Today we’d like to introduce you to Jenny Honeycutt.
Hi Jenny, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
If you had told 25-year-old me that one day I’d willingly trade board meetings, performance reviews, and climbing the corporate ladder for snack negotiations, Bluey marathons, and trying to convince a tiny human that clothes are not optional, I would’ve laughed.
For years, my identity was wrapped up in my career. I loved the challenge, the responsibility, and, if I’m being honest, the validation that came with succeeding professionally. I worked hard, moved up quickly, and was proud of the life I was building.
Then I became a mom.
Like so many women, I expected motherhood to change me, but I wasn’t prepared for just how much. After having my daughter, I made the decision to step away from my career and become a stay-at-home mom. It was one of the most rewarding…and hardest chapters of my life. There were days filled with joy and days when I questioned everything. I learned very quickly that keeping a tiny human alive requires just as much leadership, problem-solving, and patience as any executive role I’d ever held…maybe more.
Eventually, another shift happened. I realized I missed using a different part of myself. I wanted my daughter to see me chasing goals, solving problems, and building something outside the walls of our home, too. So I went back to work.
Returning wasn’t as simple as picking up where I left off. I had changed. My priorities had changed. Success looked completely different than it did before. I no longer wanted to work just to climb higher, I wanted work that fit the life I was intentionally creating.
Today, I’m a working / expecting mom who knows that balance isn’t something you achieve once and magically keep forever. Some days I feel like I’m crushing it, and other days dinner is cereal, my inbox is overflowing, and someone is crying (sometimes it’s me). But I’ve learned that you don’t have to choose between being ambitious and being present. You can redefine success as your life evolves, give yourself permission to change your mind, and build a career that works for your family instead of asking your family to work around your career.
If my journey has taught me anything, it’s that every version of me – the corporate climber, the stay-at-home mom, and the working mom – was successful. They just measured success differently.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Absolutely not. If anyone tells you they’ve navigated career, motherhood, and identity without a few plot twists, I’d love to know their secret and what they’re drinking.
One of the biggest struggles was realizing that every transition came with a different kind of guilt. As a corporate leader, I worried I wasn’t spending enough time with my daughter. As a stay-at-home mom, I wondered if I was losing a part of myself professionally. Going back to work? I got the privilege of feeling guilty about both.
Re-entering the workforce wasn’t easy either. I questioned whether my skills were still relevant, whether people would see my time at home as a gap instead of valuable experience, and honestly, whether I could still do it. It turns out negotiating with toddlers is excellent leadership training.
I’ve also learned that “having it all” is a myth if you think it means doing everything perfectly. Some days I’m the employee who has to leave for a school event. Other days I’m the mom answering one last email after bedtime. I’ve had to let go of perfection and embrace the idea that balance looks different every single day.
Looking back, those struggles shaped me far more than the easy seasons ever did. They taught me resilience, empathy, flexibility, and confidence – not because everything went according to plan, but because it didn’t. I stopped chasing the idea of being the perfect employee, the perfect mom, having the cleanest house and started focusing on being fully present wherever I was. That shift has been incredibly freeing.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
These days, what I’m most passionate about isn’t a job title – it’s creating a space that reminds women they aren’t alone.
The past few years, life completely flipped upside down. I lost a parent, lost friends, became a first-time mom, and somewhere along the way, I lost a lot of myself, too. Like so many women, I poured every ounce of energy into taking care of everyone else while quietly putting myself at the bottom of the list. I was surviving, but I wasn’t really showing up as *me* anymore.
Ironically, social media became the place where I started finding pieces of myself again. What began as a creative outlet turned into a community. I found women who were asking the same questions I was: *Who am I outside of being someone’s employee, wife, or mom? Is it okay to want something that’s just mine?* The more honest I was, the more I realized none of us are as alone as we think.
If there’s one thing that sets me apart, it’s that I’m not trying to sell perfection. I’m documenting the process of becoming myself again- but for me, no one else. Some days that looks like celebrating a career win. Other days it looks like admitting I’m overwhelmed, laughing at the chaos, or reminding another mom that she’s allowed to dream beyond the season she’s in. At the end of the day, if I can make someone smile, laugh or feel like everything’s going to be ok- I feel happy.
More than anything, I’m proud that I’m finally giving myself permission to take up space again. If sharing my story helps even one woman feel a little less guilty about rediscovering herself after motherhood or life’s hardest seasons, then every vulnerable post will have been worth it.
In many ways, this feels like a comeback story, maybe?…Not because I’m returning to the person I used to be, but because I’m becoming someone new. And this time, I’m bringing other women along with me.
Before we let you go, we’ve got to ask if you have any advice for those who are just starting out?
I wish someone had told me that it’s okay for your definition of success to change.
When I was younger, I thought success meant climbing the ladder as fast as possible, and checking off all the boxes my mom expected to growing up. Then I became a mom, and success looked like making it through the day with everyone fed, loved, and mostly wearing matching shoes. Today, success is creating a life where I can be present for my family without losing sight of who I am.
My advice is to stop waiting until you feel “ready.” Whether it’s applying for the job, taking a career break, going back to work, starting the business, or posting that first video, confidence usually comes *after* you take the leap- not before.
And what I think is most important- don’t be afraid to reinvent yourself. You’re allowed to outgrow old goals, change careers, become a parent, rediscover old passions, or completely rewrite the story you thought your life was supposed to follow. Reinvention isn’t failure … it’s growth.
Looking back, every version of me served a purpose. The ambitious corporate woman, the stay-at-home mom who felt a little lost, and the working mom finding her voice again all brought me to where I am today. I wouldn’t erase any of it, because every chapter taught me something the next one needed.
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