Nurse and breastfeeding counsellor Nadine Gadia-Casiño is building a mum-driven empire. Her organisations, Modern Nanays of Mindanao and Alima Mother Support Center, offer pregnancy, postnatal and breastfeeding support, and have regenerated mothers’ dried-up milk, induced lactation in adoptive mothers, nurtured malnourished babies, created maternal support networks and more. Her roles range from primary care clinician to public health practitioner, providing hands-on help while influencing policy decisions—so mothers never feel alone.