KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #11

Rx #11: Black Women’s Mental Health A few days ago I watched this episode from The Grapevine about Black women and mental health in response to athletes like Simon Biles, Naomi Osaka, and Sha’carri Richardson and how the media treated them when they decide to put their health first. This is a conversation I feel […]

Moving On the Wires: Inspirations for the Month

I haven’t done one of these in a while, but here are some musical inspirations and conversations that have been on my mind since the last time:

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #10

Rx #10: Inside the Black Psyche Hey everyone, I am back after a needed break. Since I am reading through James Baldwin’s work in preparation for a possible reading and discussion series I am leading, I wanted to share this conversation, “James Baldwin: Race, Media and Psychoanalysis,” about his cultural criticism work and psychoanalysis, featuring […]

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #9

Rx #9: Workshops! This month I am take some time for my own care after a busy April, so I want to share a couple of workshops I led last month for the Queens Public Library. Somagraphy: Writing the Body Muditations: Tending to Our Poetic Gardens Enjoy and let me know what you think! I […]

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #8

Rx #8: Black Midwifery History and Current Black Midwife/Doula Organizations Black women, non-binary/genderfluid people and transmen face many challenges when it comes to birthing, reproductive health and maternal and infant mortality rates. Healthcare systems are embedded with problematic practices and education based on medical and scientific racism. A few days I was fortunate enough to […]

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #7

Rx #7: Plant and Herbal Books by Black Authors Previously I compiled a list of self-care and wellness books created by Black women authors and today I would like to continue with plant and herbal books from Black authors. I recently found out about Beronda Montgomery’s book Lessons from Plants, which prompted this post and […]

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — RX #6

RX #6: Review of Embodied Black Girl’s Global Healing Day Yesterday I attended the second annual Embodied Black Girl Global Healing Day event founded by Thérèse Cator. I want to share some of my thoughts and takeaways from it. Hope is about having the imagination to see other possibilities I’ll admit that personally I feel […]

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #5

Rx #5: Reading List # 1 for Black Mental, Spiritual and Physical Health Since it’s Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, I want to share some books written by Black women from my growing list centered on Black health. The books below are centered on topics such as self-care and radical love, spirituality and […]

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #4

Rx #4: What Would True Health Care Be? As we near the end of Black History Month, this series of tweets from Dr. Ashon Crawley response to the release of the recent movie, Judas and The Black Messiah, stood out to me: Reading Crawley’s series of tweets helped me to realize how much care is […]

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #2

Rx #2: Body Rituals I believe it’s important to develop a set of rituals to be more in tune with and responsive to your body. Your body is the first body that you have to engage with before you engage with any other body. So, I want to offer a list of rituals that I […]