Empowering Women

Hello beautiful community,

This month, as we celebrate Women’s History Month, I’ve been thinking deeply about what it means to be a woman—and what it means to raise three little girls who will one day become women themselves.

Being the mother of three daughters makes me incredibly aware of the responsibility I carry. Our children are always watching us. Through us, they begin to understand what it means to move through the world as women—what it means to carry ourselves with dignity, strength, care, and self-respect. And in my daughters’ case, they are also learning what it means to grow up as Black and Afro-Latina women in this world.

That is a sacred responsibility.

I often think of my role as guiding them—almost like escorting them into what I hope will be a beautiful experience of girlhood and womanhood. And because of that, I try to be intentional about the values I model and teach them.

In our home, we talk about what kind of women we are becoming.

We are kind.
We are respectful.
We are clean and organized.
We use our voices.
We take care of ourselves, and we take care of others.

At the same time, I recognize that womanhood is something we each define uniquely. No two women experience it exactly the same way. So much of who we become is discovered through our own lives—but also through witnessing the lives and stories of other women.

We learn from one another.
We borrow wisdom from one another.
We see possibilities for ourselves through one another.

And in our home, I absolutely celebrate the beautiful, joyful, “girly” parts of womanhood too.

This house is not gender-neutral. I introduce my daughters to the sweetness and beauty of this experience—sisterhood, doing our hair, getting our nails done, a little lip gloss before we walk out the door. The mysterious parts of womanhood. The delightful ins and outs of becoming ourselves.

Because being a woman is not just about strength and responsibility.
It is also about beauty, curiosity, connection, joy, and discovery.

When I reflect on my own life, I realize I have never walked this journey alone. So many women have poured into me—teachers, mentors, friends, family members, and the incredible women in this B. Well community.

Women who modeled strength.
Women who showed me grace.
Women who helped me understand that growth is always possible.

So during this Women’s History Month, I want to say thank you.

Thank you to the women who came before us.
Thank you to the women walking beside us.
And thank you to the women we are raising.

May we continue to support one another, uplift one another, and share the wisdom that helps each of us discover our own beautiful version of womanhood.

With gratitude,
Adrianne