This is my first post. I was always a lurker here on Indie Hacker. Mostly because I did not have anything relevant to share. But I am now excited to be more active. Learn, share and grow together.
Here's my story --
A month after my little wonder arrived (Little Noah arrived on 6.03.2020) I felt lost, anxious, and trapped. I panicked that my work identity, an ENTREPRENEUR had been replaced by a PARENT.
When negative emotions surface, I take time out to reflect on the good, bad, & ugly following the Restory model ( it's our first project at https://human-matter.com/labs/). Few days of reflection + noting down my emotions, I concluded that it doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. I needed a way to celebrate a new identity - Parentpreneur.
I have been fortunate to have lived in 6 countries + worked closely with startup founders and leadership teams across various industries - Retail, Real-estate, Luxury, Design, Tech, Community and Events. 80% of them had kids.
While I appreciated the industry specific knowledge I received from living/ working in diverse cultures/ individuals, what I truly valued was the opportunity to observe and note behaviours, habits, and strategies that shaped the well-being of people's business, family and mind.
My curiosity about human behaviour increased. So I founded Human-Matter with behavioural scientist, @katerinabc to design products to help people live and lead better.
As I reflected on my new identity as a ParentPreneur, I thought why not combine my learnings from behavioural science + my work/life experience and share them with other indie hackers who are parents. There's always a chance it might help someone in the same boat.
Guided and inspired by @kevon thoughts on how to make friends on twitter + building in public, I am going to commit to connect with other ParentPreneurs. So if you are reading this, are a ParentPreneur, feel free to connect with me on twitter https://twitter.com/TaniaDiscovered
I will be sharing ideas, inspiration, and insights on business, parenthood and mental well-being. Join me on this daunting and daring adventure as we together learn to manage balance sheets + baby wipes 😜
Congrats Tania! Taking the leap and posting out loud is way more nerve-wracking than I first thought it would be. I've been writing in public for almost a decade now and I have only good things to say. It's hard, but worth it.
I have two little ones, and I run a company for working parents over at Startup Parent (www.startupparent.com) and I'm excited to connect and follow you.
So cool to connect with you Sarah. I just checked Startup Parent. It's an amazing pool of resources for parentpreneurs. Well done you and your team.
Congrats on all of your success! Thank you for sharing your story and courage to post! I have always been interested in human behavior and mental health (personally and professionally as a psychologist) and one reason I was drawn to this post as well as your information on having young children and juggling work and parenting. Looking forward to hear more from you and your work.
Looking forward to reading your insights Tania.
The single biggest blocker for me by far is figuring out how to manage my time with fulltime job, 2 kids, 1 wife, life admin, and THEN side-hustle ambitions.
I haven't figured it out.
Thanks so much. I find it a challenge managing work, well-being and a new born. I constantly experiment and see what works and doesn't. That's how I try and optimise my day.
So interesting! I was just thinking about how my work life is going to be like whenever I decide to have kids today! I want to have kids soon so I will follow your journey for advice :) Thanks for sharing
Hey Jessica.. Yeah it's kinda weary but wonderful. Happy to help in any way I can :) Stay connected.
Very glad I can play a small part in your journey :)