**Erin Williams *is the author and illustrator of six books, including Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame and the Big Activity Book series. Her work has appeared in MoMA Magazine *, The Believer, Salon, BuzzFeed, and Synapsis, among other publications. She has more than ten years of expe...

**Erin Williams *is the author and illustrator of six books, including Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame and the Big Activity Book series. Her work has appeared in MoMA Magazine *, The Believer, Salon, BuzzFeed, and Synapsis, among other publications. She has more than ten years of experience in data analysis and scientific research, and has published multiple peer-reviewed papers on healthcare disparities and inequity in medicine. Kate Novotny is a registered nurse certified in obstetrical care. She is also a parent, a poet, and a trained birth and postpartum doula. She has been present at the births of thousands of babies, at home, at birth centers, and at hospitals. Since 2014 she has hosted an inclusive social media platform called the Taproot Doula for parents, healthcare and birth workers, and anyone who seeks to become more trauma-informed.