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As I learned from erin dale mcclellan, Indigenous medicine wheel technologies are ancestral tools that can ground and connect us - to the Earth, Spirit, ourselves, and one another. Often, they are rooted in the four directions and/or the four elements. I didn't know it at the time, but the immersion in the Before Yesterday We could Fly exhibit was a practice in witnessing these tools in action. Back home, as I began writing about the Black Women at Home Project's first fiel

My life is full in all the ways I have prayed for - mothering, daughtering, partnering, volunteering, friending and working for pay. I have worked intentionally to curate what enters and exits my life. Yet, I find myself with a new struggle - showing up for myself in my own home. My house is messy most of the time. I’ve started shopping at Trader Joe’s again so I can cook less from scratch. I look around and often feel neither stimulated nor calmed. I try to reattach myself

So much of what we hear about self-care is to go for a walk, take a bath, talk to your friend, eat healthier food, take a trip, etc. According to Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, author of Real Self-Care (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included) , "real self-care is not a thing to do, it’s a way to be...it’s about changing your internal reality - or your consciousness.” Got that? I am rereading this book now. It is timely. Themes from the BW@H interviews show that yes, thes

One of the themes emerging from the Black Women at Home Project interviews is the importance of access to nature. Whether it’s prioritizing having outdoor space, natural light flooding in through the windows, a new found connectedness to Mami Wata living close to the beach, or tending to houseplants, nature is an important part of how Black women find healing and restoration at home. Whether it’s prioritizing having outdoor space, natural light flooding in through the window

Image of a fluffy low back white armchair facing a window at a tree covered in snow. The window is draped with white sheer curtains. The holiday season is in full swing! For many of us this means added tasks and responsibilities from shopping for gifts to hosting family gatherings. Still, for others of us (including me), the season is complicated by grief as we think of loved ones we’ve lost during the holidays. Work is still going on. Kids are still in school. The days

For those of us in the US northeast, autumnal weather has truly arrived. At 6:30 am today I was staring out of the window from my little nook. The tall pines in my neighbors yard were moving back and forth, the sky was gray and a misty drizzle was falling. I was wrapped up in a blanket my eldest daughter gave me that is our favorite color, purple. The blanket is covered in affirmations. When I am draped in its cozy warmth, I imagine the words “warm hugs, healing energy,

Image Description: Cozy morning vibes: Relaxing with a cup of coffee, a good book, and a warm blanket by the window. Image courtesy of...

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