A Mother's Day reflection on the patterns we inherit, the wounds we carry, and the gratitude that lives in all of it My mama and me! My mother walked herself to the hospital when she was in labor with me. Not because she had to. Because that's just who she is. She had been working at a bodega in The Bronx, felt the contractions coming, and walked. Alone. Through the pain. To the place where she would bring me into the world. And if that one image doesn't tell you everything y

It started with a conversation. My friend Caroline and I were sitting together the way old friends do — comparing notes, finishing each other's sentences, laughing at things that probably shouldn't be funny but absolutely are when you've lived them. Caroline is an artist, ceramicist, and writer. She's Colombian. I'm Dominican. And somewhere between swapping stories about our mothers, our cultures, and the very specific kind of love that comes wrapped in impossibly high expect

Tonight the Full Pink Moon rises in Libra — and she has something to say to every single one of us. I pulled a card from La Caribeña Oracle for each zodiac sign, and I have to tell you: the cards were not playing around. If you've been feeling the tension between what you want and what you've been settling for, this moon is here to name it. Grab your tea, light a candle, and find your sign below. What is the Full Pink Moon? Despite its name, the Pink Moon doesn't actually app