Grit, Motherhood, and Building Hone

From The Postpartum Standard by Toni Toomey

April 14, 2026 · 1h 17m

About this episode

Toni Toomey shares her personal journey through motherhood and entrepreneurship in a conversation with her friend Hattie.

In this special episode of The Postpartum Standard, I hand the microphone to my friend Hattie and let her walk me through my own story. We talk about growing up with entrepreneurial parents in a South Texas meat market and racetrack, how those early years shaped my relationship with work and money, and the winding path through hospitality, staffing, and health tech that eventually led to Hone. I share honestly about exiting my first business, working as a #2 to a health tech founder, and how those experiences gave me the courage to build something of my own again. We also get into therapy, reparenting my inner child, and what it has taken to show up as a calmer, safer place for my daughter. On the motherhood side, we cover my unexpectedly surgical birth after a planned home birth, the surrender that season demanded, big toddler feelings, and why I am so passionate about breaking generational patterns and changing the “tired, burnt out mom” script. I also share the boardroom pumping moment that sparked Hone, why I refuse polyester on our skin, and my vision for nursing friendly, hormone safe pieces that carry you from trying to conceive through postpartum and beyond. If you have…

People in this episode

Host: Toni Toomey

Guest: Hattie

Topics covered

motherhood
entrepreneurship
personal growth
therapy
generational patterns
health tech

Keywords

motherhood
entrepreneurship
therapy
Hone
generational patterns
health tech
personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hone

Places: South Texas