04/05/2026
I gave birth to life, and almost lost my own 🕊️
In 2023, I became a statistic that Black women in America know too well. Despite being a trained postpartum doula and a reproductive health advocate, I spent my pregnancy terrified I wouldn’t survive it.
My journey wasn't "typical." It was a battle against worsening asthma, extreme fibroids, and debilitating pain—all labeled under the cold clinical term of a "geriatric pregnancy." I made it to 40 weeks, but the real fight started after my daughter was born.
Postpartum pre-eclampsia. Severe anemia. Retained placenta. A year of specialists just to feel "normal" again.
But while my body was fighting to heal, the world expected me to get "back to business." It became dangerously clear: The world doesn't value us in our most vulnerable moments.
I rebranded my business because I refused to let another mother navigate that gap alone. I am the bridge I wish I had.
I’m sharing my 'Why' because I know I’m not the only one who was told to ‘get back to business’ while still fighting to heal.
If you’ve survived a difficult pregnancy, birth or a hollow return-to-work experience, drop a '🌿' in the comments or send me a private message. You are the reason this mission exists.
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