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10 Tips on how to get and stay motivated

Motivation … It can be as elusive as the television remote. And, once found, it can all too easily slip away again. That’s why as a crazy-busy single mum, it’s essential to have a few instant inspiration-inducing ideas to hand....

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17 Children’s books about anxiety and worry

In this article we share with children books about anxiety because childhood anxiety is an ever-growing problem. In fact, according to Children’s Health: “In Australia, one in 14 children and young people (4 -17 years) experience an anxiety disorder.” So...

Health

10 Surprising links between exercise and mental health

As a mum in today’s pace-paced world, you are not alone in wanting to improve your mental health. And understanding the links between exercise and mental is a great starting point. You may have tried traditional methods like therapy or...

Anxiety apps for adults | Beanstalk Single Mums

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Anxiety apps for adults to keep your mental health in check

As we approach the end of 2022 there is no doubt that more and more people are experiencing anxiety, adults and children alike. Thanks for that covid! Bouts of anxiety as a parent can be difficult to manage. It is...

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How to make yourself feel better in the moment

We all have those moments. That point in time when you feel really low. Be it from stress, exhaustion, anxiety, overwhelm, sadness … or any number of bleak and upsetting emotions. Even a mixture of all of them. These feeling...

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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...

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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...

Finding real you as a single mother | Beanstalk Mums

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Finding the ‘real you’ amid the craziness of being a single mum

Single mums play many roles. From first thing in the morning until last thing at night we can swap our hats faster than a professional hat swapper. This includes being mum, dad, friend, employee, handyman, chef, cleaner, important guest at...

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How to stop doubting yourself as a single mother

Are you a single mother struggling with self-doubt? Do you often second-guess yourself or feel racked with indecision? Are you fed-up of questioning your every move and analysing whether it was the right one? Similar to guilt, self-doubt is a...