On substack
new essay on the long road home
I never imagined motherhood would happen in Mexico. Three years into raising my daughter here, Iโm still learning what it means to belong to a place that was never part of the life I pictured. In this essay, I reflect on motherhood between cultures, the inheritance of my Indian roots, the strange privilege of being a foreigner, and the small encounters that begin to make a place feel like home.
On the podcast
New conversation on The Long Road Home
For the season one finale of The Long Road Home, I sit down with musician, weaver, voice doula, and founder of Weaving Remembrance, Hanna Leigh.
We talk about the old ways of knowing that live in song, craft, ritual, and the hands of those who came before us. About listening for the whispers. About making things slowly, gathering in community, and finding our way back to something we may have never known we had lost.
essays for the curious wanderer
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a popular photo essay from india
ritual head shaving
Portrait of author in Chennai, India by Jayashree Sahithya
Meet Yamuna Flaherty
WRITER, MOTHER + STORYKEEPER
Yamuna Flaherty is a writer, mother and storykeeper devoted to helping others uncover and tell the stories that matter most. Rooted in two decades of global travel, inner inquiry, and creative practice, Yamuna weaves memoir, ancestral reflection, and soulful expression into everything she offersโfrom guided storytelling sessions to thoughtful essays and creative tools. Her work invites others to explore identity, voice, and belonging through the transformative power of personal narrative. Whether through one-on-one sessions, workshops, or her Substack, The Long Road Home, Yamuna creates spaces for meaningful connection and self-authored truth.
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