The Seasons of Work, Motherhood, and Meaning with Bre Smith

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when priorities shift — but the desire to help others remains?In this episode of When She Pivots, we talk with Bre Smith, a licensed clinical social worker who left her job as an LCSW after becoming a parent in order to be home with her kids.Bre shares how she approached that transition, something she had long imagined doing when she started her family, and the identity shifts that can come with stepping away from a traditional career path.But her work helping others didn’t end there.On the margins of her life as a parent, Bre began building a business focused on supporting parents navigating the overwhelming early stages of raising young children. Drawing on her background in social work, she helps parents bring mindfulness and intention into the day-to-day realities of family life.The conversation also touches on the expectations around career paths and the reality that life — particularly for women — often unfolds in seasons rather than a straight line. After working hard to earn her degree and build a meaningful career as an LCSW, Bre always knew she wanted to step away from that work when she had children, at least for a time. Rather than trying to meet every expectation at once, she chose to lean into that season and allow her path to evolve.It’s a thoughtful conversation about intuition, priorities, and the many ways meaningful work can take shape over the course of a life.In this episode we discuss:Bre’s path to becoming a licensed clinical social workerLeaving her job as an LCSW after becoming a parentIdentity shifts around work and familyThe expectations women often face around career pathsStarting a business while raising young childrenBringing mindfulness into the overwhelming early stages of parenting