I struggled for weeks to put this message into words. I finally asked my trusty ChatGPT “Betty” to interview me, and the questions she asked pulled the stories right out of my heart. I ended up with a full script, my words, my stories, about how the people around us either drain us or carry us. Today I read that script to you.

• Wives (or partners) of entrepreneurs who keep thinking “This is not what I signed up for.”

• Women whose calendars, budgets, and social circles look nothing like their friends’ anymore.

• Anyone feeling the invisible weight of explaining—again and again—why your life is different.

1. Emotional Stability – Why one judgment-free friend kept me sane when no one else “got” our life.

2. New Perspective – The house podcasting built and how faith (not panic) is still paying the mortgage.

3. Strength for the Journey – How meeting Joanne Miller and Paula Foster on a cruise showed me real partnership…and gave me permission to be fully me.

"You don't have to prove yourself in rooms where you belong."

“Emotional stability often comes from being in the right company.”

“Connection creates strength, and you don’t need a crowd, you just need one woman who understands.”

If you’re craving the kind of friendship I talk about, and you haven’t found your Joanne or Paula yet, email me. I would love to hold space for you: stephanie@stephanieravenscraft.com

And if this episode stirred something in you, share it with one woman who’s walking a similar path. That single conversation could change everything.