Shafia Monroe Consulting

03/31/2026

Pan fried buttermilk cornbread in a cast iron skillet. Old school cornmeal only, no flour. It is a quick make when in a rush, and it goes well with everything.

03/29/2026

Buttermilk is a traditional African American food that helps the postpartum period. In my book,
Mothering the Mother, I explain the amazing benefits . The other day, I sliced up a ripe banana, put it in a cup and pour buttermilk over it. OMG delicious!

03/29/2026

Dandelion has great medicinal properties. The entire flower is eatable.
Great to consume as a tonic. I have a dandelion tea recipe in my book,
Mothering the Mother. It takes quite yummy when you add honey. You can drink it plain, too. It’s considered a bitter and helps with digestion. I will rinse and dry these leaves and put them in my salad and eat them.

03/29/2026

It is spring, new life is blooming out of Mother Earth and new ideas for you .

03/27/2026

When my son transitioned, I created a memorial garden in his name. I carved out section on the south side of my yard. He loved my yard. I plant new flowers every spring and tend this area, because it is personal between he and I. There is a bench in front of his memorial garden, so I can sit, smell the flowers, see the beauty, and remember him.

03/25/2026

I love cooking for family and friends, it’s my love language. And along with sharing a meal, we had a great time discussing some highlights that Mothering the Mother is having on new families,
and why this book should be in every household . The Book is available in the bio.

03/24/2026

Join a cultural immersion into traditions that better the postpartum experience for new mothers. This is more than a class, it an opportunity to learn Black history and enhance your understanding of the depth and different phases of the postpartum period and how to offer emotional, physical and nutritional support to bring about a full recuperation. This the opposite of postpartum morbidity and depression.
Learn: The role of postpartum care, solutions to postpartum discomforts, advocating for Black Maternal Health, African American Newborn Care, and Postpartum Rituals; and have real time for questions and answers with Mama Shafia Monroe, who is the facilitator . She will use her book Mothering the Mother as the foundation for this webinar.
If interested register today at smcdoulas.com under advanced trainings.

03/23/2026

Erykah Badoula is a SMC Doula.

03/22/2026

Pan fried cornbread as a morning pastry. Be creative with we have in our own kitchen.

03/21/2026

I am grateful to have participated in Ramadan. It is a challenge, not just abstaining from food and drink, but watching my thoughts, being patient, not getting angry, feeding those in need, donating to those in need, and remembering Allah much. And now Ramadan has ended and time for celebration and gift giving.
Eid Mubarak, means recurring happiness and blessings.

03/19/2026

Thank you for phonoring Dr. Janell Green Smith, with The Bloom Award, at the Black Midwives Conference. Her husband received her award, in her honor.
His presence reminded me of the huge impact, he lost his wife, his soulmate and the mother of their daughter. Please continue to uplift him and his baby daughter in prayer. We hold the health care system accountable until preventable deaths are no longer.

03/17/2026