007 Pivoting for Your Holistic Health

I Am Me with Kelly of Life Between the SystemsThese Monday conversations have become a true highlight of my week. I get to sit down with women who carry powerful stories; stories of resilience, leadership, and the courage to live aligned with who they truly are.This week, I had the honor of speaking with Kelly of Life Between the Systems about pivoting, motherhood, burnout, and the power of remembering who you are.Kelly’s story is a reminder that leadership is not just about the roles we hold; it’s about our wholeness, the pivots we allow, and the courage to declare: I am me and know that is enough.The Power of the PivotKelly spent twelve years in corporate, pouring herself into a company she once considered her family. But over time, the culture shifted. Toxicity crept in. Burnout hit her repeatedly.Her breaking point came in a team meeting where she turned off her camera and broke down in tears. That was her wake-up call: “Something’s not it. This is not what brings me joy.”From that moment, she began shifting. She pitched herself into a new role that aligned with her strengths, found systems that brought her joy, and eventually stepped away entirely to embrace a new season of motherhood and purpose.PAUSE 🔴 + Journal Prompt:Where in your life are you doing something simply because you would feel guilty if you stopped, not because it brings you joy?Motherhood as a Leadership ShiftMotherhood reshaped everything for Kelly. She shared vulnerably about the guilt of leaving her company before maternity leave, the tears of those first six weeks, and the eventual realization that motherhood killed her career but in the best way.Her words: “It established it into the path I want to take; helping women find the gold in themselves without abandoning who they are.”PAUSE 🔴 + Journal Prompt:What roles in your life feel heavy right now? How might you reframe them as invitations to grow into more of who you already are?Not Leaving Yourself BehindKelly’s most powerful reminder was this:“Do not leave yourself behind. Do not leave the thing that brings you joy. And if you don’t know what brings you joy, then it’s time to take a moment of stillness, a pause, and discover it.”So many women, when asked what brings them joy, don’t know how to answer. We can list our roles: mother, daughter, friend, leader. But when asked who we are? That’s harder.Kelly reminded us of her childhood mantra: “Yo soy yo. I am me.”PAUSE 🔴 + Journal Prompt:Who are you outside of your roles? Take 10 minutes today to write without titles or expectations. Just: I am…A Collective InvitationThis conversation is a beautiful example of why I believe so deeply in the power of the pause.Kelly and I both know firsthand what it means to keep pushing past our limits. We also know the beautiful shifts that can happen when we finally stop abandoning ourselves.That’s why I’m inviting you into Sip from the Well: 10 Days of Pause (October 1–10). Ten days to breathe, reset, and rediscover joy again. Because when we pause, we pivot. When we pivot, we realign. And when we realign, we remember: I am me.