Rachel Maksimovic is a Melbourne-based podcast host, published author, speaker and founder of Now What?, a growing media platform and community creating honest conversations for women navigating separation, single motherhood, co-parenting, relationships and major life transitions.

Rachel Maksimovic is a Melbourne-based podcast host, published author, speaker and founder of Now What?, a growing media platform and community creating honest conversations for women navigating separation, single motherhood, co-parenting, relationships and major life transitions.

Rachel is the host and creator of the Now What? Podcast, formerly Mothering On My Own. Through candid conversations with leading experts, authors and women sharing their lived experiences, Rachel explores the realities of rebuilding a life when it hasn't followed the expected path. The podcast covers separation and divorce, single and solo motherhood, co-parenting, dating, blended families, identity, relationships and what it means to start again.

In 2025, Rachel released her first book, Mothering on Our Own: 30 Stories of Love, Hope and Navigating Single Motherhood, published by Hardie Grant Books. The book brings together 30 raw and honest stories from single and solo mothers, exploring experiences ranging from co-parenting and balancing work and motherhood to leaving difficult relationships, challenging stigma and finding community.

Drawing on both lived experience and her background in psychology, Rachel has built a highly engaged audience around conversations that are often complex, uncomfortable and underrepresented in mainstream discussions about motherhood and relationships.

Across her personal and podcast Instagram communities, Rachel reaches an audience of more than 24,000 followers, predominantly women interested in motherhood, relationships, personal growth and navigating significant life change.

Rachel's story and work have been featured across Australian media and digital publications. She has been interviewed about her experience of unexpected solo motherhood and the creation of her podcast and community, including features with The Inarra, KIDDO Magazine and other Australian publications.

She has also appeared as a guest across podcasts and audio platforms, discussing solo motherhood, relationships, identity and rebuilding after major life transitions. Appearances include Australian Birth Stories, where she shared her pregnancy, relationship breakdown and birth story; I Am with Kylie Lately, discussing moving forward, relationships and personal growth; and podcast conversations focused on the realities of single motherhood.

Through Now What?, Rachel continues to expand her work beyond podcasting, building a broader media and impact platform designed to create greater visibility, connection and support for women and single-parent families.

Speaking Topics
The reality of single and solo motherhood
Rebuilding your life after separation or divorce
What happens when life doesn't follow the plan
Co-parenting and modern family dynamics
Dating, relationships and identity after separation
Blended families and navigating complex family structures
Motherhood, identity and finding yourself again
Building community through vulnerability and honest storytelling
Turning lived experience into purpose and impact
Podcasting and building an engaged community around difficult conversations
Media & Audience

24,000+ combined Instagram community
15,000+ personal Instagram followers
9,317+ Now What? Podcast Instagram followers