August 13, 2021

Five choices we have that impact our mindset

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We’re not all born with a naturally positive mindset, it’s something that many of us have to work on. But I do believe having a positive mindset is something we can create, and that thinking positively is something that we can all do. Because we have choices that impact our mindset. It just takes practice.Continue Reading →

July 1, 2021

How helping others can help us

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I am a firm believer in mindset, and us having the ability to choose our mindset. Whether we have a positive mindset or a negative mindset is up to us. Not everyone has a naturally positive mindset, but we can put work into it… sometimes we have to!Continue Reading →

February 25, 2021

Top ten tips to look after yourself as a new mum

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This article is sponsored by Belly Bands

I remember feeling so incredibly happy when my daughter was born. Being a new mum was incredibly overwhelming and my relationship with my partner was suffering, but I was in this beautiful love bubble with my new baby, and I’d never felt happier.

My pregnancy had been an emotional roller coaster with my partner and I breaking up, getting back together, breaking up, getting back together, and I felt like a wreck. I was also living 3,000 km away from my family and friends, and I felt incredibly alone. In fact, if it hadn’t been for one particular work colleague, who is still a very special friend to me today, I’m not sure how I would have got through it.Continue Reading →

August 26, 2020

The daily schedule of a working and homeschooling single mum in quarantine

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The daily schedule of a working and homeschooling single mum in quarantine.

Spending two weeks in quarantine as a single mum whilst also working, plus homeschooling, plus recovering from heartbreak was truly one of the most challenging times I have faced as a single parent.

One of the main things that got me through each day was having a routine. Don’t get me wrong, the whole experience still just about broke me, but I do think having that structure was one thing that helped me get through that period.

Here’s what I did during our quarantine period:Continue Reading →

August 14, 2019

My Invisalign Treatment Begins

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(This is a partnership between Single Mother Survival Guide, Invisalign, and Bright Smile Dental).

When I was about 13 years old, an orthodontic surgeon told me that I would need an operation to bring my jaw forward. He told me I had a disfigured face. The operation would involve entering through my mouth, peeling my face up, breaking my jaw, moving it forward, and then sewing my face back down.

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