Welcome to The Hearth
This is a gathering place.
A circle of words, rituals, remembrances, and recipes — offered to warm the spirit, nourish the senses, and anchor your days in sacred living.
Here, stories are medicine.
Rituals are remembrance.
And every simple act of care is a prayer returning you to yourself.
Come closer.
Sit by the fire.
There is room for you here.
Liberation in Layers
I submitted two personal pieces to No More Margins, a literary journal amplifying Black women writers. These stories explore my journey of self-reclamation, from being a brown girl in a white world to standing fully in my reflection. This blog shares the heart of that submission—and what liberation means in layers.
🌿 Aromatherapy as Ritual: Creating Moments of Meaning in Everyday Life
When you intentionally engage with scent, you're not just calming your nervous system (though that’s powerful, too). You’re creating a ritual: a pause, a presence, a point of connection. You’re saying to your spirit, “You matter. This moment matters. Come home.”
From Kitchen to Creation: The Story of Monkey Balm
Born from a mother's hands and heart, Monkey Balm was crafted to soothe life's bruises — a ritual of healing that grew into a living legacy.
🌸 Morning Ritual for Reconnection
Begin your day with a simple sacred practice — a soft return to your body, your breath, and the earth beneath you.
Sliding Into Myself
The ritual begins: I approach the mirror from the right, a cautious sideways slide into my own reflection.
First, just my head and shoulder appear — a dark brown eye registering shock, then settling into uncomfortable acknowledgment.
This was how I learned to see myself: not head-on, but in partial glimpses.