Starting The Year With The Practice Of Journaling
January is a time of fresh beginnings. It is often a time when we look to the months ahead, and begin to set some intentions or even goals like starting the year with the practice
There Is More To Motherhood Than The Child
I wish someone told me that motherhood is more about the mother than the child. Before I share more, I want to clarify. It’s absolutely about the child, but not in the way I orig
The Simple Christmas Gift I Need To Ask For Every Year
Every year for Christmas, I ask for things that I “need” and items that I wouldn’t splurge on myself (can anyone say “Dyson vacuum cleaner”?). I’m always grateful, of c
A Physician’s COVID-19 Birth Story
My Covid-19 birth story. My husband and I moved from Ohio to New York in the summer of 2019. Being native and lifelong Clevelanders, leaving our hometown where both our families li
Mom, You are Love.
Dear Mom, I’ve been wanting to write this letter for so many moons now. That perfect sunny Southern California afternoon. It replays in my mind randomly, regularly. Jai had just
Creating a Safe Space for Adoptive Parents of Color
Growing up, I always knew I wanted to be a mother. The first time I really considered adoption was when my mother told me that she had always wanted to adopt, but never did. It lef
Toddler-Induced Anxiety: Is It A Thing?
Photo by @Reshmaphotography Toddler Induced Anxiety: Is This A Thing? If you have a toddler, you may already be nodding your head in agreement just from reading the title of
Brown Mom: The Podcast I Didn’t Know I Needed
You know when you’ve been craving something for so long, but you can’t quite put your tongue on it then it pops up in your life and you can’t live without it? That’s Brown
What Mira, Royal Detective Does For Brown Girls Everywhere
In 2020, it will be the first time Disney will air a series based on a character from India. And not just any character- a female, Mira, Royal Detective. She is smart and brave plu
The Miracle Behind Visha Skincare
At Chai Mommas, we are all too uncomfortably yet comfortably familiar with the story you are about to read. Everyone’s journey into motherhood is different and for most,