Ep 2 | Confidence, Candor and Courage with Carly Traeger

Alex Correa • September 16, 2020

Could you honestly say you have the confidence to walk into a dangerous situation, knowing you have what it takes to get it under control? That was Carly Traeger in a former life and she loved every moment of it. So why did she walk away from her dream job to become an employment relations lawyer?


In this conversation with Alex Correa, Carly talks a lot about confidence - about having it, losing it and finding it again in her search to be a better mum and a better lawyer.


Topics


  • Managing a community profile with the day job and how the firm has helped
  • The partners whose words and actions have made a difference
  • Juggling the load of motherhood, lawyer, community advocate and commentator
  • Where to find inspiration and where to find strength


"I didnt want that label, I didn't have a mental health issue. I was just someone who's worked really hard and overdone it and was jsut exhausted and emotional."


"My experience was not unique, it was actually quite common and everyone has their different ways of getting through it."


"To be comfortable and confident in the advice that you're giving ... you need to back yourself."


"I learnt great interview skills, how to ask questions and keep asking questions and that silence, at times, is golden."


"I learnt to be suspicious, very suspicious.

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