From the bedside

Monday Myth Buster: Seasonal Affective Disorder Only Affects White People – The Real Impact on Black Women

Honey, let's get real about something that's been sitting heavy on my heart. Every winter, I watch beautiful Black women in my community struggle with mood changes, energy crashes, and... Read more...

Monday Myth Buster: Seasonal Affective Disorder Only Affects White People – The Real Impact on Black Women

Honey, let's get real about something that's been sitting heavy on my heart. Every winter, I watch beautiful Black women in my community struggle with mood changes, energy crashes, and... Read more...

Myth Buster Monday: Autoimmune Diseases Are NOT Rare in Our Community

Listen, sis. We need to talk. There's this myth floating around, whispered in waiting rooms, dismissed in doctor's offices, minimized in our own minds, that autoimmune diseases are rare in... Read more...

Black Maternal Mortality: The Most Urgent Health Crisis Facing Our Community in 2025

Sister, we need to talk. And I mean really talk: the kind of conversation that cuts through the noise and lands right in your chest, where truth lives. Because what... Read more...

Preeclampsia in Black and Brown Moms: Essential Stats, Real Risks, and Up-to-Date Advice

Listen, mama. We need to talk about something that's been weighing heavy on my heart, and if you're reading this, it might be weighing on yours too. Preeclampsia ain't... Read more...

7 Deadly Mistakes Black Mothers Make When Advocating for Themselves (And How to Fix Them)

Mama, we need to have a real talk. You know that feeling when you walk into a doctor's office and something in your spirit just... shifts? When you can sense... Read more...

Reclaiming Rage: Turning Black Motherhood's Angry Moments into Sacred Power

Mama, let's talk about the thing we're not supposed to discuss at the baby shower. That fire in your chest when someone touches your belly without asking. That burning when... Read more...

Sister Circles 101: A Beginner's Guide to Mastering Community Healing

Listen, mama. If you've ever sat in your car after a long day, scrolling through your phone, feeling like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders while... Read more...

Trauma Narratives Vs Joy-Centered Storytelling: Which Is Better for Your Maternal Journey?

Sister, let me ask you something real quick. When you tell your birth story - when you really tell it, not the sanitized version you share at baby showers -... Read more...

Are Birth Workers Really Closing the Maternal Health Gap? Here's the Truth

Listen, I'ma tell you something that might make some folks uncomfortable, but honey, we ain't got time for sugar-coating when Black and brown women are dying. The question on everybody's... Read more...

The Real Price of Playing Small: How Black Women Lose Generational Wealth in Maternal Health Spaces

Listen, mama. We need to talk. There's a conversation we've been dancing around for too long, one that makes us squirm in our seats because it forces us to look... Read more...

Your Grandma Wasn't Docile, The Untold Stories of Ancestral Rebellion in Maternal Care

Let me tell you something about your grandmama that they never wrote in the history books. She wasn't no quiet, submissive woman accepting whatever scraps of care the medical system... Read more...