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 ...

Wordless Wednesday (not really)...

I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. -- Maya Angelou

During this holiest of all weeks I am incredibly grateful for my sister, Jeryn. She is my best friend in the world. Those who know us well know that we call ourselves Tbecause we are more powerful together!

She goes out of her way to be there for me and for my family. She is kind, generous and thoughtful. I would not be the person that I am without her love and support. She thinks so highly of me that she makes me a better person.

She is traveling to Pittsburgh tomorrow to spend her Easter holiday with us even though she was just here for the baby's birthday two weeks ago. That's just one example of her selflessness. Below is my favorite photo of us. Enjoy!




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