Single Mother Survival Guide

In this episode, Julia talks with single mum, columnist, social commentator and author of new book  Out There: A survival guide for dating in midlife , Kerri Sackville.  Five years ago Kerri's marriage of 17 years ended. When she started dating again she made every mistake known to womankind. She swiped right on scammers and fakers, spent weeks fruitlessly texting, agreed to long dates with the wr...

This is Part 2 of a two-part episode with one of the bravest and most beautiful women I've had the opportunity to speak with on the show. In Part 1 , my guest told her horrific story of her experience in the 10-year relationship she had with the father of her children. Since then, she has rebuilt her life from the ground up. It has not been an easy road. But she is strong, and she is beautifully b...

This episode is one of the hardest and most emotional episodes I have ever recorded. It's a heartbreaking story. But it's also a story of survival, strength, and courage. And it's a very important story.  May is the month of family and domestic violence prevention in QLD, Australia. Its aim is to raise awareness in the community of the social and personal impacts of domestic violence and to suppor...

In this solo episode, Julia shares her advice for camping as a single mum. This includes all the key takeaways that she got out of her recent camping trip with her daughter. From what to bring, to how long to go for, to where to go. She also reveals her secret hacks to make the trip far more enjoyable.  She also discusses the great, the good, and the not so great parts of single-parent camping. If...

In this episode, Julia talks with single mum Belinda Phillips. This is Belinda's single mum story. Thirteen years ago Belinda ended the relationship with the father of her children after an awakening that came out of a financial betrayal. She went from living in a mansion with home help and being a stay at home mum to living in a small unit and trying to make ends meet.  A year later she met the m...

Isiah McKimmie, one of Australia's leading relationship and sex experts is back to chat with Julia in this week's episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast. This time, Julia and Isiah talk about all things ORGASMS. They discuss if orgasms are possible for everyone, if it is normal to struggle to reach an orgasm, what kind of factors can get in the way of reaching an orgasm, what you can...

In this solo episode Julia shares her advice on traveling as a single mum with children who are five and under. From what you need to do before you get to the airport, to what to bring on the plane, to researching hotels, to legals, and so much more. She also discusses the Family Law Watchlist and the Hague Convention. If you are planning a trip with your little one (or little ones), listen to thi...

In this episode Julia talks with single mum, and co-founder of Wyld Tribe Tracy Mcfie.  Five years ago Tracy was happily married to her teenage love of over two decades, a fly-in-fly-out worker. Her and her two children lived in Western Australia, and her husband (who worked in the mines) was in China working 3 out of 4 weeks. Life was challenging at times but after living this lifestyle for 17 ye...

In this solo episode Julia talks about goal setting for single mums. She tells you why setting goals will change your life, and how to set them so that you achieve them. This is a continuation of Episode 86  - finding your identity as a single mum. Some questions to ask yourself to get started: What do you want to achieve? Why do you want to achieve it? What is your plan? Links mentioned in the ep...

In this episode Julia talks with breast cancer warrior, 2016 Mother of the Year, and single mum Farrah Millar. Farrah was on the show a year ago (episodes 34 and 35) and in this episode we get an update from Farrah on the last 12 months since she was on the show. Farrah was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer when her daughter was just 14 months old and her son was less than 24 hours old. Recover...

In this solo episode Julia talks about finding your identity as a single mum. Sometimes when we come out of our relationships we have lost who we are, and in this episode Julia shares her tips on how you can start to rediscover yourself again and get back to being YOU. Links mentioned in the episode: Download the finding yourself exercise here .  Sign up to the  Don't Just Survive, THRIVE  online...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast Julia chats with one of Australia's leading Relationship and Sex Experts, Isiah McKimmie. Julia and Isiah talk about all things SEX AND BODY IMAGE. They discuss the perception that mums can't be sexual, why mothers are struggling to find their sense of sensuality and desire again, the male perception of a mother's sexuality, and what cele...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with Marcia Watts. This is Marcia's second time on the show. Marcia is a counsellor in the private practice  Transform to Lead  based in Brisbane, Australia. She offers clients a compassionate, solution-oriented counselling service, enabling them to overcome obstacles and achieve their full potential. She is passionate about...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats with single mums Nadia Mori and Lyndsey Bramble about secret single mums business for the third time. We chat about kids starting school, single mum guilt, dating, and so much more. Listen to our first Secret Single Mums Business Episode  here .  Listen to the second Secret Single Mums Business Episode here . Sign up to the ...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast Julia chats with single mum, and editor of Australia's number one parenting website Kidspot, the gorgeous Melissa Wilson. Mel shares how she manages to juggle being a single mum to two kids and the editor of Kidspot, a typical day in her life, the relationship with her ex ending and how she coped in the early days and weeks of being a sin...

In this solo episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats about what's been going on for the last couple of months. She talks about her last trip to Perth, her recent holiday to Fiji, her daughter starting school, and more. Links mentioned in the episode: Blog post:  Top Tips for Single Mum Travel .  Blog post:  Why a child's first day at school is so hard on single mums . Brav...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats to holistic health practitioner Robin LaCross.  Robin and Julia discuss how to talk to kids about sex, the right terminology to use with children, how to answer the where did I come from? question and any other sex related questions, talking to our kids about menstruation, what HPV is, the cervical cancer vaccine, how to prot...

In this solo episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats about Valentine's Day for the new single mum and how to get through it. But it is suitable for ALL single mums to listen to, no matter how long you've been a single mum.   Links mentioned in the episode: To contact Julia, email:  julia@singlemothersurvivalguide.com . For information about the single parent mentoring prog...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia continues her chat from last week with family lawyer Todd Street.  This is the second part of Todd's second time on the show and again, Todd answers questions which were sent in by the Single Mother Survival Guide Community. The questions relate to getting an ex drug tested, when your ex wants to change the current 60/40 care arran...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats with family lawyer Todd Street.  This is Todd's second time on the show and again, Julia asks Todd questions which were sent in by the Single Mother Survival Guide Community. The questions relate to changing a child's surname to the mother's surname, self representing in court, how to find a good lawyer, adding travelling ove...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats with single mother by choice Emma Fraser. Like many women, Emma spent her twenties and thirties carving out a career she was very proud of, and having turned 40 and single felt that something was missing: a child. So Emma embarked on an IUI journey through IVF Australia, and ended up with a beautiful baby. We discuss why she...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats with lawyer and mediator, Anne-Marie Cade. Julia and Anne-Marie talk all things mediation - the mediation process, the benefits of mediation, some things that people should think about prior to attending mediation, what topics are discussed at mediation, what to do if one party wants to "fight it out" but the other doesn't, a...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats with gentle parenting expert Pinky McKay. On the show we discuss toddler tactics, gentle parenting, how to handle children's separation anxiety from the primary carer, when one parent is a smacker and the other is not, self care as a mum and the importance of not putting so much pressure on ourselves, trusting your gut, plus...

In this solo episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats about the difficulties of Christmas and New Years Eve. She also talks about how she went in undertaking the habits she set for 2017, and commitments to set for 2018, and why they can be more beneficial than goals at this time of year. She also suggests some commitments that you, as a single mum, might like to make. Links...

In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia chats with Tim Robards. Tim is a talented Chiropractor, a human biomechanics enthusiast, a personal trainer, a TV personality, a speaker, an inspired educator in health & well-being, an all-round fitness fanatic, founder of The Robards Method, and also Australia's very first Bachelor, back in 2013. Along with telling us what he's b...