Erica M. Freeman is a Maternal Health Advocate, Storyteller, and Wounded Healer.

Her work lives at the intersection of maternal mental health, generational healing, faith and womanism. She writes for those standing in the quiet aftermath of pregnancy and infant loss—those learning how to live in a body, a world, and a future that no longer fits—whispering, you are allowed to grieve, and you are not meant to heal alone.

Erica’s voice carries the steadiness of a compassionate witness: not an authority standing above, but a woman who has walked through loss and learned how to remain present with what hurts. She offers what she knows with tenderness and cultural clarity, honoring grief without rushing it and hope without demanding it.
 

She holds a Master’s degree in Maternal Child Health Systems and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, an unlikely pairing that mirrors her work—bridging systems and softness, data and devotion. She is also a graduate of the academy of Heartbreak, the school of Recurrent Loss, and the higher education of learning to mother children both in heaven and on earth. She remains a lifelong student of joy, healing, and the beautiful, complex journey of Black motherhood.

As the founder of Sisters in Loss and the host of the award-winning podcast of the same name, a storytelling sanctuary for Black women navigating pregnancy loss, infant loss, and infertility. Her work has been featured by BBC News, Today, Elle, NY Times, Forbes, Essence, Black Enterprise, and beyond.

She is the author of Never Healing Alone: For Black Women Silenced by Pregnancy Loss When Being Strong Isn't Enough (April 2027, BenBella Books/Simon & Schuster), a compassionate guide that blends storytelling, cultural truth-telling, and healing frameworks rooted in community care. She is also a full-spectrum doula, adjunct professor, and grief specialist. Through her writing, advocacy, and transformative programming—including webinars, training, and the Healing Archetypes™ method—Erica helps Black women reclaim their voices, honor their grief, and step into liberated healing.

She is a mother to two babies in heaven and one rainbow child, Maxwell—also known as Super Mighty Max—and an advocate for disability justice, believing that survival deserves care, and storytelling should never require silence.

Erica believes healing is not a solitary journey—it’s a collective one. And she is committed to ensuring every Black woman knows she is held, heard, and never healing alone.