becoming a single mom and closing my business + how I'm rebuilding

Starting over has looked a lot different than I imagined. I became a mom while already living a life I loved. But motherhood brought a new set of challenges I never could have anticipated. As I navigated motherhood, major life changes, family struggles, career uncertainty, and trying to rebuild my life, I found myself constantly putting my own dreams and needs on the backburner. I was trying to keep everything together while quietly feeling like I was drowning. There were seasons where I had to completely rebuild myself. And just when I thought I was finding my footing again, life brought another set of responsibilities and challenges — including becoming a mom again. Somewhere along the way, surviving became my priority. My own goals, confidence, ambition, and the things that made me feel like me kept getting pushed further down the list. But I don't want to live that way anymore. I'm rebuilding by taking ownership of my life again. I'm reigniting my entrepreneurial journey, getting serious about the things I want to create, and learning to love myself enough to choose myself — not by abandoning the people I love, but by remembering that I matter too. This is the beginning of a new chapter of Coffee & Manifest. A chapter about rebuilding in motherhood, finding my way back to myself, creating a life I'm proud of, and figuring out what's next. If you've ever felt like you've spent so much time taking care of everyone and everything else that you've lost touch with yourself — or you know you want more for your life but don't know how to start again — you're in the right place. ☕️ Welcome back to Coffee & Manifest. — FOLLOW ALONG Instagram: @claicrisostomo Help me build the waitlist for my clothing brand: https://beacons.ai/claicrisostomo #motherhood #startingover #rebuilding