Balancing Motherhood and Advocacy: A Warrior Mom’s Journey
March – Motherhood and Warriorhood
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March – Motherhood and Warriorhood ✽
March 17th Issue
Motherhood is a full-time job. Advocacy is, too. And when you're a warrior navigating both? Some days, it feels like carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
I never planned to become an advocate—it wasn’t a title I chased, but a calling I couldn’t ignore. I stepped into this space because I had to. Because too many voices like mine were unheard. Because my children deserved a future where sickle cell was understood, researched, and treated with urgency, not as an afterthought.
But balancing advocacy with motherhood is a delicate dance—one filled with late nights, early mornings, and moments of self-doubt. It means missing bedtime stories to answer emails, stepping away from family moments to take calls, and constantly questioning if I’m doing enough in either role. Some days, the exhaustion feels unbearable. Some days, I wonder if I’m pouring from an empty cup.
Yet, every time I see the impact of my voice—when another warrior feels seen, when a caregiver finds hope in my words, when a policy shifts because we refused to be silent—I know this journey isn’t just about me. It’s about the future I’m shaping for my children and for every warrior who comes after me.
Motherhood made me a fighter. Advocacy made me a leader. And together, they have shaped the woman I am today—one who stands in the gap, who carries both love and responsibility, and who refuses to let the weight of it all keep her from rising.
Because at the end of the day, I do this for them. For the little hands that reach for mine, for the sleepy voices that call me "Mom," for the legacy I hope to leave behind. And if that means walking a path that is often exhausting, then so be it.
Because love is worth the fight. And warriors don’t quit.
