Speak, Mother | Motherhood Burnout Recovery & Identity Reclamation
Aug 18, 2026 · 8 min · 7 segments
Send Shannon A Note The career that doesn't look like your friends'. The business model that breaks the rules. The parenting choice that raises…
Shannon WarnerHost
So what does doing it differently look like? It looks like leaving the career that you spent years building, the degrees, the licenses, the identity, because something else is calling you forward.
It looks like building your business in a way that doesn't match the blueprint.
Maybe you're delivering differently, showing up differently, defining success differently.
Or it looks like staying home when all of your mom friends are working, or working when all of your mom friends are staying home, or building a business when everyone in your circle has a corporate career.
It looks like opting out of the things that don't serve your family, even when everyone around you is opting in.
Choosing differently, following your intuition about what your kids need, even when it goes against the grain.
And sometimes it looks like just small decisions, the ones that may not seem radical to anyone else, but feel like the bravest thing you've ever done.
My oldest daughter danced competitively this year, albeit part-time, and she had a fabulous experience.
Her jazz small group won their division the second time they competed together.
And most of her teammates are now moving to the full competitive program in this upcoming year.
So what does doing it differently look like? It looks like leaving the career that you spent years building, the degrees, the licenses, the identity, because something else is calling you forward.
It looks like building your business in a way that doesn't match the blueprint.
Maybe you're delivering differently, showing up differently, defining success differently.
Or it looks like staying home when all of your mom friends are working, or working when all of your mom friends are staying home, or building a business when everyone in your circle has a corporate career.
It looks like opting out of the things that don't serve your family, even when everyone around you is opting in.
Choosing differently, following your intuition about what your kids need, even when it goes against the grain.
And sometimes it looks like just small decisions, the ones that may not seem radical to anyone else, but feel like the bravest thing you've ever done.
My oldest daughter danced competitively this year, albeit part-time, and she had a fabulous experience.
Her jazz small group won their division the second time they competed together.
And most of her teammates are now moving to the full competitive program in this upcoming year.
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