There was a time I couldn’t tell where my ambition ended and my exhaustion began.
I had achieved what so many would consider the dream—degrees, titles, respect, family, purpose. But inside, I was unraveling. Quietly. Without a meltdown or breakdown, just a slow erasing of the “me” I used to know.
On the outside, I was doing it all.
Inside? I was asking myself a question I didn’t dare say out loud:
Is this it?
If you’re reading this, maybe you’ve been there too. Maybe you’re in the thick of it right now—holding your career in one hand, your family in the other, and wondering if there’s still room left for you.
Let me just say it: There is.
And that’s why I wrote Find Your Pulse: Thriving in Career, Motherhood, and Self Identity. Because I know what it’s like to lead, to serve, to achieve—and to feel like you’ve disappeared in the process.
The Myth of Balance Is Burning Us Out
We’ve been fed the idea that we’re supposed to do it all—effortlessly. Work full-time. Raise kids. Meal prep. Be the nurturing partner. Keep the house spotless. Post the curated highlight reel on social media. Oh, and don’t forget self-care.
It’s no wonder so many of us are exhausted, disconnected, and burnt out.
The problem isn’t that we’re not doing enough. The problem is we’ve been chasing a version of balance that doesn’t exist.
True balance isn’t about equal parts—it’s about being centered. And centering yourself in your own life is the only way to stop feeling like you’re drowning in everyone else’s needs.
What I Learned (And What I Wrote About)
In Find Your Pulse, I talk openly about my journey—what it looked like to lose myself, to grieve that loss, and to find my way back piece by piece. Not by changing everything overnight, but by being willing to pause and ask:
What do I actually want? What do I need? And what’s been silently draining me all this time?
I wrote about the burnout I didn’t see coming. The guilt I carried for even wanting something for myself. The identity crisis that whispered, “Who are you without all the doing?”
And I wrote about the healing. The clarity. The realignment.
Not with the perfect formula—but with honesty, strategies that actually work, and stories that remind us we’re not alone.
This book is for the woman who’s tired of being everything for everyone else.
For the mother who can’t remember the last time she felt like herself.
For the leader who’s quietly unraveling while still showing up.
It’s for you.
You Can Reclaim Yourself Without Abandoning Everything You’ve Built
The fear is that if you stop—even for a second—everything will fall apart. That’s how deep the pressure runs.
But what if you’re the thing that’s falling apart?
What if your body is tired because it’s screaming to be heard?
What if your joy didn’t leave—you just stopped giving it space to breathe?
I want you to know that you don’t have to abandon your ambition or your family to feel like you again.
You can be powerful and tender. Driven and rested. Fierce and soft. You can lead, mother, love, and still belong to yourself.
That’s not a fantasy. It’s a choice.
And it starts with the willingness to stop ignoring the version of you that’s been waiting to come back to life.
Start Your Journey Back to You
If this spoke to something deep in your gut—if you felt seen in these words—I wrote this book for you.
Not as a fix-it guide. Not as a one-size-fits-all roadmap. But as a companion. A truth-teller. A reminder that you’re still in there, and you’re allowed to take up space again.
Preorder Find Your Pulse: Thriving in Career, Motherhood, and Self Identity today and take your first step toward reclaiming yourself.
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Because you can be a boss. You can be a mother. And you can still be you.
You always could.
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