“I’m a parent coach who learned by doing, successfully raising four, prodigious, college-educated children as a divorced, single mother. My children graduated from University of California, Fisk University (HBCU), Ivy League schools; both Columbia University and Harvard University. Those early experiences led me to write my first book, A Mother’s Manual. With MotherLearned, I have combined my passion for parenthood with my media expertise to create instituitonal programming to help parents love, educate, and raise their children more holistically and effectively.”
— Darlene Brooks Thomas, Founder
Darlene Brooks Thomas is an author, motivational speaker, parent counselor, writer, and media consultant. Though a Northern California native and current resident, Darlene has resided and worked in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York and Atlanta. Before founding MotherLearned, Darlene operated in various capacities in the media industry— appearing in print ads, television commercials, stage plays, and television shows as well as behind the scenes in television production, programming and media strategist.
Now, Mrs.Thomas serves as a mentor to young mothers, survivors of domestic violence, high achieving & under resourced students and incarcerated youth. She is the author of A MOTHER'S MANUAL, the first instruction book of its kind for raising children. She frequently volunteers on behalf of survivors of domestic violence, encouraging and supporting causes for women and children who are starting their lives over. She is certified as a crisis counselor to prevent child abuse and a frequent lecturer on the institutional circuit, where she talks about women’s empowerment, raising world-changers and breaking generational cycles of poverty.
Darlene studied Sociology at California State University in Long Beach and Theater at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.