Solo Parent Society

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. Taking a second to think about HOW we communicate is as important as WHAT we communicate. With host Robert Beeson.

We are all very aware of our shortcomings. Being a solo parent can become an isolating time where we are constantly hearing the voices of accusation and blame. We can feel stuck, hopeless and small. Today counselor Audrey Freshwater gives us insight into overcoming those feelings and getting past the crippling effects of shame.

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. Two fundamental ways we can take care of ourselves. It's super important to make these a priority. With host Kimberley Mitchell.

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. Trusting God is easier when you are 'familiar' with Him rather than just 'aware' of Him. Host Robert Beeson explains 2 ways to gain this familiarity and in turn really trust the path that you are on.

Being a solo parent is almost synonymous with moving often. Up rooting and then replanting. How can we protect a sense of stability for our families when it seems like everything is in transition a lot of the time. Alison Lammot is a counselor and professor as well as a single parent. She and her son are very acquainted with moving a great deal, today she shares her adventure with us and provides practical insight for creating stability, even in times that seem any but stable.

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. This week we discuss the very important, and sometimes difficult, idea of showing kindness to the person that represents pain and conflict in your life. OUR KIDS ARE WATCHING AND LEARNING - are we teaching them the qualities we want them possess or are we just reacting from our own wounds? It's natural to feel anger and even resentment after divorce but it is critical to be deliberate on how we choose to treat our children's other parent. With host Kimberley Mitchell.

Is it even possible to find real rest for our single parent souls? With so many demands on our lives and so many voices competing for our attention, how do we slow down long enough to know real rest? Today author and speaker Curtis Zackery (CZ) brings us practical steps from his new book, SOUL REST, to find the rest our souls need. Sustainable rest that we were intended to experience from the dawn of creation. Get his book here -https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Rest-Reclaim-Return-Sabbath/dp/1683590627/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529530711&sr=1-1&keywords=soul+rest+curtis+zackery

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. This week we explore spending 'real' time with our kids. We spend A LOT of time with our kids... its important to make the moments count. Our kids wont remember how clean the house was or how they never missed a soccer practice... but they will remember the 'real' time we spend with them. This a good reminder on how to turn the 'duty' times into rich connection times. It's what will ultimately form our kids into the champions they were created to be. With host Kimberley Mitchell.

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. This week we explore Anger. It's very natural to experience this feeling, but it's critical to know how to deal with this feeling. Anger is one of the more repressed emotions we single parents carry around... but it always comes out in one way or another. We need to choose to be deliberate about processing anger before it starts to become a permanent characteristic of our life. With host Robert Beeson.

Forgiveness is incredibly hard to come by, especially when we believe our ex doesn't deserve it. Shannon DeGarmo, the author of 'The Bounce Back Woman', woke to the sick realization that her husband was living a double life. Within months, he was in prison and she was suddenly a single mom with two young children, a mortgage, no job, and no college education to fall back on. Today Shannon, in episode part two, shares how forgiveness helped her become a better parent and gives practical advise on questions like "If I forgive am I condoning what he / she did" and "How do I forgive something that has been done to my kids"?

Have you forgiven your ex? Forgiveness is incredibly hard to come by, especially when we believe our ex doesn't deserve it and many times hasn't even asked for it. Shannon DeGarmo, author of The Bounce Back Woman, knows the true meaning of betrayal. At age 26, she woke to the sick realization that her husband was living a double life. Within months, he was in prison and she was suddenly a single woman with two young children, a mortgage, no job, and no college education to fall back on. Today Shannon, in part one of two episodes, shares how forgiveness helped her become a better parent and how to start down that road, even when we don't really want to.

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. This week we explore 'longing' - Is longing the same as loneliness? Often we deal with the ache of being alone or feeling 'less than'. Maybe there is a different way of looking at longing... Maybe longing can actually lead to finding wholeness. With host Robert Beeson.

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. This week 'When 'the hard' and 'the good' hold hands' - sometimes we find ourselves at the end of our rope. Overwhelmed, lonely and exhausted. It's important to pay attention in those times to the beauty that is being born, even in the struggle.

Chances are you don't feel like you have things in your life under control. In fact the life of Solo Parent often feels more like chaos than controlled. Kids, bills, the ex (the list goes on and on) - keep our minds clamoring to find the illusive sense of predictable control for our lives. As if losing his marriage to divorce and finding himself a solo dad to three girls wasn't enough, nothing could have prepared Grant for the stage four diagnosis he was given. Today Grant shares the many struggles of facing a life beyond control and helps us see the power and serenity of releasing the the illusion of control.

5 minute REAL QUICK episodes for single parents. This week 'a Critical Choice' - after the devastation of divorce, or loss, you are left with a critical choice that will shape your future.