Hello! It’s been a bunch of years since I last blogged at dotzourfamily.com.

I’ve been thinking a lot about racial injustice, and I thought it might help me to write about it. My goal is to write to help clarify my own thinking, to share ideas with others, and to get feedback and start conversations.

A second area of interest in my life is yoga. I’m particularly interested in learning how yoga can be harnessed to help process racial trauma and to bring about healing. As I dive into the philosophy, spirituality, and history of yoga, it seems like reflecting here might be helpful.

I imagine I might also write about parenting my two kids and daily life. With a 14.96 year old and a 12 year old, I need to modify my stories to protect their independence, but there are still stories to tell.

My mom told me that she named me Althea in part because she loved its meaning. Helping healing was something she felt was needed. I like knowing that my name is well aligned with my heart’s purpose. I hope that these writings can help inspire myself to actions that in some small part help heal.