The Porch Was Our Sanctuary: Reclaiming Wellness, Storytelling & Sisterhood in the Rural South

In The Porch Was Our Sanctuary, Karla Scipio reflects on how Southern porches once served as sacred spaces for healing, storytelling, and sisterhood among Black women. She beautifully captures the quiet power of these gatherings and the wisdom they held. Now, she invites us to witness a return—not just to the porch, but to a way of being rooted in community, care, and spiritual restoration.