Friendships, like so many things in life, have to evolve to remain vital. This episode takes the listener through the story of three women who first met in their twenties as law school classmates at the Howard University School of Law, affectionately referred to as the HUSL. We would all get married, all stay in touch with one another and all become mothers, having yet another thing in common. Through the passage of time, we should share yet another commonality, we would all become mothers of children with neuro differences (autism, ADHD and sensory processing disorder to be exact). We talk about our winding journey through multiple angles: motherhood, self-advocacy, race, gender, career and culture.
It was a very real discussion amongst my friends and me (complete with children and puppies in the background). I am grateful to them for being so raw and so real. I hope that our conversation helps others who may be going through something similar. My friends, Faye McCray and Kamilah House, are the brainchildren behind the initiative "Dear Mama", a virtual event centered around Black womanhood, motherhood and maternity, which is referenced a couple of times in the episode. For more information on that amazing event, check it out here.
https://notyourmamasautism.com/
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https://www.facebook.com/NotYourMamasAutism/