Inside the Rupani Foundation Event Targeting Houston’s Immigrant and Refugee Maternal Mental Health Crisis

Motherhood is universally celebrated as a time of profound joy, but for many black, immigrant, and refugee women, the silent struggle is loud. Postpartum depression doesn’t always come immediately post birth; sometimes it rears its ugly head two years into parenting. Additionally, anxiety can run rampant during pregnancy, putting mom and baby at risk. In a city as beautifully diverse as Houston, Texas, addressing hidden gaps in Maternal Healthcare is critical. To confront this crisis head-on, Read more […]

One Week Postpartum: I Underestimated Everything

I have been trying to write this blog all week and haven’t found a way to organize my words yet so you’re just going to have to take this verbal diarrhea and process it how you see fit. I read an article from xonecole where Cardi B says she Underestimated being a mommy. She goes on to state that she even dropped out of the Bruno Mars tour because she wasn’t physically ready nor [emotionally] ready to leave her baby behind. The article goes on to mention other celeb moms who struggled with postpartum Read more […]