Self-Improvement Episodes

Going back to work after five years as a stay-at-home mom wasn't part of Melyssa's original plan.


She stepped away from a successful engineering career to stay home with her three boys.


Five years later, she made another big decision: she went back.
In this episode of Freedom of Enough, I sit down with Melyssa, an engineer with a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering who took a five-year career break to become a stay-at-home mom before eventually returning to the workforce.


We talk ho...

What if trying to make marriage 50/50 is creating resentment in marriage?


In this episode of Freedom of Enough, Kim explores why keeping score in marriage can quietly turn a partnership into a transaction—and why the 80/80 approach of radical generosity offers a different way forward. Inspired by The 80/80 Marriage, she shares what she and her husband have learned about navigating seasons when one person simply has more to give than the other.




From sleepless nights and demanding careers...

Leaving a corporate career after 40 years and eventually becoming a vice president, John Connors did something unexpected: he bought a horse farm.


But this conversation isn’t really about horses. It’s about career reinvention, burnout, identity, purpose, and figuring out what comes next when the life that looks successful on paper no longer feels like enough.
In this episode of Freedom of Enough, John and I talk about:


• Reinventing yourself after a long and successful career
• Why achieve...

Identity after job loss : What happens when you get laid off and realize how much of your identity was tied to your job title, paycheck, and productivity?


In this episode of Freedom of Enough, I share what it felt like to lose my job after months of feeling burned out and secretly wanting more time—and the identity shift that came when the structure, title, and professional validation suddenly disappeared.




The layoff brought a mix of emotions I didn’t expect: relief, loss, freedom, fear...

Identity after motherhood can feel complicated when you spent years building a successful career. You worked hard for the degree, the title, and the life you thought you wanted. But what happens when becoming a mom changes how you see success?


In this episode of Freedom of Enough, I sit down with Marissa, creator of Leading Little Humans, to talk about leaving a successful career after having kids and the identity shift that comes when the title you worked so hard for is no longer how you def...