Dr. Wendy Osefo can now add published author to her impressive resumé. 

The Real Housewives of Potomacstar has a new book, titled TEARS OF MY MOTHER: The Legacy of my Nigerian Upbringing, set to hit shelves in May 2022, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. 

"Motherhood is a layered concept and being able to examine it through this book from my lens of an immigrant and mother of three has opened my eyes to the many ways we as mothers carry the weight of our past into not only our future but that of our children," Osefo, 37, tells PEOPLE.