Are you worried about your child (or children) having anxiety? Not sure how to help them?
In this episode, I chat with the lovely Deb Hopper. As a practicing Occupational Therapist, Deb Hopper has over 20 years of experience working with children and adults who struggle with autism, anxiety, emotional regulation, and sensory processing difficulties.
Deb chats with me in this episode about:
Deb enjoys working in her private practice and supervises and mentors Occupational Therapists. She loves to create resources, online courses, and books for adults and children and is the author of the book Teaching Kids to Manage Anxiety: Superstar Practical Strategies. She is passionate about helping kids reduce their anxiety and worries in every facet of their life at home, school, and in the community.
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To learn more about Deb and what she does, plus get access to resources, visit https://www.lifeskills4kids.com.au/tip-sheets/.
You can purchase Deb's book, Teaching Kids to Manage Anxiety: Superstar Practical Strategies, HERE.
You can also connect with Deb on Instagram here, on Facebook here and here, on LinkedIn here, and on Twitter here.
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On Tuesday, the 11th of May 2021, the 2021-22 Australian Budget was released. Confused about what the changes are and how they affect you?
In this episode, I chat with the lovely Katherine Hayes, Director and Principal Adviser at Hayes and Co Insurance Services, who breaks down the Budget for us and shares how it affects single parents and women.
She discusses the changes in areas likely to impact us including housing, superannuation, tax, childcare, medical, Centrelink, and domestic violence.
Katherine has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry and has specialized in providing personal protection strategy advice since 2008. Katherine has won multiple awards for her role as a risk specialist and customer service awards. Katherine is a published author and the co-host of the personal finance education podcast Money Madams. And she also sits on the advisory board of a major insurance company and helps with policy direction, product design, client service standards, and initiatives along with policy improvement and client advocacy matters.
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Get in touch with Katherine, and check out Hayes and Co Insurance Services HERE.
Check out the Money Madams Podcast HERE.
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This month marks eight years of single parenting for me, and I have learned a lot over these years.
By no means do I have everything sorted at all times. There are some really difficult aspects of single parenting that I struggle with, but I have learned some lessons that have definitely made life as a single mum easier, and have even helped me to thrive.
In this episode, I share some of the most useful lessons I have learned about single motherhood.
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For many of us single mums, Mother’s Day can be a harder day than most. Particularly if you have come from a situation where you were previously pampered and spoilt on Mother’s Day by your partner at the time, or if it’s your first Mother’s Day as a single mum. It can be a reminder as to what has been lost.
If you’re feeling vulnerable this Mother’s Day, here are some tips to ease the struggle.
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This week on the show, I have Liz joining me. For 25 years, Liz was married to a gambling addict.
In hindsight, the first red flag was when her ex never paid her back for her engagement ring. He had told her he wasn't good with money and had spent the money intended for the ring.
One day Liz went to buy groceries from the joint spending account and all the money was gone. Over time, her ex finally admitted to having a gambling problem.
When Liz was in hospital having their first baby, her ex completely drained her bank accounts. The same thing happened when she was in hospital having their second baby.
Not wanting anyone thinking badly of him, she kept the secret to herself and spent years covering for him and paying people back that he owed money to.
Over the years, things went from bad to worse, and he even started gaslighting her, which resulted in Liz thinking she was imagining things. They experienced breaking up and getting back together, gambling counselling and rehab attempts, holidays where he disappeared gambling the entire time, suicide attempts and threats, and so much more. Liz shares how her ex even stole money from their daughters.
This is a sad story, but ultimately one of hope, inspiration, and empowerment. Liz finds the strength to leave her husband and her toxic marriage for good and starts the new chapter of her life.
In this episode, Liz shares Part 2 of her story (check out last week's episode, Episode 244, where she shares Part 1).
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This week on the show, I have Liz joining me. For 25 years, Liz was married to a gambling addict.
In hindsight, the first red flag was when her ex never paid her back for her engagement ring. He had told her he wasn't good with money and had spent the money intended for the ring.
One day Liz went to buy groceries from the joint spending account and all the money was gone. Over time, her ex finally admitted to having a gambling problem.
When Liz was in hospital having their first baby, her ex completely drained her bank accounts. The same thing happened when she was in hospital having their second baby.
Not wanting anyone thinking badly of him, she kept the secret to herself and spent years covering for him and paying people back that he owed money to.
Over the years, things went from bad to worse, and he even started gaslighting her, which resulted in Liz thinking she was imagining things. They experienced breaking up and getting back together, gambling counselling and rehab attempts, holidays where he disappeared gambling the entire time, suicide attempts and threats, and so much more. Liz shares how her ex even stole money from their daughters.
This is a sad story, but ultimately one of hope, inspiration, and empowerment. Liz finds the strength to leave her husband and her toxic marriage for good and starts the new chapter of her life.
In this episode, Liz shares Part 1 of her story (stay tuned for next week, where she shares Part 2).
Links mentioned in the episode:
Jump on the waitlist for Thrive Tribe HERE.
To contact Julia, email: julia@singlemothersurvivalguide.com.
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When my daughter was younger, every time she was with her father, I would worry that my ex may not bring her back. It’s a feeling I hope most won’t ever know. But for a small percentage of us, the possibility is real.
During those times, I would go through a period of a few dark, dark days. And even though I’ve spent years working on my mindset, sometimes the darkness was still hard to shake.
If you can relate to that fear, then you are not alone. In this episode, I share ten strategies that used to help me. I hope that by sharing some strategies that worked for me, perhaps you will find some that will work for you too.
Links mentioned in the episode:
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Co-parenting. It’s a word that can evoke enough anxiety in someone to induce a panic attack. Or maybe it’s so smooth sailing, it doesn’t bring you a worry in the world.
Love it or hate it, it’s sure to be a conversation starter at any single mums group.
In this episode, I give you a summary of three common co-parenting styles.
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In this episode, I give you some more updates about life plus something I'm working on, and share some information with you about Thrive Tribe which is currently open for enrollment!
Links mentioned in the episode:
Thrive Tribe is currently OPEN for enrollment. Sign up HERE.
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In this episode, I give a brief update on my time since Perth and also announce something special :)
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In this episode, I give a brief update on my time in Perth.
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Listen to episode 194 - Dealing with heartbreak in a pandemic HERE.
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In this episode, I discuss getting through milestones as a single mother, and how to reflect on the past and celebrate these moments, rather than be sad, feel lonely and wish things were different.
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In this episode, I discuss why we suffer from single mum guilt, and how to manage it.
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Listen to Episode 011 - Why being a single mum is awesome HERE.
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In this episode, I share ten crucial lessons for single mothers to learns ASAP.
What have you learned since becoming a single mother?
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In this episode, I share five tools that make my day better each and every day.
What helps you in your day?
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In this episode, Kellie shares her experience of becoming a single mum. She talks about the financial struggles and panic attacks that came with it, her co-parenting relationship and arrangement, and how motherhood changed her priorities and led her to a complete career overhaul from teacher to energy healer.
We also talk about her son's first day of pre-school, and the emotions that came with that, the lack of support that exists when women miscarry, and her connection to her inner self and her spirituality and how that evolved from when she was a child.
In addition, Kellie runs us through what the seven Chakras are and why it's important that they are clear, how a "person clearing", "womb clearing", and "spiralling" can help us, and getting back into our feminine energy.
Finally, she runs us through her advice for new single mums!
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Got kids starting at school this year? This milestone is tough as a single mother. In this episode, I share my experience of my daughter first starting school, and why it's so hard for us. PLUS I share some strategies to help you get through it.
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In this week's podcast episode, I play a FB Live I did in the Single Mother Survival Guide Support Forum Facebook group about how to navigate new partners and introducing them to your kids.
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Alisa is a single mum and has four boys.
After a wildfire in her neighbouring town in California, Alisa decided to pack up, sell her things, and go travelling with her youngest two boys who are 6 and 8 years old. They booked their flight to the Philippines to start a travelling adventure. And then COVID-19 hit. After booking flights to other international places such as Ireland and France, which were also subsequently cancelled, they decided to travel around the USA.
In this episode, Alisa chats with Julia about:
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Connect with Alisa on Youtube, Facebook and Instagram @Ourlighttravels.
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Six years ago, Lisa moved to Australia from Germany. Last year she found out she was pregnant in the middle of a motorbike trip from Sydney to Byron Bay. She had unexpectedly fallen pregnant with a man she had just started dating.
All her pre-conceived ideas of how life and family "should" look like, especially when having a baby, were challenged and her journey of thinking about what she should do, and how it should look like had begun.
In this episode, Lisa shares her story. She also talks about how the father of the baby reacted when she told him the news, what her decision process with what to do looked like, and what her co-parenting plan is when not knowing the father of the baby that well. Lisa also gives her advice to women who have also unexpectedly fallen pregnant with someone they've just started dating and who intend on becoming single mothers.
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In this episode, I give you my tips on how to start the year off right.
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Listen to Episode 88 - Goal setting for single mums HERE.
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In this episode, I have Marie, a single mum and member of my Thrive Tribe community joining me.
Marie met her husband when they were both working in the British Royal Navy. They served on the same ship together for over five years at which point they decided she would leave so they could get married and have children.
After they got married and had a child, their marriage started to present cracks, and Marie agreed to immigrate to Australia with her husband in the hope that things would get better for their relationship.
Marie found herself, mostly alone, in a foreign country, with a toddler and a new baby and suffering with Post Natal Depression.
At the same time, her relationship with her husband got worse and the emotional abuse she was receiving increased.
They moved across the country to be closer to her (then) husband's parents and things only got worse. Her husband and his family were incredibly unsupportive of her joining the Police Force Academy to fulfil her dream of joining the Police Force. To make matters worse, Marie then suffered a stroke.
Before long she realised she had completely lost herself.
In this episode, Marie shares her story. She talks about:
Today, Marie is a single mum, she has a positive go-getter attitude, she is a full-time police officer, she is starting to get back to being her, and is working on improving things every day. I'm incredibly proud of Marie; she is a true inspiration!
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This week on the show I have Jess, a single mum and member of my Thrive Tribe community, sharing her story.
Jess talks about:
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Thinking of moving, or moving soon? Listen to this episode about moving as a single mum. In it, I share my top ten tips for moving as a single mum.
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Annabelle Wilson met her husband when she was 19 years old. He had already been diagnosed with brain cancer and had been given 18 months to live. He was 22 years old.
They ended up sharing ten beautiful years together. They got married and then Annabelle fell pregnant.
When she was seven months pregnant, her loving husband, Josh, lost his battle with cancer. Annabelle gave birth to their beautiful daughter, Primrose, a couple of months later on Josh's birthday.
In this episode, Annabelle shares her story.
She also talks about:
Annabelle is such an inspiration. She has an incredibly positive attitude and mindset and I'm so happy to have her on the show.
Links mentioned in the episode:
Find out more about Cure Brain Cancer Foundation HERE.
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