Honouring Ancestral Matilda’s

She died when my mother was just twelve and the impact continues to reverberate through the ancestral halls.

We all have heroines in our own family. They are our mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins. They are the women who survived all life’s challenges against all odds to provide for the family or the role models who showed us that family and hard work go hand in hand.

Each one has a powerful story, courageous personality and provides us with inspiration to follow in their footsteps.

There are many ways to honour and celebrate a maternal ancestors life. Erika Cleveland is an artist, writer, and former art therapist who creates transformative healing dolls. Another way is to draw a Tarot Card and use it as a springboard to create a photographic profile or tell a story about a significant ancestor.

How will you share and honour maternal ancestors for just being the great women they were? Perhaps you will contribute a profile that can be shared on this role of honour!