In this hearftelt episode host Elizabeth Tiglao-Guss explores the identity crisis that can come with living without children not by choice, asking: who are you if not the woman who was supposed to become a mother? She shares her own journey through unsuccessful fertility treatments, opening to adoption, and grieving both the child she wouldn’t have and the experience of pregnancy she longed for. Feeling “done” brought emotional fatigue, fear about her husband Victor’s timeline, and deeper questions about purpose and worth beyond motherhood, shaped by family and cultural expectations. Through faith, prayer, and meditation, she began letting go of an old identity and sensing a calling to build community, serve, create, and live intentionally. She leaves listeners with two journaling prompts about what has always been true and who they’d become if they knew they’d be okay.The Big Identity QuestionMotherhood As A PlanTreatments And Adoption GriefFeeling Like NobodyEmotional Fatigue And FearFaith And A New PurposeBuilding A Different LifeAsk Yourself Who You AreTwo Journal PromptsClosing And Share ThisConnect with Elizabeth:IG: @bychanceavenueStay connected & up to date with all things By ChanceWant to share your story? Apply to be a guest!

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