Ep 45: Who Am I Without The Roles Pt 1 | Special Guest Alex Kyser

Ep 45: Who Am I Without The Roles Pt 1 | Special Guest Alex Kyser

From Mama, Let's Talk by Angela Hare

February 17, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 45

About this episode

In this episode, Angela Hare and guest Alex Kyser discuss the complexities of identity in motherhood and the importance of reconnecting with oneself.

“You can love being a mom and still miss pieces of who you were—two things can be true at the same time.”--Alex Kyser In this episode, listeners will takeaway: How women slowly lose themselves through comparison, reliability, and always “showing up as needed” without realizing it. Why knowing your core values (and doing regular “check-ins”) is the key to staying aligned as you grow and change. How performance-driven identity (athlete/achiever wiring) can show up in motherhood and what to do when it starts consuming you. Practical ways to reconnect with yourself without guilt so you can show up better for everyone else. In this episode of Mama, Let’s Talk, I am sitting down with CrossFit athlete, coach, business owner, and all star wife and mama, Alex Kyser for a real conversation about the question so many women carry quietly: Who am I without the roles? Together, we unpack how identity can become tangled in responsibility and how motherhood can amplify that until you look up and realize you don’t even know what you like anymore. Alex shares how athlete identity shaped her in powerful ways, but also how it taught her to tie worth to performance and what it looked like to grieve…

People in this episode

Host: Angela Hare

Guest: Alex Kyser

Topics covered

  • identity
  • motherhood
  • self-discovery
  • core values
  • performance-driven identity
  • comparison
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • motherhood
  • identity
  • self-discovery
  • core values
  • performance
  • comparison
  • personal growth

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