Life in the US can be hectic, especially for professional African American parents juggling our mental and physical health, our careers, social committments and relationships, all while raising our children. Like you, I work tirelessly to provide a great life for my kids, only to find myself in a losing battle with electronic devices, negative cultural influences, and the hectic pace of trying to prepare them for a better future. Add on the stress from work and I'm often exhausted and often overwhelmed.

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So years ago, I started traveling internationally to attend women's wellness retreats where I could spend time in nature, healing my mind, body and soul with like-minded people. I experienced a profound shift in places like Bali, Tulum, Sedona and Louisiana for Essence Fest - only to return home to find my children glued to their devices. While I was healing in nature, my kids were at home moving further away from the natural world. So I vowed to bring them on my quarterly nature therapy trips only to discover that family wellness trips were almost non-existent, expecially ones that would instill cultural pride in young Black boys. So I teamed up with my Bajan sister, Leah Clarke of Nzuri Holistic Wellness, to create wellness trips designed specifically to facilitate healing in people of African descent and the Sankofa Wellness Project was born.