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new essay on the long road home
In this deeply personal essay, Yamuna Flaherty writes from the liminal space between endings and beginnings as she boards a flight home to Canada with her daughter in tow. Weaving together themes of solo motherhood, grief, rage, belonging, and creative rebirth, “Two Instead of Three” explores what it means to leave behind one version of home while returning to another. Set between forests, prairies, immigrant bloodlines, and airport gates, this is a meditation on survival, reinvention, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again.
On the podcast
New conversation on The Long Road Home
In this episode of The Long Road Home, Yamuna Flaherty speaks with Iranian-born psychotherapist and rewilding advocate Bahar G. about exile, identity, migration, healing, and what it means to build an inner home amidst political upheaval and displacement. Bahar reflects on growing up during the Iranian Revolution, returning to Iran decades later during the Women, Life, Freedom movement, and caring for her aging mother across borders and cultures.
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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 offers—from 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.
