Mmonbeydo Meets Big Ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-4NlQGEWgs&feature=youtu.be
A Mother Heart: Voices From CSW – Caroline Hoglund, Women of Sweden and Haro, Part 1
When everyone around you is telling you that your children will be better off with someone else, when your community and your culture and your government encourage and even incentivize mothers to leave their children as early as possible, when the picture of what a family and what mothering is has become something up for…
Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: Stand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obj9vfucDLY&feature=youtu.be
Change – One Drop at a Time: Voices from CSW – Raindrop Foundation
“I have crossed so many rivers I no longer get wet” One evening this summer, just as the light was beginning to fade and the intense summer heat began to give way to cooler evening breezes, in a brightly lit youth center in Downtown Houston, a group of women and girls gathered for a Chinese…
Houston, We Have a Problem: UN CSC Presentation by Erica Komisar
Erica Komisar shared her research on the first thousand days of a child’s life at the U.N. Civil Societies Conference in Salt Lake City. She said, “Mothers are not just critically important to children emotionally, they are important to children biologically, for their mental health and emotional wellness.” Houston we have a problem, we now…
October 2019 Board Message
Tenet 2: We recognize and follow our internal compass to speak and act with integrity We recognize that each person is given–yes, it’s a gift–the ability to discern whether something is true or false, good or evil, important or nonessential. This precious gift, our internal compass, can guide us as we navigate our way in…
Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: Balance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a–eyb82jV4&feature=youtu.be
One Woman’s Fight: Gracey Van Der Mark
Each of us has within ourselves an internal compass that can help us as we navigate life. Sometimes we will feel called to do something that may be frightening or overwhelming, and sometimes what we know deep within ourselves must be done may be hard to do. This is the case with Gracey Van Der…
How to Make a Meal: A Meditation on the U.N. Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City
Prepare your area. For most this is the kitchen, but it can be done in backyards, cultural halls, church gyms, and parks—even gathered around temporary tables in a brightly lit corner of a conference center, as we found during the service portion of the U.N. Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, when over 4,000…
I FINALLY Found My Tribe
My first experience with Big Ocean Women was illuminating and memorable. I felt like I finally found my tribe. I discovered strong, courageous women who do so much to contribute to a better world, while also committing wholeheartedly to motherhood and family. The love and acceptance I felt was overwhelming. After experiencing the giant waves…