**What happens when you finally get the career you dreamed of and realise it no longer fits the life you want?**
In this episode , Alex shares her journey from Romania to the UK, from psychology to a successful HR career, and from corporate leadership to building her own artisan food business.
For years, work was central to Alex’s identity. She thrived on achievement, high expectations and external validation. Then motherhood changed everything.
Returning to work, trying to be an exceptional professional and a perfect mother, and pushing herself to keep every ball in the air eventually took a toll. Until one day, she realised she couldn't keep going the same way.
What followed was a period of reflection, a reconnection with her values, and an unexpected idea inspired by childhood memories of baking with her grandfather and creating her own bread sticks brand.
We talk about motherhood and identity, burnout, the pressure to outperform, the courage to pause, entrepreneurship, legacy and learning to build a life around what matters most.
One of the most powerful reminders from Alex? **You don't have to be fearless to change your life. You just have to stop letting fear make every decision.**
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