Meet the Founder & EIC
Since the launch of Heritage, we’ve received a great deal of questions about our Founder & Editor in Chief. So after months of hearing from our community, I’ve decided to formally introduce myself.
Hi, my name is Taylar Enlow and you can learn more about me in the questions below!
Q1: Who are you?
My name is Taylar Shirley Catherine Enlow.
I am an artist, medicine woman, organizer, and lifelong lover of storytelling.
I am originally from Lenapehoking, also known as the city of Philadelphia.
I currently reside on Nacotchtank-Piscataway land in the state of Maryland.
My work, in all mediums, is deeply influenced by my lineage and experiences
as a Black woman. I come from a long line of educators, land-workers,
community organizers, and creators whose love and work deeply guides and
informs the path I walk today.
My biggest source of inspiration has always been my community, and in
creating Heritage, my hope is to share the beauty of that experience.
Q2: Why did you start Heritage?
I have dreamt of starting Heritage, in some capacity, for years.
Truly, it is the result of decades worth of experiences and an unyielding desire
to see myself and people like me reflected back in the world.
I yearned for a space where my culture and community was not only
represented and honored, but where I could find other cultures and
communities that have also been marginalized being celebrated.
I wished for a place where we could foster connection through sharing our
stories, honoring shared practices and world views (because there are simply
so many), and learning from each other.
The goal is not to be perfect, but to become better together.
Q3: What do you do outside of Heritage?
In my mind, all things in my life are connected to Heritage in some way.
That said, when I am not brainstorming and making business plans,
I am usually trying my hardest to slow down and meet myself where I am.
In addition to running Heritage, I work a 9-5 at Howard University and am
a holistic health coach in training. Given my packed schedule, I cherish slower
moments in my days when I am able to take a walk with friends and loved ones,
and days when I get to visit the local farmers market or acupuncturist.
Some of my favorite moments are also spent during days inside with my cat
and boyfriend watching my favorite movie for the 117th time. Most of my days
look something like that, with a bit of herbalism mixed in here and there.
Q4: What is your vision for the community?
I want Heritage to inspire people by reminding them that slow and intentional
living is their birthright, as is time spent in community with others and time
spent caring for ourselves.
I can see hundreds of ways that this can manifest practically in our every day
lives, from opening a copy of The Heritage Journal and finding a new
recipe to prepare and share with family and friends, to practices from
traditional systems of healing shared by practitioners that can be implimented
to help us reconnect with ourselves from moment to moment, to other
opportunities to learn from and with each other.
The ultimate goal is for people to feel seen, heard, cared for, and better
equipped to care for themselves.