Blessing Makanjuola

Women’s Mental Health Thought Leader

 Blessing Makanjuola is a thought leader, mental health advocate and feminist storyteller whose work centres the emotional lives of women, especially around childbirth and motherhood. A Mass Communication graduate with additional advocacy training from the London School of Business and Research, she uses words, research and lived experience to make difficult subjects both human and impossible to ignore.
 
After a traumatic first birth, where her pain and consent were dismissed, and a second pregnancy that led to undiagnosed postnatal depression, Blessing turned her private suffering into public purpose.
 
She began speaking and writing about maternal mental health, obstetric violence, digital shaming, child marriage and generational trauma, insisting that women deserve kindness, autonomy and informed choices in every space that concerns their bodies and minds.
 
Her voice and story have been featured in leading Nigerian media, including The Guardian, Vanguard, ThisDay and The Nation, where she continues to spotlight the “silent storms” many women endure after childbirth and the cultural expectations that keep them quiet.
 
Through her growing personal brand across Instagram, YouTube and writing platforms, Blessing weaves Yoruba history, feminist thought and gentle humour into conversations that help women name their pain, unlearn shame and sustainable self-care.
 
A wife and mother of two, and the first of five siblings, she is committed to building healing spaces, online and offline, where women and girls are seen, believed and supported to live fully, not just survive.