Jennifer Griffith: Leaning Out-Embracing Uncertainty

Photography by Lauri LevenfeldStory by Jennifer Griffith

There is a saying that in order to live a creative life you have to give up certainty.  The first few weeks after saying goodbye to my tech career I found myself uncomfortable. Gone was the frantic schedule that started at 7am and ended at 7pm. No longer was I driven by someone else’s agenda on a daily basis. I began saying yes to every opportunity that came my way. I became more involved in my son’s…

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Jennifer Griffith Wayland

Real Women, Real ChoicesSan Francisco, CAPhotography by Mark WaylandStory by Jennifer Griffith Wayland

Deciding to opt out of your career can mean more than a few sleepless nights.

My decision to step away from my career to spend more time with my son – as well as finish the novel that had occupied the back of my mind for ten years – was a hard decision to make. I was an independent woman, I said to myself and to my husband over and over again.

I fretted over the loss of my income and the level of freedom one’s own money provides.

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Jennifer Griffith Wayland

Real Women, Real ChoicesPhotography by Linda CraytonStory by Jen Griffith

It took three years of infertility and two miscarriages to realize I couldn’t have it all.  

Growing up I was told that I could do anything I set my mind to. I am from the generation of young girls who were encouraged to do well in school and play sports. Of the few pieces of advice my father ever gave me, it was, “Go to college and don’t get married until you are 30.” This coming from a man who was married and had his first child at 19 and earned his college degree in nine years while working full time.  

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