Who’s Checking on Mom: The Necessity of the 4th Trimester
The Trimesters Expectant parents need only to google “pregnancy trimesters” and in two seconds find themselves inundated with everything from blog posts to detailed infographics […]
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No Seat At the Table?
At whose table shall I sit? Is there a space for me? Well, how many tables are there? And who sits at those tables? Is […]
Read MoreWhose Making Self-Care Goals for 2021?
Irrespective of your age, race, gender, socioeconomic status, or political persuasion, 2020 was a year like no other. We cried, celebrated differently, many quarantined, some […]
Read MoreWhat COVID-19 is Still Teaching Me
Honestly, there are many moments when I am utterly amazed that COVID-19 is still here. Still! We are still wearing masks, we are still sheltering-in-place, […]
Read MoreHigher Love
Love – both heady and sweet, passionate and tender, heavy and carefree. Love inspires. Love accepts. It encourages. It creates a magical holding space. It desires good things – if it’s healthy love. But, toxic love harms, constrains, belittles, and wreaks havoc upon the soul. I want healthy love, a higher love; a love that endures, that earnestly seeks the best even when overwhelmed by the worst.
Read MoreCrushed by the Weight of My Pain
This poem is not meant to offend nor condemn but instead to ease the torment lying on my heart and to shed light upon the […]
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