In this episode of Milk Money, Stephanie sits down with Sabre Black - mom of three, former military HR professional, and systems wizard - for a conversation about one of the biggest challenges facing moms who are also building businesses: the mental load.

Sabre shares how becoming a mom while living far away from family forced her to rethink what “building a support system” actually meant. Instead of waiting for a traditional village to appear, she started looking for ways to take things off her plate through grocery delivery, meal planning systems, automation, and technology.

Together, Stephanie and Sabre talk about treating your home a little more like a business - creating systems and SOPs that allow other people to step in without you having to manage every detail yourself. Because sometimes support isn't another person. Sometimes it's the thing that saves you 30 minutes, eliminates a decision, or keeps you from starting from scratch.

They also get real about postpartum anxiety, postpartum rage, breastfeeding, the mental and physical demands of motherhood, mom guilt, and why moms shouldn't have to earn their rest.

And, of course, Sabre has some strong opinions on what moms should outsource, what's overrated, and where she'd spend an extra $50 a month to buy back some precious time.

This is a conversation about motherhood, entrepreneurship, systems, mental load, support, postpartum, breastfeeding, burnout, outsourcing, and giving yourself permission to make life easier.

Because maybe you don't need a bigger village, you just need a better system.

Today's Special

A few takeaways from the booth:

•  Your support system doesn't always have to be a person. 
•  Build your systems around your worst days, not your best ones. 
•  Moms shouldn't have to earn their rest. 
•  If something repeatedly takes time and energy you don't have, it's worth asking whether it can be outsourced, automated, or eliminated. 
•  Your kids don't have to stop your life - they can come along for the journey. 

Sabre's philosophy really comes down to this: stop starting from scratch. If you're doing something repeatedly, find a way to make it easier for the next time. 

On the Menu

In this episode, we talk about:

•  Building a support system when you don't have a traditional village 
•  The mental load of motherhood 
•  Using technology as part of your support system 
•  Grocery delivery and outsourcing household tasks 
•  Creating a “meal bank” for your family 
•  Treating your home like a business 
•  Creating household SOPs 
•  Building systems for your worst days 
•  Postpartum anxiety and postpartum rage 
•  The realities of breastfeeding 
•  Mom guilt and the pressure to do everything 
•  What moms should outsource 
•  Why “just get childcare” isn't always the answer 
•  The best way to spend an extra $50 a month 
•  Learning to take rest without earning it first 
•  Letting your kids see you pursue your own dreams 

Meet Our Guest

Sabre Black

Sabre Black is a mom of three, former military HR professional, and systems-focused entrepreneur who helps moms, particularly default-parent moms building businesses, use systems, automation, and their limited time more intentionally.

After becoming a mom while living far from family, Sabre learned firsthand that building a support system doesn't always mean finding more people. Sometimes it means finding better systems that take things off your plate.

She's also a YouTube creator and self-proclaimed yapper, so naturally, we love her. 😂

Connect with Sabre:

Instagram: @sabreoreyana
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SabreOreyana
Threads: @sabreoreyana

 A Little Something From the Booth: “If you keep basing everything off your best day, it's never gonna work out.” 

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In the first-ever Guest Check, Stephanie sits down with Dana Foster, a pharmacist-turned-coach and mom of two kids less than a year apart, to talk about building a sustainable business alongside motherhood.

Dana shares her journey from working in ICU pharmacy during COVID, experiencing burnout and postpartum anxiety, and moving into an administrative role for more flexibility, to starting a gut health coaching business and eventually pivoting into business support for mom founders.

Together, Stephanie and Dana unpack what it actually looks like to build a business when you don't have unlimited time, energy, childcare, or control over your schedule. They talk about redefining success around flexibility and being a present parent, why Dana thinks of work and motherhood as a blend rather than a balance, and how to communicate with clients when motherhood inevitably throws an imperfect week your way.

They also get into meal routines, Dana's 555 grocery method, solo parenting while her husband works 48-hour firefighter shifts, perfectionism, and the pressure to stop rushing through every season.

This is a conversation about motherhood, entrepreneurship, mom guilt, burnout, ambition, flexibility, and letting go of perfectionism - and a reminder that building a successful business doesn't have to mean building one that consumes your life.

Today's Special

A few takeaways from the booth:

•  Success can look different after becoming a mom — and that's not settling. 
•  Flexibility can be a legitimate measure of business success. 
•  “Balance” may not be the goal; finding a sustainable blend might be. 
•  An imperfect week doesn't mean you're failing at motherhood or business. 
•  You don't have to rush every season of your life.

On the Menu

In this episode, we talk about:

•  Burnout from working in ICU pharmacy during COVID 
•  Postpartum anxiety and the transition into motherhood 
•  Leaving clinical pharmacy for more flexibility 
•  Dana's journey into entrepreneurship 
•  Pivoting from gut health coaching to supporting mom founders 
•  Building a business around the realities of parenting 
•  Redefining success after becoming a mom 
•  The difference between work-life balance and work-life blend 
•  Communicating with clients when life gets messy 
•  The 555 grocery method 
•  Solo parenting with a spouse who works 48-hour shifts 
•  Perfectionism, slowing down, and letting go of the rush

Meet Our Guest

Dana Foster

Dana Foster is a pharmacist-turned-coach, mom of two, and business support expert who helps mom founders build businesses that actually work within the realities of their lives.

After experiencing burnout in ICU pharmacy during COVID and navigating postpartum anxiety, Dana began rethinking what she wanted her career and motherhood to look like. Her own journey eventually led her to supporting other mom entrepreneurs who want to build sustainable businesses without ignoring the constraints of parenting.

Instagram: @danafosterco

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DanaFosterCo

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In the very first episode of Milk Money, Stephanie Lemes pulls up a chair and shares the story behind the podcast she never expected to create. After becoming a mom and launching her own business, Stephanie found herself searching for conversations about the messy middle of motherhood and entrepreneurship - the mom guilt, identity shifts, loneliness, ambition, and constant question of “Am I doing the right thing?”

There were plenty of podcasts for women in business and plenty of podcasts about motherhood. But Stephanie couldn't find the conversations that went deep enough into what it actually feels like to build a business while raising kids and figuring out who you are after motherhood changes everything.

So she created the conversation she couldn't find.

In this episode, Stephanie shares where the idea for Milk Money came from, why she believes moms deserve a space to talk about more than motherhood alone, and her vision for the diner we're building together — a place where ambitious moms, mompreneurs, working moms, and women building businesses can pull up a seat, pour it all out, and feel a little less alone.

Welcome to Milk Money, the coffee is hot, the booth is open, and we saved you a seat 🥞☕🍒

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Pull up a seat for honest conversations about motherhood, business, ambition, identity, mom guilt, and all the messy bits in between. We're serving up the conversations moms don't always get to have - with women building businesses, chasing big dreams, and figuring it out along the way.

The coffee is hot, the booth is open 24/7, and yes .. we'll probably ask what's for dinner tonight?

Milk Money opens August 21, 2026. We saved you a seat!

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Serving short stacks and big dreams 🥞☕