Vicky SamiosFull Life Movement I Above It®, Full Life Movement · 📲 DM ‘FULL LIFE’ to start

He was in the parent WhatsApp group

24 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this personal, motivational monologue, the speaker—a female dentist who built three dental practices from the ground up—reflects on the steep personal price of professional success. She contrasts her husband’s active involvement in school events and parent communication (including the parent WhatsApp group) with her own sporadic presence, driven by long work hours, IVF treatments, and overnight responsibilities. She describes being physically present but mentally absent during her children’s childhood, noting sleepless nights and the emotional toll of constantly juggling patients, practice management, and family duties. The speaker emphasizes that the true cost of success—time and mental bandwidth—is rarely disclosed, and she urges listeners who feel the same strain to acknowledge it and consider a reset, inviting them to comment "reset" for guidance on reclaiming balance.

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My husband was at every school event that I missed. He was in the parent WhatsApp chat group. So was I. The parents didn't know me, they knew of me. He knew teachers by name, they knew him. He showed up to birthday parties, school events, sports days, and I was the one who rocked up every now and then or missed out. I didn't know anyone. I smiled like I had it together. I looked great, but I also left early because there were patients to see and a practice to run. I was the one who was chairside. I went through IVF. I was the one up at 2:00 AM. Let me tell you, my children never slept through the night. So it was every hour. I built 3 dental practices from scratch as a woman in an industry that is not built for women like me. And I was a ghost in my own children's childhood, present but mentally absent. Nobody tells you that success has a price tag that is not listed on the invoice. Nobody shows you the receipt until it's too late. I'm talking to you about time. I'm not telling you this for sympathy. I'm telling you this because I know you are a living version of this story somewhere in there right now, and I know you have not told anyone how much it costs you. You pretend everything's fine. You don't have to keep paying that price. Comment "reset" and I will show you what I did instead.