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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Positive thinking

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...

Am I drinking too much | Beanstalk Single Mums

Health

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...

Healing

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...

Positive thinking

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....

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Health

Choosing private health insurance for a single parent family

Do you find private health insurance baffling? If so, you are not alone. I mean, do we really need it? And if so, where do we start? There are soooo many different options in terms of what to get covered...

Being a single mum makes me a better parent | Beanstalk Mums

Positive thinking

Why being a single mum makes me a better parent

When I look back over the last decade of my life, I feel a little baffled. I certainly never expected to be a divorced single mum. Not in a million years. I married because I was madly in love, and...

How to supercharge your self esteem after divorce | Beanstalk Mums

Positive thinking

Supercharging your self esteem after divorce

Maybe you have been there … You believe you have failed at life. You feel fluffy and frumpy and are frozen in time with little sense of how to move forward. The dissolution of your marriage happened slowly with a...

Parenting

Why parenting alone has made me the best version of myself

When I chose to exit my marriage, my ex chose to exit the country. I was suddenly the sole parent – and the sole provider for – my 15-month-old son. I still actually had a job at this time, albeit...

Sex

Which contraception is right for me?

With so many different contraception methods available, it can be difficult to know which one you should use. Let’s explore the different options, the benefits, risks and effectiveness, so you can make the best decision for you. Hormonal contraceptives Oral...

Podcast

How I saved and took my kids to Disneyland

25 November 2017 She’s been all over social media with her brilliant (if slightly teary) video telling her three children that they were going to save and they were going to Disneyland. And to Disneyland they went! In this podcast...