March 31, 2025 • 18 mins
In this episode, I sit down with Lydia, a holistic business mentor for moms, to discuss the intersection of motherhood and entrepreneurship. Lydia shares her journey from teaching to entrepreneurship, the lessons she learned along the way, and how moms can find more fulfillment in their businesses. We also dive into the challenges of balancing business and family, navigating chaotic moments, and the importance of showing up as your authentic self.
What We Cover:
- Lydia’s background as a mom of three and holistic business mentor
- The journey from teaching to entrepreneurship and discovering purpose
- How becoming a mom sparked creativity and led to business growth
- The flexibility of entrepreneurship and how it enhances motherhood
- Funny stories about working from home with kids
- The importance of batch recording and setting boundaries to be present with family
- Taking maternity leave as an entrepreneur and planning for time off
- Navigating challenges like sickness and unexpected interruptions
- The concept of “muchness mapping” and how to discover your true purpose
- Encouraging listeners to look back, reach back, and help others along the way
- Lydia’s upcoming guide, Flow State: A 31-Day Journey for Moms to Tap into Their Creative Genius
- Her free podcast, Path to Pivot, to help moms transition into more fulfilling work
Actionable Takeaways:
- Reflect on Past Experiences: Identify patterns in your life where you felt the most fulfilled and use that as a guide for your next steps.
- Embrace Your Unique Purpose: Money is great, but aligning your business with your true self creates lasting fulfillment and success.
- Batch Work for Flexibility: Set up systems like batch recording to ensure more presence in your family life.
- Take Control of Your Path: You always have a choice in how your life and business evolve—lean into your strengths and intuition.
Resources & Links:
- Grab Lydia’s Flow State guide
- Listen to Lydia’s Path to Pivot podcast
- Connect with Lydia on Instagram: @livewhollyou
Path to Pivot: Free 5-Day Private Podcast - Your step-by-step path to pivot into the wildly fulfilling (and profitable) business that lights you up!
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(00:00):
Welcome to Caffeinated Chaos,where business deals happen
between diaper changes andfriendships are fueled by
caffeine.
I'm Whitney Uggen, your host,and I'm here to talk all things
business, parenthood, and ofcourse, keeping up with the
BFFs.
Whether you're juggling theboardroom, the playroom, or just
here for some coffee fueledchaos, we've got you covered.
(00:20):
Get ready for real talk, laughs,and a whole lot of heart as we
dive into the beautiful messthat is entrepreneurship,
parenthood, and everything inbetween.
So let's embrace the chaostogether.
Caffeinated, of course.
Welcome back to the podcast.
Today, our special guest isLydia Harris.
(00:42):
She helps entrepreneur mothersdiscover who they are and
reconnect them with theirintuition so that they can
experience more vitality, andsustainability in both
motherhood and business.
I am so excited to get into ourconversation.
So let's welcome Lydia to thepodcast.
(01:03):
Thanks so much for having me.
So why don't you tell ourlisteners a little bit about you
before we dive into everythingwe're going to talk about?
Yeah, so I am a mom living inthe Midwest.
I have three kids under five andI am a holistic business mentor
for other moms who havebusinesses.
So really what I do is helpthem.
(01:24):
To find more fulfillment intheir business, which often
leads to more profit, just byleaning into who they naturally
are.
I love that.
Okay.
I've talked about so many peopleand so much on this podcast
already about being like, andshowing up as your authentic
self.
So I feel like we are about toget into like some good
conversation right now.
(01:45):
Yeah.
How about we start about withlike, what's your favorite thing
about being a mom and anentrepreneur?
Yeah, like both at the sametime.
Or separately.
Yeah, sure.
Yeah.
I was just making a videoearlier about how I felt like I
have always.
Wanted to be a mom like from thetime I was little like I just
knew I was taking care of likenieces and nephews And I was
(02:07):
like the mom of my friend grouplike it's just always I've
always had that kind of maternalInstinct and everything and so I
always knew that I wanted to bea mom and It was when I became a
mom that then I realized like,wow, I have so much creative
potential for entrepreneurship.
And that was really the catalystfor me becoming an entrepreneur
(02:27):
was first becoming a mom.
So I left teaching to become amom.
And what I really love about it,about that intersection is
obviously just like getting tobe so present with my kids that
entrepreneurship is so flexibleand you can really do.
In this day and age, anythingand make money from it, like
(02:49):
basically anything.
And so like finding the waysthat I've been able to become a
better mother because I'm anentrepreneur and become a better
entrepreneur because I'm a mom,like they just play off of each
other so well.
And that's been like a reallyfun and fulfilling journey.
Nice, nice.
So, a little off topic, but doyour kids do like little funny
(03:13):
things or like Try to come toyou when you're working, because
mine definitely does yes, yeah,so my oldest is four and
Sometimes I'll find her likewith like a little like a DVD
case or something and she'slike, this is my laptop.
I'm working So they definitelydo things like that and they
yeah, they often come up andthey want to be involved in what
(03:37):
I'm doing They want to see mesee like what that is all about.
And they don't, I'm sure theydon't understand what it is I
actually do, but they know thatI get to work from anywhere and
that's fun.
Yeah.
My daughter, she calls it, shegoes, mommy, are you working on
your homework?
And I was like, yeah, I'mworking at home.
Yeah, I guess it's homework, youknow, and she's only three.
(04:00):
So she doesn't even go toschool.
She doesn't know what homeworkis, but it's like, I'm at home.
And she's doing some kind ofwork and she goes, you're
working on your homework.
And I was like, yeah, and thenshe goes, me too.
And then she'll come over and Ihave this like little spiral
notebook and she'll just likescribble and she'll be like, I
wrote notes.
And I was like, good for you.
(04:20):
That's so sweet.
And then I was telling this toanother person that I
interviewed, but yeah, that'sit.
Our little routine before we getready for an interview if she's
up and around We'll light acandle and then i'll do my
makeup and she'll come over andshe'll do like the finishing
powder So she's just like I wantto help you, and I was like,
okay, here's some like,translucent finishing powder.
(04:40):
And she'll like, come over andshe'll like, dab both my cheeks,
and then my nose, and my chin,and like, literally just those
four spots, And she'll justlike, you're all set, mommy,
you're ready.
And I was like, thanks, babe.
And she goes, okay, I'm going togo to the room and then she'll
like go to play with her toys.
But she knows like the mic isout.
The ring light is out, you know,I'm doing my makeup.
(05:03):
Yeah.
And it was really cute.
I was lucky enough to capturepart of it for a reel.
And I was just like, yeah.
I'm just getting ready for ameeting and my daughter's
helping me do my makeup and shejust, and she is rough with that
brush.
It took her a while to learn tobe soft.
But she'll like, straight on,like a bingo marker, like, on my
nose and my cheeks.
(05:24):
I was talking to you beforeabout, like, how I'm, like,
batch recording everything.
And I think it's so importantthat people learn how to batch
record stuff so that you can bemore present.
Because my goal is to not haveto work during my birthday
month, but also not have to workduring the summer.
Even though she's still likehome all the time, I still want
summer to be a summer break forthe kids.
(05:45):
Yeah, totally.
I feel like there's so much to,to figure out with that when you
become an entrepreneur, like.
taking maternity leave.
I have three kids now, so I'vedone like two maternity leaves
as an entrepreneur.
And it's like figuring out whatdoes that look like?
How do I like set up space formyself to like have that time?
Because it's just so differentthan when you're in like a
(06:06):
traditional career.
So yeah.
Totally agree.
Gosh, I, this last pregnancy,Jasmine, she put me through a
hard time.
Um, and so this podcast wasactually supposed to be started
a year ago, but then when I gotpregnant and It was a rough
pregnancy.
I just didn't have the energy orthe bandwidth to like, really
(06:28):
just be like, I need to sit downand record and my husband and my
housemate were so likesupportive.
They actually got me headphonesand a mic for that year just
start and I had the setup and Iwas just like, I got pregnancy
brain fog, So I love that we'retalking about so many things
right now.
Let's shift again, because Iwant to introduce a chaotic
(06:49):
moment.
Just get that one out of theway.
So do you have one?
Oh my goodness.
Yes.
There's so many that I couldchoose from, but this past week,
we got hit with a stomach bug,and I was the only survivor left
standing, so I've still, beenhealthy, which has been great.
But, yeah, trying to manage, Ihad to reschedule some meetings,
(07:12):
we had been sick.
Like a couple weeks ago.
So it's like I had to rescheduleand then I was like, do I need
to reschedule again?
Because now my kids are sick.
My husband was sick and I waslike holding down the fort So it
was just yeah this whole weekhas been like a little bit messy
and finding the moments where wecan You know pause as needed
take the space as needed Butalso still get done the things
(07:34):
that i've like committed to orthe things that I really need to
get done.
So it's been interesting one,knock on wood but also, I feel
like so many people this week orthese, last couple weeks have
been dealing with so manychaotic moments because,
everyone knows about the, at thetime of this recording, LA Fires
is still very much a thing.
(07:55):
Now.
And there's even more poppingup.
And then the other part of thecountry is like covered in snow,
I just saw that Disney World gota couple inches of snow and they
were just like, Oh, okay.
I guess we have snow now, SoLydia, you help.
moms who are entrepreneurs,right?
(08:15):
And so with you, what's yourjourney?
And how did you decide thatthat's what you wanted to do
Yeah, so I was a public schoolteacher for several years.
And that's like what I went toschool for.
And like I mentioned, becoming amom is when I realized I need to
do something different, becauseI need to have the flexibility
and the space to be able to behome with.
(08:38):
Her.
And so originally when I waslike looking for options, I
found like a course to takeabout freelancing and really
like where I started out wasactually brand and web design.
And so for four years I was abrand designer and that was a
lot of fun.
And, I worked with moms in, inthat business as well, helping
them to paint their vision andwith the visuals.
(09:02):
And yeah, that was a lot of fun,but then I realized as I was
Having more kids, raising mykids, setting this example and
painting more of a vision ofwhat I wanted for my own life, I
really realized that there wasmore purpose that I could find
in the work that I was doing andI didn't want to.
You just have a business sort ofas like a means to an end, if
(09:25):
that makes sense.
Like it was a great season that,yeah, it like, it was great that
it brought me home to be with mykids, but I knew like there,
there was more for me.
And since I already had thatexperience of having a business
and being home with my kids, Iwas like, I know I can tap into
something and make somethingmore.
So that's when I pivoted intomentorship and helping moms to
(09:47):
connect.
To their purpose and really bewho they are.
Cause I was like, that's what Iwas doing with branding, helping
them to make their business,reflect who they are as a
business owner.
But I was like, I want to dothis in a more holistic way and
help moms to really capture thatvision.
So yeah, that's been the journeyfrom.
Teaching to what I'm doing now,and there's so many common
(10:10):
threads, it's all, yeah, you cansee the patterns through it all
of how it's all connected, butthat's, the short version.
Nice.
I love a good actionable step,and so do my listeners, if
someone is okay, yeah, thatsounds interesting, what would
you suggest be, like, Firsttimers.
First step.
Yeah.
If they're wanting to start abusiness or looking to find more
(10:33):
purpose in their work, wantingto find more fulfillment, they
can first just really getpresent with who they are.
And that could look a lot ofdifferent ways for everybody.
But sort of just like a tidbitthat I can give people is what I
call muchness mapping.
And really that's like lookingback at the patterns of your
life, the roles or jobs that youhave had and seeing what about
(10:58):
those things that I've done hasbeen most fulfilling for me.
Because I think a lot of times,like I was saying, we might be
in business as a means to an endand realize that there's
something more for us.
And one way that we can find outwhat that more is, what that
more could look like is justlooking back on our life and
saying, what have I already doneand already experienced that
(11:22):
made me feel most alive?
And how could I bring that intothe next season of my business?
I love that.
Okay, so I'm going to tell you alittle story.
Back when I was in high school,I had this life skills teacher
who was amazing.
She is now principal of thatsame high school, and she taught
us one, she taught us manythings, but one thing that
(11:42):
always stuck with me is you canmove forward in your life and
what you're doing, but don'tever forget it.
To look back, reach back, andhelp the person behind you.
And, so like, when we go up, wepull someone up with us.
And I think that's so importanthaving that purpose where, like,
yes, you can keep climbing yourladder and do what you want to
(12:06):
do.
But if you're the type of personlike me who, you know, I was
inspired by my high schoolteacher, I want to bring the
person behind me back up andhopefully then they look back
and they bring a person up toobecause then everyone goes up
the ladder at the same time.
You know, that kind of thing.
Yeah, I love that so much.
And that's been such a bigreason of why I want to mentor
(12:27):
moms now is because I,throughout my journey as a brand
designer, I just kept meetingmoms in business who it was
really hard for them toarticulate the vision that they
had for like what they wantedtheir brand to represent because
they were building it as justsomething to make money.
(12:47):
for them.
And so I was like, this isactually a big problem that I'm
seeing a lot of moms deal with.
And so, yeah, I was like, okay,well, I am digging into my
purpose.
And yeah, I want to bring youalong with me.
I want all the moms to be like,this is not just which like
money is a great, uh, purpose tohave behind your business.
But obviously like there is somuch more potential based on the
(13:10):
unique way that we were alldesigned to operate.
And Yeah.
Yeah, just bringing, I'mbringing them along too.
I know that you have a guidecoming out for moms.
You want to tell us a little bitabout that?
Yeah, so it's called Flow Stateand it's a 31 day journey for
moms to tap into their creativegenius so that they can have
(13:31):
more fulfillment and purpose intheir business.
Awesome.
And so I will get the link fromyou.
I'll put it down in the shownotes for everyone.
And so everyone can just go andclick on that.
But besides that is, how elsecan people connect with you if
they're, feeling inspired bywhat you do or want to learn
more?
about how to connect or how toconnect and get your services.
(13:53):
Yeah.
So mostly I'm on Instagram atlive wholly you.
And that's like wholly as in thewhole thing.
So yeah, I'm over there all thetime.
You can come and connect in DMwith me or find out more there,
you know, in my Lincoln bio andthat sort of thing.
But I do have like one to onementorship or containers and
things like that.
(14:13):
If people are.
Interested in discovering moreabout who they are and what
their purpose could be.
Nice.
Okay.
I love that.
So we have talked so much aboutjust the whole finding of
purpose and I love that part.
You were a teacher and then youpivoted, so you going through
(14:34):
that, what could you say toinspire those who are maybe
thinking about the same kind oftransition?
Thanks for asking about that.
I do, and I do have a resource,a free resource.
It's actually a free pop up likepodcast over this topic.
It's called Path to Pivot.
Through my journey of pivotingfrom teaching.
Into entrepreneurship and thenfrom service provider to mentor
(14:56):
like there are so many lessonsthat I learned along the way of
how to uncover the like I saidearlier that like muchness them,
like looking back on your life,like uncovering the patterns
that can reveal to you like whatyour purpose really could look
like, And part of the very firststep for me was really just
getting present with what Iwanted because I realized like
(15:20):
as a teacher and as a serviceprovider that I was going
through the motions and justdoing the thing that I thought
that I should do.
So I just always encouragebusiness owners who are feeling
like this nag in their heart, ifyou will, like that something is
maybe not right, or there'smaybe something more for them.
Just, providing the space forthemself to dream bigger and
(15:44):
really tune in and listen totheir intuition and what that
might be telling them about whatis next for them.
And then in that free podcast, Igo into more steps about, the
practicals of, like, okay, whatkind of steps can you lay for
yourself to start to make achange if you feel like that's
actually what is next for you.
Okay, awesome.
And I'll put the link down tothe podcast.
(16:06):
But where can they find it?
Besides the link at the link inmy bio on Instagram, I have it
linked as like a free resource.
Cool.
Sounds good.
Okay.
Thank you.
For our listeners on thepodcast, any kind of final
thoughts?
Yeah.
So I think that a big thing thatMost parents need to be reminded
(16:30):
of is just that they have achoice about the kind of
fulfillment that they have inlife and business.
And I think so many of us getcaught up with our circumstances
and it can be easy to.
to feel like life is happeningto us.
And I just always want toencourage them that, you have
(16:50):
the agency and the autonomy tolook at what's before you and
really make a decision aboutwhat you want to do next,
whether that's pivoting orstaying or changing things up.
And you always like, nobody cantake away that choice or take
away who it is that you are.
So the more that you discoverwho you are and lean into that,
(17:14):
lean into your purpose.
Like it's only up from there.
Like nobody can take that fromyou.
And that is really, to me, thepath to greater purpose and
fulfillment is leaning into whoyou are.
Okay, awesome.
So if you haven't yet, click thelinks in the bio, grab the
(17:34):
guides, and yeah, thank you forjoining us, Lydia.
Thank you so much.
We went by so fast because youwere so good at just answering
multiple questions as one, and Ilove it.
Yeah, this has been so fun, andI'm, yeah, grateful to have been
able to chat with you.
Awesome.
Okay, everyone else, I will seeyou in our next podcast, and
(17:55):
Lydia, I will see you soon.
That's a wrap on another episodeof Caffeinated Chaos.
I hope you're leaving with alittle more clarity, a lot more
inspiration, and maybe even anextra shot of motivation.
If you loved today's episode,don't forget to follow us, leave
a review, and share it with afriend who could use just a
(18:16):
little chaos and caffeine intheir life.
Until next time, keep embracingthe mess, chase your dreams, and
make magic happen.
One caffeinated, chaotic momentat a time.
I will see you all soon.
Bye now.
Welcome to Caffeinated Chaos,where business deals happen
between diaper changes andfriendships are fueled by
caffeine.
I'm Whitney Uggen, your host,and I'm here to talk all things
business, parenthood, and ofcourse, keeping up with the
BFFs.
Whether you're juggling theboardroom, the playroom, or just
here for some coffee fueledchaos, we've got you covered.
(00:20):
Get ready for real talk, laughs,and a whole lot of heart as we
dive into the beautiful messthat is entrepreneurship,
parenthood, and everything inbetween.
So let's embrace the chaostogether.
Caffeinated, of course.
Welcome back to the podcast.
Today, our special guest isLydia Harris.
(00:42):
She helps entrepreneur mothersdiscover who they are and
reconnect them with theirintuition so that they can
experience more vitality, andsustainability in both
motherhood and business.
I am so excited to get into ourconversation.
So let's welcome Lydia to thepodcast.
(01:03):
Thanks so much for having me.
So why don't you tell ourlisteners a little bit about you
before we dive into everythingwe're going to talk about?
Yeah, so I am a mom living inthe Midwest.
I have three kids under five andI am a holistic business mentor
for other moms who havebusinesses.
So really what I do is helpthem.
(01:24):
To find more fulfillment intheir business, which often
leads to more profit, just byleaning into who they naturally
are.
I love that.
Okay.
I've talked about so many peopleand so much on this podcast
already about being like, andshowing up as your authentic
self.
So I feel like we are about toget into like some good
conversation right now.
(01:45):
Yeah.
How about we start about withlike, what's your favorite thing
about being a mom and anentrepreneur?
Yeah, like both at the sametime.
Or separately.
Yeah, sure.
Yeah.
I was just making a videoearlier about how I felt like I
have always.
Wanted to be a mom like from thetime I was little like I just
knew I was taking care of likenieces and nephews And I was
(02:07):
like the mom of my friend grouplike it's just always I've
always had that kind of maternalInstinct and everything and so I
always knew that I wanted to bea mom and It was when I became a
mom that then I realized like,wow, I have so much creative
potential for entrepreneurship.
And that was really the catalystfor me becoming an entrepreneur
(02:27):
was first becoming a mom.
So I left teaching to become amom.
And what I really love about it,about that intersection is
obviously just like getting tobe so present with my kids that
entrepreneurship is so flexibleand you can really do.
In this day and age, anythingand make money from it, like
(02:49):
basically anything.
And so like finding the waysthat I've been able to become a
better mother because I'm anentrepreneur and become a better
entrepreneur because I'm a mom,like they just play off of each
other so well.
And that's been like a reallyfun and fulfilling journey.
Nice, nice.
So, a little off topic, but doyour kids do like little funny
(03:13):
things or like Try to come toyou when you're working, because
mine definitely does yes, yeah,so my oldest is four and
Sometimes I'll find her likewith like a little like a DVD
case or something and she'slike, this is my laptop.
I'm working So they definitelydo things like that and they
yeah, they often come up andthey want to be involved in what
(03:37):
I'm doing They want to see mesee like what that is all about.
And they don't, I'm sure theydon't understand what it is I
actually do, but they know thatI get to work from anywhere and
that's fun.
Yeah.
My daughter, she calls it, shegoes, mommy, are you working on
your homework?
And I was like, yeah, I'mworking at home.
Yeah, I guess it's homework, youknow, and she's only three.
(04:00):
So she doesn't even go toschool.
She doesn't know what homeworkis, but it's like, I'm at home.
And she's doing some kind ofwork and she goes, you're
working on your homework.
And I was like, yeah, and thenshe goes, me too.
And then she'll come over and Ihave this like little spiral
notebook and she'll just likescribble and she'll be like, I
wrote notes.
And I was like, good for you.
(04:20):
That's so sweet.
And then I was telling this toanother person that I
interviewed, but yeah, that'sit.
Our little routine before we getready for an interview if she's
up and around We'll light acandle and then i'll do my
makeup and she'll come over andshe'll do like the finishing
powder So she's just like I wantto help you, and I was like,
okay, here's some like,translucent finishing powder.
(04:40):
And she'll like, come over andshe'll like, dab both my cheeks,
and then my nose, and my chin,and like, literally just those
four spots, And she'll justlike, you're all set, mommy,
you're ready.
And I was like, thanks, babe.
And she goes, okay, I'm going togo to the room and then she'll
like go to play with her toys.
But she knows like the mic isout.
The ring light is out, you know,I'm doing my makeup.
(05:03):
Yeah.
And it was really cute.
I was lucky enough to capturepart of it for a reel.
And I was just like, yeah.
I'm just getting ready for ameeting and my daughter's
helping me do my makeup and shejust, and she is rough with that
brush.
It took her a while to learn tobe soft.
But she'll like, straight on,like a bingo marker, like, on my
nose and my cheeks.
(05:24):
I was talking to you beforeabout, like, how I'm, like,
batch recording everything.
And I think it's so importantthat people learn how to batch
record stuff so that you can bemore present.
Because my goal is to not haveto work during my birthday
month, but also not have to workduring the summer.
Even though she's still likehome all the time, I still want
summer to be a summer break forthe kids.
(05:45):
Yeah, totally.
I feel like there's so much to,to figure out with that when you
become an entrepreneur, like.
taking maternity leave.
I have three kids now, so I'vedone like two maternity leaves
as an entrepreneur.
And it's like figuring out whatdoes that look like?
How do I like set up space formyself to like have that time?
Because it's just so differentthan when you're in like a
(06:06):
traditional career.
So yeah.
Totally agree.
Gosh, I, this last pregnancy,Jasmine, she put me through a
hard time.
Um, and so this podcast wasactually supposed to be started
a year ago, but then when I gotpregnant and It was a rough
pregnancy.
I just didn't have the energy orthe bandwidth to like, really
(06:28):
just be like, I need to sit downand record and my husband and my
housemate were so likesupportive.
They actually got me headphonesand a mic for that year just
start and I had the setup and Iwas just like, I got pregnancy
brain fog, So I love that we'retalking about so many things
right now.
Let's shift again, because Iwant to introduce a chaotic
(06:49):
moment.
Just get that one out of theway.
So do you have one?
Oh my goodness.
Yes.
There's so many that I couldchoose from, but this past week,
we got hit with a stomach bug,and I was the only survivor left
standing, so I've still, beenhealthy, which has been great.
But, yeah, trying to manage, Ihad to reschedule some meetings,
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we had been sick.
Like a couple weeks ago.
So it's like I had to rescheduleand then I was like, do I need
to reschedule again?
Because now my kids are sick.
My husband was sick and I waslike holding down the fort So it
was just yeah this whole weekhas been like a little bit messy
and finding the moments where wecan You know pause as needed
take the space as needed Butalso still get done the things
(07:34):
that i've like committed to orthe things that I really need to
get done.
So it's been interesting one,knock on wood but also, I feel
like so many people this week orthese, last couple weeks have
been dealing with so manychaotic moments because,
everyone knows about the, at thetime of this recording, LA Fires
is still very much a thing.
(07:55):
Now.
And there's even more poppingup.
And then the other part of thecountry is like covered in snow,
I just saw that Disney World gota couple inches of snow and they
were just like, Oh, okay.
I guess we have snow now, SoLydia, you help.
moms who are entrepreneurs,right?
(08:15):
And so with you, what's yourjourney?
And how did you decide thatthat's what you wanted to do
Yeah, so I was a public schoolteacher for several years.
And that's like what I went toschool for.
And like I mentioned, becoming amom is when I realized I need to
do something different, becauseI need to have the flexibility
and the space to be able to behome with.
(08:38):
Her.
And so originally when I waslike looking for options, I
found like a course to takeabout freelancing and really
like where I started out wasactually brand and web design.
And so for four years I was abrand designer and that was a
lot of fun.
And, I worked with moms in, inthat business as well, helping
them to paint their vision andwith the visuals.
(09:02):
And yeah, that was a lot of fun,but then I realized as I was
Having more kids, raising mykids, setting this example and
painting more of a vision ofwhat I wanted for my own life, I
really realized that there wasmore purpose that I could find
in the work that I was doing andI didn't want to.
You just have a business sort ofas like a means to an end, if
(09:25):
that makes sense.
Like it was a great season that,yeah, it like, it was great that
it brought me home to be with mykids, but I knew like there,
there was more for me.
And since I already had thatexperience of having a business
and being home with my kids, Iwas like, I know I can tap into
something and make somethingmore.
So that's when I pivoted intomentorship and helping moms to
(09:47):
connect.
To their purpose and really bewho they are.
Cause I was like, that's what Iwas doing with branding, helping
them to make their business,reflect who they are as a
business owner.
But I was like, I want to dothis in a more holistic way and
help moms to really capture thatvision.
So yeah, that's been the journeyfrom.
Teaching to what I'm doing now,and there's so many common
(10:10):
threads, it's all, yeah, you cansee the patterns through it all
of how it's all connected, butthat's, the short version.
Nice.
I love a good actionable step,and so do my listeners, if
someone is okay, yeah, thatsounds interesting, what would
you suggest be, like, Firsttimers.
First step.
Yeah.
If they're wanting to start abusiness or looking to find more
(10:33):
purpose in their work, wantingto find more fulfillment, they
can first just really getpresent with who they are.
And that could look a lot ofdifferent ways for everybody.
But sort of just like a tidbitthat I can give people is what I
call muchness mapping.
And really that's like lookingback at the patterns of your
life, the roles or jobs that youhave had and seeing what about
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those things that I've done hasbeen most fulfilling for me.
Because I think a lot of times,like I was saying, we might be
in business as a means to an endand realize that there's
something more for us.
And one way that we can find outwhat that more is, what that
more could look like is justlooking back on our life and
saying, what have I already doneand already experienced that
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made me feel most alive?
And how could I bring that intothe next season of my business?
I love that.
Okay, so I'm going to tell you alittle story.
Back when I was in high school,I had this life skills teacher
who was amazing.
She is now principal of thatsame high school, and she taught
us one, she taught us manythings, but one thing that
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always stuck with me is you canmove forward in your life and
what you're doing, but don'tever forget it.
To look back, reach back, andhelp the person behind you.
And, so like, when we go up, wepull someone up with us.
And I think that's so importanthaving that purpose where, like,
yes, you can keep climbing yourladder and do what you want to
(12:06):
do.
But if you're the type of personlike me who, you know, I was
inspired by my high schoolteacher, I want to bring the
person behind me back up andhopefully then they look back
and they bring a person up toobecause then everyone goes up
the ladder at the same time.
You know, that kind of thing.
Yeah, I love that so much.
And that's been such a bigreason of why I want to mentor
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moms now is because I,throughout my journey as a brand
designer, I just kept meetingmoms in business who it was
really hard for them toarticulate the vision that they
had for like what they wantedtheir brand to represent because
they were building it as justsomething to make money.
(12:47):
for them.
And so I was like, this isactually a big problem that I'm
seeing a lot of moms deal with.
And so, yeah, I was like, okay,well, I am digging into my
purpose.
And yeah, I want to bring youalong with me.
I want all the moms to be like,this is not just which like
money is a great, uh, purpose tohave behind your business.
But obviously like there is somuch more potential based on the
(13:10):
unique way that we were alldesigned to operate.
And Yeah.
Yeah, just bringing, I'mbringing them along too.
I know that you have a guidecoming out for moms.
You want to tell us a little bitabout that?
Yeah, so it's called Flow Stateand it's a 31 day journey for
moms to tap into their creativegenius so that they can have
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more fulfillment and purpose intheir business.
Awesome.
And so I will get the link fromyou.
I'll put it down in the shownotes for everyone.
And so everyone can just go andclick on that.
But besides that is, how elsecan people connect with you if
they're, feeling inspired bywhat you do or want to learn
more?
about how to connect or how toconnect and get your services.
(13:53):
Yeah.
So mostly I'm on Instagram atlive wholly you.
And that's like wholly as in thewhole thing.
So yeah, I'm over there all thetime.
You can come and connect in DMwith me or find out more there,
you know, in my Lincoln bio andthat sort of thing.
But I do have like one to onementorship or containers and
things like that.
(14:13):
If people are.
Interested in discovering moreabout who they are and what
their purpose could be.
Nice.
Okay.
I love that.
So we have talked so much aboutjust the whole finding of
purpose and I love that part.
You were a teacher and then youpivoted, so you going through
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that, what could you say toinspire those who are maybe
thinking about the same kind oftransition?
Thanks for asking about that.
I do, and I do have a resource,a free resource.
It's actually a free pop up likepodcast over this topic.
It's called Path to Pivot.
Through my journey of pivotingfrom teaching.
Into entrepreneurship and thenfrom service provider to mentor
(14:56):
like there are so many lessonsthat I learned along the way of
how to uncover the like I saidearlier that like muchness them,
like looking back on your life,like uncovering the patterns
that can reveal to you like whatyour purpose really could look
like, And part of the very firststep for me was really just
getting present with what Iwanted because I realized like
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as a teacher and as a serviceprovider that I was going
through the motions and justdoing the thing that I thought
that I should do.
So I just always encouragebusiness owners who are feeling
like this nag in their heart, ifyou will, like that something is
maybe not right, or there'smaybe something more for them.
Just, providing the space forthemself to dream bigger and
(15:44):
really tune in and listen totheir intuition and what that
might be telling them about whatis next for them.
And then in that free podcast, Igo into more steps about, the
practicals of, like, okay, whatkind of steps can you lay for
yourself to start to make achange if you feel like that's
actually what is next for you.
Okay, awesome.
And I'll put the link down tothe podcast.
(16:06):
But where can they find it?
Besides the link at the link inmy bio on Instagram, I have it
linked as like a free resource.
Cool.
Sounds good.
Okay.
Thank you.
For our listeners on thepodcast, any kind of final
thoughts?
Yeah.
So I think that a big thing thatMost parents need to be reminded
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of is just that they have achoice about the kind of
fulfillment that they have inlife and business.
And I think so many of us getcaught up with our circumstances
and it can be easy to.
to feel like life is happeningto us.
And I just always want toencourage them that, you have
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the agency and the autonomy tolook at what's before you and
really make a decision aboutwhat you want to do next,
whether that's pivoting orstaying or changing things up.
And you always like, nobody cantake away that choice or take
away who it is that you are.
So the more that you discoverwho you are and lean into that,
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lean into your purpose.
Like it's only up from there.
Like nobody can take that fromyou.
And that is really, to me, thepath to greater purpose and
fulfillment is leaning into whoyou are.
Okay, awesome.
So if you haven't yet, click thelinks in the bio, grab the
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guides, and yeah, thank you forjoining us, Lydia.
Thank you so much.
We went by so fast because youwere so good at just answering
multiple questions as one, and Ilove it.
Yeah, this has been so fun, andI'm, yeah, grateful to have been
able to chat with you.
Awesome.
Okay, everyone else, I will seeyou in our next podcast, and
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Lydia, I will see you soon.
That's a wrap on another episodeof Caffeinated Chaos.
I hope you're leaving with alittle more clarity, a lot more
inspiration, and maybe even anextra shot of motivation.
If you loved today's episode,don't forget to follow us, leave
a review, and share it with afriend who could use just a
(18:16):
little chaos and caffeine intheir life.
Until next time, keep embracingthe mess, chase your dreams, and
make magic happen.
One caffeinated, chaotic momentat a time.
I will see you all soon.
Bye now.
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