Self Care

Self-care for single mothers is essential! This important category includes expert-written and experienced-based articles on health and healing. We also talk about single mother friendship issues, while encouraging positive thinking and self-acceptance.

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Single Mum Guilt: Signs You Are Actually Doing a Great Job

As “pre-parents,” we all have such grand visions. We know exactly the type of mother we’ll be. A perfect one, of course! It’s not until we actually become a parent that the shine comes off our carefully laid plans. We...

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How to recover from a marriage to a narcissist

You’re exhausted, right? And every day feels like a battlefield? You spend most of the day inside your own head – predicting, analysing, planning, questioning yourself endlessly – working out how reduce the conflict that you know is inevitable. Surviving a...

Role modelling body confidence to our children | Beanstalk Mums

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The importance of role modelling body confidence to our children

Imagine this … Your child walks in on you trying on a new outfit in the mirror. You are trying to smooth down your stomach, checking the back to see your butt. Then your brain starts letting your thoughts out,...

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7 Perks of shared custody for single mums

Many single mothers would agree that one of the biggest challenges they face is shared custody. Not only is it logistically complex, but it can be emotionally draining too. Yet, there are several benefits to this sometimes sensitive set-up. And...

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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...

Signs of depression as a single mother | Beanstalk Mums

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How I manage my depression as single mother

As humans we have a myriad of different mood types which we swing through at an alarming rate. Yet, as a single mum, depression may visit you all too frequently. I have been a single parent for eight years and...

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Am I drinking too much? And what next if I am?

What is your relationship with alcohol? Can you take it or leave it? Or do you love your wine a little too much and are finding it harder to stop? If you resonate with the latter, you are not alone....

Am I drinking too much | Beanstalk Single Mums

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OMG … Am I drinking too much?

That short sentence was something I used to ask myself daily. 5 words that deep down I already knew the answer to. “Am I drinking too much?” “Yes” I thought … “But what else is there?” If I wasn’t thinking...

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Helping single mums move forward after DV

It is an unfortunate fact that many single mothers have experienced a relationship with domestic violence and are, understandably, struggling to move forward and create a happy, healthy life for themselves and their children. An abusive relationship does not stop...

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The benefits and challenges of being a single parent

According to The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, there are around 949,000 single-parent families in the country, of which 65% had dependents living with them. Single parent families are on the rise worldwide, due to a number of reasons....