The Long Road Home Podcast
an exploration of home and belonging
Welcome to The Long Road Home podcast—a space devoted to exploring what it truly means to belong. Through honest conversations and reflective storytelling, each episode unpacks the many ways we search for, lose, and redefine home within ourselves and the world around us. From identity and connection to memory, place, and healing, this podcast gently follows the paths that shape our sense of rootedness. Whether you’re feeling grounded or in-between, The Long Road Home invites you to listen, reflect, and find pieces of yourself along the way.
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New essay on The Long Road Home
In this episode of The Long Road Home, Yamuna Flaherty speaks with Iranian-born psychotherapist and rewilding advocate Bahar Ghaffalabashi 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.
Read it now on The Long Road Home.
essays for the curious wanderer
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a popular photo essay from india
ritual head shaving
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.
