Big Mama Speaks: Love Lessons from a Harlem River Swan

by Sabrina N'Diaye

Big Mama Love Lessons from a Harlem River Swan is a collection of nine spiritual teachings from an unseen, and often unheard, African-American woman. At the age of 33, Marion “Big Mama” Brisco was assaulted by two police officers, an attack that directly contributed to a massive stroke. She awakened from a 50-day coma — unable to walk, talk, or care for her six children. Marion defied all odds and lived for another 51 years.

After her death, Marion’s granddaughter, Sabrina, began a meditative ritual of writing to Big Mama each “Over time, she took over my pen, sharing aspects of her life and experiences that I could have never known when she was alive. She pushed me beyond my notions of separation into a deep, rich, dialogue from the Other Side. Our conversations transcended time, space, and all the laws of physics."

Big Mama’s capacity for elevating her soul beyond the confines of physical limitations, chronic illnesses, and oppression, demonstrates to readers that true medicine lies in our capacity for trust, hope, surrender, forgiveness, and love.

Part memoir, part self-help, and all spiritual, Big Mama speaks to remind you, beloved reader, that while trauma rests in one hand, transformation rests in the other.

104 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 21, 2023