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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One Secret to Working Mom Success: Invest in Things That Make You Smile

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On the surface, working moms are measured by their poise. However, whether we are fashionable or frazzled, we are defined by how we navigate this precarious journey. What makes my journey precarious are my responsibilities and my own ambition. My responsibilities include my children, my husband, and my job. However, my ambition motivates me to do the best I can at each of those and also motivates me to give back to my community, invest in my career and to always contemplate, "Am I being the best me that I can be?"

That translates into this, I am always doing a lot and often thinking about doing even more!
When I was studying for the bar exam, a very precarious journey, I committed to doing something I enjoyed every day. At the the time, I was low on money and time. So, what it looked like then was making myself a nice lunch and watching a TV show I liked while I did it. Then, I ate lunch while watching TV. After that, I cleaned up and studied. I rinsed and repeated that every day. 

It taught me the importance of ritual. And, I've tried to apply it ever since.

One of the ways that I navigate this precarious journey these days is by buying fresh flowers, often. Fresh flowers make me smile and help remind me that all of my efforts are worth it.

I encourage you to identify what you enjoy and incorporate it into your life, no matter what. The ritual of it can help your endure the most difficult times--the times when things are hard, the times when things are made harder because of other people, and the times when you recognize that you are responsible for making yourself smile--I'm a witness!!!

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