By Laila Zouaki | Updated September 2026
Everyone warned me about the brain changes during pregnancy. Nobody told me they'd keep going long after.
I tried coffee, meditation, my multi, the green gummies from Instagram. Nothing helped, and the coffee made things worse.
I had already built one supplement, for women with migraine. So I did it again, this time for my own brain. Here's the story. If you'd rather skip ahead, you can try Everbright down here.
Becoming a mom rocked my world.
I knew about the brain changes during pregnancy. What I didn't know is that they keep going into postpartum.
First I was breastfeeding, then I wasn't. Then my baby was done teething and started sleeping through the night. I started working again. My brain wasn't following.
I felt really foggy, staring at my screen. I couldn't focus for more than 10 minutes before I'd lost the thread and had to start the email over.
So I started drinking a lot of coffee, hoping it would help. It just made me more anxious and made my sleep terrible. There is nothing worse than the stress of lying awake with insomnia when you know you have to be on at 5:45 the next morning. Breakfast, school drop-off, work, pickup, dinner, bath, all the way until bedtime.
Meanwhile the mental load only kept increasing. Daycare forms, the pediatrician, what's for dinner, which size he's outgrown this week. And my brain felt like a bucket with a hole in it. Whatever went in at breakfast was gone by lunch.
What do you even try, other than coffee? I thought it was just stress, and that this was the cost of being a mom.
I tried meditation. I made sure I took my multi. I gave in and tried the green gummies everyone talks about on Instagram. Bleh. And a bit of diarrhea too.
Was I going to always feel this way? Was I just being lazy?
I felt like I had become too stupid to have any aspiration beyond being a mom. I used to roll my eyes at the identity crisis everyone warned me about. But I felt it. Motherhood had absorbed me. And I knew that the way to be the best mom possible was to find my purpose again, the one I had outside of being a mom.
I run Melina. Before the baby, I had the whole company in my head: what the supplier owed us and when, what the ad numbers said that morning, which customer I still had to write back to. After, I'd open the numbers and couldn't tell you what I'd just read. Emails sat for days. A decision that used to take me an afternoon took weeks.
It became really tough to run Melina effectively. At one point I almost decided to give up.
Then I'd open our reviews. I kept reading what people wrote about the mornings they'd gotten back, the trips they'd stopped cancelling. We were helping them, and I couldn't resolve myself to let it go.
But I needed help.
I had already spent years helping women who deal with migraine. With my team of experts, I had formulated Mighty, a capsule thousands of people now take every morning.
Could I do this again?
I talked to hundreds of moms who felt the same way I did, but were too ashamed to say so.
Accountants, lawyers, execs, entrepreneurs, stay-at-home moms. Completely different days, and I kept hearing the same thing from all of them. The same burden of new mom life, and no brain support at all.
And it wasn't just about "snapping back", or losing the weight, or how we looked. More than anything, we all craved to get our brains and our abilities back. I wanted to feel confident again in my own intelligence, and keep building things that would make me, my family and my community proud.
We got to work.
Most supplements on the shelf are glorified multivitamins. There's nothing in them for actual brain support.
And we realized the brain keeps changing beyond pregnancy and into postpartum, for years after. Researchers have scanned mothers' brains and found the changes still there years down the line.
There's certainly not enough research on women's health during these key years. But looking at what does exist, here's what we found:
Our group of moms started trying these, with their doctors' okay, once they were done nursing. We split into different groups to test a bit and see what actually made a difference.
The group that felt the best after 3 months? The ones taking all of the above.
This was not a clinical trial. It was a group of tired moms and a spreadsheet. But it told me what to build.
So we made Everbright. This is the solution I dreamed of, for me and my community of moms who deserved better than to just "live with it". It has those five ingredients, at the doses the studies used, in two small capsules. I take mine with breakfast. There's no caffeine in it, and you can read every dose on the label.
It's made in a GMP-certified facility, third-party tested, and vegan. We've shipped more than 150,000 servings of it so far.
It aligned with our mission at Melina: to help women reclaim their life from the brain ailments we deal with far more than men do. And it aligned with our vision to help all mothers feel ever-bright, and reclaim their own identity to shine for their families and for their own selves.
But you shouldn't just take my word for it. Here's what women who don't know me said after they tried it:
Mainly meant for women, especially for me post partum. I wish I had this sooner in my post baby journey. Finally my focus and memory is improving and getting back to how it used too! So many good things to say about this company and product and services.
I’ve been taking everbright for about a month. The supplements give me energy and mental clarity. In a nutshell, since taking them I’ve been procrastinating less and able to keep up with the day well beyond dinner which was not the case before. Thank you so much to the Melina Team!
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I figured Mighty worked so well it was worth a try. This last week (so about day 20) I have noticed less fatigue during my day and increased motivation. I don’t consume caffeine and would like to rely less on sugary treats to get me through the slog, so hopefully this is a nice natural boost without the negative effects. I have insomnia in the fall and winter months, but if this helps me stay more active during the day and outside in some natural light and crisp air I expect to have some healthier sleep cycles as a bonus.
I'd love for you to give Everbright a try.
But I do have to caution you about one thing. Please don't expect an overnight shift. Everbright doesn't have caffeine or any stimulant to make you think it's working and then leave you completely crashing.
But please do invest in your own self.
One more thing, because I get asked every week: it isn't for use during pregnancy or while you're nursing, so wait until you're done, like I did. And bring the label to your OB either way.
Take it for the full 90 days. If it's doing nothing for you by then, email us and you get every cent back, no return shipping. Pause or cancel your subscription yourself, from your account. And when you email support, it's me who answers.
Fewer than 1% of customers have ever used the guarantee. I still think it's the most important thing we offer.
You'll never be the same person as you were before becoming a mom. You're fundamentally changed, forever. And that can be a powerful transformation, if you invest in yourself and make sure to prioritize you, so you can shine for everyone who relies on you.
If that's where you are, try it for 90 days. Worst case, it's one email and your money back.
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I thought this was helping my memory and had been taking them awhile but now my wellness doctor has taken me off of all things over the counter and prescribed. I had a small stroke in 2004 due to uncontrolled post op pain.
Mainly meant for women, especially for me post partum. I wish I had this sooner in my post baby journey. Finally my focus and memory is improving and getting back to how it used too! So many good things to say about this company and product and services.
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I figured Mighty worked so well it was worth a try. This last week (so about day 20) I have noticed less fatigue during my day and increased motivation. I don’t consume caffeine and would like to rely less on sugary treats to get me through the slog, so hopefully this is a nice natural boost without the negative effects. I have insomnia in the fall and winter months, but if this helps me stay more active during the day and outside in some natural light and crisp air I expect to have some healthier sleep cycles as a bonus.
I have been taking Everbright since last 2 weeks everyday, I can definitely feel the difference in my energy, I am more focused these days, feeling less anxious. I would highly recommend this to everyone who are looking to boost their energy levels and reduce anxiety. I like that its vegan!
I’ve been taking everbright for about a month. The supplements give me energy and mental clarity. In a nutshell, since taking them I’ve been procrastinating less and able to keep up with the day well beyond dinner which was not the case before. Thank you so much to the Melina Team!
I did extensive research and used my medical knowledge to understand how these ingredients work. I’ve been taking everbright for about 60ish days I felt noticeably more energetic and motivated to exercise, skin continues to improve. Sleep much sounder and longer. If it’s placebo effect don’t care I feel 20 years younger. I will continue to take it.
I’m over 60 and so far i’ve only been experiencing benefits. I have never felt this healthy. With regard to sleep, quality of my sleep has improved since taking it too
I took this for 2 months, felt good but wanted to check. I exercise a lot and I stopped taking it for almost 2 months, my energy in the gym was declining and I felt...older. I felt that I was more tired. I took it again and regained vitality. I always take it and I like how I feel. I am almost 40
I have ADHD and I struggle to do anything for longer than 15 min. This has surprisingly helped.
Great stuff, I feel physically stronger and idk if I'm dreaming but recovering from my workouts is faster
Feeling great so far after 3 weeks. Will see if it continues
My grandma has dementia and it's just so scary to think I might have the same future. Taking everbright is kinda like insurance for my brain