08/31/2026
Six weeks after my first child was born, I went back to residency.
Some days were “normal” hours; most were not-they were a lot longer.
My mother-in-law cared for my daughter during the day. I was grateful. But there was a moment when the ache of it all hit me in a way I couldn’t ignore.
I didn’t know what my baby had eaten that day. I didn’t know if she had a bowel movement.
I was her mother, and I felt like I was missing pieces of her life I desperately wanted to be a part of.
I wanted to be with her, care for her.
But I also had school loans, life responsibilities, I was the primary earner and had a real fear that I wouldn’t be able to provide if I stepped away from the path I had worked so hard to build.
So I finished residency.
Looking back, I can see how many women know some version of that tension. Wanting one thing deeply, while feeling financially bound to another.
That season shaped the way I think about money.
A strong income creates stability and the feeling of security, but stability and security are not the same as freedom. Freedom is the ability to pause, change direction, care for someone you love, or choose a different pace without your whole life falling apart.
That’s why I help women build options.
Because options can change what a woman feels able to choose when life asks for more than her paycheck can answer.
What’s one thing you wish you understood earlier about money and choice?