We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Dr. Tiesha N. Bryant. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Dr. Tiesha N. below.
Hi Dr. Tiesha N., thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.
One of the biggest risks I’ve ever taken was choosing to share my story openly and honestly about being 13 and pregnant and the woman I eventually grew into.
For years, I carried a quiet fear of being judged. I worried about how people would view me, and I worried about the impact it might have on my daughter. My journey hasn’t been perfect, but it has been purposeful. There were moments when I questioned whether telling my story publicly was worth the criticism or misunderstandings that could come with it.
The turning point came when I realized my life wasn’t meant to be hidden. It was meant to help others. When I stepped out of my own way and aligned myself with God’s plan, I began to see that what I once viewed as a test was truly a testimony, and what felt like a mess was actually a message meant for others who needed hope.
Sharing my truth was a risk, but it became one of the best decisions I could have made. My transparency has opened doors, healed hearts, created safe spaces for mothers and families, and allowed me to walk fully in my calling as The Parent Healer. The risk led to freedom, not only for me but for the people connected to my story.
Dr. Tiesha N., love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
My name is Dr. Tiesha N. Bryant, widely known as The Parent Healer, and everything I do is rooted in one mission: helping families heal so children can truly live. I was 13 and pregnant, navigating a world that expected me to fail. Instead, it became the beginning of a purpose-filled journey that shaped my voice, my calling, and the work I do today.
I am a proud wife, a mother, and a bonus mom who is still grieving the loss of my bonus son. Even in that pain, I have learned to show up with love, compassion, and faith. My life has held both beautiful and heartbreaking moments, including being kicked out of college and having to fight my way back toward the vision I knew God placed in me. Those experiences didn’t break me. They refined me.
Professionally, I am the founder and CEO of We Have a Purpose Inc., a nonprofit serving families through prevention, intervention, behavioral support, mental health services, youth development, and parent education. I am also the owner of Resilient Family Wellness, where I provide emotional distress coaching, life-performance coaching, and parenting transformation services, including support for clients recovering from car accidents or workplace injuries. I created the Imperfectly Perfect Mom Society, a community designed to help mothers reconnect with who they are at their core so they can thrive in every “hood” they belong to—motherhood, womanhood, sisterhood, and leadership.
My work spans workshops, conferences, clinical programming, empowerment spaces, books, and community events. I help people identify emotional patterns, understand generational wounds, build healthier parenting habits, and heal the parts of themselves they learned to hide. What sets me apart is simple: I don’t teach from theory. I teach from lived truth. I have been the teen mom, the woman rebuilding her identity, the parent grieving while still showing up for her family, and now the woman called to guide others out of the places they once felt stuck.
I’m also the cohost of The Mom Panel Podcast, where real conversations about motherhood, identity, and healing help women feel less alone in their journey.
I am also a multi-time published author, and my most recent publication, Petals of Love: Chronicles of the Imperfectly Perfect Mother, has taken my story from Pittsview, Alabama to homes throughout the United States and across the world, reaching Brazil, Canada, Africa, and the United Kingdom. What started as a story I was once afraid to share has become a global testimony.
What I am most proud of is the impact—real transformation in real families. I am honored every time a client or mother looks at me and says, “I’m proud of you. I can do it too. I was a teen mom too” I want people to know that my brand is not about perfection. It is about purpose, process, faith, and healing. Every program, event, and piece of content I create is intended to shift generations.
At the heart of it all, I am a wife, a mother, a healer, a leader, and a woman determined to make sure families have the support I once needed. My work is not just my career. It is my calling. And every day, I am grateful to walk it out.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
One of the biggest lessons I had to unlearn was the habit of constantly trying to prove myself to other people. For a long time, my motivation came from a place of fear and pressure. I refused to become a statistic, so I pushed myself relentlessly to make sure no one could ever attach that label to my life. Being 13 and pregnant lit a fire in me, but it also created a belief that I had to outperform everybody just to be seen as worthy.
That mindset became a driving force. Proving people wrong almost became an addiction. I worked harder, took on more, accomplished more, and kept climbing because I was determined to show the world that I would not be defined by my beginning. The problem was that I didn’t realize how much of that striving came from pain, not peace.
The real shift happened when I finally understood that the only person I needed to prove anything to was myself. God had already called me worthy. My story already had purpose. My accomplishments didn’t need to be loud to be meaningful. I had to learn to slow down, breathe, and actually enjoy the work I’ve put in. I had to learn to look at my life through a different lens—one that wasn’t controlled by fear, judgment, or comparison.
The lesson I’m living now is grace. Grace for myself. Grace for my journey. And grace for others who don’t “push” the way I did. Everyone’s timeline is different, and their story is their own. Today, instead of proving people wrong, I focus on becoming the best version of me. I celebrate my growth, honor what God has brought me through, and stay aligned with purpose rather than pressure.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
What helped build my reputation in my market was consistency, transparency, and results. People didn’t just hear about my work—they witnessed it. They saw me show up for families, youth, and mothers with the same passion whether there were five people in the room or five hundred. My reputation grew because I led with service long before titles, degrees, or recognition ever came.
Being 13 and pregnant taught me early that trust is earned, not given. So I earned it by being real. I shared my story, my mistakes, my faith, my growth, and even my grief. That level of honesty created connection. Parents and clients felt seen. Professionals respected my resilience. And communities understood that my work wasn’t about ego—it was about impact.
Another thing that built my reputation was my ability to turn pain into programs that actually help people. From clinical services through We Have a Purpose Inc., to coaching and emotional wellness through Resilient Family Wellness, to the Imperfectly Perfect Mom Society and the Bounce Back Convention, everything I build meets a real need. I don’t offer theory; I offer transformation.
People also trust my name because I show up. I answer calls, I follow through, I collaborate, I speak life into others, and I stay rooted in purpose. My reputation didn’t grow because I tried to be perfect—it grew because I remained authentic. And when your work consistently reflects who you truly are, your market begins to speak for you.
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