by Homegrown Families | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog, Social Justice and Activism
“Stay where you are. Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering, and the lonely right there where you are — in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools.” Mother Teresa As I am writing my monthly letter, I am currently...
by Homegrown Families | Jun 18, 2018 | Homegrown Picks, Social Justice and Activism
Stories are a big deal for little kids. The narratives and images that we share with young ones (especially before age 5) help them develop values, empathy, a sense of themselves, their imaginations, and an understanding of the world they live in. Our children...
by Homegrown Families | Aug 22, 2017 | Social Justice and Activism, What's the 411?
Dear Doulas, How do you intervene at family events when you’re a witness to racist or misogynist conversations happening? This has been very challenging for me and I want to approach it in a way that models positive activism for my children without compromising the...
by Homegrown Families | Aug 22, 2017 | Blog, Parenting, Social Justice and Activism
With the recent events in Charlottesville, there have been a lot of questions coming into my personal email and social media. These questions range from asking “How can I talk to my children about what happened? or “How do I talk to my 5 year old about racism?” or...
by Homegrown Families | Sep 26, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Doula Training, Social Justice and Activism
Why would a white family hire a black doula? Good question, right? This blunt, layered quandary was posed to me at a recent meeting with African American community leaders in the Hillcrest and Pisgah View Public Housing Apartments in Asheville two weeks ago. It came...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 9, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Social Justice and Activism
Facts: The Infant Mortality Rate Non-Hispanic Black 11% Non-Hispanic White: 5.1% (CDC 2015) This is for my white friends, the 1,000+ white families who have taken my Lamaze childbirth classes, my white birth professional colleagues and anyone else who will listen....
