This magazine was created for people rethinking success, rest, family, and belonging. Each issue documents real life as it unfolds: community dinners, mutual aid, cultural traditions, creative work, conflict, care, and the often unseen labor of holding people together without losing yourself.

Mérida Collective Magazine is a community-rooted publication created by Salaama Journey, a Black, neurodivergent immigrant mother building life and chosen family in Mérida, Mexico. It centers Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ people navigating parenting, partnership, creativity, spirituality, and survival beyond the grind and isolation many of us were handed.

The magazine reflects the rhythms of the Mérida Collective and the people shaping it in real time.

For women who crave truth and not trends.

Unfiltered essays on autistic motherhood, Mexico’s magic, and the alchemy of self-trust.

Free Tier: Stories on ND parenting, expat life, and dismantling survival mode.

Paid Tier: Energy work blueprints, income reports, and "How I Really Did It" guides.

Recent Topics:

✨Parenting When You’re Also Neurodivergent is a Whole Damn Adventure

✨Moving Abroad Didn't Fix My Anxiety - It Showed Me What Was Underneath