Motherhood changes everything - your identity, your priorities, and sometimes even your voice.

In this inspiring and deeply personal episode, Dr. Natasha Wallace sits down with Lucy Wylde, a self-advocacy coach who helps women reclaim their power and speak their truth. Lucy shares her own journey through matrescence (the transition to motherhood), how she learned to set boundaries, and how movement and burlesque became tools for healing, self-expression, and confidence.

Together, they explore:

• Why self-advocacy is essential for emotional wellbeing and empowerment

• The link between people-pleasing and losing your sense of self in motherhood

• How to navigate grief for your pre-motherhood identity

• The healing power of movement, expression, and community

• What it really means to embrace matrescence as a journey of growth

This episode is a powerful reminder that you are allowed to take up space, speak your truth, and prioritise yourself, not just as a mum, but as a woman.

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Website: www.drnatashawallace.co.uk
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✨ Connect with Guest: Lucy Wylde

Website: www.lucywyldecoaching.com
Email: lucy@lucywyldecoaching.com
Instagram: @lucywyldecoaching
Facebook: facebook.com/lucywyldecoaching

🔑 Takeaways:

• December often feels overwhelming due to extra pressures and emotional labour.

• Setting boundaries helps protect your time, energy, and mental health.

• Decide what matters before the holiday rush begins.

• Your capacity is a boundary — and it's okay to say no.

• Using a pause phrase can help prevent automatic yeses.

• A "good enough Christmas" reduces pressure and guilt.

• Children remember connection, not perfection.

• Modelling boundaries teaches your children about self-care.

• Small boundaries create big changes in well-being.

• A free Christmas Boundaries Guide is available for extra support.

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👉 Holiday Boundaries Guide

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👉 The 12-Minute Reset Every Working Mum Needs
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Website: www.drnatashawallace.co.uk
Email: support@drnatashawallace.co.uk

We've all heard it, the idea that women can "have it all." But what if that very expectation is what's leaving so many mothers feeling like they're failing?

In this honest and thought-provoking episode, Dr. Natasha Wallace sits down with Dr. Rachel Evans, psychologist and hypnotherapist, to talk about the messy, beautiful, and often exhausting intersection of motherhood and career. Together, they explore what it really means to balance work, parenting, and self-care, and why it's time to let go of perfection and redefine what "having it all" looks like.

You'll hear insights on:

• How societal expectations fuel stress, guilt, and self-doubt for working mums

• Why self-care isn't one-size-fits-all, and how to make it work for you

• Navigating mental health challenges like anxiety and identity loss after motherhood

• The importance of flexibility and validating your own emotions

• Why it's okay to change direction and find balance on your own terms

This conversation is a heartfelt reminder that you don't need to do it all, you just need to do what's right for you.

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🌿 Connect with Dr. Natasha Wallace

Instagram: @drtasha_psychologist
Website: www.drnatashawallace.co.uk
Email: support@drnatashawallace.co.uk

✨ Connect with Guest: Dr. Rachel Evans

Website: eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk
Email: rachel@rachelevansphd.co.uk

Instagram: @rachel.evans.phd
Facebook: facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd
LinkedIn: Dr. Rachel Evans