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Single moms can use these journaling prompts to improve their mental health. Journaling can reduce anxiety and decrease depression when life gets hard and you have little hope. After my divorce, I sat for hours staring out the window sometimes crying, sometimes journaling trying to figure out how my life had gone so wrong and wondering what I was going to do next. Why ...
Many of the single moms in my community have a dream of having financial stability and wonder if owning their own business is the solution. Are you too wondering if it is possible to be an entrepreneur and a single mom? I started my mental health counseling business in the middle of my divorce. I'm sure some people thought I was crazy. Some days I thought I was crazy too. ...
Learn this awesome problem solving model to empower kids and adults. This was one of the first stories I wrote when I started the blog. It is such an important skill I updated the article in June 2020. One of the joys of being a psychotherapist is learning new things. I often teach adults and kids to solve problems. Being a good problem solver is one of the most ...
In the reality of the summer of 2020 most camps have canceled programs at camp. Here are some ideas to make your own summer camp at home. You are probably looking for fun activity idea s to keep your kids engaged and not bored this summer since camps and many other summer activities like sports and summer theater have been canceled. Having things to look ...
What do I say to you about the murder of George Floyd and the destruction that followed? The situation is unbelievable in so many ways. How could he have been killed? How could other officers have watched and done nothing? How could rioting and destroying the businesses of innocent people have been seen as a solution? So much sadness. So much anger. As ...
Use a variety of tools to teach the children in your life a growth mindset. It is the attitude everyone needs to reach their full potential. A growth mindset is one of the characteristics of most extraordinary people. Fear of Failure A child I was working with hated to fail. When his elementary classroom started a system of card flipping when the kids made a ...
Tips on how to raise children to be extraordinary people. As a single mom one of my biggest fears, when my husband left, was that our divorce would ruin our children. Raising your kids as a single parent doesn't me you've ruined them each of them can grow up to be someone who make the world a better place. Here are the tips I've learned from over 30 years ...
If you can't leave home a DIY spa night at home might be just the self-care you need. There are many reasons a single mom might want a spa night at home. Maybe your friends are busy, the kids are with their dad, and you are looking for something to do on a night alone. A spa treatment was a favorite way for me to spend a night alone. On the other hand a diy ...
Families can be stuck at home and in need of boredom busters for several reasons. Maybe it is below zero outside, maybe you are avoiding getting exposed to something, maybe you are short of money. Maybe you are trying to work from home and you have the kids there with you. Whatever the reason you are stuck at home you don't need to be bored. There are hundreds of ...
These are great ideas to have fun and stay busy if you are stuck at home or just prioritizing having fun as a family. Playing family games has become an important part of celebrating Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter in our family. It is one way that we intentionally value time together and relationships over adding more stuff. Our ...
