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When She Pivots

When She Pivots

Written by: Cassie & Lauren
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You have the degree(s), the career, and maybe the family, but is something missing? Have you been ticking all the boxes but find yourself asking, “Now what” or “What’s next”? Do you wish you had a community to support you in figuring out how to take things to the next level (or figure out what the next level is)?


Welcome to When She Pivots! We’re two mamas navigating professional, personal, and perspective shifts hoping to give ourselves and others the permission to think and dream bigger. With Cassie’s experience as a lawyer currently in the non-profit space, and Lauren’s as a former teacher turned entrepreneur, we hope to create a space where women can authentically share and learn from others who are even just one step ahead - working to normalize this kind of self-exploration with curiosity and openness instead of fear and judgment.


What if it’s actually possible to build your truest most beautiful life AND still show up fully for ourselves and those we love?

© 2026 When She Pivots
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Episodes
  • Building a Life That Fits with Dr. Shara Downey
    Feb 11 2026

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    In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Shara Downey to talk about what it looks like to build a life guided by values rather than certainty.

    Shara reflects on her journey as a chiropractor, entrepreneur, and mother, and the courage it takes to make big transitions — including relocating internationally — without having every step mapped out. She shares how lived experience has shaped the way she leads, makes decisions, and builds a business that supports the life she wants.

    This conversation explores embodied leadership, trusting yourself through change, and choosing alignment over urgency.

    We cover:

    • Trusting yourself through major life transitions
    • Relocating internationally and starting fresh
    • Building a values-aligned business
    • Motherhood and leadership
    • Making decisions without a rigid plan
    • Choosing alignment over urgency

    Join us for a conversation about trusting yourself, choosing alignment, and building a life that actually fits.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Some Seasons Aren’t Meant for the Gas
    Feb 3 2026

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    In this deeply personal episode of When She Pivots, Lauren turns the microphone toward Cassie for a conversation about living through a year that required everything—and asked for very little certainty in return.

    Cassie reflects on a season marked by profound loss, medical challenges with her daughter, welcoming a new baby, and navigating a home build—all at the same time. Rather than forcing clarity or rushing toward a reinvention, she shares how she learned to surrender to what the season was asking of her.

    Through this conversation, the idea of a “pivot” is gently redefined—not as movement or momentum, but as presence. As quiet work. As trusting the unfolding of who you’re becoming, even when the path forward isn’t clear.

    This episode is an offering for anyone in a season of holding, healing, and listening—rather than pushing.

    In this episode, Lauren and Cassie explore:

    • Living through overlapping seasons of loss, change, and responsibility
    • Letting go of the pressure to “figure it out”
    • Redefining pivots as internal shifts rather than external moves
    • The quiet work of becoming
    • Honoring seasons that are not meant for acceleration

    If you find yourself resisting stillness—or questioning why you don’t feel ready for the next step—this conversation is a reminder: sometimes the most meaningful pivots happen when you stop forcing them.

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    48 mins
  • Season 3 Kickoff: Life Updates and Pivoting in Real Time
    Jan 29 2026

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    Season 3 of When She Pivots is officially here, and we could not be more excited to be back!

    In this first episode of the season, Cassie turns the mic around and interviews Lauren for an honest life update. From career shifts and evolving dreams to motherhood, identity, and the quiet pivots happening behind the scenes, this conversation sets the tone for what this season is all about.

    We talk about what it looks like to grow and change in real time, how life doesn’t always pivot in one big moment, and why honoring the in-between seasons matters just as much as the big milestones.

    This episode is a reminder that pivoting isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about staying curious, listening to yourself, and permitting yourself to evolve.

    If you’re navigating change, holding multiple roles, or feeling like something is shifting but you can’t quite name it yet, this conversation is for you.

    In this episode, we cover:
    • Life updates and what’s changed since last season
    • What pivoting looks like right now, personally and professionally
    • Motherhood and identity shifts
    • Letting go of old expectations and making space for what’s next
    • Setting the tone and intention for Season 3

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    Season 3 is here, and we’re so glad you’re listening.

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    1 hr and 34 mins
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