Did You Know Your Mama Had A Life?

Somewhere along the way, everything starts needing a purpose.A reason. A result.In this episode, I'm coming back to something simple--doing things because you actually enjoy them, and allowing that to be enough.

There's pressure to know exactly where you're going.To have a plan. To make it make sense.But what if not feeling clear doesn't mean you're lostThis episode explores that in-between space--and what it lookslike to move without forcing clarity

At some point, we start carrying things that don't belong to us.Labels. Expectations. Roles we didn't choose.In this episode, I'm naming what that looks like in real life--and what happens when you stop automatically accepting what was placed on you.

Momentum doesn't always look big.Sometimes it's quiet. Sometimes it's slowSometimes it just looks like not stopping.In this episode, I'm talking about what movement really looks like in real life--and why small steps still count, even when they don't feel like progress.

There are moments in life when it feels like everything has slowed down.In this episode, I reflect on what it means to keep moving toward a dream even when progress feels delayed--when you're sitting in the middle of the process, waiting, watching the clock, and wondering if anything is really changing. Yet, the road forward can look exactly like that at times...sitting in traffic, still heading somewhere even when it doesn't feel like it .

Sometimes the biggest change in our lives happen quietly, long before anyone else notices.In this episode, I reflect on the moment when you've already made a decision for yourself--when something inside you has shifted--but the outside world hasn't caught up yet. Then someone see you in the middle of that change , when you feel a little open, a little exposed, and not ready to explain it.Maybe growth looks exactly like that --evolving in real time while the rest of the world is still catching up.

People often see the finished version of a dream, but they rarely see where it began.Before there was a podcast, there was a closet in a third-floor apartment and a woman with a dream that wouldn't let her go.In this episode, I reflect on the quiet beginnings---the moment when a woman starts building something before anyone else notices.Sometimes those dreams start in the most unexpected places.

New here? Start with this episode.Sometimes the moment that wakes a woman up doesn't happen in some dramatic place.It happens in the middle of an ordinary day.Maybe standing in a grocery store line.Maybe pushing a cart filled with things she thought she needed.And somewhere in that quiet moment she pauses and asks herself a simple question:Is all of this really mine to carry?In this episode, we talk about what it looks like when a woman starts sorting through the life she built--deciding what stays, what goes, and what still belongs to her.Because bringing yourself back doesn't always mean throwing everything away.Sometimes it just means choosing what stays in the cart.

There’s a version of many women that only appears after the day quiets down.After the responsibilities.After the roles.After everyone else is taken care of.In this episode, we talk about the After Hours version of a woman — the playful, curious, sometimes surprising part of ourselves that still remembers how to laugh, move, and be fully present.Sometimes she shows up through music.Sometimes through a quiet thought.Sometimes… through a spontaneous moment that reminds us we’re still very much alive.Because rediscovering yourself doesn’t always start with a big life change.Sometimes it starts with a small moment where you remember…you’re still in there.Explore more reflections and conversations at ISRWG.com

Sometimes you're not asking for distance from your life. You're asking for a moment to find yourself inside it again.This episode is about the quiet moment when you realize you've been present for everyone--but haven't had space to be present with yourself.Not to escape.Not to leave anything behind.But to return to yourself without explanation.You don't need permission to exist inside your own life.This is what catching up with yourself sounds like.

Loving them never meant disappearing.Somewhere between caring for everyone else and showing up for yourself, something quiet can begin to slip out of reach. Not because you stopped caring---but because you were carrying too much. This episode is not about choosing yourself over people you love . It's about remembering that you were never meant to disappear inside your responsibilities.The spark doesn't die--it waits.Not to replace what matters, but to be included again.This is a return.Not away from your life ----but back into it.

Sometimes the urge to leave isn’t about wanting something different —it’s about needing one place where you’re not required, responsible, or relied on.In this episode, we talk about the quiet moments — in the car, in the kitchen, between tasks — when a thought slips in and you wonder if there’s still room for you inside the life you’re living.This isn’t about running away.It’s about recognizing the part of you that wants to be understood, acknowledged, and remembered.This episode is a reminder that you don’t need to disappear to exist —and that there is a place you can return to, while you remember who you are before the world starts asking again.If you want to sit with this further, visit ISRWG.com.There’s no next step required.This is simply a moment to listen — to yourself.

After the ShiftAfter admitting what you want, life doesn’t always quiet down.In this episode, Ms. G reflects on what happens after the big shifts — motherhood, responsibility, routine — when you’re still trying to hold onto yourself inside a life that needs you constantly.This conversation is for the woman moving through her day on autopilot who suddenly wonders if there’s more to her than just the role she’s in.No fixing.No pressure.Just permission to exist — right where you are.

Many women carry desires they rarely say out loud — not because they’re wrong, but because they’re unsure how they’ll be received.In this episode, Ms. G explores the quiet guilt that can come with wanting more space, more fulfillment, or more connection to yourself — and why those desires don’t mean you’re ungrateful or failing.This conversation is about releasing shame, naming the truth honestly, and allowing yourself to want without self-judgment.No pressure to figure it all out.Just room to acknowledge what’s already been whispering.

Motherhood comes with moments no one warns you about — the quiet costs, the emotional shifts, and the parts of yourself that feel harder to access once everything changes.In this episode, Shavonne (Mrs. G) reflects on the unspoken “fees” that arrive alongside love, responsibility, and expectation — and why acknowledging them doesn’t mean regret, it means honesty.This is a conversation about naming what was never disclosed, releasing guilt, and giving yourself permission to feel what you feel — without judgment.

Episode Description:In this opening episode, Shavonne reflects on the woman she was before motherhood — her dreams, identity, and the parts of herself that didn’t disappear, but shifted.This conversation sets the tone for the series: honest reflection, self-recognition, and making space for who you are beyond the roles you hold.There’s no fixing here.Just remembering.