In Episode Seven of Just Like Angels Podcast, host Janna Johnson gets personal about something many mothers, entrepreneurs, leaders, and caregivers eventually have to confront:

Who are you when you’re not being everything to everyone?

Janna wears a lot of titles—mother, entrepreneur, childcare owner, school founder, leader, coach, educator, and now doctoral student. But she shares that behind all of those very public roles is someone who also values being quiet, slowing down, listening, dancing, exercising, spending time alone, and simply doing nothing sometimes.

She reflects on becoming the dependable person in her family from a young age and how being known as “the strong one” can sometimes mean people forget that strong people need support too.

The conversation explores the weight of constantly wearing different hats, learning when to step away from work, setting boundaries around access to your time and energy, and recognizing when your body is telling you that you need to stop.

Janna also opens up about periods when stress, business growth, finances, motherhood, and relationship changes became overwhelming enough that she realized she had been neglecting her own physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

She discusses friendships that changed as she grew, the loneliness that can sometimes come with entrepreneurship, learning to accept help and support, and finding community with other entrepreneurs who understand the demands of building something.

Through it all, one message remains:

Taking care of yourself isn’t stepping away from your purpose. Sometimes it’s what allows you to continue living it.

This episode is a reminder that your titles can be important parts of your life without becoming the entirety of who you are.

Ask yourself: Are you building a life that has room for you too?

Sometimes getting fired is not the end of the story. It is the beginning.

In this episode of the Just Like Angels Podcast, host Janna Johnson sits down with fellow childcare entrepreneur Schlisa Gaines to discuss how both women went from being employees at the same childcare center to becoming successful preschool owners.

As single mothers starting from ground zero, their paths to entrepreneurship required determination, sacrifice, and resilience.

Schlisa shares the reality of opening her school in 2015 while relying on Section 8 housing assistance and dealing with the repossession of her car. Her experience offers a powerful reminder that entrepreneurship often looks very different behind the scenes than the polished image of “being the boss.”

Janna and Schlisa also discuss their unique relationship as childcare business owners located only about a mile apart. Rather than competing against one another, they have created a “childcare sisterhood,” referring families, sharing teachers, exchanging advice, and supporting each other when challenges arise.

They reflect on how negative experiences with management shaped the leaders they became and why treating employees with dignity, respect, and emotional support is essential for creating loyal teams.

The conversation also explores the realities of business ownership, including variable income, insurance costs, regulatory compliance, and the responsibility that comes with running a childcare center.

Schlisa closes by sharing one of the greatest rewards of her journey: seeing her children become part of the business she built, with her son helping with maintenance and classroom support and her daughter serving as director.

This episode is an honest look at entrepreneurship, sacrifice, leadership, collaboration, and building a legacy from circumstances that once felt like setbacks.

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