Hello everyone, my name is Yan, also known as Energy Mama. I am the founder of a women’s community that has guided over 1,000 women to rediscover Me Time and achieve personal growth.
Before becoming who I am today, I spent more than a decade navigating the corporate world. I worked as a Project Manager and a decision executor within complex systems. Holding a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from a prestigious “985” university in China, I participated in both domestic real estate development and overseas engineering projects. Under high intensity and high responsibility, I developed a strong sense of judgment about the world and about myself.
Five years ago, with the birth of my second child and my family’s relocation to Malaysia, I stepped out of a career path I knew well and entered the life of a full-time mother caring for two children.
It was a turn no one had warned me about.
From “project leader” to “someone’s mom,” this identity shift plunged me into deep self-doubt and a collapse of self-worth. Day after day, I cycled between the kitchen, childcare, and housework. My body kept functioning, but my inner world slowly crumbled. Confidence, direction, and social connection peeled away bit by bit. At my darkest moment, I even questioned whether the woman who once created value and carried strength had already disappeared. I fell into profound self-negation.
The turning point came during a sharing session called “Finding Time for Mothers.”
In that moment, I finally realized: the reason you can’t see your own value is that after becoming a mother, you have neglected yourself for far too long—always putting your own needs last.
A woman must first stand firmly in herself, believe in herself, and affirm her own worth. Only then can she become light and truly illuminate her family and others. I knew I could no longer continue denying myself. So I chose to believe in myself again and began to fight for space—for learning, healing, and growth.
I initiated my very first mothers’ gathering, with just one simple intention: to give mothers a little Me Time.
At the beginning, there were only ten mothers.
Yet it was precisely the real needs of these ten women, and the genuine resonance among them, that allowed MaMaKul to grow. From a single gathering to continuous companionship; from ten women meeting each other, to now over 1,000 women connected within the community—MaMaKul has become a platform carrying awakening, support, and action for women’s growth.
Today, MaMaKul is an ever-expanding women’s growth platform. We offer:
- fitness and movement programs,
- learning and personal development initiatives (book clubs, language expression clubs, traditional Chinese medicine wellness classes, moms’ stand-up shows, and more),
- mind-body healing programs,
- food and arts experiences,
- as well as entrepreneurship support and public welfare initiatives.
Online and offline, we truly see one another and uplift one another. I am no longer a mother defined solely by roles, but a community founder who is creating social impact and leading women to reclaim their true selves.
What I hope to pass on is this: “She Power rising from within the family.”
Every stage of life deserves respect. Motherhood is not an exit—it is another kind of beginning. As long as a woman is willing to believe in herself again, her life will always hold the possibility of upward growth.