Let’s face it, holidays can be hard for single mommas. Even Mother’s Day. Your kids may be out of that stage where their cute teachers have them make an adorable keepsake for you. You might not have anyone showering you …
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This should be printed on a coffee mug as a daily reminder! Yet, after my divorce, I found myself thinking that I was broken for years (after I stopped blaming my ex for being the only broken one). This was …
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It’s Good Friday today. It also happens to be a lesser known “day”… Reconciliation Day. That, plus Easter is this Sunday. I can’t help but think about rebirth and growth. I thought, how perfect is this for a day for …
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“I don’t need a man.” How many times have you heard this? How many times have you said this?? I’ve said it a thousand times. I’ve said “I don’t want a man” too. That was a lie. I knew it. …
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When I first started on mission to become the person I wanted to be so I could manifest my soul mate, the song “Bittersweet Symphony” came on, and as I listened to the lyrics “make some money and we die,” …
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The best way to have a healthy relationship with anyone else is to have a healthy relationship with yourself. So, why is this so hard? Why do most of us struggle with self-worth and self-love? The full answer to that …
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My daughter Leah was born with a blockage in her intestines. I didn’t know it. She seemed fine to everyone, but when she spit up, it was green. She was born at about 7:30pm, and when I asked two different …
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I think my “rock bottom” moment was when I lost my home and moved into to a gross rental with nasty carpets. My divorce was devastating enough, but with divorce, it takes two to tango, and at the beginning, I …
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This post is adapted from my recent appearance in the “Show It Off” podcast. To listen to the full episode, check it out here: “Gifts of Ending the Toxic Relationship Pattern with Author and Former Single Mama, Karen Stanley”. To …
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What you focus on becomes what you find. I’m one of those huge choir nerds. Choir co-president my senior year of high school…always sang the school fight song at ceremonies, and I even sang in the vocal jazz group. Oh yes. …
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