One of the things I’m most passionate about is using my voice, and I’ve done that in a variety of ways.
Take a closer look below or on my blog.

Events

Racism, Reproductive Health + Equity in Birth
ToLABOR Doula Trainings
April 2020 - Present

Decolonizing Your Practice
Louisville Coalition for Black Maternal Health
April 2021

”Provocative Perspectives: Art As Activism”
Born Into This Conference
Doula Trainings Intl
Sept 2020

"Art + Illustration in the Birth World"
Born Into This Conference
Doula Trainings Intl
June 2019

"Birth in Color: A Panel on Birth Equity"
The Broad (RVA coworking space)
February 2019

"Using Print + Digital Spaces to Educate Parents + Birth Justice"
Decolonize Birth Conference
Ancient Song Doula Services
September 2018

Podcasts

Unbiased & Representative Birth Education
Your BIRTH Partners
April 2021

Episode 132 | Representation and Inclusivity in Birth Work with Cheyenne Varner
Birth Kweens
October 2020

Episode 7 | RVA's Womxn in Media
Race Capitol
May 2019

Episode 2 | Cheyenne Varner
The Dream Differed Podcast
November 2018

Cheyenne Varner: Everyday Birth Magazine
Inspire Indeed
June 2018

Episode 9 | The Educated Birth
Birth Stories in Color
April 2018

Episode 112 | Reproductive Rights
toRaise Questions
July 2017

Meet the Artist Behind Babylist’s New Pregnancy Ultrasound Illustrations
Babylist, Inc, interviewed
April 2021

The Power of the Front Porch
Richmond Grid
April 2019

Birthing While Black: African-American women face disproportionate risks during pregnancy
Virginia Mercury, interviewed
March 2019

Stop Telling Me Black Women Die During Childbirth And Start Showing Me How We Can Thrive
Blavity, written by me
March 2019

Cheyenne’s Journey to Help Expecting Parents Access Birth Support
Bonfire
March 2019

All About Doula-ing
The Homesteadista, interviewed
May 2018

Made in Church Hill Exhibition
The Valentine Museum
Fall 2014

Literary Magazines & Journals

Winter Tangerine Review, Vol. 1

Winter Tangerine Review, Vol. 3

Thistle Magazine, Vol. II, Obsession Issue

V23 Creative Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 2

Atwood Magazine, Issue 5

SILVIA Magazine, Issue 4

Side B Magazine, Issue 9

B O D Y, online literary magazine

-Ology Journal, Issue 1

THIS. magazine, online literary magazine

Poetry & Prose Collections

Up An Hour Early
self-published online

So These Are My Twenties 
self-published online

Eighteen Women
forthcoming with Piano & Coffee Co.

Other

White Wall Self-Portraits
and Prose, here

Handwritten Series, here

Typewritten Series, here