Melanin Mothers Meet
Waking Up Our Ancestral Instincts
Melanin Mothers Meet provides safe spaces for women of color to express themselves without judgement, be themselves without hate, and love themselves without hesitation!
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month! Our focus is on making sure our Melanin Mothers have tools and resources to navigate through their times of need!
The Post Partum Journey: Discovering & Preparing Motherhood
Tiara Flynn
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Finding yourself after having your baby can be a task if you are unfamiliar with what to look for. Discover the greater good of the postpartum journey and see what preparing and discovering through the essence of mothering and what it looks like.
As a full-spectrum doula, Tiara is a
non-medically trained community worker who offers support to people during the full
spectrum of pregnancy – from preconception to birth, to abortion, to miscarriage, to
adoption, and postpartum. Tiara launched her practice, Phenomenal Mama, in August 2021!
Phenomenal Mama is a doula practice that offers services from prenatal, birth planning,
support during labor, postpartum support, and more.
The Phenomenal Mama philosophy is that all expectant mothers and birthing people
deserve empowerment, support, advocacy, comfort, and encouragement. With the
Phenomenal Mama experience, families will be educated, supported, and have an advocate
in their parenting journey from the very beginning.
“Life is not introduced upon arrival; it is nourished, nurtured, and cultivated at conception.”
– Tiara Flynn.
Anxiety and It's Impact on Mothering
Dr. Yolanda Bogan
Wednesday May 4, 2022
Video Call
Being a Mother, especially a Melanin Mother, life can be taxing! Discover healthy ways to navigate through it all with this powerful session, as a Melanin Mother, you DON'T want to miss it!
Dr. Yolanda K.H. Bogan is a licensed psychologist and licensed mental health counselor supervisor in the state of Florida. She is CEO/Owner of Dr. Yolanda Bogan & Associates, PLLC, a culturally competent psychotherapy practice. Her thirty years of experience includes working in outpatient, inpatient, faith-based, and higher education counseling settings. She has studied and provided therapy services related to women’s issues including depression, sexual assault, substance abuse and women’s health. Her practice focuses on African American women with depression, anxiety and trauma. Her clinical work in maternal mental health focuses on maternal support and empowerment, role transitions and values identification. She is married to her college sweetheart, and they have three grown sons, two of whom are Navy officers.
Moms Healing While Grieving
Cutina Francis
Thursday May 12, 2022 8pm
Video Call
Getting back to yourself after a loss can be tough, whether a child, a loved one or a spouse, it sometimes gets harder to move forward. Join our Life Coach, as she shares her experience and wisdom to help us all get through Grief!
Cutina has raised her loving 28-year-old son and currently raises her eight- year-old daughter. Cutina's third child passed away in 2017. The struggles of this loss amongst many other traumas, led her into depression and ultimately stuck in life. After rigorous and committed self-healing practices, Cutina formed GUTAH Consulting and Product Services. GUTAH is an acronym for Get Up Today and Heal. She is a Transformational Life Coach where she encourages and assists women to get up out of their mess and keep going after the unfortunate loss of a child. She offers 1:1 coaching, group mentoring and custom healing designs to foster a mentally healthy environment. Her mission in life is to be of servitude to as many humans as possible in as many capacities necessary.
Happy Black Maternal Health Week!!!
April 11-17, 2022
Please View the Recordings Below!
Our Services
We provide training, coaching, and consulting to help African American women/mothers have healthy pregnancies, postpartum care, and successful breastfeeding experiences.
Our services are available for individuals, groups, and corporations.
About Us
Being a mother can be overwhelming, especially after the birth of a baby. Multiple children? No problem, we will help care for children too! M3 offers a postpartum care task force for mothers in this stage to help alleviate stress, depression, and/or fear by providing assistance in cooking, childcare, cleaning and conversation.
Don't have any children yet? No problem, we still need your help! Need volunteer hours? M3 would love to connect with you! Ask us how!
Melanin Mothers Meet Team Members
"If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together."
Melanie Andrade Williams
Legislative Manager-Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, Founding Member of Dream Defenders, entrepreneur, mom of 3. After the tragic murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012, Melanie joined the struggle for Justice as a community organizer and activist. She fights for equitable laws at the local and state level in Florida with a focus on the cradle to prison pipeline and reproductive justice.
Instagram:
@thatmword_
Christina Compere
Hello, my name is Christina Compere Minor.
I am a mom, wife and lover of promoting greatness! Delivering fresh ideas as an online producer and social media manager for small businesses or non-profit organizations is the highlight of my life.
Instagram:
@ccmediamogul
Dykibra Gaskin,
MS, RD, LD/N, CBS
She has over 14 years’
experience as a Pediatric Dietitian and 10 years’ experience as a breastfeeding counselor.
In 2021 she became an IBCLC and in May of 2022, she will be moving to a full-time
position at Tallahassee Memorial as a Pediatric Dietitian. She has been married for 15
years to her college sweetheart and they are the parents of 2 beautiful daughters ages 7
and 3, both breastfed over 3 years each.
Instagram:
@breastfeeding4Real
Dr. Amandla Haynes
Dr. Haynes is an advocate for the BIPOC birth community, supporting efforts to improve birth outcomes and reduce health inequities. In her volunteer roles, she serves as chair of the Awareness Workgroup of the Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative, Advisor for the Sister Friends Tallahassee Birthing Project, and Board Member and Health Educator for the Melanin Mothers Meet Postpartum Support Program. At her core, Dr. Haynes is a holistic healer, wife, mother, mentor, an active local and international community member, a bilingual travel guide, and a lover of food and culture.
Instagram:
@niatraveltours_amandla
Ani-Ra Kala Ɔyere
(Ariane L. Randolph)
I am Ani-Ra Kala Ɔyere (Ariane L. Randolph). I am the seed of my Ancestral Mother’s calabash, mother of 7 beautiful children, and wife of 16 years. I am the author of the Melanoid Breastmilk ~ a book that advocates for breastfeeding in the Afrikan=Black Family, by any means necessary; and my purpose is to help families transform their lives through Revolutionary Impact!
Instagram:
@melanoidbreastmilk
Chauntee Howard
Tallahassee native - DONA trained Birth Doula - Homebirth and Breastfeeding Advocate - Mom of 2
Having successfully given birth to both of her daughters at home, Chaunteé discovered the need for higher quality care for melanated wombmen transitioning into motherhood. As a birth doula and breastfeeding advocate, her objective is to empower and embrace through continued education, expansion of conversation, and supporting melanin mothers to ensure positive birth experiences.
Instagram:
@numoondoula
Camille Lewis
Camille Lewis is an experienced educator and community advocate, she is the creator of Earth’s Garden. Earth’s Garden is a garden maintenance and installation company that is committed to empowering families and individuals with the knowledge and tools to grow their own food.
Her passions include urban farming and providing gardening education and resources to local children. It is her hope that through education, a positive impact can be made in the community.
Instagram:
@Earthsgardenllc
Re'Shaun Blake
Re’Shaun Blake is an up and coming trailblazer in the homeschool, academic, and local community.
She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction with a major in Early Childhood Education. She was recently admitted into a doctoral program where she plans to earn her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a major in Reading Education and Language Arts.
In addition to being a graduate student, Re’Shaun is a preschool consultant, private tutor, and owner of O.U.R. Educational Enterprise, a company dedicated to producing culturally-rich, high-quality curriculum material.
Instagram:
@ofuniqueroots
Melanin Mothers Meet: Testimonials
A word from our founder and others who have been influenced by M3!
Founder: Trishay
(Mama Yata)
Nana, The Alley Shoppe
Professor Iyanu, FAMU
Melanie, Tallahassee, FL
Chauntee, Tampa, FL
Re'Shaun, Tallahassee, FL
Wallisha, Tallahassee, FL
-Queen Taese, Founder/CEO of Liberated Black Homeschool & Education Institute
Sherraine, Jacksonville, FL
Reflections: Melanin Mothers Meet M3
Accountable • Responsible • Inspirational
M3 holds each other accountable so it can expand into our communities.
M3 will beat the odds, fighting not only to bring our mothers together, but our children and fathers.
M3 encourages you to keep your eyes on the road ahead, while comprehending the road behind you.