Free Black Motherhood

The Unspoken Social Shame of Having to Heal Yourself

There’s an underlying narrative Black mothers and other women of color have failed when we must heal and rebuild ourselves. Let's squash that now.

Ambreia

Apr 25 min read

A brown skinned woman and her two brown skinned children through a green forest

Black and Native women are America's original parenting experts, but rarely have the platforms. It's time for that to change.

Women of color should be at the forefront of mothering conversations, not the background.

Ambreia

Mar 175 min read

(Excerpt) Do You Know the Core Stabilizing Your Motherhood?

I didn’t make it to studio pilates this morning. Between Daylight Saving time and a very late dinner, my usually fail-proof natural alarm clock didn’t get the job done. Instead of taking a day off, I did a virtual workout at home. I’ve done mat Pilates at the studio nearly every Sunday since December. It sounds crazy. But I fell in love with this fitness mode for the pain it caused. I enjoy the sensations that linger in my deep interior muscles through the week. The fatigue s

Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez

Mar 82 min read