Single Mother Survival Guide

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with single mum Angela McMillan. Angela shares her story of becoming a single mum twice when both times the fathers of her babies and the men she was in a relationship with at the time, left when she was pregnant.

We discuss how she adjusted to becoming a single mum the first time around versus the second time around, how Feldenkreis helped her to overcome postnatal depression both times around, the option of keeping the father off a birth certificate, challenges and benefits to becoming a single mum, and the positives to children being raised in a single parent home, and a lot more!

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Move More Mindfully

• Connect with Angela on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

• Join Angela'a Facebook Group "Fly Community - Freedom to Love Yourself" here.

• The Lokahi Foundation is a not-for-profit set up by single mum and domestic and family violence survivor, Rachael Natoli. The Lokahi Foundation enable and empower women who have been the victims of domestic and family violence to reclaim their lives and reach their full potential through their ongoing case management. Your money will go directly to funding caseworkers for these women.

• Donate to the Single Mother Survival Guide City2Surf Team here.

• Vote for me in the Mummy Blog Awards 2017 here.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, and to register your interest in the online course available soon, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

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 episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with single mum, and Founder of Mumma's Little Helpers, Lyndsey Bramble.

Lyndsey is the mother of two boys and became a single mum in 2014. In this episode Lyndsey talks about her relationship with the father of her sons, and how she removed herself from an emotionally unhealthy relationship. She also talks about how starting Mumma's Little Helpers helped her move on with her life, challenges she faced and positive things about becoming a single mum.

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Mumma's Little Helpers

• Connect with Lyndsey on Facebook or Instagram.

• If you reside in Sydney, run the City2Surf with Team Single Mother Survival Guide and raise money for the Lokahi Foundation in the process. Join the team here, and then email me to let me know you have registered.

• The Lokahi Foundation is a not-for-profit set up by single mum and domestic and family violence survivor, Rachael Natoli. The Lokahi Foundation enable and empower women who have been the victims of domestic and family violence to reclaim their lives and reach their full potential through their ongoing case management. Your money will go directly to funding caseworkers for these women.

• Donate to the Single Mother Survival Guide City2Surf Team here.

• Vote for me in the Mummy Blog Awards 2017 here.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, and to register your interest in the online course available soon, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

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 episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with Leanne Mulcahy. Leanne found herself unexpectedly pregnant at 18 and when her relationship didn't work out, she became a single mum when her daughter was 6 months old. She has since created an amazing life for herself. She is an award-winning designer and Founder of Stand Out Women, which is a global community for women who are ready to live life on their own terms. She's also a speaker and an author.

Her first book Notes to Self was released in 2015 and was a hit with women who connected with her story of overcoming severe shyness and lack of self-worth to have a business where she helps women have the life they really want. An updated version of this book - Imperfectly Perfect - has since been released.

Leanne also works with women to design a clear vision and plan that helps them overcome mindset blocks that keep them stuck, boost their confidence so they can stop worrying and doubting themselves and feel good about taking deliberate and inspired action.

Her online radio show, Stand Out Radio, is where women from around the world share inspirational stories, wisdom and answer the burning question "what does it mean to live life on your own terms".

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Leanne tells us about her own journey of becoming a single mum, and what it was like being such a young single mum and how she coped. She also discusses the benefits she encountered in being a single mum, and what it has taught her daughter. She also shares what life looks like for her today, her advice for single mums, and what she's learnt through her experience of being a single mum.

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Stand Out Women
• Buy Leanne's book here (if based in NZ), and here for everyone else.
• Connect with Leanne on Facebook or Instagram.

• Vote for me in the People's Choice Category in the Ausmumpreneur awards here. I am number 42 in the Making a Difference Award (Business) Category. Thank you so much xx
• If you reside in Sydney, run the City2Surf with Team Single Mother Survival Guide and raise money for the Lokahi Foundation in the process. Join the team here, and then email me to let me know you have registered.
• The Lokahi Foundation is a not-for-profit set up by single mum and domestic and family violence survivor, Rachael Natoli. The Lokahi Foundation enable and empower women who have been the victims of domestic and family violence to reclaim their lives and reach their full potential through their ongoing case management. Your money will go directly to funding caseworkers for these women.
• Donate to the Single Mother Survival Guide City2Surf Team here.
• Vote for me in the Mummy Blog Awards 2017 here.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, and to register your interest in the online course available soon, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

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.

Disclosure: One of the links in these notes is an "affiliate links". This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, Single Mother Survival Guide will receive an affiliate commission.

Having to choose between having an abortion and being a single mother is one of the toughest crossroads anyone can encounter. In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Alyce Haack and Julia talk about exactly that. Alyce went from working in resorts and living an idyllic lifestyle, to pregnant with a partner who no longer wanted to have a baby.

In addition to sharing her story, Alyce also talks about being a single mum without a strong support network, the stigma of being a single mum, and how she balances being a single mum and taking care of herself. She also shares her positives of being a single mum, and offers her advice for new single mums.

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Vote for me in the People's Choice Category in the Ausmumpreneur awards here. I am number 42 in the Making a Difference Award (Business) Category. Thank you so much xx
• If you reside in Sydney, run the City2Surf with Team Single Mother Survival Guide and raise money for the Lokahi Foundation in the process. Join the team here, and then email me to let me know you have registered.
• The Lokahi Foundation is a not-for-profit set up by single mum and domestic and family violence survivor, Rachael Natoli. The Lokahi Foundation enable and empower women who have been the victims of domestic and family violence to reclaim their lives and reach their full potential through their ongoing case management. Your money will go directly to funding caseworkers for these women.
• Donate to the Single Mother Survival Guide City2Surf Team here.
• Vote for me in the Mummy Blog Awards 2017 here.

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, and to register your interest in the online course available soon, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

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 of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks about her last relationship and her experience of being ghosted. If you haven't heard of "ghosting", it's the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication. According to research a whooping 50 percent of men and women have experienced it and an almost equal number have done the ghosting.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

• If you reside in Sydney, run the City2Surf with Team Single Mother Survival Guide and raise money for the Lokahi Foundation in the process. Join the team here, and then email me for fundraising details.
• The Lokahi Foundation is a not-for-profit set up by single mum and domestic and family violence survivor, Rachael Natoli. The Lokahi Foundation enable and empower women who have been the victims of domestic and family violence to reclaim their lives and reach their full potential through their ongoing case management. Your money will go directly to funding caseworkers for these women!
• My blog post on the single mother stigma.
• Vote for me in the Mummy Blog Awards 2017 here.
• Vote for me in the People's Choice Category in the Ausmumpreneur awards here. I am number 42 in the Making a Difference Award (Business) Category. Thank you xx

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

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 episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with Adeline Er. Adeline and Julia discuss the benefits of meal planning and how to do it; healthy food options; meal prepping – what and how we can prep, and how often; how to start cooking intuitively; and how and what to cook with kids. Adeline also shares her tips to keep the food budget down, and some great healthy snack ideas for adults and kids.

Adeline is a qualified personal trainer, wellbeing coach and #mealprepninja. She is the founder of Eat This Burn That, and the creator behind the #mealprepninja eCourse. Her mission is to help busy people prioritise and take control of their wellbeing via her signature meal prep systems. She teaches people how to create their own personal systems, make healthy and active living fit their lifestyle, and how they can become the CEO of their own lives!

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Meal Prep Ninjas eCourse

• Eat This Burn That

• Download your free healthy treat recipes here

• Watch the YouTube video here

• Connect with Adeline on Facebook and Instagram, or email her at [email protected]

• To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

• For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

• 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 episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with Adeline Er. Adeline and Julia discuss the benefits of meal planning and how to do it; healthy food options; meal prepping – what and how we can prep, and how often; how to start cooking intuitively; and how and what to cook with kids. Adeline also shares her tips to keep the food budget down, and some great healthy snack ideas for adults and kids.

Adeline is a qualified personal trainer, wellbeing coach and #mealprepninja. She is the founder of Eat This Burn That, and the creator behind the #mealprepninja eCourse. Her mission is to help busy people prioritise and take control of their wellbeing via her signature meal prep systems. She teaches people how to create their own personal systems, make healthy and active living fit their lifestyle, and how they can become the CEO of their own lives!

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Meal Prep Ninjas eCourse

• Eat This Burn That

• Download your free healthy treat recipes here

• Watch the YouTube video here

• Connect with Adeline on Facebook and Instagram, or email her at [email protected]

• To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

• For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

• 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.

This story has to be heard to be believed. In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with single mum Rebecca McKeown. After becoming a single parent as a teenager, Rebecca completely turned her life around - she became a motivational speaker for young parents, and then graduated as a nurse with the help of her anonymous guardian angel. A severe car accident when she was 32 weeks pregnant threw another array of obstacles her way - the car accident left her second child with medical issues, it made her temporarily paralysed, and she become a single parent again. Once again she found her feet even though more challenges came her way. Rebecca is a positive role model for single mothers and an example of the strength that we are all capable of. Rebecca is such a positive person and is now paying it forward to other single mothers. Rebecca shares her story with us and how she balances looking after herself as a single mum. She also tells us what she's learnt from her experiences, and shares her money saving secrets with us.

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Rebecca's Single Parent Network on Facebook

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

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.

This story has to be heard to be believed. In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with single mum Rebecca McKeown. After becoming a single parent as a teenager, Rebecca completely turned her life around - she became a motivational speaker for young parents, and then graduated as a nurse with the help of her anonymous guardian angel. A severe car accident when she was 32 weeks pregnant threw another array of obstacles her way - the car accident left her second child with medical issues, it made her temporarily paralysed, and she become a single parent again. Once again she found her feet even though more challenges came her way. Rebecca is a positive role model for single mothers and an example of the strength that we are all capable of. Rebecca is such a positive person and is now paying it forward to other single mothers. Rebecca shares her story with us and how she balances looking after herself as a single mum. She also tells us what she's learnt from her experiences, and shares her money saving secrets with us.
 

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Rebecca's Single Parent Network on Facebook 

To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

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 episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with family lawyer, Kate Pateman. The topic of this week's episode is "I'm separated...now what?". Kate and Julia discuss what steps to take, and what to consider from a legal perspective when you are separated. This includes:

• a generalised process of what happens after separation, particularly if there are children involved,
• how to navigate child care arrangements,
• financial matters,
• what to do if one party is a business owner,
• child support issues,
• property settlement,
• the psychology of separation and negotiations,
• the best way to document any agreements, and
• LOTS MORE!

Kate is the founder and Principal Collaborative Family Lawyer at KLP Family Law. She has practiced exclusively in the area of Family Law for almost a decade and has acquired vast experience throughout that time in all aspects of Family Law. She is a leader in providing expert Family Law advice and provides realistic and commercial advice to her clients which has resulted in a better understanding for her clients of the process and of their entitlements. This generally leads to early and cost effective settlements as people are reasonable and empowered when they are confident that they have received the right advice and have a good understanding of the process and their rights. Kate has a particular passion for and focus on financial matters involving complex issues and significant property pools.

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• www.klpfamilylaw.com.au/

• www.katepateman.com/

• Connect with Kate on Facebook and LinkedIn, or email her at [email protected]

• You can also follow Kate on Google+ and YouTube

• To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

• For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

• 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.