Ep 22 | Letting Go of Milestones: A Journey to Happiness and Contentment feat. Atinuke Awe

In this episode of Every L Podcast, I interview Tinuke (Atinuke), the founder of Mums and Tea and Five X More, two platforms that provide support and resources for black mothers. Tinuke shares her experiences of motherhood, including her son's autism diagnosis, and how it prompted her to prioritize family over career success. She discusses the pressure she felt to achieve certain milestones by a certain age and the societal expectations that caused her stress and anxiety. Tinuke encourages listeners to embrace their journey and not compare themselves to others and shares the importance of taking care of oneself and finding a support system. The episode also touches on Tinuke's work with FiveXMore and the importance of improving maternal health outcomes for black women. Overall, Tinuke's story highlights the value of accepting life's twists and turns and finding joy in the journey

A bit more about Atinuke:

Tinuke is a mother of two children aged 4 and 2. She is the founder of Learning with Ez - specialising in diverse educational resources for children as well as Mums & Tea - a social platform aimed at connecting Black mums together. She is also the co-founder of Five X More CIC - an organisation campaigning for Black maternal health outcomes in the UK.

All in all, Black motherhood/ parenthood is important to Tinuke and creating spaces and resources to help with the advancement of the community means everything to her.

Tinuke was named a ‘Force for Change’ by British Vogue in 2021, a ‘Woman changing the World’ by the Evening Standard for International Women’s Days in 2022 and has been featured in a number of newspapers and channels speaking on subjects such as diversity and inclusion, autism and Black maternal health.

IG: @Tinukeawe & @fivexmore_