Postpartum recovery isn’t about going back to who you were before motherhood—it’s about rediscovering yourself through intentional self-care. In this article, a mother and a doula share honest reflections on how rest, movement, boundaries and self-compassion shape healing after birth.
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‘I’m important too’: The role of self-care in postpartum healing
Postpartum recovery isn’t about going back to who you were before motherhood—it’s about rediscovering yourself through intentional self-care. In this article, a mother and a doula share honest reflections on how rest, movement, boundaries, and self-compassion shape healing after birth.
Adaptability and advocacy: The vital role of mobile nurses
Travel and strike nurses play a critical role in maintaining patient care during staffing shortages and labor disputes. With adaptability, compassion, and cultural competence, they step into unfamiliar environments to deliver expert care. Beyond the misconceptions about pay, these nurses are driven by a calling to serve, support safe staffing, and advocate for patient trust and quality outcomes.
Pause, reset and forgive: How changing your attitude can change your life
Maurice Carroll, a sound healing and mindfulness coach, discusses the importance of pausing and forgiving oneself when feeling overwhelmed, and emphasizes the need to refocus and care for oneself.
Single In the City: Breaking up is hard– but not too hard to do
Ericka Alston Buck offers ten tips for bouncing back from a breakup, including deleting contact information, deleting photos, and limiting interactions with mutual friends, to help you move on and become the best version of yourself.
The business of self-care and how to budget for it
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Although reducing stress and promoting well-being go hand in hand for many, it’s easy to confuse the act of “self-soothing” with what is called “self-care.” The former is typically reactive and occurs when a person engages in an activity to provide instant relief for emotional, mental or physical distress. The […]
A time to explore: Tapping into alternative forms of therapy
By Mennatalla IbrahimSpecial to the AFRO Whether it’s work, school, money or the daily hassles of life, stressors are all around us. While there’s no denying the need to integrate self-care into our lives, many have found that traditional forms of therapy don’t work for them. As a result, these individuals have instead turned to […]

