Rediscovering Myself After Motherhood: Returning to Music
October 8, 2026
I stopped making music when I became a mother. Fifteen years later, I found the songs—and the part of myself—I thought I’d left behind.
Lacey Bortvit
Lacey Bortvit
Lacey Bortvit is a songwriter, photographer, and mother based in rural Missouri. Her creative work has moved between music, photography, poetry, and small-business life, usually with some form of storytelling at the center. After nearly 15 years away from music, she recently returned to songwriting and recording while raising her family. Check out her music on Spotify.