Amanda interviews Kylie Epperson, a farm wife and mom of three in rural northeast Missouri, about balancing family life with entrepreneurship and giving yourself permission to pivot. Kylie shares her path from earning teaching degrees and teaching for one year to returning to the farm for bookwork, then facing burnout and postpartum depression in 2020 that led her to seek help through medication and therapy. After realizing her identity and worth weren't tied to farm office work, she stepped away, ran two House of Color franchises for about three years serving over 500 women, then pivoted again due to early burnout signs. She now works as a professional public speaker and event host, with a podcast and some brand partnerships, focusing on joy and sustainability. They discuss fears of seeming "flaky," seasonal energy shifts, and Kylie's advice to moms: ask for help and open communication to lighten the load.

00:00 Welcome to Crunchy Farm Mom

00:53 Meet Kylie Epperson

02:20 Why Plans Must Pivot

04:06 From Teaching to Farm Office

08:24 Burnout and Getting Help

11:09 House of Color Pivot

13:28 New Season of Work

15:33 Fear of Being Flaky

17:50 Reframing Pivots as Growth

25:54 Working in Seasonal Rhythms

27:59 Advice for Moms

30:31 Final Thanks and Wrap Up

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