Chasing Gold and Embracing Motherhood

Today's podcast is brought to you by the Herzog Foundation. From childhood, Kaylee Humphries dreamed of being an Olympian. She succeeded winning six medals so far. Yet when it came to motherhood, she was told to put that desire aside. But being an Olympic champion like Kaylee, she doesn't let anyone stand between her and her goals. She joins us today to talk about her journey to the Olympics and to becoming a mom. That's all coming up next. This is the Moms for America podcast. Each week, leaders and everyday champions tell personal stories, share advice and tackle the issues most important to moms. Hi, moms, I'm Debbie Kerlendish, your host, and welcome to the Moms for America podcast. So glad that you moms are joining us again this week. Every episode, we get together to encourage, educate and inspire moms in their journey through motherhood. Well, we have quite an inspiring show today. First of all, we're very fortunate to have Kaylee Humphries on the United States bobsledding team. She's the most accomplished women's bobsledder in history. She's won six Olympic medals in numerous world championships. She used to compete for Canada, but for reasons you'll hear today, she now competes for the United States on Team USA. Kaylee made history as the first woman to win gold in the monobob. But she would say that one of her greatest victories is being a mom. Well, welcome, Kaylee, to the Moms for America podcast. We're so glad to have an Olympian on the podcast this week. Welcome. Yes. Thanks for having me. I appreciate that. So fun. We've got so much to talk about. Boy, you've got an incredible story that you're going to share with us from motherhood to the Olympics and your journey there. But first, tell us a little bit about your family and your tribe, your kids. Yeah, so I've got one kid so far, hopefully more in the future. But right now I've got a son. So he's 22 months old. We're coming up on his second birthday now. And he is just amazing. Love of my life, for sure. Yeah. Isn't it amazing? Well, when that baby comes, life just changes. And you're in the toddler years now, so you'll be busy. The Olympics have nothing on you now, girl. I know. Well, they say that, you know, kids get the athleticism from their mom, which I'm grateful for. Not that dad's not athletic. He definitely gets it from both of us, for sure. But he runs everywhere all the time. He is a very active little boy. But I'm just so grateful to be able to have that title, to be able to call myself a mom. It was a two and a half year process through IVF for my husband and myself. So there was no guarantee that that was going to be a part of the process. I've got stage four endometriosis. So it made infertility a big thing in my world. And for a lot of years, we tried and tried, figured out why. But then it was a long journey with multiple failed transfers, multiple egg retrievals just to be able to to get to the point of being able to become a mom. So that part of motherhood is is not lost on me on how precious life is and how it's not guaranteed for everybody, for sure. Right. It is. And, you know, we can just start with this conversation now because a lot of women are experiencing this. You know, even my daughter and my daughter in law, they're all concerned about, you know, is it going to be hard because they hear these stories and they hear the IVF stories. And do you have some words of advice to talk about this? Because how long was your journey? So from when we started the IVF process until I actually got pregnant was two and a half years. And I would say realistically, it was probably a five or six year journey from when my husband and I started trying until we figured out what the problem was. And then I got pregnant because for a lot of those years, it was just unexplained infertility and they didn't know that I had endometriosis nor was able to. Yeah, I wasn't able to figure it out. It was kind of by happenstance. I found out what the issue was with endo. It was built around me removing a cyst off my ovary in preparation for the games. And then in doing so and having a laparoscopy, they were able to go and find it and then remove a bunch of the endo, which led to the diagnosis, which then led us down the two and a half year IVF route. So it definitely was a very long process, a lot of it unknown and unexplained. And then even when we got the answer, I think the misconception a lot of the time is that IVF, you just you'll just get pregnant right away as soon as you start. And that definitely is not the case and not for a lot of the women that I know. But I didn't know that that was going to be my journey. I'm glad I didn't know, but I didn't know that was going to be the journey. And I think that that's where a lot of women, you know, find themselves, whether, you know, they wait and biology is a real thing. And it is another it's another big situation because situation for sure. Right. A lot of women have waited so long to have kids. And then that becomes a difficult process. Or there's just there is some infertility issues that are a little bit more rampant than they were in the past. And whether that's food, whether that's environment, we don't know. We don't know. There's men infertility, you know, on the male side. And so you really don't know when it comes to it. You know, I think becoming a mom, it's definitely not as cut and dry. And for some women, it is. And I envy those women. I really do. But at the end of the day, you know, anytime you get to become a parent, anytime, especially you get to become a mom, it truly is special. And, you know, kids are a blessing for sure. Well, and for God's plan for you to whatever he has. I know that's what you'll say yes to, because that's that's it's all in God's hands, obviously, with us as moms. So congratulations on baby one. And if baby two and three and four comes, we'll see. We're actually starting the IVF process again this month. We're going in for a transfer. So hopefully, fingers crossed, we're successful with that one. But, you know, I'm it's like I'm optimistic, but reserved at the same time because I know, you know, through the first we had three failed transfers the first time. So, you know, you're meant for the baby that you're meant for. And we yeah, we don't know what the future holds in life in general, especially absolutely. And I don't know what tomorrow holds. We have no idea. My house is a mess. I don't know what my kid will learn or unlearn or what he'll eat or won't eat tomorrow. So we're we're just rolling with the punches at this point. Oh, well, let's talk about your journey. We got a little bit now about your motherhood journey, which I do want to talk along the way here, obviously, of your Olympic travel and experience. But first of all, congratulations to bronze medals in the twenty twenty six Olympics. I mean, that is amazing. You've been to the Olympics now. What? Five times, six times. Correct. Wow. Yeah. Six time Olympian. I've got six Olympic medals, three of them gold, three of them bronze. And yeah, it's been it's been a journey for sure. It's been a career. I've been able to be an Olympic bobsledder for twenty three, twenty four years now. So I've definitely been able to make a career out of it. Sport has been my life. It's what I've resonated with since I was a kid growing up. Did you always want to be in the Olympics? I mean, I always wanted to go to the Olympics. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, come on. Yeah. That's always what motivated me. I didn't know it was going to be in bobsled. And especially I live in California and San Diego now. So, you know, everyone goes, how are you in San Diego and still able to do bobsled? In the summer, you can't do it anywhere. Nowhere in the world are there bobsled tracks open. So in the summer, it's just physical training, weightlifting, sprinting, stuff like that. And then in the winter, then we travel all over the world and compete on a World Cup circuit that every four years culminates in an Olympic Games. Unbelievable. Do you look back and go, wow, what an amazing ride this has been so far? For sure. It's given me my life. It's given me opportunity. It's what I'm passionate about. It allows me the ability to fight for greater opportunity for women within sport, for equality within women, within sport. It it allows me to to fill that. It's a place where I feel like I belong and I can kind of it gets every aspect of me from the intensity piece to the girly side, to the sport side, to, you know, allowing a career. I met my husband because of the sport. And so it's really yeah, it's given me a lot of my life and what I love. And it's so wonderful when you know your passion and you're able to to to live in it and to succeed in it. How did you start out now? You're actually originally from Canada, correct? So born and raised until I was about 30 years old in Canada, in Calgary, Alberta. So just north of Montana. And yeah. And so I grew up in the city that hosted the 88 Olympics, which was the the Cool Runnings Olympics for everybody that knows the Jamaican bobsled team. So I got to be an Olympic legacy product. So because of them having the Olympics in 88, we had a bunch of, you know, Olympic sports and venues. And so as a kid growing up, I got to try all different types of sports. And bobsled is one that I knew of that I got to see and experience. So I thought maybe I could be good at this. I've always been really strong for a female and had really big legs. And I wanted to give it a try. I did so at 17 and just kind of stuck. So now you start in Canada competing, obviously. And then how do we end up in the USA now? What was that transfer to be at Team USA? So I did four Olympics with Team Canada. And then in 2018, I had I experienced a lot of safe sport issues. So I had a problem with my coach who I ended up feeling very physically and mentally, emotionally unsafe around. And when I brought that up to my administration about the the unsafe environment that I found myself in, they decided to back their hire and not back me as an athlete. And every worst fear that I could imagine as an athlete was pulled. Funding was taken. I wasn't allowed on the team, the equipment, the teammates were being, you know, turned against me. I was being made an example of. And as an athlete, that's your worst fear. But more importantly, the fear for my physical safety and mental well-being was the most important thing. And I knew that in that moment, they were going to do nothing but continually force me into an environment I didn't feel safe in. So at that point, I was engaged. I was already living in the US, a resident of the US. And so we were in the immigration process. And so instead of being forced into an early retirement, which is what they were doing and the path I've seen, a lot of people do. Yeah. A lot of athletes, when they speak up for their own safety. I've seen it happen. And so I thought this isn't going to happen to me. And I reached out to Team USA. And I'm very grateful that they, you know, they made me work for it. I wasn't guaranteed a spot on the team. I had to go out, buy a seventy thousand dollar bobsled and earn my way onto the United States team, you know, even as a double Olympic champion at that point. But I respect that process. You know, I had to come on just like any other athlete and earn my way onto onto Team USA. And I'm grateful for the opportunity to be able to do that, for the ability to kind of reinvent myself. But more importantly, to walk into an environment that valued safety in sport and, you know, that was able to give me an extended career. And I've gone on to win three more Olympic medals at two Olympics, one of them being the first ever in history for women's monobob. And to be able to do that for the United States, it's such a huge honor. And I feel very grateful. Isn't it something when you kind of feel like, well, you might be, you know, at the end of something or you're so discouraged because you could have you could have taken any path. But yours was forward. And I love this these stories on our podcast because it's so inspiring when you hear what other women have done and they just haven't given up and they pursued it and the doors open. And it was a different journey that, like you said, you had to get on and you had to compete at all levels to make your stake for it here in the US. But you did and you went on to to to make history. I mean, to the moms that are listening, I know this is inspiring for them, too, because we all have these moments. They're different. Yeah. Right. None of us are maybe an Olympic athlete, but we have these moments where we have to just push through. Yeah. Oh, 100 percent. And for me, the biggest thing was not letting somebody else define my life, my career, define the definition of what made me feel safe in my environment or who I was going to be. And I wasn't going to let someone make an example of me or abuse me. And in any capacity, that was not an OK environment. So I had to stand up for myself. I had to stand up for future women that were, you know, going to come up behind me. And it did shut a door. But there was another one that was open. And I wanted and it was important for me to take that opportunity to showcase that it doesn't just end because a lot of stories you hear and whether it's, you know, in sports across the board, you hear it with you say gymnastics and, you know, there's all these other sports where, you know, safety comes in. It's important that people don't think it just ends that this is going to be the career ender. I went on to win Olympic gold and win, you know, two bronzes, three more medals by standing up for myself or stand up for what I believe in. And just because a door closes doesn't mean that that's the end. It might be the end of that one chapter. But it doesn't mean that the future can't be successful in a different capacity. And so I was able to, yeah, take my career elsewhere and work really hard. It wasn't without sacrifice or dedication, as any goal is. But like you said, I think every mom relates to that. And it might not be at the Olympic bobsled level, and that's OK. But we all understand what what it means to have to reinvent ourselves and start again and work really hard towards goals. All right, moms, more with Kaylee right after this short break. We'll be right back. Hi, moms. I'm excited to share some news about our new sponsor, the Herzog Foundation. We know you're passionate about raising patriots and empowering your children with the best education possible. And the Herzog Foundation shares that passion. They're dedicated to promoting liberty through education, freedom and helping parents like you choose the best educational path. They offer a powerhouse of resources designed to support families and schools alike, whether you're ready to dive in headfirst to the world of education or simply looking for more ways to empower your child's learning from free training events to their must read online publication, The Lion. They're committed to keeping you informed about what's happening in education. 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It's moms like us all across the country, uniting and fighting for faith, family, freedom and the Constitution. So moms, you check us out at Moms4America.us. Join the movement there. We have some incredible support, information, seminars and webinars for you there. So check us out. All right. Now back to the show. You would think that athlete safety on all levels would be highly considered, but it's not that. Is it as bad as we've heard it to be? Because we've heard we've had Jennifer Sayon from XXXY. I know that you're a spokesperson for her line as well. She had quite a story to tell us for her with her gymnastics situation. So it seems like there is this unfortunate culture a bit with within the sports arenas, where they're not taking care of our athletes at all. Yeah. And Jen went through a time even before I was around and involved in sports. And I have no doubt it was way worse for her back then. And I feel like each generation that's come through, we're working really hard to make it better. And Jen, and what I value so much about XXXY is Jen's ability to go out and take a stand to create that safe space for women in sport across the board. She's actively working on making it better for others. And that's huge because it's one thing to stand up and say this isn't right, but it's another thing to physically work towards making it better and taking that stand. And so that's why it's important for me to be involved with her brand. And and so for me, I think that was a big part in making making it known and not just stepping away was I wanted to create a better environment for the women that were going to come up behind me and encourages contagious to when someone speaks out. We've seen this a lot, you know, the last few years when someone speaks out, even like a Riley Gaines to, you know, you speak out. It is it is contagious. And then other other women, other athletes feel empowered and they feel like at least they have a sense of community around them. So thank you for speaking up and being vocal on this. Let's talk a little bit about that moment with the Manobob. I don't even know what a Manobob is. I got to get I got to get a lot of people don't. Right. Explain what this is now and in the shift to this. Is this a different type of competition than you were doing prior? So, no, Bob Sutton, Bob Sutton, and a bit of background history. So for my first four Olympics, women had one event. We had the two man event. So there's a driver at the front and then a brakeman. So we call them a person at the back that pulls the brakes when you cross the finish line. Yes, I've watched this. I just am not an expert on this. That's OK. Men in our sport for a long time have had two events to compete in at the Olympic level and on the World Cup and all the levels. So they have two men and four men, two guys, four guys. Women don't get four men because we're not skilled enough, fast enough. We're not good enough. Drivers are strong enough. We're going to get hurt by doing it. So for most of my career, unfortunately, I only ever had one event to compete in. And it was a lot of sexist reasons as to why we weren't allowed as women to have the format. And it was costing a lot of us opportunities to represent our country, to grow, to be better as athletes. And so I fought for probably six years. There was a lot of years. I did a lot of petitions. I competed in the men's category to showcase women were able, functioning, allowed to do this. But it took a lot of petitioning, a lot of fighting with international committees and organizations, a lot of support from the other women who also stepped up and were a part of it to showcase, hey, we want to do this around the world. There's Romania, Canada, USA. There's a bunch of us. And so with that and fighting for that, they ended up giving us in 2022 a second event, which is called Monobob. So it's one person in a sled. But what this did do is allow for equal medal opportunity at the Olympics for women. So now women have two events to compete in, just like the men. And and so for the first time ever in the 2022 Olympics. Yeah, women had two opportunities to compete in this sport of bobsled in two different events, just like the men did. And so for me, that was a huge milestone and made even bigger by the fact that I was representing the United States for the first time. And also I went on to win that first ever Olympic gold medal in that event, which is something six years earlier, I was petitioning and fighting. And I love this. So and that was the story of events. Yeah. One where there's you're the single driver, pusher, everything. And then a second event where there's two of you. So, yeah. Wow. Well, congratulations. Thanks. How did you now talk about the whole motherhood while you're competing, while you're how does all this work? Being an Olympian, being a mom, trying to start a family. You know, we talked to a lot of women, you know, it's different phases, it's different times in your life, different priorities. How are how are you managing all this? And how did that play in recently? So, yeah, the challenge for me, especially around Olympic sport, when you get pregnant and not being able just to plan it as easily as I would like and just hope it works. You know, we tried every the Olympics is every four years. So in year one, we were doing our egg retrievals. In year two, we were doing our implantations. And when I got pregnant, which was early September, it meant that I was going to be returning back to Olympic level sport four months postpartum in order to start qualifications for the Olympics. It also meant I was going to be a year and a half postpartum competing at the Olympic Games this, you know, this past Olympics. So that's not a lot of time. Definitely not as long as I would like from the standpoint of my body being able to physically return back to its peak performance, but also giving me time with my son and and being able to allow my body time to recover from pregnancy and birth and everything. So it was definitely a challenge. It took a team, a lot of people that are smarter than me physically on, you know, my coach, Sue McMillan, on programming, the therapist that I've had, my osteogorist, so amazing. But there were so many people that stepped up to help me and teach me how to return back to sport. This being my first kid. I know how to be high performance at the Olympic level, but I don't know how to do it as a mom. It took my husband, in essence, quitting his job for the last year and a half to travel on tour. So we did it as a family. My husband, my son and myself. My husband, you know, my son, we're traveling with me starting at five months old, you know, at almost two. He's been to 11 different countries. I was going to say what his his travel like. Yeah, it's it's been a whirlwind. But to be able to have him at the Olympics, to do this as a family, you know, it really was a dream come true as a whole. I can't imagine. Yeah. For me as a mom to know that I was able to just have that title and hold that title. It's now definitely more of who I am. And bobsled is what I do. And there was a period of time when it was a little bit in the mix, you know, where your athlete life kind of being an Olympian takes over. And so it's a very cool distinction now, a huge honor. And just being able to kind of mend and bring both together at the 2020 to Olympics and show that, you know, just because you have a kid doesn't mean your career is over. It doesn't mean it's done. It doesn't mean you can't be successful and get back on the Olympic podium. And I think it's a rhetoric, especially as an athlete. I've heard a lot. And I heard a lot when I was young. 18, 19. Oh, I'm sure. Don't have a kid. You'll never be the same. Your body won't be. You'll be distracted. You won't get back on the podium. You can't have it all. And it was something that, you know, unfortunately, I probably believed in a little too much when I was younger. But it's really good that I had women before me that showed me the way that it wasn't necessarily the case. And I want to be able to show that next generation that, no, if you want, if your choice is to have a kid and still be the best in the world and whatever sport you want to do, it is possible to do. But I didn't do it alone. It took a team for sure. Oh, I'm sure. Yeah. And what a beautiful testimony that is, too. It is. I mean, I look at this and I go, what a feat that is, you know, to any of all of us that know that has been pregnant and had a baby and everything that goes with that, all the emotions and the physical change to get back in the hopper and be able to compete, like you said, at your best. That must have been really an incredible journey. But congratulations again on that, because, boy, you seem like such a determined woman and mama. I just love that. So where does the future hold as far as competition or what does all this look like when you look ahead? Are you taking time off? Are you getting ready again? To be honest, the whole goal from 2022 to 2026 was, you know, to become a mom and to be able to compete again. And I did that moving forward. The goals get a little shorter in the time frame. And they change when you're a mom. They sure do. A hundred percent. You don't know when you'll get pregnant again. You don't know. I don't. You know, that's that's the biggest goal right now. The biggest plan hurdle goal that we're working towards is being able to grow our family to become a mom again, which is what we're actively working on. What happens within sport now will depend on what happens with motherhood, because obviously one kid to multiple is is completely different. And I haven't been there yet, but I can definitely see what that looks like. And having one, I I know and I can foresee the future. So it will change. I want to give my myself and my body and my team time to recover. But I do think that, you know, I'm not done within sport. There's more that I want to achieve. What that looks like will definitely depend on what this next motherhood journey looks like. And so we're we're taking it one step at a time. You're in a good space and don't pressure yourself and let God let God pave the way for you like I know that he is. And you've accomplished such great, such great. I don't even know what you'd say, like unachievable, unachievable things that, you know, you're kind of in just a really good spot. So rest in that, mom. That's what I'm saying to you. Rest in that and just enjoy that. I would like to talk a little bit about that Olympic medal that tell me about this medal. It's the order of ecosystem that I'm saying. Yeah. What is that medal? And then I want to talk about who you actually presented it to recently. OK, so, yeah, I think or every Olympic and Paralympic athlete that wins a medal at the Olympics or Paralympic Games with Team USA gets the ability and you get an order of ecosystem metal. So it's a secondary medal that you get that you're able to give to somebody that's made a difference or helped impact your life or your career. Somebody you want to honor just to say thanks for being a part of the journey or for standing up for what you believe in, for anything. You have the ability to say, hey, I earned an Olympic medal. So here's this one medal just to say thanks. And so it's often very hard to think of one person, you know, that you could give a medal to that you get to say thanks for. For now, you've gotten this. You've gotten this on your other ones. Yeah. So fortunately, I've had multiple of these and the ability to hand them out. And so for me, thinking in 2026 and earning two medals in 2026, you know, the thought of like, who am I going to give these to? And, you know, who's deserving? And, you know, who can I honor with these medals? It's an important thing. And when I got invited to the White House, that was a very big honor. And President Trump honoring me as one of, you know, five working mothers within the country for Working Moms Day. It was Women's History Month at the White House. Yeah. And so I wasn't there, but Kimberly was there. And she was like, I couldn't make it this time. And she said, you wouldn't believe this Olympian, because I had I had watched it, you know, a little bit. And she said, what an amazing testimony she did. And she presented the president with this medal. So you just had appreciated, obviously, his leadership. Yeah, I do. I think, you know, he's the first president. He's standing up for women in sport, which is something that I believe. Yes, he's working actively on helping women within the IBF space, which is something that I, you know, will benefit from moving forward as a future mom. And I think it's so important for women in America, for families in America, not just women, but families in America to have this ability to become parents. And the cost is such a restricting factor. It is for myself. It is for a lot of families in America. And so, you know, he's working on, you know, bringing down prescription costs and things related to IVF. And that's huge. And so for me personally, I wanted to to honor him in, you know, the best way that I could. And that was by presenting an order of cost, which he's the first and only president to to be able to achieve one. But he's actively making a difference, you know, in my life and the life of Americans. And I think it's important that yeah, that he gets honored for his contributions and what he's doing. Yeah. You talk about those. Those are very close to home for you protecting women's sports, which he's done such an amazing job. We've been a part of this journey with him. And then, like you said, just IVF and the prescription drugs and making it. He wants America's. He wants America to thrive. He wants us to have lots of kids and build our families. And he wants our women to be safe. Yeah. Yeah. And yeah, I think it's awesome. And so for me, the biggest thing that I could do was, yeah, honor in order of the Coast Medal. So it was my pleasure to be able to do so. Just say thanks for standing up for us as Americans in that category, for sure. Well, that was wonderful. I know he's he loves the first. So I'm sure he was very delighted at the first of that. Yeah, he did seem very happy. So that made me happy. I love that. I love that. All right. Let's talk to you about you've got your kind of an organization, a foundation called Trail Blazer Foundation, right? Tell us a little bit about that and what you're doing there. Yeah. So I started a a nonprofit organization called the Kaylee Humphreys Trailblazer Foundation. And so the aim or the goal is kind of two parts, but it's helped fund Olympic and Paralympic athletes on their way to or are currently as well as help fund, you know, any female athlete that is working towards starting a family. So whether that's through IVF, IUI, surrogacy, adoption in any capacity. I want female athletes in America to be able to have the option to not have to pick and choose, because for a lot of my career, I did. You know, am I going to spend this $10,000 on a reproductive service or is it going to go to affording to do my sport, pay coaching, you know, go to a race or an event? And funds are not always available. And a lot of athletes have to pick and choose. And for a lot of my career, I chose sport ahead of family. And then I'm now at a point where I'm choosing family at a sport. But I want women in this country to not have to pick. And so my foundation is going to offer grants to female athletes so that they don't have to choose. And so it can go towards either sport and or family planning. But I want women to be empowered to to be able to choose both. And so, yeah, we're raising funds through T-shirt sales as well as you can just go on the website and make a donation tax write off. And yeah, hopefully we can help fund more women athletes to become moms in and or on their journey to be the best version of themselves. Supporting one another. What's the what's the website? BrailleBlazeHer.com. Love it. Love it. Kayla, you're doing such great things. I'm just love you to close with just maybe some words of advice to our moms that are are listening about, you know, staying focused and giving, you know, pursuing their dreams while they're being a mom. And, you know, just some encouraging words. You just got such a good vibe about you and such nice strength. And I know it hasn't been easy for you, but it hasn't. Sometimes I feel like I, you know, everything is always the hard way, whether it's sport or, you know, through becoming a mom. But I know I'm not alone in that. I think every mom has felt that at some point. So I think for me, you know, the biggest lesson that I've learned throughout my life in general is to not let other people put limitations on myself. I'm capable of so much and that I know I can't do it alone. I surround myself with amazing people that believe in what I believe in you know, that will help me work towards my goals. But at the end of the day, I don't want to be around, nor will I listen to people that put limitations on me and what I believe I'm able to achieve and accomplish. And and so I hope every mom out there, whatever your goal is, if it's learning to make a new meal or bake a cake, whether it's, you know, going to the Olympics, whether it's just, you know, running a mile. I really don't care what your goal is, but set your goals, work towards them and don't let other people limit what it is you believe you can achieve. And if you want it, I know you can go out and get it. And I think there's plenty of examples in life of that. And not everyone's dreams are the same, but we raise above in order to be the best version of ourselves. So, yeah, we're all Olympians in our own spaces here. Yeah, 100 percent. That's what it is. Yeah. Just be the best you. I think that's an important piece that I've learned is I am nobody else. Nobody else is me. But at the end of the day, you know, my goals are not meant to be a comparison piece. It's really just to showcase, you know, what's possible by telling my story. And I don't want to compare myself to other people's journeys either. And I think especially as moms, it's very easy. And with social media these days to compare others. And I think that there's only harm in that. And so we all have different goals, abilities, dreams. And so just being the best version of yourself is how you're going to go out and be successful. And I think that that's the most important thing. Amen. Thank you, Kaylee. I appreciate you taking some time out today. We'll be watching your journey. I feel like there may be a movie or a book or something about it coming out soon. I mean, it was spectacular, spectacular. So God bless you. And God bless your little guy there and your hubby. Tell them all hello. And we so appreciate your voice. And thank you for being an inspiration. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. What a great interview with Kaylee. And again, you might want to check out her foundation, which is at trailblazeher.com. Great interview. Thanks again, Kaylee. All right, moms. We want to just thank you again for listening to the podcast this week. We want to remind you to check us out momsforamerica.us. We have amazing programs, resources, all kinds of support for you. On your journey through motherhood. We are here to help educate, inspire and encourage moms. So please check us out momsforamerica.us. And also we have Moms Town Hall now, which is a great place for us as moms to discuss and talk about what's happening in our country, in our schools, in our homes, in our communities. All right. We say this every week from parental rights to public policy, from the kitchen table to Congress. Moms for America has it all. All right, moms. I will see you next week. Let's keep changing our country one home at a time. Thanks and God bless. 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