This week on Look Both Ways, I sat down with someone whose story shook me — not because it was dramatic, but because it was true, emotional, messy, and paved with sheer willpower.
Beth Potter became a mom at 16. She left home, got emancipated, earned her GED while nine months pregnant, bought a house at 18, and built a home daycare that supported her family for more than a decade.
Then she reinvented herself.
Then she reinvented herself again.
Then again.
Her story is a masterclass in ambition, resilience, and rewriting your path — even when everyone around you doubts that you can.
We talk about:
Early motherhood and the judgment that comes with it
Doing whatever it takes to build a stable life
Reentering the workforce and finding purpose
Divorce, co-parenting, and blending families
Burnout and redefining success from the inside out
What it means to trust the journey
Watching your children leave the nest and rediscovering yourself
Beth says something in this episode that stayed with me:
“Just because someone doesn’t understand your journey doesn’t mean you’re not on the right path.”
If you need permission to start over, to dream again, to want more — let this be it.
