Healing from trauma and the mother wound

Essays & More

Healing from trauma has been challenging, but Rica has found the voice to speak about women’s issues. She writes about the mother wound, parenting a child with ADHD,  divorce, and single motherhood. Her recent work describes new challenges as a 40-something grandmother of an autistic granddaughter.

As an author and former journalist, Rica has learned to harness the power of storytelling. Her goal is to share it with others seeking healing from trauma. While her essays often cover critical and urgent topics, she weaves in humor and joy. She aims to help women find the courage to claim victory over victimization.

Readers and reviewers have called her books “fiercely candid and raw,” “poignant and inspirational.” Her work is hailed as essential to anyone on the path of healing from trauma.

When she’s not writing, Rica spends her time consuming large quantities of jalapeños, doing yoga, and reading and buying books. She’s a proud dog mommy of one 60 lb. mutt who mistakenly believes she is a lapdog. Rica is the author of  Petals of Rain: A Mother’s Memoir and Nobody’s Daughter , a memoir of healing the mother wound.

Additional Essays By Rica Ramos-Keenum

Never Judge a Parent By Their Wild Child: Your Tango

Raising a Son With ADHD Made Me Question Everything: Scary Mommy

What Lit Mama Means to Me: Literary Mama 

When My 20-Year-Old Son Became a Single Dad: Motherwell 

I Wanted a Girl: Motherwell

Shelter Dog: The Sunlight Press

Healing from Trauma: The Sunlight Press

After Page One: Literary Mama 

The Thing That Lives Inside: Ellipses Zine 

Don’t Blink MUTHA Magazine 

Long Before She Left:  The Sunlight Press

(Creative Non-Fiction) A Moment, a Song: Ellipses Zine

(Flash Fiction) Too Young For Boys  Fictive Dream

I See You, Single Mom Elephant Journal

This is What it Means to Find Beauty: Elephant Journal 

On Death, Grief & Loss: a Journey Towards Healing From Trauma Elephant Journal

Contributor Submissions:

Medium: Latest Stories

Huffington Post:

5 Things Mature Women Don’t F*ck With

5 Obnoxious Things That Happen To Moms With Boys 

This is Why Mom Shame is Lame 

Do You Yoga:

108 Ways Yoga Can Change Your Life 

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