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new essay on the long road home
In Storykeeper, Yamuna Flaherty reflects on ancestral archiving, migration, and the quiet emotional labor of preserving family memory across generations. Weaving together photographs, heirlooms, oral histories, ritual, and travel, the essay explores what it means to inherit a lineage in fragments and spend a lifetime gathering the pieces. Part memoir and part meditation on self-authorship, this piece asks how storytelling helps us understand not only where we come from, but who we are becoming.
On the podcast
New conversation on The Long Road Home
In this episode of The Long Road Home, Yamuna Flaherty speaks with Iranian-born psychotherapist and rewilding advocate Bahar G. about exile, identity, migration, healing, and what it means to build an inner home amidst political upheaval and displacement. Bahar reflects on growing up during the Iranian Revolution, returning to Iran decades later during the Women, Life, Freedom movement, and caring for her aging mother across borders and cultures.
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essays for the curious wanderer
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Portrait of author in Chennai, India by Jayashree Sahithya
Meet Yamuna Flaherty
WRITER, MOTHER + STORYKEEPER
Yamuna Flaherty is a writer, mother and storykeeper devoted to helping others uncover and tell the stories that matter most. Rooted in two decades of global travel, inner inquiry, and creative practice, Yamuna weaves memoir, ancestral reflection, and soulful expression into everything she offers—from guided storytelling sessions to thoughtful essays and creative tools. Her work invites others to explore identity, voice, and belonging through the transformative power of personal narrative. Whether through one-on-one sessions, workshops, or her Substack, The Long Road Home, Yamuna creates spaces for meaningful connection and self-authored truth.
