Jasmine Wooten is a devoted and supportive single mother to her two exceptional children, Nyomi and Arius. With a Master of Social Work degree, she is committed to fulfilling her purpose by pursuing social justice initiatives and promoting equitable opportunities for underserved, marginalized populations. Jasmine actively volunteers and engages with several local non-profit organizations, sharing her story and advocating for the advancement of women in the Columbus community.

Additionally, Jasmine is a prolific visual artist who uses her talent to create work that reflects the beauty and cultural experiences of the Black and Brown community to inspire solidarity within the community and allies to promote positivity, defy stereotypes, and empower.

As a longtime volunteer and Matriarchs council member of Motherful Columbus, Jasmine demonstrates her unwavering commitment to uplifting local single mothers and empowering them to see themselves beyond their circumstances to build resilience and foster vulnerable supportive relationships in the Motherful collective.

Her proudest achievement is the honor of being a mother to her children, raising them into kind, empathetic, resilient individuals all while growing as a woman and mother while navigating various challenges in her pursuit of overcoming social stigmas and building a wonderful life where she and her children don't merely survive but THRIVE.

Angela Hagley is a mother of 8-year-old Isabelle, daughter of Patricia, and granddaughter of Zella and Martha.

She holds a vision of seeking lost feminine wisdom and returning it to the children to repair broken generational cycles. She hopes to someday own a house with space to raise medicinal herbs and teach others about their benefits. She also wants to get certified in herbal/Ayurvedic healing and make it possible to homeschool her daughter.

Angela’s favorite things about Motherful/Matriarchs council are the community garden and the chance to be a part of something REVOLUTIONARY.

Melissa is the kind of mother who grows and learns with her child. She is most passionate about providing the best life she can for her 13-year-old son. The thing she loves most about being on the Matriarch's Council and a member of Motherful is the powerful connections she has made and the incredible knowledge she gains from the Collective. Melissa loves to travel and some remote destinations are on her bucket list from the Maldives to Bali. The accomplishment she is most proud of is how she takes the dreams and visions she has had and turns them into reality.

Becky Leach is a mother to three sons: Gabe (20), Elijah (18), and Isaac (16). She also has a daughter who she lost at full term in 2002 (Hannah Grace). She is an always learning, practical, and nurturing mom.

Her passion since healing herself, is supporting others who are going through similar traumas and obstacles in their lives. Professionally, she works for the Ohio Department of Transportation as a Senior Analyst processing employee Payroll and Benefits/Leave Programs and Wellness Ambassador.

What Becky values the most about Motherful is being among other women with similar understanding and experiences. She doesn’t have to relive or explain her trauma because the women in this collective have all been there and empower each other.

Becky would like to start her own business in wellness and healing for other women. This would give her the freedom to go where she wants and do what she wants. In the short term she would like to own her own property.

Becky is most proud of having raised three wonderful sons by herself from the time they were very young. It is something she never would have thought she could accomplish on her own and she is proud of her independence. Talk to Becky about Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Spiritual Abuse/Cults, Emotional and Narcissistic Abuse/Domestic Violence, and Dating While a Single Mom.

Dominica Drake is the mother of five amazing children. As an aunt, Godmother, and teacher she has more children in her heart who are like her own. Her mothering persona includes being nurturing, giving and her best trait is the amount of love she pours into her children.

She is and loves being a special education teacher but she is most proud of her children and how she’s been able to raise them while obtaining both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Her purpose is to serve, love, educate, advocate, guide, and encourage young people to find and fulfill their purpose.

What Dominica loves most about Motherful is the collective of mothers whose backgrounds are different but whose stories are similar. It provides her and others with a loving, non-judgmental, and empowering space to thrive and grow. Dominica hopes to someday have a vacation with no concern or stress of finances or child care. She also wants to create, manage and maintain a thriving successful business that can be passed down to her children and create generational wealth.

Chris Corbett is a queer single momma of two fabulous mid-size humans, Max (13) and Nora (11), that hold her heart and soul in their hands. Chris approaches motherhood and life with curiosity, vulnerability, and acceptance.

Professionally she has decided to leave the world of corporate finance after 16 years of being a cog in the toxic machine of capitalism and is working on healing her soul to pursue her passions in social justice and community building, which are essentially one and the same. This is why she joined Motherful as the collective moves her closer to her dream of sharing and connecting with other single moms, and matriarchs through compassion, mutual aid, and shared experiences.

She hopes to enrich her life by creating and consuming art and capturing Mother Earth's beauty in sketch, music, and words. One day she hopes to write her memoirs and share her story surrounded and supported by her divine sisters. Her proudest accomplishment is surviving and thriving with her children despite adversity and holding onto hope and beauty in her darkest moments. She seeks to educate, learn and relate through mutual storytelling.

Tomica is a doting mother to 2 amazing young men: Myles (17) and Spencer (15) and is the only daughter of Mary, the oldest granddaughter of Barbara, a sister, auntie, cousin, and friend.

Tomica’s passion and purpose are leading, helping, and inspiring young people and the life opportunities they are presented with. She is most proud of her resilience and her kids' hearts as humans. It is on her bucket list to travel, travel, travel! She would like to visit Hawaii, Maldives, Ghana, and Panama City.

Tomica loves being a part of Motherful because it creates a space for women to BE/ EXIST in whatever way they want. On your down/bad days the collective members encourage and lift you up and on good days they celebrate with you and cheer you on. She loves being a part of this sisterhood!

Tomica is an active volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio and Motherful! Additionally, Tomica has her own event consulting company, where she plans anything from weddings, baby showers, mom’s nights out, birthday parties, graduations, and retirement parties. Giving back and creating spaces of joy and hope to keep her going—they fill her cup up!

Tomica has an energetic and positive attitude. She is organized, thorough, and reliable and enjoys creating spaces where individuals thrive and are excited to grow. She is a leader, team player and cheerleader for the teams on which she serves. She brings natural leadership, strong work ethic, creative collaboration, and integrity to everything she does.

Kim Woods is the mother to two grown beautiful souls. She is a selfless mother who encourages individuality and accepts her children as their whole selves. Kim’s purpose in this world is to create and lead humanitarian efforts and give back. What she loves the most about Motherful is being in a community of like-minded people who share the common thread of single motherhood. On her bucket list is to travel, seek out adventure, and to LIVE! She is most proud of her resilience to raise two incredible humans as a single mom and not let others dictate who she is or what she can achieve in this life.

Nyshia is a loving, sweet, perseverant mother of Janeih (9) and Jahleel (5). Her purpose in the world is to help and love people where they are and be the best she can be while guiding her kids.

What she loves most about Motherful is being part of a community of single moms who just get it. They have hard days and they have good days and there are days where they want to give up but Motherful is our calming space, our safe place, our home away from home.

On her bucket list is going to Hawaii and owning her own beauty salon one day!

An accomplishment she is most proud of is starting cosmetology school and never giving up, and being a mom of 2 very active kids.

Born in The Islamic Republic Of Mauritania to a Muslim Scholar father who was also a journalist and raised his 14 kids with an open mind and progressive views, Roughiatou is a progressive Muslim Immigrant lawyer who came to the USA 23 years ago, not for a better life like many who come to the the US but for Freedom, to live in a society where gender, creed, color, sexual orientation, and religion don't determine how you are treated.

Mother of three, Activist, and Advocate dedicated to building networking bridges and fighting social isolation, Roughiatou leads many human rights activist groups and briefly the Amnesty USA branch 87 for Columbus Ohio. Roughiatou is strongly committed to diversity and Inclusion. Her life purpose is to lead with acceptance, supporting those with whom she connects daily to find their purpose.

Roughiatou is a certified translator/interpreter with the Supreme Court of Ohio and helps people overcome language barriers to communication.

Sisterhood is one of the many reasons she chose to become a member of Motherful’s Matriarchs Council. Being among single mothers who have been through the same road and can understand what it is to raise kids ALONE that we didn't make ALONE. The other reason is to build a shared vision of a tomorrow where Matriarchy is a norm, alleviating patriarchy’s negative effects on how women are viewed and help promote a life-affirming culture within our community.

Being a Matriarch with Motherful is a great opportunity for Roughiatou to extensively influence her community by serving both as a model and mentor to women everywhere.

Her bucket list includes establishing a health and nutrition business, building financial wealth and freedom to allow short-term humanitarian group mission trips to Africa to connect or reconnect youth at risk with African roots and building bridges around the world with partnerships and organizations fighting against Patriarchy’s pervasive effects on girls and women. Above all, she aims to build an Inclusive Community Center in her home Country of Mauritania.

The accomplishment she is the most proud of is breaking free from limiting beliefs and conciliating her liberal worldview while staying true to her culture and religion.

Angela is the proud mother of her very artistically talented 15 year old son. She currently enjoys being an inspiration to today’s youth as a substitute teacher in many schools throughout the suburban areas of Columbus, Ohio . Angela has always had a passion for helping her community! She has plans to continue promoting healthy, positive, and high self-esteem in our youth! She makes every effort to shine her light as bright as she can in hopes of nurturing the light inside of the youth in order to spire them to shine as bright as possible!! This is why she is aka MS. LIT {Loving, Inspiring, & Transforming}.