Detoured, Jen Babakhan
Detoured, Jen Babakhan
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Detoured
The Messy, Grace-Filled Journey from Working Professional to Stay-at-Home Mom

Author: Jen Babakhan

Narrator: Jen Babakhan

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 08/08/2025

Synopsis

Does having it all even exist?Former marketing executive turned third-grade teacher, Jen Babakhan never expected her transition to stay-at-home mom would bring feelings of grief and loss. She felt God was calling her to be home with her newborn son, and she wanted to be with him—yet she felt conflicted about giving up her career.Detoured chronicles the often-bumpy path Jen took to contentment and peace in her new role at home. She honestly shares the struggles and joys of being home, and the truth she uncovered about “having it all.” She invites you to walk beside her on this journey and find:a new confidence and peace in your decision to place your career on holdan invitation to discover your true identity that has nothing to do with your job titlea sense of community and the knowledge that you are not alone in your motherhood journeyStay-at-home motherhood isn’t easy—but it can be the most beautiful detour you ever take.

About The Author

Jen Babakhan is an author living in California with her husband and two young sons. She is the author of Detoured: The Messy, Grace-Filled Journey From Working Professional to Stay-at-Home Mom and Disrupted: Finding Peace With A Parent's Terminal Illness. Jen is also a contributor for Reader’s Digest, and her work has been featured on various national news outlets. Follow her on Instagram @JenBabakhan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea on May 18, 2024

Life transitions can be difficult, even if for the best. Journeying into the unknown and saying goodbye to things that once were is never easy. Jen Babakhan has graciously offered us insight to the transition from working professional to stay-at-home mom, making this life transition a little easier......more

Goodreads review by Lori on July 06, 2019

Detoured provides a perspective not often considered in our current culture. Babakhan openly and honestly acknowledges the tension between the ability to contribute professionally and the choice (or sometimes lack thereof) to primarily be a stay at home mom for a season. As one who has personally wr......more

Goodreads review by Tricia on July 02, 2019

"Refreshing View of Motherhood" I love the authenticity with which this author wrote about motherhood. She doesn't promise it's a rose garden. But she does give many examples of the joys it has been for her family. Along with the trails they've faced. She reminds women that each family is different. W......more

Goodreads review by Kelli on July 15, 2022

Jen Babakhan decided to become a stay at home mom and suddenly realized that the life she chose wasn’t what she thought it might be. Struggling with a loss of identity and external validation through career success, she uses her relationship with God to help recenter her focus on being a stay at hom......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on July 02, 2019

First of all, this book is so practical. It’s chopped up into PERFECT little sections. As a stay at home, I only have about 5 minutes max to read at a time and I’m able to finish a subtitle section in that span and can take away something, feeling just refreshed enough to make it to my next 5 minute......more

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