#145 Chatting about support for new mothers in the workplace with Mandy Rees

Today I'm chatting with Woman Who Solopreneur Award Winner, Mandy Rees of Mother for Life.   Mandy supports women by bringing them together with other women through circles for women who are preparing for and starting their motherhood journey.   Mandy, a former lawyer with a top law firm, struggled with post-natal depression and shares her story about how she tried to work full time but ended up working a crazy existence trying to carry out a full time role in 3 days.   She knew she needed to do something and that was to support working mum's going into motherhood. Whilst things have got a lot better, there is still work to be done.   Having worked as a mother in the legal profession I totally resonated with Mandy and the work she is doing to create more female role models.   Mandy was a Winner of the Woman Who Solopreneur Awards 2024. Mandy shares why she entered the Awards and how she used her experience to celebrate herself, as she often asks other women to do.   What the Judges said: From struggling with post-natal depression and lacking a female support network to building a thriving and empowering community for women, the judges were blown away by Mandy’s determination, vision, and love for what she does and the lives she is changing. They think Mandy should take this award as the catalyst to believe in herself as much as she believes in her mission.   Find out more about Mandy and connect with her here: Website: https://www.motherforlife.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themandyrees/   Start your Woman Who journey today   FREE STUFF   Speaker Masterclass: 13th January Book here: https://womanwho.co.uk/events/     Join the Let’s Get Visible® Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomanWhoCommunity for inspiration, visibility tips, networking, and a community to lift you up and support you on your business journey.   Download Free Resources: https://www.womanwho.co.uk/resources/   ATTEND A WOMAN WHO EVENT Woman Who Inspires Network, SPEAKER Bootcamps, Awards, & Strategy & Mastermind Days. Find out more here:   https://womanwho.co.uk/events/   ENTER THE WOMAN WHO ACHIEVES AWARDS 2025 (10th Anniversary) Find out more here: https://womanwho.co.uk/awards/   WORK WITH ME   Group and 121 opportunities in 2025. Just get in touch: https://womanwho.co.uk/about/get-in-touch/    WHO AM I? I’m Sandra Garlick MBE a former solicitor, founder of Woman Who and I’m a Business Growth & Visibility Strategist. I also create opportunities for women in business to power up their personal brand and get visible through the Let’s Get Visible® ELEVATE Academy, Woman Who & Solopreneur Awards, and SPEAKER Bootcamps. I was awarded my MBE for my services to women in business in the New Year’s Honours list 2020. I live in the Midlands (UK) and love solo travel in Italy, shoes, and football.   LET’S CONNECT LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandragarlick Website:         https://www.womanwho.co.uk Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/sandragarlickmbe   Woman Who Chat is Sponsored by Grow Radio  GROW Radio is an online radio station dedicated to bringing you a different podcast on the hour… every hour. I am proud that Woman Who Chat is played on GROW Radio every Tuesday at 3pm and Friday at 8am and to be part of their podcasting community. If you want to listen to the station, explore their shows, get your podcast onto GROW Radio or check out many of the blogs to improve your podcasting skills… head over to https://www.growradio.uk  today!