Beanstalk Single Mum Team

Beanstalk is run by a team of single mums who share their expertise about single motherhood to help other women on a similar journey to them. This article was written from experience and with love to help single mothers in Australia and across the world.

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Dating

Can AI Characters Help Single Mums Feel Ready for Dating Again?

Dating after a breakup is awkward enough. Dating after a serious relationship, kids, emotional burnout and years spent in survival mode is something else entirely. Many single mums do not return to dating feeling confident or excited. They come back...

Self Care

How to Feel Like Yourself Again: Simple Style and Self-Care Habits for Busy Mums

You know that moment when you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror at school pickup and think, “Oh. Is that what I look like today?” No judgement. We have all been there. There is something about the relentless...

Household

Six Simple Steps To Create A Greener Home Environment

As single mums, we aren’t just “getting by”; we are the CEOs of our households, the logistics managers, and the primary decision-makers. We are natural experts at finding the most efficient way to do things with the resources we have....

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The Home Problems No One Warns You About When You Have Kids

There are plenty of things people prepare you for when you become a parent. Sleep deprivation, shifting routines, the constant balancing of responsibilities. What gets mentioned far less often is how much the home itself becomes part of that equation....

Self Care

What to Eat Before and After a Workout: An Australian Guide

Getting your training right is only half the equation. What you eat around your sessions has a direct impact on how you perform, how quickly you recover, and how consistently you can train week after week. Yet for most people,...

Separation

A Practical 90-Day Reset After Separation for Single Mums

Look, you didn’t plan for a breakup. No one puts “restructure my entire life” on their vision board next to “Mediterranean holiday.” But if you’re reading this, you’re likely in the thick of it—the stage where school lunches, mounting bills,...

Money

A Single Mum’s Guide to Lawyers, Accountants and Property Buying

I’ve been there. Eight weeks after my separation, I was sitting in a Centrelink waiting room with a crumpled ticket and a folder of papers I didn’t fully understand. Looking around, I saw plenty of other mums with that same...

Household

How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Space the Whole Family Will Love

Here’s the thing—if your backyard currently looks more like a dumping ground for random toys, half-dead grass and that one hose no one’s bothered to untangle since last summer, you’re in very good company. Most of us have an outdoor...

Health

The Ultimate Mum’s Guide to Modern Healthcare Essentials

Healthcare today is nothing like it used to be. Gone are the long waits, outdated magazines, and rearranging your day around a single appointment. Technology and smarter systems have transformed how we access care, manage skin concerns, and ensure medications...