In the Middle of It

You don't need to feel ready. You just need to decide you are. In this episode, I'm digging into something I think about constantly as I build this business and this podcast: why we stay stuck waiting to feel "ready enough," "expert enough," or "polished enough" before we put ourselves out there — and why that waiting is costing us more than we realize. I sh...

I almost didn't record this one until I had it all figured out. Then I realized that was exactly the problem. This episode is unscripted, unedited, and recorded before I fully worked through what I'm talking about — on purpose. After weeks of going quiet online, I'm finally naming what was actually happening behind the silence: a feast-or-famine posting cycle, a limiting belief that...

Most people think OCD is about cleaning rituals and checking the stove. What they don't know is that there's an entire side of OCD that goes completely unseen — and for a lot of moms, it shows up postpartum in ways that are terrifying to admit out loud. This episode is the conversation I've been wanting to have for a while. I got my OCD diagnosis at the Women & Infants Day Hospi...

Nobody's posting the 2am feeding fight or the "whose turn is it" standoff on their Instagram grid. But that's the stuff that's actually happening — and it's the stuff worth talking about. This week's episode is airing on my wedding anniversary, and even though Scott didn't end up joining me, I still wanted to mark it with something honest. I'm sharing w...

Nobody warns you about week six. I'm sharing my own postpartum mental health story in this one — specifically the signs that my mental health was unraveling that I missed, explained away, or flat out ignored because I thought I was just supposed to be able to handle it. I waited way too long to ask for help. And I really believe that if I had understood what was actually happening to me earli...

There is no bouncing back from becoming a mom. And honestly? That's kind of the whole point. This episode is the wrap-up of the informal series I've been building since the beginning of the year — and I wanted to bring it all home in one place. We've covered the grief of losing who you were before kids, the mom guilt around ambition, the mental load, the martyr mindset, all of it. T...

You don't just want more than motherhood. You need it. And there's research to back that up. I've been building toward this episode for a while — it's the one that ties together everything I've been talking about in this series on ambitious motherhood, and honestly, it's the reason I do this work at all. Today I'm getting personal about my own postpartum experien...

You grew a human. You're keeping them alive. And somehow you still feel behind. This one's for you. I'm recording this at 5:30am from my couch, three weeks postpartum with my second son Louis, and I just needed to come on here and say the things I wish someone had said to me the first time around. This episode is my love letter to every ambitious woman in the thick of the newborn se...

"Your ambition is not a distraction from your kids; it is a gift to them."  In this episode, we are tackling the deep-seated fear that taking time for our business means we are "taking away" from our children. We’ve been conditioned to believe that a "good mom" must sacrifice every part of herself. But today, we’re flipping the script. We are moving away from the Mart...

"You cannot build a new life on an old foundation." We often think we can just bolt a business onto our current lives and it’ll be fine. But the truth is, if you’re holding 90% of the household "cards," you’re on the fast track to burnout. In this episode, we’re looking at the logistics of your home as the actual foundation for your future business. We’re moving away from the &...

"Your value is not measured by how much you can manage to carry; it’s measured by how much you trust yourself to let go." We’re moving into the energy of Spring 2026, and while the snow might still be falling, the internal "Year of the Snake" energy is still calling us to shed what no longer fits. In this episode, I’m sharing a realization I had while gardening: a plant cannot...

I used to overestimate what I could do in a day, fail to hit my goals, and spiral into a place of frustration and 'postpartum rage.' I thought I needed a better planner or a more rigid schedule. What I actually needed was a shift in expectations. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on how I actually structure my week as a work-from-home mom and entrepreneur in early 2026. Wheth...

Stop waiting for the "perfect" time—it’s a ghost that doesn't exist. In this episode, we’re diving into the "tough love" truth about the walls we build around our ambitions. If you’ve ever told yourself you’ll start your business "when the kids are in school" or "when we have more money," this conversation is for you. We explore why our subconscious tre...

Stop living for the "invisible jury."   In this episode, we’re breaking down the game-changing "Let Them" theory and how it applies to the messy, beautiful intersection of motherhood and ambition. We talk about that heavy weight of judgment we feel at the playground or on social media and how to finally set it down. From raw stories of parking lot meltdowns to simple somatic to...

Have you ever felt that "squeaky wheel" in your brain that just won’t shut up, even when the house is finally quiet?   In this episode, I’m getting real about that "unsettled, itchy" feeling—the one where you love your kids with everything you have, but you’re staring at the kitchen floor wondering, "is this it?". We’re peeling back the layers of the "intensive m...

You can love your children with every fiber of your being and still deeply miss the woman you used to be. In this episode, we’re diving into the "identity collision" that happens when the beautiful, all-consuming reality of motherhood swallows your old life whole. We explore why we often feel the need to avoid the quiet, how our intuition gets drowned out by household management, and why...

You are a devoted mother, but you are also a whole, powerful human being with a fire that belongs only to you. It’s time to realize: You are more than just "Mom." In this episode, we’re tackling the "shell shock" of the motherhood identity shift. We talk about the physical recovery of postpartum, but what about the internal reconstruction? I’m sharing three core truths for the...

If you’re already feeling like you’ve "failed" at your 2026 goals because you haven't hit the ground running, this episode is your permission slip to turn off the pressure cooker. In this episode, I’m opening up about my own "holiday haze" and the collective guilt that comes with the January 1st hustle. I’m peeling back the curtain on why so many of us feel friction right...

This week’s episode is raw, real, and recorded right in the middle of an airport — because sometimes the best insights show up when life is messy and in motion. In this episode, I’m sharing my biggest takeaways from Business by Design Live, including what it really means to bet on yourself as a mom and entrepreneur. We’re talking about the myth of “doing it all,” why balance is seasonal (not perfe...

This time of year can make ambitious women feel like they should be grinding, goal-setting, and reinventing themselves overnight… but I’m choosing something different this year — softer, slower, more intuitive, and so much more aligned. In this episode, I’m walking you through three powerful end-of-year reflection questions that will help you reset your energy, release what’s no longer aligned, an...

You’ve probably heard the message that you should “just be grateful” — as if wanting more somehow disqualifies you from appreciating what you already have. But that’s not how growth works. In today’s episode, I’m talking about the deeper, more nuanced version of gratitude… the one that ambitious women, moms, and entrepreneurs bump into constantly. You’re allowed to love your life and desire expans...

Have you been wondering why the Wicked movies hit you so hard emotionally — maybe harder than you expected? You’re definitely not alone. In this bonus episode, I break down why so many of us (especially women and moms) see ourselves in Elphaba and Glinda, and why their journeys feel so deeply personal. We talk about the parts of us that want to be liked, accepted, chosen… and the parts of us that...

Sometimes growth doesn’t feel like fireworks — it feels like stillness. You’re not falling behind; your nervous system is just adjusting to a new normal. In this episode, I share a simple reflection practice that helps you reconnect to calm, anchor into what feels aligned, and gently retrain your brain to recognize peace as progress. This isn’t about chasing big breakthroughs — it’s about learning...

I’ve been sitting with this one for a while, and I think it might hit home for you too. Have you ever wanted to start something — a new project, a habit, or even therapy — but told yourself it would just take too long to see results? I’ve been there. And what I’ve learned is this: that time is going to pass anyway. In this episode, I share how that truth became one of the most powerful lessons of...

I can’t believe this is the very first episode of In the Middle of It ! Today, I’m sharing how this podcast came to life — not because I want to talk about myself, but because I think you might see pieces of your story in mine. If you’ve ever felt a quiet nudge that you’re meant for more, but perfectionism, overthinking, or fear of not being “ready” keeps holding you back — this one’s for you. Fro...