Mom Boss Freedom Podcast: Business & Personal Growth for Mompreneurs

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What happens when you go from gaining $600K to being $220K in debt — and then building a business that helps others pay off $5 million? That's exactly Haley Brown-Woods' story, and it's one you don't want to miss.

Haley is the co-founder of Price of Avocado Toast, a financial coaching brand she runs with her husband Justin. In this episode, she gets real about the wild financial journey that kickstarted a debt journey, a pumpkin muffin argument at seven months pregnant, and a podcast launched during COVID lockdown with a newborn in tow.

Haley opens up about:

• How she went from being a laid-off teacher to a six-figure entrepreneur — with three kids under 3½
• The identity shifts around money that hold most people back (and how to begin healing them)
• Practical tips for keeping your budget in check right now
• How she and Justin designed a business schedule that protects the precious time they spend with their kids 
• The three-year vision plan that changed everything

Whether you're in debt, dreaming of leaving your 9-to-5, dealing with the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, or just trying to feel less overwhelmed by your finances as a mom — Haley's story is proof that it's never too late (or too messy) to turn things around.

To learn more about Haley and Price of Avocado Toast and the helpful financial coaching services they offer, check out the links below:

• Instagram
• Their website 

Haley's book and app recommendations from inside the episode:

• Books: It Didn't Start With Us by Mark Wolynn, Die With Zero by Bill Perkins, and You Are a Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero
• Apps: Meal Lime (for easy meals with the ingredients you have) and Upside (for cheapest gas near you)

Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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We explore one of the most overlooked truths about entrepreneurship — that building a business often means doing some of the deepest personal growth work of your life.

Connect with other mompreneurs virtually on Monday, May 11th at a free Mompreneur Meet & Greet:

Register here! 

Go follow the amazing mompreneurs who you heard from on this episode!

• Courtney Cerra - KC’s Custom Home Renovations
• Ashlie Bradley - maternity photographer
• Emily MacDonald - Podcast host, co-founder of the Mom Friends Collective
• Sydney O’Brien - Content Strategist who runs a marketing membership
• Maelyn Murray - email marketing strategist
• Megan Frasso - Owner of Finders Keepers Online Thrift Boutique
• Aubrielle Brennan - Rebuilt by Motherhood - Fit/Nutrition Coach for Moms

Podcast recs:

• 21: How to Detach from Toxic Productivity and Reclaim Your Joy as a Mompreneur
• 25: How You Can Feel More Successful More Often as a Mom and Business Owner
• 5: Understand Your Relationship with Time to Unlock Your Most Aligned Timeline

Book recs:

• The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body’s Fear Response by Dr. Ellen Vora
• How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists by Dr. Ellen Hendriksen
• Rising Strong and The Gifts of Imperfection, by Brene Brown 
  
  

Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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Shana Blakely is a mom of 2 and founder of Heirloom Collage---a brand that transforms children's artwork into stunning, display-worthy collages. 

Inside this episode, Shana shares the deeply personal journey that led her from a career in social work to becoming an entrepreneur and artist. After years of running her own art business, Shana created a piece that completely changed her life. In just one month of posting a video about a collage she made from her own children's artwork, she gained nearly 60,000 new follower, over 13 million views on a single reel, a waitlist of commissions, and had so much interest in her work she decided to make an e-course detailing her method. 

But behind all that outward growth? A whole lot of messiness, pivoting, and figuring it out in real time---just like the rest of us.

Tune into this episode to learn:

• How Shana's grief journey led her to leave social work and build an art business
• The moment her brand went viral and how she intentionally made it happen
• What "stale" really feels like in a business and how to know it's time to pivot
• How she protects her time and creativity as a mom of two young kids
• How she was able to have her husband leave his job to join the business full-time
• Practical advice for mompreneurs who are just starting out or feeling stuck with what's next

Whether you're in the messy middle of building something or still figuring out your lane, this episode will remind you that the path doesn't have to be linear---it just has to be yours<3

Want to explore more about Shana and Heirloom Collage?

• Find Shana Blakely on Instagram here!
• Check out all of her services (like booking your own commission or taking her e-course to learn here method) here!

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Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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Becoming a mother is a profound experience on a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual level, and for so many of us it leads to a complete identity shift and change with how we relate to our work and career. 

Inside this episode, Deborah Graham---mom of 2 girls, a financial specialist in the corporate world, and host of the Matrescence at Work Podcast---shares her insights on:

• The struggle of relinquishing newborn and infant responsibilities in those early days of motherhood
• The complex experience of matrescence and how it impacts our relationship to our work and career
• Becoming aware of and respecting the gap between our ambition and our actual capacity 
• Advocating for our needs in the workplace as moms and setting boundaries around our precious energy
• Making courageous moves to step into a new calling and making space for it within an already loaded schedule 
• Accepting the season you're in and being okay with doing things imperfectly---especially when you feel so passionate about it!
• So much more!

For the expecting mom, for the mom in the thick of transitioning into the reality of motherhood, for the mom still feeling the aftershock of matrescence, for the mom rethinking how she wants work to show up in her life, this episode is for you!

You are not alone in this rollercoaster ride of matrescence. 

To tune into Deborah's podcast, Matrescence at Work, click here! To follow along with Deborah and the Matrescence at Work Podcast on Instagram, click here!

Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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What if the chaos and turbulence of the world right now isn't just something happening to us---but something we are being called to respond to with our courage, our gifts, and our magic?

In this unapologetically woo and deeply personal episode (sorry not sorry), we are talking about the collective rising of mothers---and how your unique magic as a mompreneur fits into the larger picture of what is unfolding in the world right now.

This episode goes deep. Like, really deep. And I make no apologies for that. 

We explore two powerful analogies for understanding the times we are living in, why the struggles and turbulence we are witnessing are actually signs of an inevitable and beautiful transition, and why mothers and mom entrepreneurs have one of the most important roles to play in ushering in the new world that is being born.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why the chaos of the world right now is actually a sign of something dying off and something beautiful being born in its place
• The concept of matrescence and why becoming a mother is one of the most powerful catalysts for the collective rising
• Why mothers leaving the workforce in unprecedented numbers isn't the end of the story and what's actually happening instead
• The difference between your zone of excellence and your zone of genius — and why so many of us have been living in the former without realizing it
• Why your magic (whatever form it takes) is so deeply needed in this era
• A short grounding practice to help you feel into your unique gifts before you go

This episode is for the awakened, big-hearted, purpose-driven mom who knows deep down that what she is building is about so much more than income. The one who can feel the pull of something larger but isn't always sure how to trust it.

This one is for you. 💛

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Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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Kyle Owens, owner of MIX and Makeup in Reading, PA shares all about her journey from working 18-hour-days (sometimes 7 hours from home) as a makeup artist in the TV & film industry to running a one-of-a-kind brick and mortar hair and makeup studio just minutes from her home (and her kids). 

Kyle shares incredible insights about:

• What it it was like running her first company and overseeing 10 other makeup artists in the TV & film world
• Always knowing she wanted to start her own family but not realizing how her demanding job would allow for that
• The slow transition from the career she worked so hard to build to her new entrepreneurial journey of opening her own salon—plus the pivotal moment that made her realize she needed to make a change
• How her studio honors motherhood, diversity, and beauty in all its truest forms
• How busy moms can implement a quick feel-good beauty routine to start the day feeling like their best self 

Kyle drops so many gems of wisdom inside this conversation. Trust me when I say that this is one that you don’t want to miss!

You can Kyle and MIX and Makeup on IG: @MIXandMakeup and @KyleOwensMakeup. 

And check out all of their incredible services at mixandmakeup.com!

Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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Have you ever done all the things you thought would make you successful and still felt like something was off?

In this episode, we're diving into one of the most important (and most overlooked) conversations in the world of ambition and personal growth: Where does your definition of success actually come from, and is it even yours?

From the beliefs we absorbed in childhood, to the success stories modeled by the people we looked up to, to the way our education system quietly shaped what we thought "making it" was supposed to look like---most of us are running a success operating system we didn't consciously install. And when that goes unexamined, it can quietly derail our peace, our joy, and our sense of fulfillment in ways we can't always put our finger on.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why so many ambitious moms feel like something is off even when life looks good on paper
• The Success Alignment Spectrum (and where you might currently fall on it)
• How external validation and inherited success stories keep us from unlocking our most fulfilled path
• The process of success recalibration and why it's some of the most important work you'll ever do

Get access to the incredible tool I mentioned in this episode!

Download the Success Recalibration Ritual, a powerful guided experience for ambitious mompreneurs who are ready to stop chasing someone else's version of success and start feeling good about their own.

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Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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What does motherhood really look like in 2026? Not the highlight reel version — the real, raw, beautiful, exhausting truths.

In this episode, we're having an honest conversation about the state of modern motherhood: the invisible mental load that never shuts off, the impossible standards we hold ourselves to, the maternal mental health crisis quietly unfolding around us, and also the powerful shift happening among mothers who are done doing it all on empty.

We hear input from real moms who share what motherhood actually feels like from the inside out. And we dig into some eye-opening statistics and truths. 

But this episode isn't just about the hard stuff. It's about the resilience, the community, and the growing movement of mothers who are rewriting the rules — for themselves, their work, and their families.

If you've ever felt like you were quietly carrying more than you let on, this one is for you.

In this episode, we cover:

• The gap between what we imagined motherhood would look like and what it actually is
• The mental load, the expectations, the judgment, the default parenting
• Maternal mental health statistics that every mother needs to hear
• What moms are craving most right now
• The powerful shift happening among mothers and how you can be part of it

Here are a few snapshots of what other mamas had to say about what motherhood feels like right now: 

Thank you to Jessica, Jackie, Ashleigh, Meaghan, and Laural of Shade Tree Embodied Wellness for chiming in with your thoughts on motherhood!

Meaghan, mom of 3 and business owner:

“Being a parent in today's world is hard. Plain and simple. Being a mom of 2 overly opinionated, emotional, sweet, intelligent daughters and a sweet, intelligent always over-stimulated special needs son is harder. So why not throw in my own small business?! I'm touched out constantly, I love quiet and my world is never that. You know what I do for a living? I make women feel beautiful. In order to do that, I have to touch their face. I'm an empath and I pick up on energies from every single one of my clients. So many personalities. So many feelings. So. Much. Exhaustion. My 2 minute drive home is my quiet reset. I go home to an extremely loud house. But this extremely loud house is full of love, full of laughs, full of my family. Honestly, I did this to myself but you know what? I wouldn't change it for the world. I love my life. It's hard, it's messy, it's crazy, but it's mine. I made this. We made this life, my husband and me, and I wouldn't trade it for the world.”

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Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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Inside this episode, entrepreneur and mom of 2 Emily MacDonald shares her inspiring journey of rebuilding what meaningful work looked like for her after realizing that being away at a teaching job all day (with a 45-minute commute) was not how she wanted her motherhood journey to feel. 

Emily shares powerful insights unpacking:

• How our mompreneur journey evolves alongside the changing seasons of motherhood
• How we can better navigate feelings of mom guilt
• How we can reclaim the main character role in our own life (even within systems that have been created to render us powerless)
• And so much more!

No matter what stage of business ownership you're in as an ambitious mom, you'll find that this episode is full of honest confessions and insightful perspective on what it means to truly live your life in alignment. 

If you resonate with Emily's journey, follow her on Instagram: @honestlyemilyrose and tune into her podcast, The Sparkle Project Podcast! 

You can also check out her community, The Mom Friends Collective!

Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...

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Are you a mompreneur who sometimes feels like you’re just not enough, despite all the evidence of your success? In this episode of, I dive into the real tragedy of impostor syndrome for women entrepreneurs—why it isn’t just a confidence issue, but a systemic problem rooted in the historical undervaluing of women’s labor.

We unpack:

• How motherhood and women’s intuitive, relational work has been underappreciated for centuries
• The mental load and invisible labor that silently contributes to impostor syndrome
• Why societal structures, the gender wage gap, and even how women’s sports are celebrated feed self-doubt
• Real-life examples from my own life as a mom, athlete, and entrepreneur

Plus, I share actionable strategies to weaken the grip of impostor syndrome, including:

• Thought work and reframing limiting beliefs
• Journaling and tracking internal wins
• Meditation and nervous system alignment
• Therapy, coaching, and collective practices for communal empowerment

By the end of this episode, you’ll have a fresh perspective on your worth, your impact, and your gifts, and practical tools to step into your most confident, capable self—without internalizing society’s outdated narratives.

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Are you an ambitious mom looking to start or grow your business in a way that feels aligned? Here's what to do next:

1. Learn more about Aligned & Activated, a growth space created to specifically support mom business owners and aspiring mom business owners: https://mombossfreedom.com/aligned-and-activated
2. Follow me on Instagram @MomBossFreedom and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the newest episodes! DM me WAITLIST on Instagram if you want to learn more about the exciting membership space I'll be opening up at the end of September!
3. Book a free Clarity & Connection chat: https://calendly.com/mombossfreedom/clarity-and-connection-chat
4. Access the Success Recalibration Ritual so you can start feeling more successful more often as a mom and business owner: https://stan.store/MomBossFreedom/p/get-the-success-recalibration-ritual
5. Access supportive freebies like the 5 Mindset Shifts to Re-energize Your Biz as a Mompreneur and 3 Nervous System Shifts That Unlock Sustainable Growth for Mompreneurs: https://stan.store/MomBossF...