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Moms In Focus: The Art of Pushing Thru is a visually rich and inspiring coffee table book that celebrates the resilience, beauty, and power of Black mothers. Through breathtaking art and photography, paired with deeply personal stories, this book illuminates the unique challenges and triumphs these women experience on their journeys through motherhood.

Black mothers in America often navigate a path layered with anxiety, fear, and concerns for their own wellness in a system that has too often failed them. This book captures that complex reality—where the intersection of race, gender, and motherhood brings both obstacles and profound moments of joy. Yet, amid every challenge, these mothers find strength, beauty, and grace as they push through to the other side.
 
With images from past and present and heartfelt stories, Moms In Focus reveals the diversity of Black motherhood, shattering stereotypes and showing that it is anything but a monolith. Each mother’s journey is a story of transformation, whether through navigating infertility, enduring grief, altering generational curses, adjusting to change or embracing mental health support. Just as a lotus blooms from the mud, these mothers rise, reminding us that even during trying times, there is an extraordinary beauty in Pushing Thru.

#momsinfocusproject #bellerougephotography #bellerougephotographyatl #pushthrumom #atlphotographer #inspire #blackexcellence #womenshistory #herstory #wematter

In today’s episode I sit down with International Bestselling Author, Dr. Elaine Aron. Dr. Elaine Aron, world-renowned author of the classic The Highly Sensitive Person and other bestselling books on the trait of high sensitivity, has written an indispensable guide for these parents. Drawing on extensive research and her own experience, she helps highly sensitive parents identify and address the implications of their heightened sensitivity, offering:
• A self-examination test to help parents identify their level of sensitivity
• Tools to cope with overstimulation
• Advice on dealing with the negative feelings that can surround parenting
• Ways to manage the increased social stimulation and interaction that comes with having a child
• Techniques to deal with shyness around other parents
• Insight into the five big problems that face highly sensitive parents in relationships—and how to work through them
In today’s discussion we talk about all the challenges that Highly Sensitive Parents face, how to overcome those challenges, and how to tap into their superpower of being a highly sensitive parent.

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#parenthood #highlysensitiveperson

What is Push Thru Therapy?

Our push thru mantra is to help empower those that face various challenges and obstacles to tap into their inner resilience. Here we offer tools, strategies, and resources to those that we work with in order to help them to push through.

The mission of Push Thru Therapy is to create an environment that enables and motivates personal growth both physically and mentally in an educational, holistic, and culturally diverse manner while valuing individuality and self awareness.

At the tail end of Women’s History Month, I had the honor of reuniting with my Milledgeville girlies to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Queen Retreat 💛

Truthfully, I believe in celebrating women’s history every month—but this moment felt especially meaningful. Being back in community with these phenomenal women reminded me just how powerful it is when we gather, pour into one another, and grow together.

Thank you, Nakeeta, for thinking enough of me to invite me into your vision all those years ago. Spending summers with these brilliant, dynamic young Black women, creating, teaching, and learning right alongside them has been something I’ll always carry with me.

This is what legacy looks like.�This is what community feels like.
This is what queens looks like 👑

The Before & After Baby: The Concierge Experience is HERE. 🤍
This is our spin on the 4th Trimester Package — and it's everything you didn't know you needed.
You get ALL FOUR of us during one of the most critical times in your motherhood journey.

📅 Launch Date: April 1st

Save this. Share this. Tag a mama who needs her village. 👇

Online Course: https://courses.pediatricworks.co

Preparing for a baby doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. 🤍

The Before & After Baby Prep Guide from Pediatric Works brings together trusted experts to support you through pregnancy, postpartum, and the early days of parenting.

Inside the guide, you’ll learn from specialists in:
✨ Pediatric care
✨ Mental health support
✨ Pelvic health
✨ Breastfeeding
✨ Parenting preparation

Everything you need to feel more confident and prepared for your growing family.

Begin your baby prep today. Link in Bio 📲
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“Categories and labels, although often necessary and sometimes useful, can prevent us from recognizing our
interconnectedness with others. Categories can (a) distort our perceptions; (b) create arbitrary divisions among us; (c) support an oppositional “us-against-them” mentality that prevents us from recognizing potential commonalities; and
(d) reinforce the unjust status quo. Relatedly, identity categories based on inflexible labels establish and police boundaries—boundaries that shut us in with those we’ve deemed “like” “us” and boundaries that shut us out from those whom we assume to be different.” - Dr. AnaLouise Keating 💜

Fun Facts About Me:

1. Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers and I hope to have another garden dinner party this year.
2. I can dance all night if given the right shows and an impeccable playlist.
3. I love working out and running. It allows my body to breathe by doing so.
4. I cook because how rewarding is it to make something favorable and filling without preservatives that can eventually kill you.
5. I don’t fit perfectly into any singular category. 💜

“Categories and labels, although often necessary and sometimes useful, can prevent us from recognizing our
interconnectedness with others. Categories can (a) distort our perceptions; (b) create arbitrary divisions among us; (c) support an oppositional “us-against-them” mentality that prevents us from recognizing potential commonalities; and
(d) reinforce the unjust status quo. Relatedly, identity categories based on inflexible labels establish and police boundaries—boundaries that shut us in with those we’ve deemed “like” “us” and boundaries that shut us out from those whom we assume to be different.” - Dr. AnaLouise Keating 💜

Fun Facts About Me:

1. Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers and I hope to have another garden dinner party this year.
2. I can dance all night if given the right shows and an impeccable playlist.
3. I love working out and running. It allows my body to breathe by doing so.
4. I cook because how rewarding is it to make something favorable and filling without preservatives that can eventually kill you.
5. I don’t fit perfectly into any singular category. 💜

“Categories and labels, although often necessary and sometimes useful, can prevent us from recognizing our
interconnectedness with others. Categories can (a) distort our perceptions; (b) create arbitrary divisions among us; (c) support an oppositional “us-against-them” mentality that prevents us from recognizing potential commonalities; and
(d) reinforce the unjust status quo. Relatedly, identity categories based on inflexible labels establish and police boundaries—boundaries that shut us in with those we’ve deemed “like” “us” and boundaries that shut us out from those whom we assume to be different.” - Dr. AnaLouise Keating 💜

Fun Facts About Me:

1. Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers and I hope to have another garden dinner party this year.
2. I can dance all night if given the right shows and an impeccable playlist.
3. I love working out and running. It allows my body to breathe by doing so.
4. I cook because how rewarding is it to make something favorable and filling without preservatives that can eventually kill you.
5. I don’t fit perfectly into any singular category. 💜

“Categories and labels, although often necessary and sometimes useful, can prevent us from recognizing our
interconnectedness with others. Categories can (a) distort our perceptions; (b) create arbitrary divisions among us; (c) support an oppositional “us-against-them” mentality that prevents us from recognizing potential commonalities; and
(d) reinforce the unjust status quo. Relatedly, identity categories based on inflexible labels establish and police boundaries—boundaries that shut us in with those we’ve deemed “like” “us” and boundaries that shut us out from those whom we assume to be different.” - Dr. AnaLouise Keating 💜

Fun Facts About Me:

1. Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers and I hope to have another garden dinner party this year.
2. I can dance all night if given the right shows and an impeccable playlist.
3. I love working out and running. It allows my body to breathe by doing so.
4. I cook because how rewarding is it to make something favorable and filling without preservatives that can eventually kill you.
5. I don’t fit perfectly into any singular category. 💜

“Categories and labels, although often necessary and sometimes useful, can prevent us from recognizing our
interconnectedness with others. Categories can (a) distort our perceptions; (b) create arbitrary divisions among us; (c) support an oppositional “us-against-them” mentality that prevents us from recognizing potential commonalities; and
(d) reinforce the unjust status quo. Relatedly, identity categories based on inflexible labels establish and police boundaries—boundaries that shut us in with those we’ve deemed “like” “us” and boundaries that shut us out from those whom we assume to be different.” - Dr. AnaLouise Keating 💜

Fun Facts About Me:

1. Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers and I hope to have another garden dinner party this year.
2. I can dance all night if given the right shows and an impeccable playlist.
3. I love working out and running. It allows my body to breathe by doing so.
4. I cook because how rewarding is it to make something favorable and filling without preservatives that can eventually kill you.
5. I don’t fit perfectly into any singular category. 💜

“Categories and labels, although often necessary and sometimes useful, can prevent us from recognizing our
interconnectedness with others. Categories can (a) distort our perceptions; (b) create arbitrary divisions among us; (c) support an oppositional “us-against-them” mentality that prevents us from recognizing potential commonalities; and
(d) reinforce the unjust status quo. Relatedly, identity categories based on inflexible labels establish and police boundaries—boundaries that shut us in with those we’ve deemed “like” “us” and boundaries that shut us out from those whom we assume to be different.” - Dr. AnaLouise Keating 💜

Fun Facts About Me:

1. Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers and I hope to have another garden dinner party this year.
2. I can dance all night if given the right shows and an impeccable playlist.
3. I love working out and running. It allows my body to breathe by doing so.
4. I cook because how rewarding is it to make something favorable and filling without preservatives that can eventually kill you.
5. I don’t fit perfectly into any singular category. 💜

✨ Meet Keisha Reaves ✨

Founder of Push Thru Mom (through her work with Push Thru Therapy)

Keisha Reaves is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health professional, and the founder and clinical director of Push Thru Therapy, a maternal mental health group practice dedicated to helping birthing parents navigate life’s emotional challenges with confidence and clarity.

She has over 15 years of clinical experience and specializes in supporting women through anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and perinatal mental health concerns like postpartum depression and infant loss.

A Georgia native, Keisha is passionate about normalizing therapy, advocating for culturally competent care, and uplifting Black maternal mental health. She has worked with organizations like the Atlanta Birth Center and Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, served on the Postpartum Support International Georgia Chapter Board, and co-created Moms In Focus: The Art of Pushing Thru.

Keisha brings heart, expertise, and purpose to every conversation and we’re honored to have her with us at EmpowerMOM.

If you have not registered yet for April 18th event now is the time!www.empowermomshower.com.

#empowermom #blackmentalhealthmatters #pregnacy #postpartum #babyshower

Meet the experts behind the Pediatric Works Before & After Birth Guide 🤍

We’re bringing together trusted professionals to support you through pregnancy, postpartum, and everything beyond — emotionally, physically, and mentally.

Because preparing for a baby isn’t just about diapers and nursery decor…
it’s about confidence, knowledge, and real support from people who truly get it.

Real experts. Real support. Real preparation. ✨
Your parenthood journey deserves a team.

#PediatricWorks #NewParentPrep #PregnancySupport #PostpartumCare #ParentEducation

When I was in the first grade I wanted to be a clothing designer. It started with my mother getting me this Barbie dress maker coloring book and from there I had a fascination with fashion. I love the fabrics, the textures, the vibrant colors, and matching of it all. I would see my favorite models, Tyra (pre-ANTM) and Naomi Campbell grace the catwalk with fierce struts and class. At one point in my life I had a brief stint in modeling, but that’s a different story for another day. Read the rest on my substack. 💜

@tameikanicole_came over my house and we baked a Sweet Potato Butter Cake. When I tell you that cake was SO GOOD!!!! Lisssstttteeeennnnn!!! That was the best thing I’ve EVER made in my life. You HAVE to make one yourself (be prepared for several steps tho).

But nothing like wine, long convos and baking a delicious cake with friends 👩‍🍳 💋

At the end of last year, @charm318 and I got together to make vision boards. I sat down with mine and asked myself what I wanted to feel more of in this season.

One thing kept coming back to me over and over again: fashion.

Before kids. Before the hustle. Before the comfort of working from home became my everyday uniform… I loved the art of styling. Mixing textures. Pairing unexpected pieces. Turning getting dressed into self-expression. It felt creative. It felt bold. It felt like me.

Somewhere between grinding, growing, and a changing figure, I let that part of myself fade into the background.

But this year? I’m shopping my closet.
I’m rediscovering what already belongs to me.
I’m choosing to feel good and put together, not for an event, not for a photo, but for myself.

Because sometimes tapping back into who you’ve always been is the real glow up.

#VisionBoard #StyleJourney #ShopYourCloset #SoftReset