The last 40 weeks have been nothing short of amazing! The journey of pregnancy has been made particularly special by friends and family who have given Kristia and I all of their love and support. Wednesday, August 29th at 6:14 PM our parenting journey continued as Kyrie Christopher Radford made his grand entrance into the world. Our hearts are full, and we are so excited to continue our lives with our special blessing. 👶🏾 🍼🙏🏾 #youaremySONshine #freelilraddy #missionaccomplished #stronglikemom #radlikedad #family
Our hearts are full of joy and gratitude as we introduce our third blessing—and first daughter— Karis Eileen Radford👶🏾🎀 🩷✨
Making her official debut at 5:53 AM on October 17th, she has already stolen our hearts. We are beyond grateful to God for carrying us through our journey of a growing family, leading us to what we thought would NEVER happen…But God. We could not be more excited to see what #RADventures are ahead for our baby girl and our official Radford party of five 👩🏾🦱👨🏾🦱🧑🏾🦱👦🏾👶🏾
#blessed #grateful #family #love #daughters
“With every newborn baby, a little sun rises.”☀️
Welcome to the world our second SONshine, Kristian Louis (lōōwis) Ali Radford! Named after your Pop-Pop, a city that brought our family together, and a hometown legend that was filled with courage. May your name be your fuel to reach for the stars in all that you do! We love you!
#RADventures #FreeLilRaddy2 #RadfordPartyof4 #Newborn #BoyMama #BoyMom #BoyDad #Parenthood #TransPARENTcy #MomLifestyle #MillennialParenting #sunshine #sonshine #louisvillelove #rainbowbaby 🌈
Week 18 Recap — Mental Health + Creativity 🌱
Your mind is not a machine. It’s a garden. This week the ALL-IN practice asked what it actually needs to grow.
Swipe through all five pillars:
→ A: Creativity has seasons — you’re allowed to pause
→ L: Rest as resistance across three traditions
→ L: Tricia Hersey on rest, power, and your worth
→ I: The Creative Breath Reset — 60 seconds before you create
→ N: What does rest look like for you right now?
Full practice on Substack — free, weekly, no noise. Link in bio.
🏫 Teachers: Week 18 Morning Work is live on TPT. 9 slides, no prep, ELL scaffolds + facilitator notes. Grades 6–12. Link in bio.
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Week 18 · I — Inform.
Tool: The Creative Breath Reset.
Inhale 4 · Hold 2 · Exhale 6 · Repeat 3×
The longer exhale activates your vagus nerve — signaling safety to your brain. Creativity lives in that state.
Try it before you write anything this week.
Full practice on Substack. Link in bio.
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Week 18 · L — Listen.
“Rest is a form of resistance because it disrupts and pushes back against capitalism and white supremacy.” — Tricia Hersey, Rest Is Resistance (2022)
Your worth was never your output.
Your creativity was never meant to be extracted.
Full practice on Substack. Link in bio.
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Week 18 · L — Link.
Three traditions have always known this:
Rest is not the break from the work.
It’s how the work becomes possible.
Black American tradition. Indigenous healing frameworks. AANHPI wellness practices. All three say the same thing.
Full breakdown in the ALL-IN Weekly — live on Substack. Link in bio.
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Week 18. Mental Health + Creativity.
A — Acknowledge.
Some weeks the words flow. Other weeks nothing shows up.
That’s not failure. That’s your nervous system telling you something true.
Creativity has seasons, and you are allowed to be in one that asks for rest.
Week 18 is live on Substack. Link in bio.
That’s all I got. Y’all go be great.
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What are you unlearning so you can grow into a freer version of yourself?
We wrote toward it this week.
Next week: mental health and creativity — how your inner world shapes your voice.
Free newsletter every Monday — link in bio.
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Every week the ALL-IN Morning Work slides go live on TPT the same day the newsletter publishes.
Five slides. ELL scaffolds. Facilitator notes. Community reflection protocol.
You open it Monday and project.
Week 17 — Stories of Release — is live now. Link in bio.
That’s all I got. Y’all go be great.
Unlearning isn’t forgetting.
It’s deciding.
And you have to choose it over and over again.
I once believed ___.
Now I’m learning ___.
Drop yours in the comments. One sentence counts.
Save this for when you need the reminder.
That’s all I got. Y’all go be great.
Two sentences. Don’t think. Write the first true thing.
I once believed ___.
Now I’m learning ___.
Drop yours in the comments. One sentence counts.
The community is reading.
Full 5-day PDF on TPT — link in bio.
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