The fatigue with young kids is probably driving you nuts. I mean, I have been there. Not able to go out for a cup of coffee with friends, possibly cannot think of attending an overnight function because I have to be awake when the kids are wailing at…

No one prepares for the loss of a child. It is no parent’s wish to send off their child away forever since we are wired to protect our offspring at all costs. When such a devastating experience happens, it is hard to cope with it as you experience…

As a young girl, I watched my aunt cry from a far when she visited our home to see my mother. Being ten, I knew too well to tell the difference between having a baby bump and coming home without a baby. Somehow, I sensed that we would…

What are your dreams? What are your aspirations? What keeps you up at night? For Theafrican Muhonja, her dream is to see and live in a society that celebrates gender equity and representation of the African woman. Basically, a society with zero femicide and gender-based violence. She hopes…

My husband had decided to attend a business meeting that I wasn’t fully comfortable with him going. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t have trouble with anything aside from the fact that I was heavily pregnant with our first born. Being a first time mum was giving me…

Chantelle Petit, holding onto her daughter, Summer. The journey to motherhood is paved with fears, cravings, anticipation and sometimes anxiety. At hallmark, the D-day usually marks the beginning of yet another beautiful journey for most mums. However, for Chantelle Petit, it marked the first page of her Fistula…