Sasha Rogers on Self-Discovery, Authenticity, and Parenting a Child with Autism

What changes when you stop measuring your life against a timeline that never fit it?

Sasha Rogers joins Jay to discuss her move from a demanding corporate role toward coaching, her experience as a mother, and the personal questions that surfaced during the pandemic. With a background in mental health and substance-use counseling, she brings both professional experience and the uncertainty of figuring out her own next step.

Sasha also talks about parenting an autistic child and why hearing other families' experiences helped her. Sharing her own story meant challenging the expectation that family struggles should stay private. She and Jay explore connection, cultural expectations, fitness, and the possibility of building a life around the people and priorities actually in front of you.

What We Explore

• Reconsidering work and family during the pandemic
• Sasha's background in counseling and fitness
• The move toward coaching
• Parenting an autistic child
• Learning from other parents' experiences
• Cultural expectations around privacy and asking for help
• Creating a personal timeline for growth

About Sasha Rogers

Sasha Rogers is a coach with a background in mental health and substance-use counseling. Her work brings together fitness, wellness, and conversations about the beliefs and pressures shaping daily life.

Sasha: @Sasha_FitCounselor on Instagram • Sasha S. Rogers on Facebook.

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