February is Heart Month — and it holds more than one truth. Heart Month does important work. It raises awareness. It saves lives. It gets people talking. And there’s still a part of the conversation we don’t always make enough space for. Heart disease isn’t only about numbers, charts, or wearing red. It’s about real people living inside the system. ❤️‍🩹 It’s the woman whose symptoms were brushed off as stress or anxiety. ❤️‍🩹 The caregiver quietly holding everything togethe

A reflection on love, responsibility, and learning to care for yourself while caring for someone else. I was caregiving long before I was able to consent to caregiving and simply because I loved my mom and I knew she needed help. I think one of the hardest parts of being a caregiver and someone who grew up in that role is you’re faced with understanding your own mortality, as well as others, very quickly. You quickly learn how complicated and unfair life is. You quickly learn

The Overlooked Reality of How Heart Disease Shows Up in Black Women—and Why It’s Costing Lives I can’t speak for Black women—but I won’t...