We've spent years talking about taking the leap. Well, apparently it was time to put up or shut up. 😂

This week on From 9 to Mom, we're sharing the story behind our biggest career move yet: officially going all in on our own business, Digital Wave Media Solutions!

After years of working together, building careers, raising kids, and interviewing inspiring women entrepreneurs on the podcast, we finally decided to bet on ourselves (and each other).

But becoming full-time business owners while raising young kids comes with a whole new set of challenges. We're talking about redefining success after motherhood, navigating mom guilt, finding flexibility without feeling guilty about it, and figuring out what work-life balance actually looks like when you're the boss.

We're also getting into the realities of starting a business with your best friend, the pressure of being responsible for your own income, and why having a business partner might be the closest thing to a second marriage.

And because we can't stay on topic, we somehow end up discussing synchronized periods, spirituality, possible alien DNA, and the Jonas Brothers. Obviously.

Whether you're a working mom dreaming of starting your own business, a woman navigating a career transition, or just trying to balance motherhood, ambition, and your personal life, this one's for you.

Two working moms, one business, and absolutely no guarantees.

00:00 | Our Big Announcement: Digital Wave Media Solutions
03:24 | Work Wives, Business Partners & Basically Being Married
04:49 | How Working Moms Inspired Our Entrepreneurial Journey
07:04 | How From 9 to Mom Started It All
09:03 | Women-Owned Businesses & Supporting Female Entrepreneurs
10:28 | Redefining Success, Motherhood & Career Goals
12:12 | The Reality of Working for Yourself
14:18 | Mom Guilt, Flexibility & Work-Life Balance
16:11 | Taking Risks & Betting on Each Other
18:40 | Synchronized Periods & Business Partner Conversations
19:34 | Spirituality, Alien DNA & Unexpected Tangents
24:33 | What We're Building with Digital Wave Media Solutions
28:39 | The Emotional Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship
31:35 | What's Next for From 9 to Mom?

From 9 to Mom is a podcast for working moms navigating careers, motherhood, entrepreneurship, parenting, and everything in between.

Hosted by Catie and Danielle, we share real conversations about working motherhood, career growth, mom guilt, work-life balance, women in business, and the beautiful chaos of raising kids while chasing big goals.

Follow along on Instagram @from9tomom for more working mom humor, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments.

Six weeks, a whole lot of life updates, and absolutely no idea where to start.

We're back behind the microphones, and let's just say there's a LOT to catch up on! Between raising kids, navigating career changes, juggling work-life balance, and surviving the everyday chaos of being working moms, life has been moving FAST.

This week on From 9 to Mom, Catie and Danielle are catching up on everything that's happened lately. We're talking kindergarten transitions, parenting struggles, bedtime battles, sticker charts, mom guilt, and all those little moments that make motherhood both hilarious and exhausting.

Of course, we also find time to discuss our latest concert obsessions, Dancing with the Stars, chaotic work travel, and the reality of trying to maintain a social life while balancing careers, kids, and everything in between.

And somewhere in the middle of all that? We have a pretty BIG announcement. You'll have to tune in to hear what we've been keeping to ourselves!

Whether you're a full-time working mom, a mom navigating career changes, a business owner, or just trying to figure out how to balance motherhood and your own identity, this episode is for you.

No guests. No agenda. Just two working moms talking about real life, parenting, careers, and everything that happens between the 9 to 5 and bedtime.

🎧 EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 | We're Back! Life Updates & Working Mom Chaos
01:25 | Kindergarten, School Transitions & Parenting Milestones
06:00 | Jonas Brothers, K-Pop & Concert Obsessions
11:19 | Parenting Struggles, Eye Patches & Bribery
14:43 | Sticker Charts, Homework & Raising Kids
17:28 | Personality Tests, Motherhood & Identity
19:34 | Dancing with the Stars & Reality TV
24:26 | Bedtime Battles, Mom Guilt & Bunk Beds
27:14 | Our BIG Announcement & What's Next
31:16 | Work Travel, Career Life & Airport Chaos
35:08 | Adulting, Phone Bills & Business Write-Offs
38:08 | What's Next for From 9 to Mom?

Why does doing more feel like we're still not enough? This week we sit down with Jordyn, a licensed mental health counselor, registered art therapist, and founder of Mosaic Therapy in Miami — who works with ambitious, high-achieving teen girls and women who look like they have it all together (even when they don't feel like it inside). She's also 24 weeks pregnant, which makes this conversation even more real.

We dig into why our strengths can quietly become identities that trap us, the "estuaries" theory of confidence (and why you need more than one), why guilt shows up the moment we try to rest, and how to model self-care for our kids instead of just preaching it. If you've ever felt like your life looks amazing on paper but you're running on empty, this one's for you.

🎧 Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome back & meet Jordyn
00:51 – Life at 24 weeks pregnant & planning overwhelm
04:21 – Jordyn's path to founding Mosaic Therapy
08:01 – Why "having it all together" hides what's underneath
09:40 – When your strengths become your identity
13:06 – The "estuaries" theory of confidence
16:48 – Modeling rest instead of just preaching it
21:47 – Where mom guilt actually comes from
27:44 – Where to start when you're at your limit
30:31 – Productivity vs. joy
32:02 – How becoming a mom is already changing her practice
38:01 – Where to find Jordyn & Mosaic Therapy

🌐 mosaictherapymiami.com
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