Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...

Friday Tip: International Kissing Day

I have another Friday tip. It's International Kissing Day! Can you believe it?!  There's a holiday that is even better than one encouraging you to eat your weight in fried chicken??? 

If you couldn't get behind National Fried Chicken Day because it occurs during bikini season, you should be able to embrace this one.  After all, there are some aerobic benefits to kissing.  According to  Livestrong.com a person weighing 120 pounds burns an average of 14 calories for every 15 minutes kissing.

Here's the coolest thing, the more you weigh, the more calories you burn. Besides, kissing makes you feel sexy, which can lead to another activity that is an even better calorie burner...  How you choose to celebrate this holiday is your choice though.  In my case I am about to leave work and find Andre.  I've got some calories to burn! 

Happy Friday!!!

International Kissing Day
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Kristen said…
So cute! <3