Pivot
About
Torn between your career and your little ones? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate this transition blindly.
Pivot: A Practical Guide for the Transition from Career Woman to Full-Time Mom is your ultimate workbook. It combines expert financial advice with emotional support and practical exercises to help you navigate one of life’s biggest decisions. This hands-on guide provides everything you need to make the transition with confidence, clarity, and financial peace of mind.
Whether you’re buried in the newborn haze or deep in the toddler trenches, Pivot helps you redefine success on your own terms — not society’s. With actionable exercises, proven strategies, and insightful journaling prompts, this workbook empowers you to take control of your journey and align your choices with your values.
Written by Kim Patten — a high-achieving professional who became debt-free and mortgage-free in her 30s, with a proven track record of financial independence — Pivot draws from her personal experience of navigating a career pause and re-entering the workforce with renewed purpose. This guide offers you:
✅ A step-by-step framework to explore your motivations and make empowered decisions
✅ Comprehensive financial strategies in one chapter, covering budgeting, FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early), and long-term planning for financial stability
✅ Practical advice for releasing guilt, fear, and societal pressure around stepping away from your career
✅ A powerful reframe of stay-at-home motherhood as a season of growth, not a setback
✅ Thoughtful journaling prompts and decision-making exercises to take action
You’ll find answers to the questions that keep you up at night:
• Will I regret stepping away from my career?
• Can I feel successful and fulfilled without a paycheck?
• How do I avoid losing myself in full-time motherhood?
If you’re torn between your career and becoming a stay-at-home mom — or already living it and searching for clarity — Pivot gives you the tools, structure, and financial guidance to make confident, empowered choices.
✨ What Readers Are Saying:
“A compelling exploration of self-discovery… prompted deep reflection on what success means to me now.” — Karen Kaiser
“A game-changer for driven moms in a career pivot! This should be on every career woman’s bookshelf.” — Aubree Felderhoff
💡 Stop feeling stuck. Start your pivot with financial clarity, peace, and purpose.
👉 Buy Pivot today and design the life you love, with financial freedom and confidence.
Praise for this book
In her groundbreaking book Pivot, Kim explores themes of self-reflection, self-discovery, and the courage to act on your heart's deepest desires.
In this beautiful and poignant story, Kim not only shares her personal experience but also provides a helpful framework for women (and men!) who are contemplating important questions like "Who am I as a parent?", "Who do I want to be as a parent?", and "Can I really have it all?"
Kim's writing style is engaging and relatable and I was deeply moved by her ability to put her feelings into words in a way that caused me to reflect on my own desires for motherhood.
I appreciate the author’s passion and vulnerability, it especially resonates to women stuck in the career vs. fulltime mom dilemma. Her Christian values are explicitly woven through, which I enjoyed as someone who is also religious. I’m glad I got my own copy that I could mark up, I always love practical exercises and highlighting up all my favorite inspirational parts! Lots of opportunities for reflection.
This book is hands down a must for all moms! Whether you are transitioning to becoming a stay at home mom, questioning if you should or should not become a stay at home mom, or considering going back to work, this book gives sound advice and encouragement for where you are on your path. The book is a quick read, with practical advice that gives you tools to do what you can to be the best you and mom (working or not). This is not a typical self help book, but a personalized guide on your individual journey. I loved the personal stories the author shared, making the book intriguing and relatable. There are activities throughout the book that made me really stop and think about what was most important to me, my goals and how to achieve what I wanted. It felt like a guided journal that uplifted me and reminded me that whatever I choose to do, it will be best for our family even if it is different for someone else’s. I loved how the author has been a working mother climbing the ladder and a stay at home mom, who understands the joys and challenges each can have. Reading this book empowered me to trust my instinct, turn to the Lord and make the choices best for our situation. MUST READ!
Pivot by Kim Patten is such a thoughtful and relatable book for women like us who are making the transition from career to full-time motherhood. Patten shares her personal experiences along with practical financial advice and reflection that can really help anyone that might be thinking of making a big decision like this.
What I love most is her honesty. It truly feels like she’s speaking directly to me, while acknowledging the challenges, also providing actionable steps to move forward with confidence. She encourages us to redefine what success means on our own terms, which can be so empowering. I definitely recommend this book to anyone thinking about this life-changing shift; it’s a comforting and insightful read that truly resonated with me and I’m sure it will resonate with many women out there!