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Daphne Delvaux

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When attorney Daphne Delvaux became a mother, she realized that the work of justice extends far beyond the courtroom. It lives in the pumping room, the HR office, and the hours spent in meetings that could have been an email. As a senior trial attorney, she’d long defended women facing pregnancy discrimination, representing mothers doing the life-affirming work of creating babies, while also meeting professional objectives. When motherhood came to Daphne, any tension between her work and her truth dissolved. She was no longer speaking for mothers; she was speaking from them. In those moments, she understood that advocacy is a survival skill that anyone can learn. If you are longing for more support or flexibility without losing yourself or your calling, you’re in the right place. Daphne has stood at that same intersection (between devotion and ambition), armed with a briefcase and breast pump. She knows the ache of rushing between the courtroom and the pumping room, the guilt of wanting more agency, and the fear of asking for what you need. She embodied these experiences, and they emboldened her. In walking through these initiations, she became a wayfinder for mothers reclaiming both their voice and their worth. Motherhood sharpened her instincts and deepened her empathy. She began sharing what she learned publicly. She translated complex concepts into straightforward language so that every woman could understand her own power. What began with sharing her maternity leave templates grew into a larger movement where mothers could learn, rejoice, and rise together. Through her work, Daphne has helped women negotiate better schedules, secure paid leave, and challenge unfairness with grace and gravitas. She is part advocate, part storyteller, part wise woman guiding others through the terrain she once navigated alone. She has lived the contradictions of modern motherhood; drafting motions while nursing, cross-examining through nausea, and arguing cases while defending her own rights. Each moment rooted her more deeply in her purpose. Her approach merges clarity with care, without taking it all too seriously. This book is her torch, offered to every mother who wonders if she can protect her family without losing her paycheck, professional advancement or sanity in the process. Daphne’s work carries a rare blend of courtroom mastery, sharp insight, and communal healing. What began as a legal mission has become a living revolution, proving that justice, at its best, is reverent, regenerative, and deeply human. Her work continues to build a collective force of people who know that justice for mothers is justice for everyone, as we all come from the Mother.
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