Rituals of return: healing for black women

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There have been seasons in my life where I felt scattered, untethered, and unsure of how to move forward. Grief pressed against my chest, my body felt foreign, and joy seemed like a far-off memory. Yet, in the midst of that unraveling, I began to notice something deeper calling me back. A whisper in my bones, the quiet pull of water and earth, the presence of ancestors who refused to let me drift too far. That was the beginning of my return.

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This blog series, Rituals of Return: Healing for Black Women, is my offering to those who also feel that call. It is for Black women who are ready to come back to themselves — their bodies, their ancestors, their pleasure, and their power. Each post in this series will weave together three threads: my own lived story, ancestral wisdom drawn from powerful teachings, and a simple ritual or practice for you to carry into your daily life.

The journey will move through six themes:

• Grief as a sacred passage

• The body as an ancestral temple

• Clarity through ancestral visioning

• Joy as a radical ancestral practice

• Altars, ancestors, and everyday connection

• The Fray Path as modern initiation

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Rituals of Return is both personal and collective. It is a remembering of what has been stolen, silenced, or forgotten — and a reclaiming of what still lives within us. My hope is that these writings will serve as lanterns on your own path, reminding you that return is always possible.

I invite you to walk with me through this series, to experiment with the rituals, and to listen closely for what your ancestors and your own body are guiding you toward. This is not about performance. This is about coming home.