One of the biggest surprises of early motherhood for me was realizing that I didn’t want to go back to work after my baby was born.

After years of education, building my career, and creating a professional identity, I suddenly felt something shift inside of me postpartum. The work I had once loved no longer felt the same.

In this episode of Lost & Found Mom, I’m sharing my personal experience with the unexpected postpartum shift that made me question returning to work after maternity leave.

We talk about:

• Why some mothers lose the desire to return to work after having a baby

• The emotional and identity shifts that happen during postpartum

• The internal conflict between career identity and motherhood

• The guilt and confusion many women feel during this transition

• What I ultimately decided to do about it

• Four reminders that helped me navigate this season

Becoming a mother can shift priorities, identity, and the way we see our work and purpose in the world. These changes can feel confusing, especially if you spent years building a career before having children.

If you’ve found yourself thinking:

“Why don’t I want to go back to work after my baby?”

“Is something wrong with me for wanting to stay home?”

“Why does my career feel different now?”

You are not alone.

This episode is an honest conversation about the postpartum career identity shift — and how to navigate it with compassion for yourself.

Some evenings in motherhood feel endless.

The kids are tired. You’re overstimulated. Everything feels harder than it should. Bedtime feels far away, and you’re wondering how you’re going to make it through the next hour.

In this episode of Lost & Found Mom, I’m sharing the story of one of the longest evenings I’ve had with my kids — the kind of night where everyone is overwhelmed, emotions are high, and nothing seems to be going smoothly.

Instead of pretending those nights don’t happen, we’re talking honestly about them.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why evenings can be the hardest time of day for moms

• Emotional exhaustion and overstimulation in motherhood

• The pressure to stay calm when your patience is gone

• What it feels like when bedtime feels impossibly far away

• Small mindset shifts that helped me get through the moment

• Practical ways to cope during hard evenings with kids

Motherhood has moments that feel beautiful and joyful… but it also has moments that feel incredibly long and difficult.

If you’ve ever found yourself counting the minutes until bedtime, feeling overstimulated, or wondering how to stay patient when you’re completely exhausted, this episode is for you.

Sometimes the goal isn’t to be the perfect mom.

Sometimes the goal is simply to get through the evening — and that is enough.

What are baby blues — and how do you know if what you’re feeling is normal?

In this episode of Lost & Found Mom, we’re talking about one of the most common but least understood postpartum experiences: the baby blues.

Many new moms experience intense emotional swings after giving birth. Crying spells, anxiety, overwhelm, and feeling emotionally fragile can show up suddenly in the first days or weeks after your baby arrives.

In this episode, I share my personal experience with baby blues as a first-time mom, including what it felt like emotionally, how postpartum hormones affected me, and why early motherhood can feel so disorienting.

We’ll talk about:

• What the baby blues actually are

• Common baby blues symptoms

• Why postpartum hormones can make emotions feel overwhelming

• The difference between baby blues and postpartum depression

• Why many moms feel disconnected or emotionally fragile after birth

• Practical ways to cope and navigate the first weeks postpartum

• The things that helped me the most during that time

As a licensed mental health therapist and a mom of two, I also explain why these emotional changes happen and why they are often a normal part of the transition into motherhood.

If you’ve recently had a baby and find yourself crying more than you expected, feeling overwhelmed, or wondering if something is wrong with you, you are not alone.

The baby blues are incredibly common — but they can feel confusing and scary if you don’t know what’s happening.

This episode will help you understand what’s going on, what to expect, and how to support yourself through this powerful postpartum transition.