Every year around this time I reflect on my journey to motherhood and remember how it wasn’t as straightforward as I’d liked. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month and it will always hold a special place in my heart as we remember all the couples who experienced the gut wrenching pain of losing a … More Eight Lessons I’d Tell My Younger Self Before Having Kids
As an athlete who thoroughly enjoyed competing and is now enjoying retirement, I hope to show athletes that walking into a new phase in life doesn’t need to be met with fear or anxiety. Here are twenty lessons I’ve learned in retirement that no one really told me: 1) Nothing can quite compare to the … More Twenty Things They Don’t Tell You About Sports Retirement
Moving to a new city and being tasked with building a new tribe can be challenging. In the past I’ve written about the importance of nurturing current relationships but what I’ve learned is that there is also an art to actually creating new friendships, especially as an adult. With our recent relocations I’ve had to … More 5 Tips to Make New Friendships As An Adult
August is National Breastfeeding Month where we celebrate, protect, promote, and encourage mothers along their breastfeeding journeys. Specifically, August 25-31 is Black Breastfeeding Week which is dedicated to addressing the breastfeeding disparities faced by Black mothers and promoting the health benefits of breastfeeding Black infants. I am passionate about breastfeeding and raising awareness of its … More Five Ways I’m Safely Losing Postpartum Weight While Nursing
As someone who’s life was literally changed because of sport, I will always be a proponent for inspiring the next generation of athletes, especially female athletes. Sport has opened up doors for me that I never even imagined possible, and now having a daughter, I am even more passionate about encouraging young girls to play … More Five Ways To Encourage The Next Generation of Female Athletes
I’m not sure if it’s having recently brought new life into the world, or being very comfortably in retirement from sports, but the idea of legacy has been on my mind very heavy these last few months. The older I get the more important legacy becomes to me. The goal is to make an impact … More Four Ways to Leave a Lasting Legacy
I was in my living room cuddling my newborn and conversing with my mom when I got the call from the University of Michigan’s athletic director Warde Manuel that something pretty cool will be happening. He informed me that I, along with five other incredible men and women, will be inducted into the University of … More ANNOUNCEMENT: I’ll be Inducted Into U of M’s Hall of Honor! 3 Useful Lessons
I learned young that you do yourself a huge disservice when you are overly consumed with what people think of you, and even worse if you let their opinions affect how you live your life. It’s one thing to take heed to the advice from wise counsel, but a completely different thing to base your … More Three Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Live Our Lives For Others
A few months back, my family and I moved to Kansas City for my husband’s job so we had to sell our old house in Ohio and purchase a new one in KC very quickly. Even though I wasn’t necessarily thrilled with the move initially, one thing I was excited about was the opportunity to … More WE ARE FEATURED ON HOUSE HUNTERS! Lessons Along The Way
As a 35 year old woman who has worn the hat of student-athlete, pharmacist, Olympian entrepreneur, mom, and wife, I have been through several life transitions along the way. With each shift comes useful lessons and a greater ease of approaching these transitions. Our family is adapting to our new normal of having two children, … More Five Truths to Help Navigate Life’s Inevitable Transitions
There is a saying amongst folks tied to the Olympic movement that goes: “once an Olympian always an Olympian; never former, never past” and this resonates with me so much now that I’ve retired. Sure, I’ve hung up my track spikes and no longer dedicate several hours a day to training, but the heart, mindset, … More Five Ways Being An Athlete Prepared Me For Motherhood
Our son Jidenna Jeffrey Porter has made his arrival and we couldn’t be more grateful to God for a successful labor & delivery experience. Walking out of the hospital alive and well with my child in tow is not something I take for granted. This especially being a Black woman where the maternal health care … More Baby Porter Has Arrived! How Labor Can Differ the 2nd Time Around
What if I told you that we are in the middle of a national crisis and a portion of the population experiences complications & even death from preventable factors at disproportionate rates? Alarming right? Well that’s the unfortunate reality for many Black women in America (as well as in other countries). There is a Black … More A Healthcare Crisis That Hits Close to Home
As our family is preparing for the arrival of baby #2, I am being very intentional about ensuring our daughter feels loved and cherished. Although she does regularly express her excitement to become a big sister, I’m very aware that having a new baby in the house will be an adjustment for us all. I’m … More Ten Tips To Prepare a Child To Be An Older Sibling
I recently shared about how our family packed up our whole life and moved across the country after having just moved 18 short months beforehand in this blog. Many people would agree that moving house is very stressful, but adding a toddler, late term pregnancy, and pressure from employers to quickly begin work all made … More Tips on Easing The Process of a Relocation
Dr. Tiffany Ofili Porter 