The following is an excerpt from a blog post with Q for Quinn, one of my favourite sustainable Canadian brands!
Before she was a mother of three, Kayleigh was deeply rooted in the corporate world - proud of being the youngest in her role and climbing the career ladder with confidence. "I was very career-focused," she recalls. "I loved achieving things and hitting milestones."
But motherhood changed everything.
A Shift in Identity
“After having kids, my career became less central to who I am,” she says. What once felt like a defining part of her identity took a back seat to a new, more complex version of herself — one shaped by caregiving, connection, and constantly recalibrating priorities.
That transformation didn’t happen overnight. It was messy, layered, and deeply personal — something Kayleigh now sees in many of the mothers she works with. Some feel like they’ve stepped into their purpose the moment their baby arrives. Others struggle with the loss of independence or the shift in focus from self to child. Both experiences are valid — and she makes space for all of it.