193: Healing the Mother Wound: Transformation and Trust with Tracy Ftacek

In this episode, I sit down with Tracy Ftacek - serial entrepreneur, manifestation coach, and host of Manifest + Chill - to explore what it really means to release perfectionism, let go of hustle culture, and step into a life of joy, ease, and alignment.

Tracy shares her powerful story of growing up in Alaska, building businesses in the beauty industry, selling her company, and navigating the disorienting question of identity that followed. She takes us inside her journey of discovering meditation, manifestation, and visualization practices, and how these became not just tools but lifelines for creating a new way of living.

We also dive into Tracy’s transformative experience at one of my retreats, where she confronted and began healing her mother wound through a powerful water birthing ceremony. Tracy reflects on how rewriting her story allowed her to release generational patterns, embrace her wholeness, and model a new way of being for herself and others.

This conversation is filled with wisdom, laughter, and deep healing, an invitation for all of us to “manifest + chill” while building lives we actually love.

You’ll also hear about:

• (04:30) Growing up in Alaska, loss of her father, and early lessons in independence
• (06:45) Choosing career over family, then building businesses on her own terms
• (08:20) Selling her company and the disorientation of losing titles and identity
• (12:10) Relearning self-care through meditation, manifestation, and coaching
• (16:00) Why hustle culture keeps women stuck in burnout, and how to flip the script
• (20:15) The “manifest + chill” philosophy and integrating ease into ambition
• (22:00) Creating her beauty app and finding alignment through entrepreneurship
• (25:20) Attending her first retreat and overcoming the fear of showing up alone
• (28:30) Launching her new business at the retreat and signing her first client there
• (31:00) Retreat reflections: healing in community and feeling deeply supported
• (32:30) Healing the mother wound through a water birthing ceremony
• (34:40) Realizing the soul’s choice in family dynamics and releasing blame
• (36:20) Transforming anger into gratitude and acceptance
• (39:00) Embracing joy, play, and authenticity in both business and life
• (42:15) Building a business model around fun, alignment, and sustainable growth
• (48:00) Final reflections on rewriting generational narratives and choosing joy

Don’t miss Tracy’s inspiring perspective on how to release the hustle, embrace healing, and manifest a life filled with intention and joy.

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