In matriarchal or matrifocal families, women are the decision makers. They manage the money. Raise the children. Hold the stories. Keep the family together emotionally, spiritually, and practically. These families are often organized around a strong woman who becomes the anchor (think: Big Mama, Madea, Auntie), the one everyone leans on, consults, and depends on. Love, leadership, sacrifice, and survival are woven together. And, while these systems produce resilience, they also place a heavy loa