Kiwanna Harshaw is a woman of many roles—entrepreneur, nonprofit founder, healer, and mother—but at the center of it all is one unshakable truth: she leads with heart. As the creator of Dear Kiwanna, a wellness brand rooted in holistic self-care, Kiwanna has cultivated a sacred space where women, especially mothers, can return to themselves. Her journey into this work began in college—no children, no roadmap, just a deep desire to find herself. What started with a tarot deck and a yearning for clarity blossomed into a transformative practice of self-love and spiritual exploration. Dear Kiwanna became not only her personal altar of growth but a shared sanctuary for other women seeking healing, empowerment, and a reconnection to their inner magic.
What makes Kiwanna’s story so resonant is that it’s steeped in realness. Balancing motherhood, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit leadership hasn’t come easily—but she’s never claimed it should. Instead, she stays rooted in her “why”: her children, her community, and the women she serves. For Kiwanna, it’s not about compartmentalizing these parts of her life—it’s about recognizing how they feed each other. Her motherhood fuels her mission; her mission nourishes her motherhood. In this intricate dance of diapers and dreams, Kiwanna doesn’t chase perfection—she cultivates purpose.
That same purpose is what birthed Mami Thyme, her nonprofit organization supporting first-time and under-resourced mothers. Kiwanna didn’t create it from a place of personal lack—she was blessed with a village. But she saw what it looked like for others to mother in isolation, without the safety net that every parent deserves. Mami Thyme is her answer to that void. Through diaper drives, care packages, and community-centered storytelling, the nonprofit reminds women they don’t have to do it alone. It’s a gentle but powerful rebellion against the unrealistic images of motherhood that dominate our timelines—a space that says, “We see you. We get it. You’re not alone.”
Kiwanna’s work is deeply influenced by her own lived experiences as a mother of two young sons. Every piece of content, every initiative she launches, is born from the very real highs and lows of raising babies while building a vision. There’s no sugarcoating here. She shares the beauty and the burnout, the dreams and the doubts—because moms need more than curated inspiration; they need truth. And in telling her truth, Kiwanna gives other women permission to do the same.
Storytelling isn’t just part of Kiwanna’s work—it is the work. It’s the thread that connects everything she creates. Whether through Dear Kiwanna or Mami Thyme, she uses her voice to build bridges. She knows the power of “me too” moments and believes that when women share their stories, they reclaim their power. Vulnerability, for her, isn’t weakness—it’s community-building in its purest form. Her platforms aren’t just places for advice or aesthetics; they’re containers for transformation, grounded in sisterhood and shared wisdom.
Looking to the future, Kiwanna’s vision is clear and expansive. For Dear Kiwanna, she’s dreaming up new offerings—digital journals, affirmation decks, healing workshops—that invite women to slow down and turn inward. She wants it to be a spiritual homecoming, a place where women can reconnect with themselves again and again. And for Mami Thyme, she envisions growth with soul: local chapters, emergency funds, self-care retreats, and a digital village that wraps around mothers with tangible love and support. This isn’t just growth for growth’s sake—it’s expansion rooted in empathy and intention.
At the core of Kiwanna Harshaw’s work is a powerful commitment: to hold space, to offer tools, and to remind women—especially mothers—that they are never alone in their journey. She’s not just building a brand or running a nonprofit. She’s creating legacy work. A movement. A revolution in care, one mama at a time.
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