Single Parent Success Stories

Bhavna Radia is a family lawyer and divorce expert. She is a single mom to 3 daughters based in London, UK. After her own marriage break down, she suddenly found herself going through the pain of divorce, single parenting, and homelessness with 3 very young children.

Bhavna was able to transmute her pain into a victory and today she helps other women navigate the tumultuous road of divorce. She started her company after her divorce because the experience showed her that the divorce process in the UK did not work in the way it should. It left families broken, poorer, and in a situation where there was more hostility. She wanted to bring her skills as a family lawyer, mediator and her personal experience of divorce. Bhavna brought to life her vision of empowering clients, saving them on legal fees. The company is thriving and she is able to keep helping people and couples to divorce with kindness and compassion every day.

Her advice for single parents: Do not stress over all the things that you need to do. There are some things that are not as important as others. Having a few things that need to happen every day is fine. As long as her children were fed, clean, and asleep on time was all she could manage to start with. She wouldn't worry about making sure that the house was clean, ironing was done and until things settled down she shouldn't stress about all the extracurricular activities and even being top in the class! Having a plan around the children with her ex-partner was important.

[00:01 - 06:45] Bhavna Shares Her Story and How She Became a Single Parent

[06:46 - 12:22] The Importance Of Putting Yourself First

[12:23 - 16:25] What Advice Would You Give To Your Older Self Or Younger Self?

[16:26 - 18:38] Bhavna’s Advice For Single Parents Who Are Struggling Right Now

[18:39 - 21:42] How The Lockdown Is Going In London

[21:43 - 26:49] Connect With Bhavna And The Projects She’s Working On

Connect with Bhavna Radia

Website: https://www.divorceright.co.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/divorcerightonline

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divorcerightonline/

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Kirsten Barfoot, a single mom from Australia, is a Transformational Speaker and Coach who helps people find the light that they have inside of them. She believes that true wealth begins with Inner Wealth and her philosophy is founded upon the 3 pillars of Leadership, Vision and Creativity. How we act upon these pillars is ultimately how we express our unique Inner Wealth Code. This is what we are here for, to express our own Code for ourselves and the world at large in the most unique, magical and beautiful way! Her advice for single parents is to keep the relationship with your ex harmonious. Don't respond in anger or frustration, cool down first and then respond.

[00:01 - 04:18] Introducing Kirsten Barfoot

[04:19 - 12:00] Struggles Kirsten Faced When Becoming a Single Parent

[12:00 - 19:50] The Answer Lies Within You

[19:51 - 23:03] Advice Kirsten Has For New Single Parents

[23:04 - 24:42] Closing Segment

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Website: www.kirstenbarfoot.com

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Debbie Zita, a single mom from Melbourne Australia, she's a leading heart centered holistic success coach. She is passionate about helping women find more intimacy, meaning, and financial freedom through their spiritually inspired businesses. She had a tough time going through her single parenting journey as she lost her mom when she was 27 and 4 months pregnant. It took her about 4 years before  she could speak to anyone about that. The most she struggled with was loneliness. She learned to put on a brave face and alienated herself from others. Through growing up emotionally during 5 years she learned a great deal about herself. Single Parenting journey is hard and lonely. She wanted her boy to see a happy mom. If she could go back in the past, she wished she wasn't so hard on herself. Her advice for single parents is to give and receive hugs. To be safe within ourselves. Although the guilt, the shame and overwhelm are natural part at the beginning of single parenting, this too shall pass.

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Website: https://debbiezita.com/

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Daniel Herrold is a Divorced Dad of 3 daughters living in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  He is one of the Co-Founders of Divorced Over Forty, a recently formed group that provides community to divorced men & women across the world who are in the 40’s, 50’s & 60’s.   This community provides support through content on its social media channels, as well as hosts events with a specific intention of fostering and cultivating friendships.   With over 10,000 strong virtually, tribes have been formed in over 50 cities across 7 countries worldwide.

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Website: https://www.divorcedover40.com/

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Monica Henderson is a past single mom to one daughter from Los Angeles, California. Monica is a Founder and Creator of Mink Life Motivation. Company's Mission is to help millions of professionals worldwide change their lives & grow their businesses by using the MinkLife Motivation’s training system, allowing every person to live healthier, wealthier, and more fulfilled. Monica is an amazing motivator,  creator, designer with a big vision for the world. Monica's advice for single parents is to embrace the different, your life doesn't have to look like a traditional two parent life. It is more important to have experiences for your kids than the things you can buy. Your time with them is what's valuable. 

Monica can be found here:

Website: https://www.monicamhenderson.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monicamariehenderson

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Jennifer Forster is a single mom of 2 kids currently living in Australia. Jennifer is a self-leadership mentor who helps women to transform their lives from the inside out by identifying hidden subconscious patterns that are keeping them trapped in overthinking, at the mercy of their emotions, drained of energy and preventing them from living the life they truly desire. Jennifer is a successful entrepreneur having founded four businesses across four industries, holds a master’s in business, has pioneered change for women abroad, succeeded as a competitive sportsperson, adventured globally, and all while solo parenting two kids. But as a ‘serial overachiever’ her success came at the cost of broken relationships, inner conflict, and burnout. In her book, The Power of a Peaceful Woman: 49 Ways to drop the armor and defuse the drama, she shares her 49 practical ‘real life lessons’ that were the catalyst for getting her out of her head and into her heart and ultimately transformed her existence to one grounded in peace and happiness, and aligned her with a purpose-filled, abundant life. 

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Website: www.jenniferforster.com

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Gaia Ferreira is a single mom to three beautiful daughters, currently living in Ireland after several international moves. She is an author, speaker and coach on personal fulfillment and heart-driven leadership. She works with mission-driven entrepreneurs to help them make a profound impact in the world.

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Mary is a single parent of 3. They live in Los Angeles,  California. Mary had a difficult life raising 3 kids. After a tumultuous marriage, different jobs to give her children the life they deserved, Mary started her own company Parker Sales Solutions, Inc. Mary helps coaches and consultants breeze through sales conversations without being pushy or salesy. She teaches them how to close more clients into their programs with less effort. Mary is an incredible woman and amazing human being with a heart of gold. Her advice for single parents: take care of yourself first, nobody is going to do that for you. You can't fill from an empty cup and it also teaches your kids respect. 

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Jill is a single parent of 19 year old daughter Atlas. They live in Park City, Utah. She was suffering in an abusive marriage, staying in hopes to keep her family. Leaving a marriage is never easy, but Jill was courageous in starting the new chapter in her life. Looking back she wished she'd done it sooner. She started an international travel company from scratch and also does monthly online "slumber parties" for single moms so they can relax and get away from the everyday grind.  Jill is truly an incredible woman who discovered unprecedented confidence and belief in herself after her marriage. Her advice for single parents: know that sometimes you'll be great in one area but rarely more than one area at a time and that's okay! ASK FOR HELP! 

Listen to this episode and remember no matter what happens you can do it!

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https://www.chasingatlas.com

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Erja is an entrepreneur, co-creator, adventurer at heart and a mother of a beautiful daughter.

She is passionate  about people's well-being and is fulfilling her purpose in life through coaching individuals in the mind related issues, helping to overcome obstacles and limiting beliefs to thrive in life and do what one is ultimately born here to do; bringing joy back to people's lives. Erja organizes various kinds of trainings related to behavior, people dynamics and well-being for corporations. In addition, she takes people into the woods to relax and experience the benefit of the healing effects of nature by utilizing a Forest Mind Method which she also trains people in.

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www.mixingnuts.fi

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