Deepa
Once upon a time there was a little heart beat. My miscarriage story.
original post: Oct, 2015. Updated Oct, 2021.
Once upon a time there was a little heart beat.
I never saw it or felt it move, but...
A Very Immigrant Holiday
Thanksgiving- the quintessential American holiday... gluttonous as it may be, is really a celebration of immigrants. Unless you are Native American, in which case...
Can We Talk About Racism? A Brown Girls Perspective.
I'm brown and an immigrant. Its relevance has never felt more real to me, than now. Racism, its prevalence is still a hard pill to...
4 Easy Ways to Celebrate National Nutrition Month
Every year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates March as National Nutrition month. Dedicating thirty days of the year to nutrition, is a...
The Girl Child: Empowering the Women of Tomorrow.
I knew I was having a baby girl.
Call it mothers intuition or a just a lucky guess but I was certain my son was...
Postpartum Preeclampsia: What I Wish I Had Known
My head felt like it was about to explode. Like a ticking bomb.
The pounding in my skull was so loud I could hardly hear...
To Stay or Not To Stay-At-Home: The Struggle is Real
I was hit with a pretty harsh realization a few weeks ago: that the majority of my day is spent with children at my...
Why WIC Works
Hunger is real. In a country like the USA, an economically developed country, how is it that 49 million Americans struggle to put food...
Not a Number
Yesterday, I watched my 5 year old son playing happily after school, with that twinkle in his eyes, so unique to children.
I remembered that...
No Limits, No Labels, No Jam Jars
Ah..it's that time of year again, after a long summer of perpetual sun, sand and sea, barbecues and family get togethers. Back to school!
The...
Beauty And The Scar.
I have a love hate relationship with summer....mostly because it involves mosquitoes and something I dread most - second to the Ebola virus - it's bathing suit shopping.
It's pure torture and...
‘Nirbhaya’ (Fearless)… For Such a Time as This.
Naseeb, kismet, vidhi, whatever you choose to call it, the meaning is the same in every language - destiny or fate. This is Women's History Month,...
Remember why you run.
I ran my first half marathon last week. Crossing that finish line, was the most exhilarating experience of my life. I would not call...
Will the Real Christmas Spirit please stand up?
It's begun. The festive lights, the peppermint mocha obsession, the brain numbing madness of shopping, trimming the tree and all that jazz. The 'spirit...
Spicy Cranberry Salsa
Ingredients:
1 12 oz. bag of fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water or orange juice
Orange or lemon zest
1 jalapeño or serrano chile (de...