SoloMoms! Talk

Ana Lennyr is a premier life strategist who specializes in helping teenagers and adults to build strong and supportive family relationships. She's a parenting and relationship mentor, and an anti-depression expert. Solo moms experience a higher risk of depression than partnered moms. In addition, depression affects how your teenage thinks. Ana helps teens and adults overcome depression. She strugg...

Renee Marie Simpson is a busy solo mom who advocates for sexual assualt awareness in Australia. But that's just the beginning. She runs group/support programs and is really passionate about supporting, young women. Along with her friend, Renee used her gap year to take a sailing trip across the ocean. During the trip they experienced a category 5 cyclone, mechanical failures and a host of other is...

Tom Glaser is a psychologist, author and happiness expert. He turned the tables on me a bit in the interview. It was fun but more importantly it was eye opening. Tom used his conversation starter tool with me so we could see how it works in real life. " Happier people connect with other people, themselves, and their passions." Tom Glaser The exercise made me nostalgic, taking me back decades. Conn...

After her 22 year old daughter died of a medically unexplainable cardiac arrest, Suzanne Falter slowed down from being a workaholic. Suzanne's daughter Teal lived a life that inspired Suzanne to slow down and learn to take better care of herself. Through the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women Podcast, books and speaking Suzanne helps busy women find joy through self-care. Learn how Suzanne was for...

Aishwarya Gupta is a 16 year old high school student and the host of Make a Change Podcast. She encourages "unashamed conversations" with women about mental health. What motivated this young woman to notice the plight of women in her community during the pandemic? Check out Aishwarya's podcast: Make a Change Check out  SoloMoms! Talk blog Watch SoloMoms! Talk TV on YouTube Connect with other Moms:...

Pascale Brady is a life coach and parenting education teacher.  Pascale calls herself the challenge coach because she helps people with really serious life challenges. The challenges we face in life can be insurmountable. Especially when hardships and setbacks seem to happen all at once.  Some people work through issues in different ways. Some find it too much and can end up in really bad places....

Many misconceptions exist around the Bible and how we manage our finances. Personal finance advisor, Leo Marte breaks down several Biblical principles as they relate to how we manage money. Takeaways : How money management is different for the believers (03:23) The connection between Abraham and wealth? (04:59) Biblical giving (09:13) The principle of generational wealth (15:01) Take care of your...

Leslie Lindsay Davis overcame is the author of You Can't Eat Love. Leslie overcame emotional eating and lost about 100 lbs when she discovered the reasons for her emotional eating. Leslie says “No one can make you anything except reservations for dinner” . So she decided to stop overeating and lost the excess weight she carried. Leslie's advice for solo moms: 16:20 Try to find another word other t...

Attending job interviews can be a nerve racking experience. Women especially, tend to lack the confidence necessary for a succesful job interview. Also, we tend to downplay solid skills we developed as moms due to lack of confidence in our own abilities. Unfortunately, we sometimes don't know how to own our genius. Carrie-Lynn is a former HR professional and Job Interview Coach. She shares her tip...

As a "codependent people, pleaser" Alicja Pytlak lived her life on autopilot. Unconsciously living through her marriage and parenting her daughter. Is your need for perfection a result of needing to prove you're better than the people who hurt you? Or are you recycling the hurt you endured instead of seeking healing and forgiveness? ...Being reactive, being reactive is also a sign of unhealed stuf...

Mayim Vega is a naturopathic herbalist who teaches people the art and science of holistic health and healing. She found solace in being a mother to her 7 children during a time when she felt her marriage wasn't what she thought it would be. Mayim homeschooled all her children and raised them without the need for pharmaceutical drugs, conventional medical doctors, or even dentists. She used motherh...

Alison Rothman is a solo mom to her 12-year-old son and a Body Centered Holistic Wellness Coach. She decided that leaving her marriage and raising her son alone was safer than staying. Alison shares her struggles as a solo mom but also talks about the many ways she has learned to embrace life. Especially after experiencing a near-death experience in Mexico. SoloMoms! Talk is about the stories that...

Today's episode is a conversation with Megan McLaren about the pressure she put on herself as a new stepmom. Megan shares how putting high expectations on herself affected her mental health. Megan is the mother of twin daughters as well as the stepmom of two boys. As a mental health practitioner, Megan was not immune from placing unrealistic expectations on herself. So through her work as a coach,...

Craig Thompson is the host of Restoration Matters podcast. He's also the CEO of Rockside Ranch with a mission to " help young men overcome crisis and thrive in work and life". In this interview, Craig talks about how his program helps young men in crisis to learn new skills, focus on their mental health, and engage with strangers to form their own community. Craig explains how boys after graduatin...

The best way to heal is to focus on all aspects of our wellbeing. Psychotherapist & Mindset Coach, Carrie Leaf shares with us her expertise on how we can self heal. Carrie aims to identify where we're stuck, identify where we're repeating patterns, and ultimately identify our negative belief systems in life that are keeping us stuck or holding us back from anything and everything. Because gett...

The workplace can be a difficult and sometimes dangerous place for solo moms. But can you imagine dealing with the hormonal effects of your monthly cycle or symptoms of menopause while trying to fit in at work? Women, especially women going through menopause are outnumbered in the boardroom and all signs point to the fact that talking about the symptoms of menopause or even mentioning that you hav...

Rachel Burns is a Certified Financial Planner who helps newly single women achieve financial independence after divorce or death of a spouse. She shares her financial insights as well as the story of her own personal journey navigating my husband’s terminal illness. Pitfalls for divorced & widowed women: Take a longer view of your financial situation; don't just focus on the here and now. Try...

Setting goals shouldn't be a random event in your life. Goal setting gives you the roadmap you need to live an abundant life. It's pointless complaining about what isn't working for you if you are reluctant to make the changes necessary to gain clarity of purpose. So ditch the New Years Resolution and set goals using your birthday as a trigger. “ A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline " ~ Ha...

On this International Women's Day, I give honor to women everywhere. I especially honor the millions of moms around the world who are mothering solo. Remember you're not alone and you don't have to parent in silence. All things SoloMoms! Talk On this episode, I talk with Lynne Bowman whose husband came back from the Vietnam war a different man. Before long Lynne Bowman had to flee across the count...

Tim McCarthy is a former educator and martial arts expert. He's also the author of Raising 4 Dimensional Children in a 2 Dimensional World: The owner's manual for parents that you didn't get with your child. His goal is to help solo moms understand their children from an emotional, spiritual, mental, and physical approach. He does it at every stage of growth. Noteworthy Sections: 05:45 - Why does...

Tricia Nelson is a Heal Your Hunger Emotional Healing Expert. She uses her experience with food addiction to help others get a better relationship with food. Tricia explains what causes emotional eating and what food addiction is. Connect with Tricia: www.healyourhunger.com and take her quiz to find out if you are an emotional eater or a food addict. Links to SoloMoms! Talk Follow me on Instagram...

Thola Bennie is a divorced mom of two daughters. She hosts Phoenix Rising Podcast which she started as she rose from the ashes of her own life. She also coaches other rising phoenixes helping them create the life they desire. Connect with Thola: www.zulusingleandfab.com | Instagram Subscribe to receive my free Ebook, The Solo Mom Manifesto Check out  SoloMoms! Talk blog Connect with other Moms: RS...

After 24 years of marriage and two kids, Kelli Callabrese's husband left. But Kelli found a way to work through the loss of her relationship while helping her kids grieve. Kelli reinvented herself by moving across the country. She is now teaching others how to navigate loss through whole life wellness approach. 10:40 - Kelli's 5 tips for staying healthy if you're over 50 13:44 - What is Whole Life...

America's Reading Ambassador, Danny Brassell gave me an exciting interview in this episode. It was fun because Danny is as excited about reading as I am. He's the author of several books about reading and leadership. Main takeaway from Danny to parents: " Teach children how to read. Not what to read." In addition, Danny has this quick tip for parents who think their kids watch too much TV and not...

Dr. Leslie Pledger inspires moms raising sons to build better relationships with them. As a member of the school staff and having her own private school, Dr. Leslie saw firsthand the devastating effect of sons bearing the brunt of an absent father. It's the reason she focuses her efforts on helping moms not only rebuild stronger mother-son relationships but also, her process forces moms to see the...