Before Johnny Mercer decided to run for Parliament, Felicity Mercer had no background in politics at all. Yet she quickly found herself at the heart of it — becoming the wife and campaign manager of a future MP and experiencing the intense highs and devastating lows of political life firsthand, including facing online abuse and personal threats.

But her story doesn’t end there. Since stepping away from politics after the 2024 election, Felicity Mercer has reinvented herself as an entrepreneur, launching an award-winning business The Dress Barn.

In this episode, we talk about being thrown into the deep end of politics and learning it all on the hoof, resilience through the toughest moments, and what it really takes to reinvent yourself and start again after public life.