you're allowed to be both. a mother and a business owner.

There was a time where this was just a dream I held in my heart. A quiet one. The kind that felt too scary to speak out loud. The kind you hold close, because saying it might make it feel too big, too impossible, too far away.

It was the dream of a business rooted in something deeper than strategy or success. A business built on heart. On healing. On holding space for others the way I had so desperately needed someone to hold space for me.

I remember thinking, maybe one day. Maybe, when the timing was right. When the kids were older. When life felt more settled. Maybe when I was more qualified, more ready, more confident.

But the truth is, I was never going to feel ready.

And so, one small step at a time, I started. I said yes before I had it all figured out. I built something from the rawest parts of my story, from the strength I never knew I had until life demanded it. I put my heart into every offering, every session, every piece of content because I knew what it felt like to need this work. To need a space where you could finally let go and just be.

And now… my books to counselling and coaching clients are closed (biz mentorship still open).

I say that with full-bodied gratitude. Because this little business, this soul-led space that once lived only in my dreams, is now filled with the most beautiful humans. Clients who are committed not just to ticking boxes or learning tools, but to real healing. To growth. To the deep, sometimes messy, always powerful journey of coming home to themselves.

It feels surreal to even write those words. But it’s true. And it’s such an honour.

There’s a narrative I’ve heard so many times, especially as a mother, especially as a woman… that you have to choose.

Career or family. Purpose or presence. Power or softness.

But I don’t believe that anymore.

Because I’m living proof that you get to have both.

You get to build a business that lights your soul on fire and still be there for the slow mornings. For the sticky hands and sleepy cuddles. For the school pickups and the never-ending snacks and the late-night chats that matter more than anything else.

You get to run a business that holds others in their most vulnerable moments and still be held by the love that fills your own home.

You get to have both.

And no, it’s not always perfect. Of course it’s not. There are messy days. Days where I’m tired. Days where nothing flows and everything feels like too much. Days where I question how it will all fit, where I feel the stretch of being everything to everyone.

But the fact that I even get to ask those questions… that I even get to hold both… is something I don’t take for granted.

Because I remember the version of me who didn’t think this was possible.

I remember the version of me who had to fight her way through survival, who never felt like she belonged, who thought motherhood might mean the end of everything she’d dreamed of.

I remember the version of me who believed she had to prove her worth by sacrificing herself.

And now, here I am. Not perfect. Still growing. Still healing. Still learning to honour my limits. But here.

Holding a business that feels like purpose. Holding a family that feels like love. Holding a life that once felt so far out of reach.

And if you’re reading this from the middle of your own story, from the part where you feel like you’re being pulled in a million directions, where you’re wondering if there’s space for you in all of this, I want you to know something.

You’re allowed to dream. You’re allowed to build. You’re allowed to be both.

A mother and a businesswoman. A healer and someone still healing. Strong and soft.

Driven and gentle.

You don’t have to choose.

You get to do it your way. Slowly. Intentionally. In your own rhythm.

This work I do is not about hustle or hierarchy. It’s not about being above anyone or having it all figured out. It’s about walking beside people as they remember their worth, their wholeness, their power. And I’ll never stop being in awe of the people I get to walk with.

To every client who has trusted me, thank you. Thank you for choosing me. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for letting me witness the beauty of your healing.

My books may be closed to new clients for now, but my heart is wide open.

And I hope this post finds its way to someone who needed the reminder that their dreams are not too much. That healing is possible. That balance isn’t about perfection, it’s about honouring what matters most.

You don’t have to choose.

You just have to believe that there’s a way for it all to exist together.

And when you do, you’ll begin to feel it…

That beautiful feeling of finally coming home to yourself.

With love & support,

Shorina | Mindful Soul Collective

Holistic Counsellor, Wellbeing Coach & Business Mentor

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