QUESTION EVERYTHING From Hustle to Healing: Rewriting the Plan You Outgrew With Cameron Rogers
Dec 18, 2025
Cameron Rogers, former finance professional turned wellness advocate and creator of 'Freckled Foodie,' discusses her journey of transformation. She reveals how hustle culture consumed her, yet leaving her job didn't end her battles with anxiety. Pregnancy and postpartum transformed her perspective, deepening her community ties through brutal honesty about mental health. Cameron shares the importance of trusting instincts in parenting, the complexities of emotional labor in partnership, and the tools she uses to navigate life's challenges.
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Secret Side Hustle That Became A Persona
- Cameron started Freckled Foodie as a secret food Instagram while working in sales and trading at J.P. Morgan and avoided showing her face to protect her corporate identity.
- The account grew organically until friends recognized her and she eventually owned the persona publicly.
Leaving Work Didn't Cure Anxiety
- Quitting a high-powered job didn't erase Cameron's anxiety because the underlying tendencies remained active off the trading floor.
- Sharing mental health openly helped her find community and shifted her content from food to motherhood and vulnerability.
Postpartum Honesty That Built Community
- A surprise pregnancy and a brutal postpartum experience propelled Cameron to share raw honesty about postpartum anxiety and depression.
- That brutal honesty significantly expanded her community and deepened her platform's focus.