Hello and welcome back to the podcast!

I’m kicking off our first episode this year with a Matrescence Tale, with the beautiful Tracy Harris from Mums With Hustle. I first met Tracy when she was a guest speaker at a Mama Tribe event that we ran, she absolutely blew me away on the night when she shared her experience of self-care and mental health, she has so much wisdom in this area born through her own motherhood journey.

In this chat Tracy is really open, honest and super brave, sharing her experience of returning to work postpartum, as you’ll hear in the interview Tracy was treated very poorly by her employers and this had a drastic effect on her mental health and confidence.

Tracy went on to experience severe stress and anxiety, and was driven to create drastic change after realising the impact it was having on herself, her body, her family and the next baby she hoped to have. The experience became the catalyst for her creating Mums With Hustle - a business based on supporting mothers to grow their own successful businesses that give them flexibility and freedom to have both worlds - a family and a career.

Tracy’s story opens up some really big questions about the ways women are supported to return to work, and bias towards working mothers. A massive thank you to Tracy for sharing her story so openly, I know that this conversation will help many mothers who have experienced discrimination in the workplace to feel less alone and encourage us all to make noise when we see unfair treatment.

I hope you enjoy this interview, if you do jump over and show Tracy some love.

Connect with Tracy:

Website: https://mumswithhustle.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mumswithhustle

Resources:

Fair Work Australia: https://www.fairwork.gov.au

Raising Children: https://raisingchildren.net.au/pregnancy/preparing-for-a-baby/work/pregnancy-work-rights

ABC:https://www.abc.net.au/life/pregnancy-discrimination-what-to-do/10378212

Connect with Nikki:

Website: www.nikkimccahon.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/nikkimccahon/

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