In the Middle of It
Honest conversations about motherhood, creative business, personal growth, and the messy middle of becoming who you're meant to be. Hosted by Erin Leech, this podcast is for women who are building something beautiful while raising babies, healing old patterns, and rewriting the rules. If you're craving depth, magic, and permission to hold all parts of yourself - you're in the right place.
Episodes
31 episodes
031. The Surprising Connection from Your Home to Your Identity: A Conversation with Kendra Jarrell
What does your home say about who you are right now? If the honest answer is "I have no idea, all I see is toys," this one's for you.I'm joined this week by Kendra Jarrell, a former realtor turned identity coach and author of the book Be...
030. Build Your Own Damn Village: Made for Mothers is coming to Providence, Rhode Island!
Being a work-from-home mom is way more isolating than anyone tells you. That was the gap I kept feeling, and it's exactly why I said yes to this.I'm officially the Providence, Rhode Island chapter leader for Made for Mothers, and in this...
029. Becoming Her, Part One Embodiment, Act As If + Other Mindset Shifts for Manifesting Mom Entrepreneurs
What if the version of you who already has it all already exists — and all you have to do is start acting like her?This week I'm diving into something that's been coming up over and over with the women I work with, and honestly in...
028. It Takes A Village (Part One) Why Asking For Help is Actually Self-Care
Asking for help isn't the thing you do when you've run out of options. It might actually be the bravest, most self-caring thing you can do.This week I'm talking all about needing a village — timed with Self Care Day on the 24th, because ...
027. From Losing Yourself to Reclaiming Yourself: Identity, Faith, and Motherhood with Audra Phelps
When was the last time you knew, without hesitating, what you actually wanted? This week I'm sitting down with my very first podcast guest — Audra Phelps, a neuroscience-based coach who helps moms rebuild their identity after leavin...
026. Mindset Shifts for Mom Entrepreneurs: Perfectionism, Fears + Feeling Ready
You don't need to feel ready. You just need to decide you are.In this episode, I'm digging into something I think about constantly as I build this business and this podcast: why we stay stuck waiting to feel "ready enough," "expert enoug...
025. Breaking the Feast or Famine Cycle as an Entrepreneurial Mom: An Unscripted Update
I almost didn't record this one until I had it all figured out. Then I realized that was exactly the problem.This episode is unscripted, unedited, and recorded before I fully worked through what I'm talking about — on purpose. After week...
024. OCD, Intrusive Thoughts, and Motherhood: What Nobody Talks About
Most people think OCD is about cleaning rituals and checking the stove. What they don't know is that there's an entire side of OCD that goes completely unseen — and for a lot of moms, it shows up postpartum in ways that are terrifying to admit ...
023. What Marriage Really Looks Like When You're Raising Babies and Building a Business
Nobody's posting the 2am feeding fight or the "whose turn is it" standoff on their Instagram grid. But that's the stuff that's actually happening — and it's the stuff worth talking about.This week's episode is airing on my wedding annive...
022. The Signs I Missed: A Postpartum Mental Health Story and What I'd Do Differently
Nobody warns you about week six.I'm sharing my own postpartum mental health story in this one — specifically the signs that my mental health was unraveling that I missed, explained away, or flat out ignored because I thought I was just s...
Redefining Your Identity After Motherhood: There's No "Bouncing Back" (And That's the Point)
There is no bouncing back from becoming a mom. And honestly? That's kind of the whole point.This episode is the wrap-up of the informal series I've been building since the beginning of the year — and I wanted to bring it all home in one ...
The Postpartum Mental Health Factor Nobody Talks About: Fulfillment for Ambitious Moms
You don't just want more than motherhood. You need it. And there's research to back that up.I've been building toward this episode for a while — it's the one that ties together everything I've been talking about in this series on ambitio...
The Postpartum Entrepreneur: You're Not Falling Behind (A Love Letter to Ambitious New Moms)
You grew a human. You're keeping them alive. And somehow you still feel behind. This one's for you.I'm recording this at 5:30am from my couch, three weeks postpartum with my second son Louis, and I just needed to come on here and say the...
More than a Mom: Why Your Ambition is a Gift to Your Family
"Your ambition is not a distraction from your kids; it is a gift to them." In this episode, we are tackling the deep-seated fear that taking time for our business means we are "taking away" from our children. We’ve been conditioned ...
From Martyr to Matriarch: Redefining the Mental Load to Create Space for Your Business
"You cannot build a new life on an old foundation."We often think we can just bolt a business onto our current lives and it’ll be fine. But the truth is, if you’re holding 90% of the household "cards," you’re on the fast track to burnout...
Spring Cleaning: Why Letting Go Is Actually Necessary
"Your value is not measured by how much you can manage to carry; it’s measured by how much you trust yourself to let go."We’re moving into the energy of Spring 2026, and while the snow might still be falling, the internal "Year of the Sn...
How to Find Your Rhythm for Productivity as a Work-From-Home Mom
I used to overestimate what I could do in a day, fail to hit my goals, and spiral into a place of frustration and 'postpartum rage.' I thought I needed a better planner or a more rigid schedule. What I actually needed was a shift in expectation...
How to Start a Business with No Time, Support or Confidence: Creative Strategies for Work-from-Home Moms
Stop waiting for the "perfect" time—it’s a ghost that doesn't exist. In this episode, we’re diving into the "tough love" truth about the walls we build around our ambitions. If you’ve ever told yourself you’ll start your business "when t...
The "Let Them Theory" for Moms: A Guide for Handling Mom-Shame + Fear of Judgement
Stop living for the "invisible jury." In this episode, we’re breaking down the game-changing "Let Them" theory and how it applies to the messy, beautiful intersection of motherhood and ambition. We talk about that heavy weigh...
Mom Guilt + Ambition: When You Want To Be More Than Just Mom
Have you ever felt that "squeaky wheel" in your brain that just won’t shut up, even when the house is finally quiet? In this episode, I’m getting real about that "unsettled, itchy" feeling—the one where you love your kids wit...
Redefining Your Identity After You Have Kids: A Practice for Working Moms
You can love your children with every fiber of your being and still deeply miss the woman you used to be.In this episode, we’re diving into the "identity collision" that happens when the beautiful, all-consuming reality of motherhood swa...
You Are More Than Mom: 3 Truths for the Ambitious Mother Redefining Herself
You are a devoted mother, but you are also a whole, powerful human being with a fire that belongs only to you. It’s time to realize: You are more than just "Mom."In this episode, we’re tackling the "shell shock" of the motherhood ...
New Year Planning: You're Not Actually Behind
If you’re already feeling like you’ve "failed" at your 2026 goals because you haven't hit the ground running, this episode is your permission slip to turn off the pressure cooker.In this episode, I’m opening up about my own "holiday haze...
Can Moms Really Have It All? 4 Quick Lessons on Entrepreneurship, Support + Taking Chances
This week’s episode is raw, real, and recorded right in the middle of an airport — because sometimes the best insights show up when life is messy and in motion.In this episode, I’m sharing my biggest takeaways from Business by Design Liv...
End-of-Year Reflections + Planning for 2026: A New Way for Women, Moms + Creative Entrepreneurs
This time of year can make ambitious women feel like they should be grinding, goal-setting, and reinventing themselves overnight… but I’m choosing something different this year — softer, slower, more intuitive, and so much more aligned...