Meet HER

My name is Meochia, and I’ve been training mentors and mentoring girls from youth to adulthood, some even to their doctorate degrees, for over 20 years. I experienced trauma before I was even born. My mother told me I was a survivor of a botched abortion. I was the child of alcohol and heroin-addicted parents. By the time I was 2, I had been in foster care, molested and abused. I had my first child at 19.

I was independent and strong, though. Yeah, right? It looked like I had it together, but mentally, I was drowning.

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Did you know that 2/3 of adults and 58% of youth under the age of 18 in Michigan have experienced trauma?​ Or 30% more women than men have been diagnosed with depression, especially in low-income families, according to Michigan’s 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Survey? Also, in 2024, there were 82 girls imprisoned in the Kent County Juvenile Center. We need help!

 

Although I had two college degrees and my own business by 21, I didn’t receive any mentoring until I was 27 or a therapist until I was over 40. This is why I created She Mentor Her. It is the spin-off of RUTH, a Christian mentoring program I led for 10 years.

 

The biggest lesson I learned was that no matter how successful we LOOK, we aren’t fully healthy until we’re mentally healthy. So, I created She Mentor Her, an intergenerational mentoring program with a mental health component focused on older women mentoring young women who mentor younger girls. Our program is designed to create a supportive and nurturing environment where different generations share experiences, wisdom, and guidance. It's a space where women make meaningful connections, and their unique journeys are valued with a common purpose: to share, release, celebrate, prevent, and heal. Our goal is to raise leaders of tomorrow by preparing and equipping our participants with tools for mental, physical, and spiritual success!