Mompreneur

Cari’s Story

So the beginning of my motherhood journey was just pretty rough. Between having my three boys all within 4 years and figuring out my adult ADHD diagnosis, I just felt like I was just in pure survival mode (and not really coming out on top) - like I would never be able to keep up with all the tasks and responsibilities life kept throwing at me.

Finally got to a breaking point and sat myself down and got really honest with what I valued in my life, what I needed to make happen to reflect those values, and (most importantly) where I needed support to actually make my brain take action. I finally applied my professional training from my Master of Education - using motivation theory, habit formation, and learning theory - to create tools and systems for myself… and so, so much shifted in my life in the best ways.

Anyways, started as something for myself three years ago, and then a few of my mom friends asked me to share, and then starting in July of 2023, I decided to start Motherboard Press to share with other moms who might be feeling the same overwhelm that stole a lot of my joy a few years ago.

It’s been my favorite part - connecting with so many amazing women.

Best advice I would give to other creators starting out is to just start messy!! I got this from @abigailpeugh 🙃 There’s no other way to success than to climb the cringe mountain - and there is no better time to start than now (it will get you to the other side quicker). The other advice that has meant a lot to me is that the only thing that separates successful people from others is that when things get hard or look like failure, they just keep going. 🤍