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Author: Single Mama Elle

Elle is our compassionate single mum counsellor, dedicated to guiding fellow mamas through life's challenges. With a heartfelt commitment to transforming obstacles into opportunities, Elle provides empathetic support and practical guidance to her clients. As a single mother herself, she intimately understands the daily struggles and joys of single parenthood. Outside of counselling sessions, Elle finds rejuvenation in nature walks and yoga practice, nurturing her own well-being to better support others. Through her counselling practice, Elle aims to instil unwavering belief in single mums, empowering them to navigate life's journey with resilience and optimism.

Healing After Divorce: Beautiful Hope of Journaling

Healing After Divorce: Beautiful Hope of Journaling

Journaling can be a therapeutic way to process emotions and thoughts during a difficult time, such as going through a divorce. Here are some tips to help you begin your journaling journey and find healing through the process.

Single Mum Support: Turning Toxic Co-Parenting into Opportunities for Growth

After separation or divorce, you hope the hardest part is over. But for many single mums, that’s when a new kind of challenge begins: co-parenting with someone who may be angry, controlling, or emotionally harmful. You want to focus on your child, stay calm, and move forward. But what happens when your ex seems more […]

How To Be More Effective and Confident as a Parent

Here at Single Mama Way, we try to be encouraging and uplifting by highlighting the better things about single parenting. But despite all the pep talk, the reality remains that being a single parent is incredibly challenging. Among others, you have to deal with the trauma of abandonment, the financial, physical, and psychological toll of […]

Overcoming Mishaps: How to Turn Setbacks into Stepping Stones

Life is full of unexpected challenges; sometimes, a mishap can be like a roadblock to your goals. But what if you could turn those hindrances into opportunities for growth? After all, overcoming mishaps can be easy. With the right mindset and strategies, every mishap can become a stepping stone toward a brighter future. In this […]

Emotional resilience: how to thrive as a single mum

Being a single mum is a journey filled with challenges and triumphs. While every day may bring its own set of hurdles, the ability to bounce back from setbacks and maintain emotional balance can be a game-changer. This quality, known as emotional resilience, is not just about surviving tough times … it’s about thriving despite […]

The Ultimate Mental Health Benefits Of Volunteering Your Time

When you’re juggling the chaos of single motherhood, the thought of volunteering might feel overwhelming. I get it. Life can feel like one endless to-do list. But giving just a little of your time to help others can have a profound impact … not just on those you help, but on your physical and mental […]

How To Create Healthy Life Boundaries For Single Mothers

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Setting boundaries allows to prioritize your needs while still fulfilling obligations. It empowers you to create space for rest and self-reflection, and establishes routines that promote your physical and mental well-being.

Discover How To Be In Good Mental Health Mama

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Learn practical strategies for cultivating and maintaining good mental health as a single mum. Prioritize self-care, build a support network, set realistic goals, and seek professional help when needed.

How to Navigate The Path To Love After Divorce

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Divorce shouldn’t be the end of love. It’s an opportunity for growth, self-discovery, and redefining what love means to you. Finding love after divorce is challenging, but it’s possible. Healing, self-reflection, and embracing new possibilities are key.

How To Overcome Heartache And Grow On Father’s Day

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Father’s Day can be bittersweet for single mums, but this article guides you on navigating the day with grace, embracing its potential for positivity and personal growth. Discover how to channel your emotions into empowering outcomes.

Unlock Practical Ways To Overcome Ghosting

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Divorce is a challenging and emotional journey, it’s further intensified by losing the most valuable connections. Being ghosted by people who were once an essential part of your life can leave you feeling hurt, rejected, and isolated. 

7 Ways For Professional Counselling To Empower Single Mums

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As a single mum counsellor, I know counselling can be a valuable resource, offering a range of benefits that can help build confidence, resilience, and overall well-being. Not just because it is my job but because I have experienced the benefits on my own skin.

How To Best Build Resilience & Overcome Shame

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Developing resilience is a vital skill for navigating the challenges of single motherhood with grace and strength. Resilience enables us to bounce back from setbacks, adapt to change, and maintain a positive outlook despite adversity.

Understanding Shame And How To Best Overcome It

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Cultivating a sense of self-worth and self-acceptance is the key to overcoming shame. This can be achieved through practices such as mindfulness, self-care, and positive self-talk. By embracing our imperfections and recognising our inherent value as human beings, we can move past shame and live more fulfilling lives.

Unlock The Positivity Power: Sure Way to Transform Your Life

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Positive thinking is not about being a constant ray of sunshine, denying negative emotions or avoiding unpleasant experiences. Instead, it is about choosing to focus on the positive and cultivate a more optimistic outlook, despite the struggles we are faced with.

A Practical Way To deal with Separation Grief

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Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are all natural responses to grief. It’s important to give ourselves time and space to process our emotions. A healthy coping strategy involves taking action towards acceptance and seeking support as needed.

A Helpful Guide To The Stages Of Grief Post Separation

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The five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) are explored in this article, looking at the associated emotions and behaviours. It is normal to experience these stages. It is essential to acknowledge the loss and allow ourselves to feel the feelings that come with it.

How To Improve Self-awareness And Why You Need To

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Self-awareness is a crucial aspect of personal growth and development. By becoming more self-aware, you can improve your relationships, decision-making skills, emotional intelligence, self-confidence, mental health, and overall success.

5 Sure Steps To Fall Back In Love With Yourself

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Learn how to fall back in love with yourself with these five sure steps. From forgiving your mistakes and shifting the focus away from self-pity to speaking to yourself like a friend, you can cultivate a positive self-image and have faith in yourself.

5 Easy Mental Health Wellness Tools for Single Mothers

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Many reasons can lead a single mother to poor mental health, such as lack of time, financial stress, and societal pressure. However, there are also many things that you can do to help yourself stay mentally healthy.

Advantages of a Growth Mindset for Single Mothers

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Discover the power of a growth mindset in single parenting and how it can help you become a successful and resilient parent. Learn about the differences between a fixed and growth mindset and how to cultivate a growth mindset of your own to thrive in challenging times.

The 4 A’s To Tackle Guilt & 5 Ways To Mitigate It.

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Do you torture yourself with guilt, staying up at night wondering about all the things you feel guilty about? Being in a caring role for most of my life, I have found that people are riddled with guilt, none more so than single mothers. What is guilt? Guilt is a learned emotion; we are conditioned […]

A BUSY MOTHER’S GUIDE TO MINIMALISM

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Motherhood can increase your motivation to live simply, and at the same time make it harder to cut back. You want to be a good role model, but a growing family tends to accumulate more possessions and commit to more activities. While minimalism is likely to help you save money, there are other benefits that […]

Emotional First Aid ~ 4 Ways to Heal the Hurt of Rejection

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The hurt of rejection can be devastating to your emotional health. Rejection can be viewed as a type of wound. It is precisely this reason why it is essential to apply the concept of ‘Emotional First Aid’ in dealing with the hurt of rejection. Emotional First Aid The idea behind emotional first aid is to […]

5 Steps To Define & Change Your Values

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Become the best possible version of yourself! Personal values are ethical principles that form your internal beliefs about what is good and what is important to you. They are what you stand for, your viewpoints, and your outlook on life. They define you as a person, guide you in your decision-making, and goal setting and […]

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