Single Parent Success Stories

Gloria Carpenter is the best-selling author of "Power Up Your Dreams! Moving From Self-Defeat to Self-Belief", a professional singer and a Dreambuilder Coach. She believes that each one of us deserves to live a life we absolutely love living. Gloria grew up in a single parent household and today she's sharing her story. Connect with Gloria: https://www.facebook.com/gloria.carpenter.357/ www.poweru...

Tanya Cheesman is the Graceful Integrity Leader. A teacher, coach and energy healer. She is helping people heal their traumas and learn how to navigate life with grace. Tanya is a single mom of 2 from Adelaide, Australia. Connect with Tanya: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076762486568 https://www.instagram.com/tanyacheesmanholisticcoach https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-cheesman-288913...

Gary Martinez Jr is a single dad to Cristian and Monica. Gary is a fitness trainer and a book author. Gary started out needing to learn more about Autism to help support his daughters needs, take better care of himself because he worked a lot, was twenty pounds overweight, and felt like a failure as a parent. Self care changed all that. Gary believes everyone deserves to feel their healthiest and...

Michele Benyo is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, early childhood educator and parent coach, and the founder of Good Grief Parenting. After her 6-year-old son died of cancer, her 3-year-old daughter said, “Mommy, half of me is gone.” This heartbreaking statement defined Michele’s life purpose. Her mission is twofold: to help parents through the unimaginable challenges of parenting while gri...

Andy Heller teaches real estate investing to new and seasoned investors around the country and runs a successful international freight forwarding company. Born in Canada, Andy emigrated to the United States as a child. He graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science double majoring in Finance and Marketing. Andy co-authored two real estate investing books and had no intentio...

Kyira Wackett is the founder of Adversity Rising on the idea we all have the right to author our own stories if we can learn to relinquish the holds of shame, fear and anxiety. Kyira is a licensed mental health therapist, facilitator and creator who has been working in the field of mental health for over 10 years. Kyira is also a child who grew up in a single parent household. Connect with Kyira:...

Lucinda is a psychotherapist and certified Clini-Coach® for divorced moms. She has also been a divorced mom herself. Lucinda uses her professional experience to help moms create lives they love after divorce. Connect with Lucinda: www.lucindatesto.com https://www.instagram.com/coach_lucinda_testo/ https://www.facebook.com/Lucinda-Testo-The-Divorced-Mom-Coach-109309320697349 The Divorced Mom Sister...

Kelly Falardeau is a burn survivor since the age of 2 on 75% of her body. She found a way to go from near-death to success; from the ugly scar-faced girl to the TEDx stage twice, Fierce Woman of the Year, a 7x International Best-Selling Author, recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal & YWCA Woman of Distinction. A documentary about her life story called "Still Beautiful&quo...

Nina Cruz is a certified Conscious Parent Coach, Social Worker (BSW), and Meditation Teacher who’s made it her mission to support parents through shifting archaic parental paradigms, many of which contribute to increased stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and feelings of disconnection for themselves, their partners, and their children. Her approach to coaching revolves around trauma-informed care that pu...

Ksenia Turkova is a journalist, a TV host, worked in Russia, Ukraine, and US. She's also a linguist with PhD in philology, and a teacher — she teaches Russian language and literature at one of the Russian weekend schools in DC area. Ksenia is a mother of 12 year old adopted boy. She's joining us from Rockville, MD. Ksenia's Advice for single parents: I think it's very important to...

Ramona Friesen is a single mom of two amazing teenage daughters. She believes everyone needs to be celebrated and that's why she's using her story to make a difference.   Ramona's advice for single parents: There is HOPE and Resources out there. You are Not Alone. We have a wonderful new way to support you in this journey   Connect with Ramona: https://www.facebook.com/voiceforkids22 htt...

Suzanne Thompson is a single mom of two from Australia. Suzanne is the founder of Soul Archeology, meditation practices designed with kids, for kids. The best way to get kids excited about a daily meditation practice to get them involved from the beginning. Soul Archeology believes kids are their own best teachers, so they use a compassion based practice to guide them coming up with their very own...

Shauna Madsen is a visual artist and author of The Wealthy Peasant. She started her first business in 1988 when there weren't jobs that would accommodate life as a single mother of two girls from Edmonton Canada. Shauna's advice for single parents: Create a vision for yourself and your little family. You get to decide on your path and reach out and ask for help. Don't stop learning. Re...

Leanne Kanzler is a psychologist and divorce coach from Sydney Australia. She found true happiness, freedom and success after her divorce, and she loves to help people just like you to find their true selves too. Leanne's advice for single parents: Its ok to ask for help and to take it when offered! This is a perfect time for you to do what you want to do, without being told you are wrong or c...

Yolanda is Single parent of 2 daughters 17 and 22 who co-authored her book “Abundant Motherhood - Empowering Mums to Empower their Kids. She came out of 30 year relationship with her husband. 22 years married, & together 7 years prior to marriage. Finding herself, as a person, as a mum, in her career and in a relationship has been her biggest life's journey. Today, Yolanda is a speaker, au...

Heather Robinson has been a single mom from the start. She has rebuilt her business, become a published author, and is expanding beyond expectations in just 2.5 years.   Her Advice for Single Parents: Do not let your self-care and time to yourself (nourishing yourself) be at the bottom of your to-do list. Do not give that up no matter what. Ask for help, free yourself of the guilt by seeing y...

Jillian Lama is a master life and health coach, author, and host of the Body You Crave Podcast. She helps busy people eat healthy and lose weight without feeling deprived or needing willpower.  Her Advice for Single Parents: When it comes to feeling overwhelmed, the best place to start is with 3 deep breaths. From here, I want you to think about your week / day and identify the TOP 3 things t...

Ian has a passion and purpose for creating unity, for himself, his family, his clients, his community and his world. He is a natural coach and leader who helps people to heal from their unresolved and unknown grief by unlocking their Grief Code.   Connect with Ian: https://www.facebook.com/ianhawkins111 https://www.facebook.com/ianhawkinscoaching The Grief Code Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ianh...

Cathy is a Grief and Trauma recovery counselor, Health and Mindset Counselor, TEDx Speaker, creator of the Vibrant Living Method. She's changing the paradigm of grief & trauma healing by prioritizing healing, movement, self-care/love.    Cathy's advice for single parents:  Do not put your needs on the backburner (either emotional, physical, health, etc).  As parents we tend...

Jay Aedo is an international entrepreneur, teacher of practical philosophy and children’s book author. As a writer and community leader, he encourages his young readers to look beyond the antiquated programs of the stories that have been repeated for centuries. For the first time in the history of children’s books, Jay tells biblical stories from a super-conscious perspective.   Advice for si...

Andreea Tamas is a Sacred Transitions Coach and a certified Coach, Speaker and Trainer with John Maxwell. She guides people experiencing change whether they want to move to a new country or place, change their job, start their business or go through a loss. Her mission is to help you find the MAGIC in the change. Andreea shares her challenges, lessons and perspectives growing up in a single parent...

Kim Bienia is a single mom of one from Northport NY. Kim was able to redefine her life after her split. She has created a thriving Kids Yoga Business (The Funky OM Yoga Studio), an Intuitive Tarot Reading Business, fixed her credit and bought her home and opened a boutique store within the Yoga Studio.   Kim's advice for single parents: Focus on rebuilding instead of the destruction. There is...

On her top-ranked podcast, Sadie’s Divorced and Happy, Sadie and her guests discuss life after divorce from an out-of-the-box perspective. You’ll hear fresh, playfully spicy conversations, answers to “burning questions” and tips to happiness. Join her every Wednesday and turn the set-back of divorce into a personal comeback. Sadie is a single mom of 2 kids from Saint Paul, Minnesota.   Sadie'...

Michelle Mintz from Santa Monica, CA is the Early Development Expert. She empowers you to enrich the way you interact with your babies and toddlers. Implementing her proactive strategies throughout your daily routines by just tweaking little things will make the greatest impact. Her advice for single parents: Trying to get some organization and some routines into your schedule will be a lifesaver....

Today is a solo episode on how you can change your story and change your life. Every year we start by setting resolutions and goals, but oftentimes the resolutions fall through by first week of February. To avoid that we must examine what happens under the hood aka in your subconscious mind. Today's talk is about limiting beliefs, where they come from and how to uncover them and change them for th...