I’ve never had twins, but I’ve lost myself in motherhood too.” “Her strength was so quiet—but it shook me.” “I realized I’ve never given myself permission to say I was overwhelmed.” “That moment she s
- Through The Rough
- May 6
- 1 min read
Sydney never said she had it all together.
What she said was, “I had no choice but to become what they needed.”
At first, that sounds like survival. But when you listen deeper—it was a shift in ownership. She didn’t collapse under the weight of being a mother of two sets of twins. She stepped into it.
That’s the moment.
Where It Changed
The shift came when Sydney stopped trying to find the old version of herself and started asking a different question:
What if who I’m becoming is stronger than who I lost?
Because the truth is, she didn’t get to return to normal. There was no normal. There was only this new version of her—bolder, more grounded, more aware.
She didn’t become “mom.” She became a woman who could carry all of it—and still hear her own voice underneath.
Why This Matters
You don’t need twins to relate to Sydney.
You just need:
A season that demanded everything from you
A moment when you stopped recognizing yourself
Or a time when “keeping it together” cost you more than you ever admitted
The shift is not in reclaiming who you were.
It’s in meeting who you’ve become… and realizing she’s not broken. She’s reborn.

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