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Single Mother Survival Guide

Becoming a single mum is one of the most daunting and overwhelming life changes someone will ever go through. Whether you are pregnant or have teenagers, you will most likely be confused and struggling with what to do next. I became a single mother in 2013 when my daughter was just a few months old, and it has been a challenging but rewarding journey ever since. This Podcast (and the website www.singlemothersurvivalguide.com) was created to assist newly single mothers in all things they may need to know about. SO WHAT IS THE SINGLE MOTHER SURVIVAL GUIDE PODCAST ABOUT? A Podcast for single mums, made by a single mum… The Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast includes a mixture of me babbling about single mums business, and interviews and discussions with different people and experts about different topics. First off the ranks this includes an interview with a Wills and Estate lawyer which contains everything YOU need to know about getting a Will done, an interview with a financial adviser on everyday money management, savings, spending and so forth, an interview with an online security expert so that YOU know how to keep yourself secure online, an open interview with a domestic violence survivor and advocate, and another interview with a financial adviser on everything to do with insurance, and what you should think about getting insured to ensure the financial safety for you and your kids. Coming up after that I have chats with people including parenting experts, family lawyers, and a life coach. I also chat about the social stigma of being a single mum, single parent travel, everyday tips to make YOUR life easier, dating, personal budgeting, resources out there to help YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN, child support, domestic violence, successful co-parenting, advantages to being a single mum, and the list goes on…
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Now displaying: December, 2020
Dec 29, 2020

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:

  • what it was like being a female in the British Royal Navy,
  • leaving the navy and the shift in dynamics in the relationship,
  • immigrating to Australia and becoming a new mum,
  • being diagnosed with PND,
  • dealing with emotional abuse from her (now) ex-husband,
  • relocating to Western Australia,
  • losing herself,
  • having a stroke and recovering,
  • dealing with her intrusive in-laws,
  • the moment she was on the train and realised she wanted to leave her husband,
  • discovering that her husband was a narcissist,
  • separating from her subsequent partner,
  • how Thrive Tribe has helped her and given her the nudge she needed,
  • how she has started turning her life around,
  • and so much more.

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!

Links mentioned in the episode:

Join Thrive Tribe here.

To contact Julia, email: julia@singlemothersurvivalguide.com.

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Dec 15, 2020

This week on the show I have Jess, a single mum and member of my Thrive Tribe community, sharing her story.

Jess talks about:

  • the moment that she decided to give the relationship with the father of her children another go,
  • living in fear due to her husband's excessive drinking and unpredictable outbursts,
  • becoming a single mum a second time around,
  • raising her daughter with a disability with no support from her husband,
  • raising two boys as a single mum,
  • her advice for other women going through the same thing,
  • and so much more.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Join the Thrive Tribe waitlist here.

To contact Julia, email: julia@singlemothersurvivalguide.com.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on FacebookInstagramTwitter, or Pinterest.

Dec 8, 2020

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.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Join the Thrive Tribe waitlist here.

To contact Julia, email: julia@singlemothersurvivalguide.com.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on FacebookInstagramTwitter, or Pinterest.

Dec 1, 2020

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:

  • how she keeps Josh's memory alive for her now, almost 3-year-old, daughter,
  • how they managed to not let the cancer prognosis affect what they did with their lives,
  • the confusing time between Josh's death and the two months leading up to their daughter's birth,
  • how she managed grief and becoming a new mum at the same time,
  • what dating has been like since then,
  • having a new partner and how that has been plus the associated guilt,
  • her work with the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation,
  • her advice for other women going through the same thing,
  • and so much more.

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.

To contact Julia, email: julia@singlemothersurvivalguide.com.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide

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