t wait for the system to catch up. She built a new one.”
In this episode of our May series, She Who Mothers: Redefining Legacy, Love & Lineage, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Muji Bekomson — Medical Laboratory Scientist, Founder of FEMME Health Companion, and Top 50 Voice in African Tech — to explore what happens when a woman stops waiting to be heard and starts building what should have existed all along.
When a doctor dismissed Muji’s severe symptoms with “just get pregnant,” she didn’t rage at the system. She mothered a new one into existence. FEMME Health Companion was born from lived experience — and it is changing what women’s health support looks like when it centers a woman’s reality, not clinical convenience.
Inside the Episode:
- How medical dismissal became the turning point that sparked a movement
- What Invisible Tech really means — and why it meets women where they are
- Why most health apps fail women and what empathy-driven design looks like instead
- The power of small steps over perfection in reclaiming your health
Full episode notes: https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/show-up/
Connect with Muji Bekomson:
- Guest Profile: https://womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/muji-bekomson-1/
- Organization: FEMME Health Companion
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Produced by: The Leon Thomas Group Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect
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