05/30/2026
i’m no longer afraid to admit it—
being a sahm isn’t enough for me.
in the beginning, when i was deep in the hormones and the newness of motherhood, it was.
i remember soo vividly the feeling of purpose.
after years of entrepreneurship and feeling like i never quite “made it” where i wanted to… i finally felt needed in a way that mattered deeply to me.
to nurture my baby.
to care for my home.
to pour myself into my family.
as simple and sacred and difficult as it all was.
but somewhere around eight months in, something shifted.
i remember this overwhelming feeling of:
this can’t be all there is.
because for someone like me— someone who has always been deeply driven, who loves building, creating, chasing goals— changing diapers and mopping floors stopped feeling like enough.
and i say that with zero shame now.
my daughter is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. i will scream that from the rooftops forever!
but somewhere inside motherhood, i lost touch with myself.
not myself as a mother.
but myself as a woman.
myself as G A B B Y.
the part of me that loved dreaming, working toward something, and creating something of my own.
maybe it’s the leo rising in me 🤣
or maybe it’s just how i’m wired.
but i’m done feeling guilty for wanting more than just the sahm life.
and i think two things can be true at once:
motherhood can be beautiful, purposeful, and life-changing…
and still not fully fulfill every part of you.
honestly, i think becoming a sahm is what made me realize just how important this side of me actually is.
because nothing felt heavier than losing my sense of self.
my spark.
my purpose outside of motherhood.
all this to say—
if you feel this too, let go of the guilt.
you are still a good mom if you crave something that belongs solely to you.
and maybe the answer isn’t entrepreneurship.
maybe it’s art.
community.
fitness.
writing.
philanthropy.
creating.
honestly anything that brings you back to yourself.
because my love,
you were never meant to disappear inside the title of “mom.”
I hope this finds who it’s meant to 🤍
with love,
gabby
