Married, partnered or single, moms are working hard in the home, outside of the home, and usually both! Often moms are so busy and stressed, that they may feel alone or isolated. Have you ever experienced thoughts like these or the feelings that go with them? “I’m going stir crazy just home alone all day [...]
Being a parent may just be the most important job in the world. Being a single parent may just be the hardest. Single parents need a tool kit of practical strategies to use along with common sense, and a healthy dose of mother's (and father's intuition!) Having raised two daughters on my own after their [...]
Being a single parent is tough. You have too much responsibility; too many tasks; too many demands; not enough time; not enough sleep; not enough energy; not enough patience; and almost always--not enough money. However, even when you have faded, and your checkbook has fizzled, you can survive and thrive as a single parent. By using [...]
School will be out soon, and summer, beautiful as it is, can be a challenging time for single moms. Summer's requirements for keeping children busy and safe can present problems not easily resolved without extra financial resources. However, taking care of the kids during the summer on a single mother's budget is possible. It requires [...]
Mom's have stress. It is a fact of life. The BETCHA process, a simple solution for beating stress, can calm you and help you focus more clearly on the parenting situation--or any situation. Just follow these simple steps. 1. Step One: Breathe. Your breath is the pathway to calming your mind and taming your stress. Conscious [...]
Life is full of amazing experiences. Large, medium or small, all are big. Being aware of life's full-ness keeps me motivated, contented, excited and alive. How do you recognize your own experiences of living fully? Which ones in the past have filled you with contentment, satisfaction and aliveness? One of the times I feel most [...]
Yesterday was single parents' day! Finally a day to honor the hard work and extraordinary parenting skill and artistry of single parents, who keep all the balls in the air to do so much for their children. It ain't easy. I have been thinking a lot about single parenting, as I always do. Having been [...]
I heard today that Michele Obama once likened her parenting situation to that of a single mother. Very interesting, and very understandable. Whether single by choice, separation, divorce, death of your partner, his/her deployment, or his preoccupation with being president of the United States of America, single mothers have a common denominator. We are [...]
When I was going through the hardest years of bringing up my children as a single mother, including dating or having some years with a partner, what I most needed was hope and encouragement that I could see this incredible journey through to the conclusion of launching my children into adulthood. I needed voices of [...]
I have always been fascinated by people's stories. It makes sense that I became a clinical social worker, a therapist. I love hearing about people's stories and finding the roots and blossoms of their strengths. The manuscript for "Soul Mothers' Wisdom/Seven Insights for the Single Mother," officially delivered to Pearlsong Press, and due for publication [...]