MotherFly Musings

Return to Roots, Part 2 Sankofa is a word from the Twi language of the Akan people of Ghana, which translates to "Go back and get it."  It is often...

When we look around us today, we see a country torn by increasing polarization—politically, socially, and even personally—as our lives are unraveled by this pandemic.  From whether the pandemic was...

Return to Roots, Part I Let's be real folks. As much as we are raising our children, they are also raising us.  Truly.  We are holding a safe space for...

As a midwife, I often relate to challenges through the lens of labor and birth.  This pandemic is no different.  The waves of uncertainty have washed over us, much in the...

  As I reflect on what it means to be free in our world today, it’s impossible not to think about the relationship between freedom and privilege.  It’s often when...

        Today is an auspicious day, both for what is going on within and the celestial bodies surrounding us.  June 21, 2012 is a day that we...

It’s been a labor of love, sweat, tears, heartbreak, and complete surrender, but it is finally time to birth this baby!   Over 3 years ago I felt the gentle twinges...

  With all that is going on in the world right now—all the changes and uncertainties—it can be very easy to get caught in our heads as we sift through...