What if the dreams in your heart weren't asking you to choose between motherhood and ambition?

In this inspiring episode of Mommas Making Commas, Kate sits down with entrepreneur, creative leader, and manifestation mentor Emily Saler to talk about the moment that changed everything.

While on maternity leave and preparing to return to work in less than a month, Emily found herself spiraling. She loved her career and knew that meaningful work filled her cup and helped her show up as an even better mom. Yet the guilt was overwhelming.

She believed she had to choose.

Be a great mother.
Or be successful in her career.

Not both.

To make matters worse, she had no childcare lined up for her son. It felt like the universe was closing every door.

Then, during a late-night doom scroll, she stumbled upon a quote from one of her favourite mentors, Abraham Hicks:

"Do you know that 30 days of feeling wonderful is all you need to manifest the biggest dreams you ever had?"

Everything shifted.

Instead of focusing on everything that was going wrong in her external world, Emily turned inward. She committed to cultivating joy, possibility, and asking herself:

"What if it all worked out even greater than I could imagine?"

Within just 11 days of intentionally shifting her energy, the miracles began.

• The perfect full-time daycare opening appeared for her son—just two weeks before her return-to-work date.
• A $20,000 branding client landed in her inbox.
• That opportunity led to opening her dream business with her dream partner.
• And just two weeks after returning to work, her dream six-figure Creative Director position unexpectedly became available.

Aligned step after aligned step.

Within six months, Emily stepped into a career that provided:

• Family-first flexibility
• Financial freedom
• Creative fulfillment
• Purpose-driven leadership
• The ability to be both an incredible mama and an ambitious woman

Because the truth is, we don't have to sacrifice one identity for another.

• Why so many women believe they have to choose between motherhood and success
• The guilt working moms often carry
• Hustle culture and the burnout cycle
• Shifting from fear and scarcity into possibility and trust
• Following your "happiness compass"
• The power of your internal world to change your external reality
• Recognizing aligned opportunities
• Manifestation through intentional energy and action
• Creating success that feels good instead of exhausting
• Emily's upcoming program, Freedom Frequencies

This conversation is a beautiful reminder that your dreams aren't selfish—and that sometimes the breakthrough begins when you stop trying to control everything outside of you and start tending to what is happening within.

Website: www.emilysaler.com

Learn more about Emily's work and her upcoming program, Freedom Frequencies, designed to help women shift their energy, trust themselves deeply, and create lives they genuinely love.

If you're a mom craving more flexibility, purpose, and income without sacrificing your health, relationships, or peace, I'd love to connect with you.

The Coffee Break Formula was created for women who want to explore simple ways to create additional income and freedom around the life they're already living.

Connect with Kate:
Website: www.iamkatemoir.com
Email: [email protected]

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Because you really can make commas while making memories.