Rachel Maksimovic on solo motherhood, letting go of perfection, and doing your best
Ready or Not12 Sep 2023

Rachel Maksimovic on solo motherhood, letting go of perfection, and doing your best

Picture yourself living the good life in Bali. You pee on a stick thinking you'll quickly quash any fears that you might be pregnant, but those two lines appear. The test is positive and you're keeping the baby. Only, you're doing it solo.

You work for yourself, you don't tell your clients that you're pregnant for fear of losing the work and the much needed income, and maternity leave isn't a thing.

But you make it work, and every day, your beautiful boy serves as a reminder of everything you've done.

This is the incredible story of mother and marketing strategist Rachel Maksimovic.

It's warts and all, it's real, and it's beautiful. (And while I have you, there may be a few swear words!)

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which I''m lucky enough to raise my son always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

I Pay The Rent and you can too here.

Listen to Mothering on My Own here.

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