On May 7th I had the honor of speaking at a powerful community event hosted at Joseph Cole Recreation Center in Washington DC in celebration of Mother’s Day.
My topic: A Mother’s Day Celebration of Purpose, Power & Sisterhood
It was more than a speech. It was a full-circle moment in my personal journey as a mother a military spouse and a woman learning to honor her dreams again.
When Life Shifts Your Purpose Doesn’t Have To
When I first moved to Chicago the only people I knew were my husband’s family. I was adjusting to a new city trying to find my rhythm.
A year later my husband deployed. Suddenly I was alone physically emotionally and spiritually trying to stay grounded while everything around me shifted.
That season taught me how easy it is to put yourself on pause. But it also taught me how important it is to keep dreaming even when no one’s watching.
So when I stood in front of a room full of mothers on May 7th I didn’t speak from a place of theory. I spoke from experience.
I reminded those women that…
You are allowed to grow
You are allowed to shift
You are allowed to dream again even now
This Work Started Before the Stage
Long before the event The Issasistahood Collective had already partnered with Joseph Cole Recreation Center to mentor elementary and middle school girls in the DC area.
That partnership didn’t start with a pitch. It started with purpose.
We show up in classrooms and rec centers because we know what’s at stake. We want young girls to see real sisterhood real self-worth and real support early.
Through conversation storytelling and mentorship we’re planting seeds that grow into confident purpose-driven women.
The Issasistahood Collective Our Mission in Motion
At The Issasistahood Collective we don’t just talk about friendship and purpose. We live it.
Whether it’s through friendship-inspired products community events or service-driven partnerships everything we do is rooted in this truth:
You don’t have to shrink to survive motherhood
You can raise others and still rise yourself
You can carry dreams and diapers
You can love your child deeply and still honor the woman you’re becoming
We’re Just Getting Started
To the women who showed up and leaned into that moment thank you. To Joseph Cole Rec Center thank you for trusting us with your community. To every woman holding onto a dream she’s been told to delay this is your reminder.
Let the dream live
You don’t have to choose between being a good mother and being a whole woman. We believe in both.
Constance Marie
Founder, The Issasistahood Collective
www.sistahood.us | @issasistahood
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