The Motherhood Trap That High-Achieving Women Fall Into (And how to avoid it) with Jaclyn Buckingham

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Ever wonder what happens when a high-achieving tech exec trades deadlines and KPIs for diapers and cluster feeds? Meet Jaclyn Buckingham, founder of The New Mom School in Oklahoma—and our latest podcast guest. In this episode, Jaclyn opens up about leaving behind the fast-paced world of tech where she climbed the corporate ladder with confidence, only to discover that becoming a mom was the one challenge she couldn’t out-organize, out-strategize, or hustle her way through. She thought she could do anything she set her mind to… until motherhood reminded her that control is an illusion and surrender is a skill.

We’re talking about the identity crisis of ambitious women who suddenly find themselves in sweatpants, googling “how to soothe a colicky baby” at 3AM. This one’s for every mom who used to lead meetings and now leads bedtime battles. It’s raw. It’s honest. It’s everything they don’t tell you in birthing classes. 🎧 Listen now on the BeHerVillage podcast and anywhere you get your podcasts.

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