This Wasn't the Plan: What Motherhood Taught Me About Work, Worth, and Wanting More - Hardcover

This Wasn't the Plan

What Motherhood Taught Me About Work, Worth, and Wanting More

She had a vision: Climb the ladder. Make a difference. Live fully.

Then came motherhood-and the map no longer matched the terrain.

This Wasn't the Plan is a raw, funny, and deeply reflective look at what happens when ambitious women become mothers and everything they thought they wanted starts to shift. Part memoir, part guidebook, part middle-of-the-night pep talk, this is a book for working moms navigating identity, direction, and meaning in the middle of diaper blowouts, leadership meetings, and late-night self-doubt.

If you've ever found yourself asking...

Who am I now?

Is this what I really want... or just what I was chasing before kids?

Can I be a good mom and still want more?

...you'll feel seen in these pages.

Through vulnerable storytelling and laugh-out-loud real talk, author and entrepreneur Lauren Sanchez shares her journey from high-performing corporate professional to postpartum haze to finding her way back to a life rooted in her values, boundaries, and voice.

You'll walk away with:

• A new definition of success that actually fits the life you're living
• Practical reflection prompts to reconnect with who you are now
• Permission to shift, pivot, and dream differently
• A sense that you're not alone and never really were

Whether you're holding a baby, holding it together, or holding space for the next version of yourself, This Wasn't the Plan is your reminder that what feels like falling apart might just be the beginning of something better.