How Losing My Job Gave Me Back My Life (and Led to Mums Who AI)

For almost twenty years, I built my career the traditional way.
Long hours, constant deadlines, meetings that could’ve been emails. I worked my way up, learned a lot, and quietly carried the mental load of work and motherhood like so many of us do — smiling through the overwhelm.

Then life shifted. The company I’d given nearly two decades to went into administration.
Just like that, the structure I’d lived by was gone.

I had two choices: panic… or pause.

That pause turned out to be the first real breath I’d taken in years. It gave me space to ask questions I’d never slowed down long enough to ask.
What do I actually want my days to look like?
Who am I when I’m not rushing between everyone else’s priorities?
What kind of example do I want to set for my daughter?

The answer surprised me, I didn’t want another full-time job. I wanted freedom.
Freedom to build something of my own.
Freedom to work smarter, not harder.
Freedom to be present, not just available.

But here’s the truth: I’d already been using AI quietly for a while.
I was that mum testing tools late at night after bedtime, asking questions, experimenting, seeing what might actually make life easier. And when it did, when it started freeing up time I didn’t even realise I’d lost, I knew I couldn’t keep it to myself.

That’s when the idea for Mums Who AI came together.
A community and learning space for mums who are tired of doing it all manually.
A place to explore how AI can simplify life, lighten the mental load, and help us focus on what actually matters.

I’m not a coder or a tech expert.
I’m a mum who got tired of running on empty and decided to get smart about it.

Mums Who AI isn’t about becoming more robotic.
It’s about becoming more human.
More time for slow breakfasts.
More patience for your kids.
More energy for your own dreams.

Because AI won’t replace mothers.
But it might finally help us stop replacing ourselves.

With love,

Magda x