A New Season for Our Content Developer
Over four years ago, as I prepared to graduate with my Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University, I began looking for part-time work that I could do as I earned my PhD. At Candler, I’d confronted the harm that churches have caused around bodies, sex, and sexuality, purity culture to theologies that preach that living as LGBTQ+ people is a sin to abortion bans. I became committed to addressing this harm, and I came to understand my calling as promoting healing and liberation around Black women’s bodies and sexualities. I needed a job that would allow me to begin to do this work. As such, my job search included searching words like “women,” “feminism,” and “reproductive justice.”
One job continued to come up. I was the Part-Time Writer and Content Developer position with Our Bodies Ourselves. As a GenZer born in the late 90s, I wasn’t familiar with Our Bodies Ourselves, but I quickly began learning about the history and the organization. I read everything that I could find and grew excited by the opportunity to work with an intersectional feminist reproductive justice organization that was committed to the health and sexuality of women and gender-expansive people. As I applied, I felt like the position was meant for me at that season of my life. This was confirmed when I got the call that I was hired.
In May of 2022, I began working with Our Bodies Ourselves. I brought a passion for reproductive justice, a desire to learn more, and social media and writing experience. Over the past four years of working with Our Bodies Ourselves, I’ve transformed into a communications and public health professional. I can educate you on any of our twelve content areas. I have strengthened my writing and editing skills. And I’ve learned a lot about social media. But the most important thing that I’ve gained from my time working with Our Bodies Ourselves has been a network. Although I worked remotely, I’ve felt like a part of the team and the Our Bodies Ourselves family since my first day on the job. I’ve felt supported and encouraged not only in my work with Our Bodies Ourselves but in my personal journey.
It is bittersweet to share that my tenure with Our Bodies Ourselves came to an end on June 5, 2026. In May of 2027, I will graduate with a PhD in cultural anthropology with certificates in Feminist Studies and African American Studies. As such, I need to devote the next year to writing my dissertation and finding full-time work in that field. While it has been a joy working with Our Bodies Ourselves and being a part of the OBOS team, I am excited to lean into the next season of my life.
The end of my time with Our Bodies Ourselves opens up the opportunity for someone else to pursue work that aligns with their calling. The position I had has evolved into a full-time hybrid position in Boston, Massachusetts. If you’re passionate about reproductive justice and the health and sexuality of women and gender-expansive people, I highly recommend applying to work with Our Bodies Ourselves. Maybe my ending can become your new beginning.