Single Mother Survival Guide

Amy Molloy sure knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity and getting through challenging times. As a teenager Amy suffered from anorexia, she became a 23-year-old widow, her second marriage ended in divorce, there is a family history of depression, and her father was paralysed with cancer…

Now, Amy is married to her third husband and she has two beautiful children. In her latest book, The World Is A Nice Place, Amy writes about how to overcome adversity, joyfully.

In this episode, Amy shares:

• How she dealt with the death of her husband, grief and moving on after the death of a loved one.
• How she got past the guilt of moving on and into her next relationship and not letting the relationship with her late husband be brought into the next relationship.
• The importance of self-compassion.
• The labels we put on ourselves from our past and whether they are our own opinions of ourselves or the (possibly past) opinions of others, and how they can limit us and impact us in the present and moving into the future.
• The benefits of storytelling for healing.
• Perfectionism and how to challenge your inner critic and self-talk.
• Her experience with past life regression and childhood regression therapy.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Visit Amy's website HERE.

Buy the book The World Is A Nice Place HERE (Australia).

Buy the book The World Is A Nice Place HERE (Worldwide).

Connect with Amy on Instagram.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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In this solo episode, I answer some more questions sent in by listeners. These questions relate to:

• Whether to include the other parent in your child's birthday party.
• How to respond to a child when they mention that they want to live with both their mum and dad again together in the same house.
• How soon is too soon when it comes to dating and dealing with insecurity as a single mother.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Read the blog post - THE BEST 5 BOOKS FOR CHILDREN OF SINGLE PARENTS.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

Has someone ever said anything to you that you haven't been able to drop easily or forget? Something that really hurt your feelings? Perhaps an ex-telling you something that really stings? Or perhaps you remember very clearly a small negative childhood memory which overpowers lots of positive ones?

In this solo episode, Julia talks about negative versus positive comments, feedback, memories, and experiences and why generally, according to research, the negative ones have a much bigger impact on us.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Read the Why Forgiveness is Crucial for Single Parents blog post HERE.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

Tanya Savva is a remarkable woman. She lives a life that is harder than a lot of single mothers, but it is also a very happy and rewarding life.

She has sacrificed a lot but something that I felt after speaking with Tanya is the confidence and self-awareness that she exudes. Tanya knows her purpose. And there is something incredibly empowering about that.

Tanya's nine-year-old daughter was born blind, autistic, developmentally delayed and fighting for her life. Tanya was told that she would never walk or be able to care for herself. She relies on medication in order to survive.

Tanya's relationship with her daughter's father did not survive, and just before their daughter's first birthday, it was over. Tanya found herself relocating back to Australia from New Zealand and moving back in with her parents.

In this episode, Tanya tells her single mother story.

We discuss the 6-month road trip up the east coast of Australia that Tanya did alone with her daughter and how that resulted in Tanya pursuing her passions to become an author, wellness & life coach and yoga teacher.

We also discuss how she has managed to parent her special needs child solo, how the co-parenting relationship has evolved over the last eight years and how they have dealt with living in different countries, self-fulfillment and how that helps us be better parents, and so much more.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Tanya runs retreats and coaches mothers who have children with special needs to help them connect with the essence of their true self - find out more HERE.

Connect with Tanya on Facebook or Instagram.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

In this solo episode, Julia answers some more questions sent in by listeners. These questions relate to:

• How to remain calm and not respond to an ex trying to upset you, and not allowing his behaviour or actions affect you.
• If shared parenting gets easier and how to manage an ex who plays games and seems to have no interest in a child's physical and mental well-being.
• How to handle a brand new break-up - from feeling devastated for the kids, managing grief, feeling lost, finding support, and strategies to move forward. Plus what to do if he is moving in with another woman immediately.

Links mentioned in the episode:

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To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your 90 minute one-off intensive one-on-one session with Julia right HERE.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

On this week's episode, Julia speaks with Kat Wieczorek-Ghisso. Kat is the co-founder of Paisley Park Early Learning and is also a single mum. Kat has made a significant contribution to the education of young children and is recognized as a thought leader and expert within the field.

In this episode, Kat shares her advice for single mums from the perspective of an early learning educator, and also as a fellow single mum. Julia and Kat also chat about cooking with kids, managing the juggle, parenting consistencies, mum guilt, and so much more.

Kat also shares her own single mum story.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Thank you to this week's sponsor - Fernwood Fitness.

Paisley Park Early Learning Centres.

Connect with Kat on Facebook.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your 90 minute one-off intensive one-on-one session with Julia right HERE.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

Ashlene Marshall was fast asleep when her husband woke her up and told her he had something to say. He told her he was done. They had been together for ten years and had a 21 week old and a 2 year old. There were no prior to signs that there was anything wrong in the relationship, or that he was unhappy.

In this episode, Ashlene shares her single mum story.

She also discusses ten signs of men who suddenly abandon their wives (according to Vikki Stark), the impact the abandonment has had on her life, her discovery of the other woman, challenges she's come across, and how she has coped. Plus so much more.

As raw and heartbreaking this story is, ultimately it's a story of courage, and inspiration.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Thank you to this week's sponsor - Fernwood Fitness.

BOOK: Runaway Husbands - The Abandoned Wife's Guide to Recovery and Renewal

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your 90 minute one-off intensive one-on-one session with Julia right HERE.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

In this solo episode, Julia offers some strategies to attract positive energy to your life.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Thank you to this week's sponsor - Fernwood Fitness.

Don't Just Survive, THRIVE! - The online course for single mums to get empowered (kicking off on 22nd October 2018) - ENROLL HERE.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your 90 minute one-off intensive one-on-one session with Julia right HERE.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

In this solo episode, Julia answers some questions sent in by listeners.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Don't Just Survive, THRIVE! - The online course for single mums to get empowered (kicking off on 22nd October 2018) - ENROLL HERE.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your 90 minute one-off intensive one-on-one session with Julia right HERE.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

In this week's episode, I chat with Zoe Hendrix from Australia's very first season of Married at First Sight. Australia watched with anticipation as she married Alex and their love story continued on for four years after the show. In November 2016 their beautiful daughter Harper Rose was born, and then six months ago, in April 2018, they separated.

Zoe is now a single mum and she's on the show this week to share some of her story and to have a bit of a chat about single mum life.

We chat about the shame of becoming a single mum, allowing yourself to feel the grief and heartache of a break-up, treating yourself like you do your child, how life changed as a single mum, setting free the "perfect life plan", strategies to rise from rock bottom, how connecting with other single mums can change your life, the stigma of single mums (and how amazing we really are!), dating as a single mum, and how doing things for ourselves does NOT make us bad mums.

We also chat about overcompensating as a single mum, how Zoe's daughter coped with the separation and the resilience of children, how appearances can be deceiving, co-parenting challenges, and SO MUCH MORE!

Zoe also shares the benefits she's found being a single mum and her advice for new single mums.

This was such a great conversation, and Zoe's attitude is so inspiring. A must listen!

Links mentioned in the episode:

Connect with Zoe on Instagram.

Don't Just Survive, THRIVE! - The online course for single mums to get empowered (kicking off on 22nd October 2018) - ENROLL HERE.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Mentoring and E-Courses.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.