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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 mum 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) 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…

Latest Episodes:

081 - Catch up with Julia Feb 27, 2018

Show notes

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.

Braving the Wilderness: The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone by Brené Brown

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

080 - HPV awareness and talking to kids about sex, with Robin LaCross Feb 20, 2018

Show notes

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 protect yourself from HPV, having safe sex with HPV, natural birth control methods and much more.

Robin specializes in women's reproductive health. She is on a mission to reduce unintended pregnancies and the spread of STDs in the world by changing the way mothers talk to their children about growing up, sex and staying safe. She is also the founder of The HPV Education Project to raise awareness about the virus, new advances in HPV testing and holistic methods of promoting cervical health.

Links mentioned in the episode:

The HPV Education Project

www.cervixhealth.com

www.raisingempowereddaughters.com

Email Robin at holisticsexed@gmail.com or connect with her on Twitter, or Facebook here and here.

Join the Facebook Group for Moms Raising Empowered Daughters here.

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

079 - Valentine's Day for the new single mum Feb 13, 2018

Show notes

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 programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

078 - Your questions answered Part 3, with family lawyer Todd Street Feb 06, 2018

Show notes

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 arrangement to a 50/50 arrangement and you are not keen, continuity when changing lawyers, how good legal aid is and if you can still get a good outcome using legal aid, what qualifies someone for legal aid, how to get a court to recognise domestic violence and ongoing emotional abuse with young children and reducing access with an unstable parent, what to do when children are traumatised and really not wanting to go with the other parent when it is court ordered, and lots more!

Links mentioned in the episode:

Visit Todd's website, Todd Street Lawyer here.

Connect with Todd on Facebook, or email him at todd@streetlawyer.com.au.

Legal Aid NSW Means Test Indicator

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

077 - Your questions answered Part 2, with family lawyer Todd Street Jan 30, 2018

Show notes

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 overseas with kids to consent orders, the Hague Convention, what to do to try to ensure that in case of the death of the primary parent (if the other parent is not involved at all) the child goes to a close family member, what do do if there are multiple IVO interpretations, using audio recordings in court, and more!

Links mentioned in the episode:

Visit Todd's website, Todd Street Lawyer here.

Connect with Todd on Facebook, or email him at todd@streetlawyer.com.au.

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

076 - Single mother by choice, with Emma Fraser Jan 23, 2018

Show notes

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 chose to be a single mother by choice, the process of choosing a suitable donor, the reaction of her friends and family, challenges she's encountered, and advantages discovered. We also discuss how the IVF industry label women who, like Emma, are in their 30s or 40s and are taking the steps to be single parents as 'socially infertile', and what she thinks of that. She also offers her advice for anyone thinking of traveling down this path.

We also discuss how becoming a single mother by choice inspired Emma to start her blog Mum is the Boss.

Links mentioned in the episode:

www.mumistheboss.com

Connect with Emma on Facebook or Instagram.

Books:

Thrive by Arianna Huffington
Just the way are by Claire Robertson and Jessica Shirvington

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

075 - Everything mediation, with lawyer and mediator Anne-Marie Cade Jan 16, 2018

Show notes

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, and so much more...

Anne-Marie also discusses why she is such a firm believer in the non- adversarial approach to divorce and separation.

Anne-Marie is a lawyer and family dispute resolution practitioner with many years of experience. She has also been trained as a collaborative law professional. The approach Anne-Marie has adopted to make the divorce process more amicable, smoother and kinder saw her win Australia's top legal innovation award in 2016 and she also won the Thought Leader of the year award at the recently held Women in Law awards.

Links mentioned in the episode:

www.divorceright.com.au

Connect with Anne-Marie on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Sign up to the Don't Just Survive, THRIVE online program for single mums here.

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

074 - Gentle parenting and managing separation anxiety in young children, with Pinky McKay Jan 09, 2018

Show notes

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 so much more...

Pinky is a lactation Consultant and best-selling author of four titles including Sleeping Like a Baby, Parenting By Heart and Toddler Tactics. She is also a gentle parenting expert that guides parents to use styles that honour mothers' natural instincts to respond to their babies. She's also a sought after guest and keynote speaker at seminars for Health Professionals and parents, and she has spoken across Australia, New Zealand and the United states. She is also a regular on national publications and television programs.

Links mentioned in the episode:

www.pinkymckay.com www.boobiebikkies.com.au

Connect with Pinky on Facebook or Instagram (or here and here for Boobie Bikkies).

Sign up to the Don't Just Survive, THRIVE online program for single mums here.

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, and to register your interest in the online course available soon, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

073 - Your commitments for 2018 Jan 02, 2018

Show notes

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 mentioned in the episode:

Enroll in the Don't Just Survive THRIVE online program for single mums to get empowered right here.

Read 10 New Habits for a Single Mum to Implement in 2017 here.

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

072 - Healthy Living, with Tim Robards Dec 26, 2017

Show notes

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 been up to since the Bachelor days, Tim tells us where his passion for health and fitness came from and about The Robards Method. Tim also shares his tips for healthy eating and living, and what we can do to teach healthy living to our children.

Links mentioned in the episode:

The Robards Method

Connect with Tim on Facebook or Instagram (or here for The Robards Method).

Sign up to the 2018 Your Year Challenge here.

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

For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, and to register your interest in the online course available soon, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

Visit us at Single Mother Survival Guide.

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

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