This week on the show, I chat about ten of my favourite (and unexpected) perks of being a single mother.

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This week on the show, I have a single mum, Julia, sharing her story.

Julia has been a single mum since 2018 and is a part of my Thrive Tribe community. 

When Julia met her partner, their relationship progressed quite quickly and they soon moved in together. In 2013, she gave birth to their first baby which was the beginning of a spiral of trauma for Julia. Julia also suffered from PND after the  birth, which was when her partner's narcissistic tendencies started showing up.

Julia and her partner were married shortly before their second son was born a few years later.

Gradually over the years, Julia's husband started showing some strange behavior. He lied, he was very deceptive, and he had trouble sleeping. He was also starting to get involved in violent situations with strangers.

Concerned about these things, his mood swings and paranoia, and because he was starting to get sores all over his body, Julia spoke to a doctor.

Not long after, Julia's husband confessed to her that he was a drug addict. Julia tried to support him but eventually she told him to leave while he sobered up after he had a psychotic episode and hit her.

In 2018, Julia took their kids on a holiday, and when they returned, he had emptied the house of his belongings and moved to Queensland.

In this episode, Julia also talks about:

• What has happened since then.
• The court proceedings and her ex's arrangement with the kids now.
• The good things that have come out of the separation and her experience and how she has loved working on herself and being a member of Thrive Tribe.
• The importance of having a well.
• Her favourite things about becoming a single mum.
• And SO MUCH MORE!

Julia has been through a lot and is a true inspiration, and I think you will love this episode!

Links mentioned in the episode:

Jump on the waitlist for Thrive Tribe HERE.

Listen to episode 202 - Introducing Thrive Tribe HERE.

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

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This week on the show, I chat about the things I considered and the questions I asked myself before deciding to move in with my partner, the fears I had, and how I moved through them.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Jump on the waitlist for Thrive Tribe HERE.

Download the E-book - Thirteen single mothers share their struggles, top tips, and their favourite things about being a single mother - HERE.

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

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This week on the show, I have a single mum, Kate, sharing her story.

Kate has been a single mum for 2.5 years and is a part of my Thrive Tribe community. 

Kate shares:

• How she suffered from anxiety but didn't realise it was due to the relationship.
• Her experience with gaslighting.
• How her ex was deployed for five months during her pregnancy, and how she felt lighter and happier and didn't realise until later that it was because he was away. 
• What it was like having a new baby in a relationship that felt very fragile.
• Discovering her husband/s affair and his denial of it.
• Her experience of marriage counselling.
• Coming to the decision to divorce her husband.
• The positive changes that she has implemented since becoming a single mum.
• And SO MUCH MORE!

Links mentioned in the episode:

Jump on the waitlist for Thrive Tribe HERE.

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

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide. And join the email list there too.

Or connect with Single Mother Survival Guide on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest.

In this episode, I touch base with an anonymous guest I chatted with in 2020 where she shared her experience of living with sexual abuse over a two part episode series.

At the time, she had been a single mum for two and a half years. and had two daughters, aged two and four.

In Part 1, episode 191, my guest shared her experience with domestic violence, and specifically the sexual abuse she received from her partner of over 10 years. She left him when she was 8 months pregnant with her second daughter.

She also shared how her experience led to her interest and research into psychology and neurology, the support she received from Lifeline and 1800 Respect, and how she learned about domestic violence and came to the realisation that she herself was in an abusive relationship.

In Part 2, episode 192, she continued her story. Along with sharing how her relationship came to an end, she also talked about:

• How she hung onto the relationship in the hope that he would change.
• The suicide threats she received during their relationship.
• The fear that she had of the repercussions of taking out an AVO against her partner, and constantly worrying about how he would react about things.
• The support that she received from her family support worker as well as from the brother (and his wife) of her (ex) partner.
• Dealing with her experience living in a small town, and how domestic violence was such a foreign concept for her immediate community.
• The worry that she had about her kids.
• And so much more!

In this episode, Part 3, my guest fills us in on what she has been up to over the last year and the tremendous growth that she has had coming out the other side of her experience and the happiness that she now feels.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Jump on the waitlist for Thrive Tribe HERE.

Listen to Episode 191 (Part 1) HERE.

Listen to Episode 192 (Part 2) HERE.

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

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide. And join the email list there too.

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