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new essay on the long road home
In the final installment of the Self Authorship series, Yamuna Flaherty reflects on the transformative years that shaped her understanding of freedom, identity, and adulthood. Weaving together memoir, ancestral reflection, backpacking through Asia, and the emotional cost of forging an unconventional path, this essay explores what it truly means to author one’s own life. Through themes of inherited narratives, self-trust, belonging, and personal transformation, Becoming the Author invites readers to examine the stories they have unconsciously inherited—and the lives they may still choose to create for themselves.
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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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.
