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On leaning in to the moment

Serena Williams, the GOAT

I come from a long line of women who get shit done. My mother’s mother, Emma, was a force unto herself. After her husband became blind, she went to work as nurse, so that she could support him and her four girls. She learnt to drive, becoming the first woman in her small town to… Read More On leaning in to the moment

January 8, 2018October 24, 2024 Rumbi Goredema GörgensLeave a comment

#MamahoodSoWhite

Motherhood. They say it takes a village, and let me tell you, ‘they’ were understating it. The truth is, it takes several villages, one for each child, and then one for each life stage your children will drag you through. One of the villages I have sought constant comfort from is that of fellow mothers. Woman… Read More #MamahoodSoWhite

November 24, 2017October 24, 2024 Rumbi Goredema Görgens2 Comments

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