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How to create a dating profile if you’re an introvert

Congratulations! You’ve taken the leap and finally downloaded that dating app that your friend recommended months ago. You go to sign up, filled with anticipation, and then you’re asked to fill in your profile. It’s not an easy task, especially...

Property

Why purchase a rental property before the end of the year?

If you’ve been looking to get into the real estate game, now is the time. With market rates at an all-time high and mortgage interest rates still near historic lows, this may be your last chance to buy a house...

Parental alienation | Beanstalk Single Mums

Shared parenting

Understanding parental alienation after separation

Parental alienation (PA) can occur after a high conflict separation or start during a relationship. That’s what happened to me. It was subtle, like a slow-drip feed. At the time I didn’t know about parental alienation, I didn’t ever think...

Healing

How can I be so busy but still feel so lonely?

Life as a working single mother is crazy-busy, and yet … it can be so very lonely. Anyone else feel this? How can it be that every day is packed full of chores, people and the vibrant chaos of our...

Children

How to talk to your teen about birth control

When your teenager comes up to you asking: “When should I start birth control?“, it’s normal to feel a little intimidated. But having this conversation with your teen is so important because it can help keep her safer if she...

Beyond Blue | Beanstalk Single Mums Podcast

Healing

Helping single mums understand and manage anxiety

Anxiety is part and parcel of daily life … especially as a single mum. Everyone feels anxious at times, but for many single mothers navigating solo-parenting or co-parenting, alongside the financial, practical and emotional stress of “going it alone”, it...

Missing the other parent | Beanstalk Mums

Kids and Separation

Missing the other parent: Helping kids cope after divorce

Of all the changes in your kids’ lives after separation, perhaps the most challenging is that one of their parents will no longer be in the next room to help with homework or tuck them in at night. This sense...

Dating

6 Online dating myths you’d do well to ignore

As a single mum, online dating sounds perfect. No more scanning to see if the sports teacher has a ring, an end to awkward blind dates, and the promise of being able to swipe right in my underwear. What more...

Turn hobby into home business | Beanstalk Mums

Career

The first steps to turn your hobby into a viable home business

Over the years, there have been many a mum (myself included) who have looked at how to “make it work” in a way that honors school hours, skills and interests, and launch a business that financially does more than just...