Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

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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 ...
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Wednesday Wisdom: Enjoy Autumn Even if it's Short Lived!

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Although it often seems as if our planet is reducing the number of seasons from four to two, there still is reason to celebrate and marvel at autumn/fall. This is a time that we celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving. This is when the trees explode with colors. It is as if God took the time to make them more brilliant to compensate for the dreary short days magnified by Daylight Saving Time. ( BTW--I think that all working moms should boycott that because it wreaks havoc on the kids! To read about my thoughts, click here.)

And it is the time is when we can finally rock our best fashions--at least in my opinion. I am a boots fanatic and I love that autumn allows me to wear cute boots instead of galoshes! (To read about my love for boots, click here.)  Here are two of my favorite autumn in Pittsburgh photos. I'm taking it all in because it snowed this week. So, before we know it, winter will be here! 




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