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11 Meditation apps to improve your life through mindfulness

This article about apps to learn meditation was last updated in 2024. If someone mentioned meditation to me a few years ago I would have laughed and spat out my wine. I’m a mum! How on earth could I find...

Money

5 Tips for building wealth after separation

What does “wealth” mean to you? What did it mean to you before your separation? And how has that changed since everything else changed? For some, a separation is a fresh start. They can plunge into their new life with...

Children

Free vacation care your kids will love

Note: This article was initially published in 2015. Given that the challenges for us mums remain the same, we thought it’d be fun to bring this idea into 2024 by updating it for you. ~ Beanstalk Mums Team The school...

Children

How to boost a child’s health through gratitude journaling

Along with social media’s popularity arose issues that our children encounter every day. Those challenges include depression, bullying, and screen addiction. Poor mental health is one of the largest issues facing our society today, with one in seven young people...

Kids and Separation

Helping Your Children Deal with a Narcissistic Father

It is one thing to co-parent with a narcissistic ex. It is another thing to protect your children from his manipulations while trying your best to help them grow up with some semblance of a father. As women who have...

Life

A Curvy Woman’s Guide To Layering Dresses In Cooler Weather

With wintry weather fast approaching in Australia, working mothers should prepare their seasonal wardrobe swap over now. This means learning the art of layering dresses by integrating jumpers, knits, and outerwear into their daily rotation. It can be all too...

Travel

Single parent travel: Expert tips for an unforgettable holiday

Going on holiday or travelling with your kids as a single parent can feel overwhelming. The cost, the logistics, and the practicalities. All too often, single mums put holidaying in the hard basket or make a promise to do it...

Divorce

The top 12 don’ts of separation and divorce

With divorce rates higher than ever, there’s a good chance that you, or someone you know, are making the transition from a wife to a single life. Divorce is a rollercoaster of emotions, with guilt, stress and sadness leading the...

Money

How much does a single mum get from Centrelink?

Wondering how much a single mum makes from Centrelink payments? I did imagine myself as the glamorous girl boss of my own million-dollar empire. Instead, here I am: rummaging the internet for grocery coupons and promo codes while juggling a...