Ep.044 FROM MEMOIR TO MOM MOVEMENT: Reclaim Joy as a Working Mom | How One Memoir Sparked a Mom Movement for Working Women Everywhere | Julia Sewell | Future Fox Podcast

Julia Sewell turned her personal journey into a rallying cry for working moms. As the founder of {Her}ald Coaching & Consulting and the face of The Self Made Mom, she’s on a mission to help women reclaim their power, intention, and joy while navigating the dual challenges of career and motherhood.

In this episode of The Future Fox Podcast, Julia shares how writing her upcoming book, The Self Made Mom, became the catalyst for building a movement where working mothers can feel seen, supported, and inspired. We talk about redefining success beyond the job title, making intentional space for personal joy, and building a business that works for your life—without burning you out.

If you’ve ever felt pulled between ambition and real life, this conversation will remind you that needing help doesn’t make you helpless—it makes you human. Watch the full episode, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs to hear Julia’s message.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How a personal story can evolve into a movement that inspires change.
  
  
• The biggest mindset shifts working moms need to thrive.
  
  
• Why reclaiming joy is a business strategy, not just self-care.
  
  
• How to move from in the business to on the business without guilt.

🕰️ Quick Burrow

00:00 – Introduction to Julia Sewell
02:15 – The dual identity: career woman and mother
07:40 – From magazine editor to leadership in finance
14:25 – Hitting rock-bottom depletion as a working mom
20:10 – Recognizing depletion vs. sadness
27:50 – Creating THE Self Made Mom and online community
35:30 – Why moms don’t want lowered expectations
40:45 – Asking for help before you’re in crisis
46:20 – Outsourcing vs. building community solutions
53:00 – Using business skills in your home life
59:10 – Redefining service and self-worth
1:04:30 – Practical changes companies can make for working moms
1:09:20 – The beloved’s table concept: saving a seat for yourself
1:15:40 – Book preview and community resources

🦊🦊 Best For The Pack

• Working mothers balancing career and family.
  
  
• Entrepreneurs building supportive workplace cultures.
  
  
• Leaders seeking to retain and empower women in their organizations.
  
  

💬 Sound Fox

• “Needing help doesn’t make you helpless and having a need doesn’t make you needy. It’s just the human experience.”
  
  
• “Expect as much from me as you would from anyone else — just let me do it my way.”
  
  
• “You forgot to put a chair for yourself at the beloved’s table.”
  
  
• “It’s not bad. It’s just hard. And hard needs solutions.”

If you’ve ever felt like you’re giving everything to your work and still losing yourself in the process, this conversation will feel like a breath of fresh air.

👉 Listen now and share this episode with a working mom who deserves to hear she’s not alone.

Connect with Julia Sewell:
Website: https://www.theselfmademom.com/
https://www.heraldcoaching.com/home
Instagram: @theselfmademom
Book: The Self Made Mom (coming soon!)

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