Mother Honestly, Blessing Adesiyan in the Momlight
Moms, we all know parenting is a full-time job. Factor in everything else (career, relationships, hobbies, or unexpected hiccups), and it’s a wonder we have time for anything at all! Out of a desire to support those of us moving through motherhood, Blessing Adesiyan birthed Mother Honestly, an online platform that serves as a starting point for connecting women with resources and each other in a way that fits into our busy lives. Read on to learn more about Blessing and her mission to help mothers not just survive but thrive.
“Mother Honestly is an ecosystem that propels women forward in motherhood, work, and life. The resources we curate, conversations we foster, and community we cultivate allow women to thrive in and beyond motherhood.”
In 2018, Blessing Adesiyan, an engineer, businesswoman, and at the time pregnant with her second child of four, identified a gap in the support available to moms who desired success in both their career and family life. Her solution? The creation of Mother Honestly: “A platform that is reimagining how families thrive at home and in the workplace.” Blessing saw mothers facing various challenges, from establishing a work-life balance and making time for mental health to caring for children and aging parents simultaneously. But she also saw that, in spite of these challenges, mothers shared a desire to thrive and flourish.
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In October 2018, just four months after its beginning, Mother Honestly had already held several events, including a conference of about 300 women from all over the United States, providing an opportunity to talk about approaches to life in motherhood and work. Today Mother Honestly reaches nearly a million mothers and strives to support them through various resources: toolkits, podcast, events, written resources, online conversations, and a 1:1 coaching platform. As Founder and CEO, Blessing is proud of what Mother Honestly is accomplishing, and she’s also “proud of hundreds of thousands of women that have taken advantage of Mother Honestly and the resources we have to offer.”
On a personal level, Blessing finds good in the challenges of maintaining work-life balance and the rewards that come from doing so. She credits her success to a commitment to never giving up. Blessing and her partner have been able to “navigate balancing our family, sharing the workload, and supporting each other as much as we can with our careers, personal ambitions, and goals for our family.”
Right now, that can-do attitude is fixed on Mother Honestly: “I’m focused on growing Mother Honestly, supporting our members, supporting employers within our network, and really helping families flourish across America and around the world.”
