She has a keen memory of that day and what it was like for her.
As a preteen, her family moved out West and she attended high school in Oakland, California.
She would confide in Ms. Davis about being bullied at school and felt affirmed in their conversations.
She never had a problem with those girls again.
My mother is someone who appreciates knowledge and constantly learning.
She also loved teaching me new things.
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It was during this time that the seeds were planted for my journey into womens health and doula work.
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She believed that we needed to expand our wings to be privy to these opportunities that were sequestered.
She thought that better education would open doors and set us up for an even better life.
I then attended Columbia University.
My sister also attended a performing arts boarding school and Columbia University.
She also taught me whatself care looks like in action.
On Wednesdays, my mother would have a massage appointment.
Not every single week but at least twice a month.
And what came over me in that time of crisis and confusion was empowerment, self-determination and leadership.
Our work as doulas or birth keepers is to hold ones hand as they cross a river.
We help people make safe passage along an uneven and unknown terrain.
I knew I had to pick up the pieces and forge a new path.
I knew I had to take a leap of faith and break free.
This is when I summoned the spirit and energy of freedom fighter and abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
I needed a vision for the future and one that was liberating.
Once I saidyes, to the calling, I never turned away.
I stayed the course and Im still walking the path to this day.
Now, I am ushering others with me.
The seeds of leadership were planted by my mother who believed in me.
Our work as doulas or birth keepers is to hold ones hand as they cross a river.
We help people make safe passage along an uneven and unknown terrain.
We travel by darkness guided by the magic and mystery of the body.
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