Melodies of Healing: Why KIRBY’s Miss Black America Speaks to Our Journey
Miss Black America isn’t just an album. It’s an offering. Each track carries the grit and grace of Black womanhood, weaving resilience, softness, and ancestral whispers into melody. Like birthwork, the music reminds us that we are always creating, whether children, art, or new ways of being. It is both a lullaby for the past and a love song for the future
Womb Work Is World Building: What Beyoncé’s Renaissance Trilogy Teaches Us About Black Birth and Doula Magic
When Beyoncé releases an album, it’s never just music—it’s a portal. Each project from Renaissance to Black Is King to Cowboy Carter has mirrored what I see in birthwork every day: the reclamation of power, ancestral presence, and the soft yet ferocious act of choosing yourself. As a Black full-spectrum doula and therapist, I’ve witnessed how our births, losses, and transitions carry rhythms much like Bey’s own evolution: spiritual, layered, and Black as hell. This isn’t just about pop culture. It’s about what gets born in us when we remember who we are.
Birthing as a Portal: Mending the Mother Wound Through the Sacred Act of Birth
Birthing isn’t just about bringing a baby earthside—it’s a sacred opportunity to begin mending the mother wound. As we labor, we confront generations of silence, survival, and strength. This blog explores how the act of giving birth can be a spiritual portal for healing ancestral pain, reclaiming our voice, and choosing a new legacy of love.
Bloodlines & Birthrights: Reclaiming the Sacred Through Birth
Birth is not just a beginning—it’s a return. In this reflection inspired by Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, I explore the connection between ancestral veneration, Black birthing experiences, and the sacred path of full-spectrum doula work. This is a short love letter to lineage, a reclamation of story, and a reminder that every birther carries more than a child—they carry a whole bloodline. Read more about how birth can be ritual, resistance, and rebirth.
My Journey to Doula Work: Honoring Ancestral Wisdom and Empowering Black Birth
It all begins with those that came before me…