Hi, I'm Tayla Johnstone.

When I became a mum in 2020, I thought I was prepared.
I’d applied the same level of research, planning, and determination I’d used to climb the corporate ladder, I’d worked overseas, led teams, built a home, ticked all the “right” boxes. I figured I’d just be me, but with a cute new sidekick.

Then the reality of motherhood hit me like a train.

I loved my daughter deeply, but I didn’t recognise myself anymore.
The confidence I had in my career and in myself didn’t transfer into motherhood. My sense of worth, purpose, and confidence - all the things that had once grounded me - felt like they’d dissolved overnight. The woman I’d worked so hard to become suddenly didn’t fit inside this new identity.

And every step of the way, I felt like I was the only one struggling.
Despite having an incredible husband and support system, I still felt lost, guilty, and confused. I adored being a mum, but I also missed parts of the old me, and that tug-of-war between love and loss was exhausting.

After my six-week physical check-up, it hit me: the system cared about the baby, but not the woman who’d just been reborn.

Everything I read was about “bouncing back,” baby milestones, or mental health extremes. Nothing spoke to the in-between, that messy, emotional grey zone where so many mothers quietly live.

“This is just bullshit.” was a constant thought.

Where was the support for me - the person underneath the title of “mum”?

Seeing a psychologist didn’t feel like the right fit, but talking to friends made me feel like a broken record. Even thinking about it too much sent me spiralling with guilt.

That’s what drew me to coaching. Because I army crawled my way through the postpartum identity shift alone for years, often resentful, emotionally bruised, isolated and confused. I realised there’s a huge gap between being “totally fine” and experiencing a clinical diagnosis like postpartum depression. Too many mums are left to figure it out alone. I didn’t want that for myself, or for you.

I didn’t just want to survive this identity shift, I wanted to thrive in it.
So I got serious. I went back to study, completed my Graduate Diploma in Applied Coaching, and became a credentialed member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

These days, I’m a mum, a coach, and a human still navigating each new level (and devil) that motherhood, and life throws my way. I run Her Mind Mentor during naps and between daycare drops, from my home, where you’ll often find me in activewear, music blaring, with an emotional support waterbottle and a notebook full of ideas to make this chapter of motherhood feel lighter for others.

In and around my own mumming duties, I help mothers navigate this powerful transformation - not as a quick self-improvement fix, but as a journey of authentic self-discovery.

Because becoming a mother is truly a big fucking deal. 

You don’t need to bounce back, you’re not lost, you’re evolving into someone new - and she deserves to be met with compassion, curiosity, and confidence.

If that’s what you’re craving too, you’re exactly where you’re meant to be.