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How to Choose Work-Life Balance Over Business Growth: One Mom's Journey from Daycare Owner to Finding Peace
Episode 81st January 2026 • The Book of Balance: Startup Stories, Business Growth & Entrepreneur Insights • Patricia Oholeguy
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Discover one entrepreneur's courageous journey of choosing family over business in this deeply personal episode of The Book of Balance Podcast. Host Patricia Oholeguy shares her story of closing a successful 20-year home daycare to prioritize her son's needs and embrace work-life balance.

Learn how she navigated the guilt, financial concerns, and identity crisis that came with walking away from her business, and how she successfully transitioned into bookkeeping, a quieter career with better boundaries.

Perfect for parents struggling to balance entrepreneurship with family life, business owners facing burnout, and anyone considering a major career pivot.

This honest conversation tackles the real challenges of putting family first in an achievement-obsessed culture and offers hope for finding peace through intentional choices.

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