Abby Perry: Navigating her Journey with ADHD, Raising Triplets Plus One, and Building a Business in Botany
In this episode of The Next ChaptHER podcast, Andrea Hecht has an honest and heartfelt conversation with Abby Perry, a fellow Midwesterner, sorority sister, and mother of four (triplets + 1). Abby shares her journey from struggling to find her passion as a child to becoming a pharmaceutical sales representative and, eventually, an entrepreneur.
Abby, as a woman with ADHD, talks candidly about the pressure she felt to choose a traditional career path and how it took her a while to find what truly made her happy. She also opens up about the challenges of being a mother and balancing her career and family life. Abby's story shows that it's always possible to follow your dreams and that anything is possible with hard work and determination.
Key Takeaways:
It's okay not to know what you want to do as a child or even in college.
Don't be afraid to take a chance and try something new
There is an essential distinction between work-life balance and work-life integration and how, as a mother with ADHD, work-life integration has been the more comfortable way
Listen to what sparks your interest and follow that passion. It may lead you to unexpected opportunities.
Refrain from feeling pressure to fit into a traditional career path, especially if it doesn't fulfill you.
Starting a business takes hard work and dedication, but doing what you love is worth it.
Important Quotes:
Abby Perry on choosing a career path: "I still felt like I was putting myself in this box. Like I have to go get this job because that's what you do when you're done with college."
Abby Perry's childhood dreams: "I just never really knew, but I loved creative things. I loved to sit and draw or color or paint. I loved going outside. I love nature."
Abby Perry on discovering her passion for plants: "I took a botany class and I absolutely fell in love with it. Like I was at the greenhouse all the time. We got to do all these cool experiments."
Andrea Hecht on feeling pressure to choose a traditional career path: "It's really hard when you feel the pressure to kind of choose this traditional path. And I think that that is something that a lot of women, mothers, we can all relate to that."
Abby Perry on starting her own business: "It takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but it's so worth it if you're doing what you love."
Connect with Abby Perry:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbysgardenparties
Website: https://www.abbysgardenparties.com
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