TaJonda Bradley is a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida, who has always had a natural gift of uplifting others especially when in their most vulnerable time of need. She completely understands the demands of trying to juggle motherhood, a career, relationships, a balanced home, all while showing up as the best version of herself.

She is originally from Panama City, Florida and was the first to attend college in her family. Now, she resides in Jacksonville FL, and is a graduate from the University of North Florida where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Public Health, followed by a BSN in Nursing, & is expected to receive her MBA in 2024. She holds special education through Postpartum Support International’s Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care training. She is also an active board member of two non-profit organizations; MATER which focuses on supporting and providing resources to expecting parents and families of NE FL who are struggling with the emotional & mental transition to parenthood, and SERVING FOR HOPE which focuses on the eradication of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and other blood cancers. TaJonda is a North East Region Alliance co-chair for PSI’s Mental Health Alliance for People of Color (PMHA-POC). She was also named a top 3 finalist for the Image Award in 2024, which gives recognition to the significant positive impact she has consistently made within the community.

Her nursing background of 12 years includes med-surg-tele, Inpatient Clinical Research , Home Health, & Hospice care. Now she has dedicated her entire career to her passion of working with postpartum families.  At the end of 2019, she went on a journey to start MommyTu Postpartum +Beyond, and become Jacksonville’s first ever POSTPARTUM COMMUNITY ADVOCATE.

“The postpartum journey can be such a life changing experience for mom and her family. No postpartum journey should ever be done alone, and yet it happens all of the time. No support, not knowing where resources are, not knowing how to care for a baby, and having feelings of being inadequate, broken, and alone. We gotta do better by our community.”

In 2023, MommyTu was able to help support our local community by:

• Increasing awareness in the community by hosting our inaugural 'A Stronger Start Gala' 2023.

• Increasing access to timely & quality postpartum care by connecting families to postpartum doulas, therapists & other postpartum professionals. We were pleased to be able to offer our MommyTu Scholarship to a Black family for postpartum support services.

• Supporting our community’s mental health by having consistent, free, and in-person postpartum support groups. We were able to offer 11 in-person & free postpartum support groups to our local community.

• Supported the working family by emphasizing a 'postpartum friendly' work culture.

• Assisted 2 NPs to start their own postpartum concierge business.

Our main goals for 2024 include, making sure there are “No more lonely postpartum journeys” and that there are “Healthy & Supported Postpartum Recoveries”. We will do this by:

• Increasing awareness in the community through our Annual 'A Stronger Start Gala', by doubling attendance and meeting new scholarship goals by August 2024.

• Contributing to address the Black maternal health disparities in our community by developing 'Connection Groups' that support conversations and change by March 2024.

• Increasing access to timely and quality postpartum care by developing a referral system for community members by December 2024.

• Supporting our community’s mental health by having consistent monthly, elevated, and in-person connection groups and events, 2-3 times per month.

• Continued advocacy for working families to be able to have a 'postpartum friendly' work culture by meeting with local organizations & businesses to promote change.