What happens to your creative career after you have a baby?
In this video, I’m sharing the honest reality of my first year of motherhood as a freelance illustrator and author; How my schedule changed as a working mom, trying to manage my ADHD, overcommitting and burning out, and how my life had to change in order to keep both my freelance illustrator career and my sanity intact.
I’ve been freelancing for nearly 10 years, but a baby is a huge change. While I wasn’t starting from scratch I had to learn to adjust to a completely new season of life.
In this video, we talk about:
Returning to work postpartum & “the fog”
Navigating ambition and identity shifts (Artist vs. Mom)
Overcommitting and learning boundaries
ADHD, structure, and routine disruption
Travel and mom guilt
Deciding on daycare earlier than planned
Restructuring priorities and income streams
What I would do differently next time
If you missed how I prepared for all of this, watch Part 1 here, where I talk about my pregnancy experience and how I set up maternity leave as a freelancer:
If you’re a creative, freelancer, or working mom trying to figure out what “balance” actually looks like in real life, I hope this helps. I promise you, you aren’t alone in this juggle!
Let me know in the comments: What changed the most for you after becoming a parent? How have you navigated your own creative identity? What advice would you give?
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