You're Being Trained and You Don't Even Know It
Solo Parent
This week we’re discussing the idea that You’re Being Trained, And You Don’t Even Know It. In this conversation with Amber Fuller - a counselor with a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy (MMFT) - we explore how our digital world is training us in ways we don’t even realize—and how reclaiming stillness might be one of the most healing things we can do. It’s easy to think we’re just scrolling, checking, or Googling, but what if the constant presence of technology is actually shaping how we relate to ourselves, to others, and even to God? For solo parents especially, those...
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Stop Chasing Peace. Start With This.
Solo Parent
This week we’re discussing what it really means to Stop Chasing Peace and Start with This. Our guest today is Laurie Lokey, a licensed professional counselor and co-founder of Resilient Love. Laurie specializes in trauma recovery and relationship health, and her compassionate, no-nonsense approach helps people move from self-protection to deep emotional connection. Her work blends clinical expertise with personal experience in a warm, accessible way. For so many solo parents, peace feels like something we have to earn…by fixing ourselves, performing, or knowing all the right answers....
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The Growth Secret No One Talks About
Solo Parent
This week we are discussing The Growth Secret No One Talks About. We often equate growth with activity and achievement, but in doing so, we overlook one of its most profound forms—the ability to sit with discomfort without immediately seeking a way out. How can we embrace stillness as a path to growth? Today, we cover three main points: How to redefine growth The power of stillness Stillness as a tool We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions . Additional Resources:
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How To Feel Better In Minutes
Solo Parent
This week we are discussing How To Feel Better In Minutes. When we’re hit with overwhelming feelings, sometimes we need an immediate solution. We don’t have time to unpack it with a therapist or we don’t have the energy to completely change our lifestyle, but we have a strong felt need. What are some easy and tangible ways to feel better within a matter of minutes? Today, we cover three main points: How to feel better where you are. How to boost yourself emotionally. Responding to physical needs. We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener...
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One Choice Away from Change with Justin and Trisha Davis
Solo Parent
This week we are talking with Justin and Trisha Davis about ‘One Choice Away From Change.’ Sometimes, we are so stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns with others or ourselves, that we don’t even realize it. Or, we just don’t know how to break that cycle and build lasting change, so we’re left with hurt, disappointment, discouragement, and exhaustion. With so many responsibilities and pressure already on our shoulders, how do we as single parents identify and overcome these dysfunctional cycles that hold us back, one choice at a time? Justin and Trisha Davis are...
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One Thing Standing in the Way of the Future You Want
Solo Parent
This week we are discussing the One Thing That’s Standing in the Way of the Future You Want. Sometimes, pain numbs us to the point that we can’t see a future we’re motivated to move toward. We feel stuck, directionless, and not excited about what lies ahead. How do we move forward in positive expectation? Today, we cover three main points: How to define horizonlessness Normalizing horizonlessness Looking toward the future For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may...
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What If I Need to Rock the Boat?
Solo Parent
This week we are discussing ‘What If I Need to Rock the Boat?’ We all know what instability feels like, and many of us don’t want to rock the boat even more if we don’t have to. But, sometimes we get stuck in what feels comfortable and we recognize things aren’t as they should be; they’re not healthy and not moving us forward. How do we lean into rocking the boat in a sustainable, positive, and purposeful way? Today, we cover three main points: 1) Normalizing and demystifying instability. 2) Why instability can lead to stability. 3) How to...
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How Long, Oh Lord? w/ Marty Solomon
Solo Parent
This week we are discussing ‘How Long, Oh Lord?’ with Marty Solomon. The pain, chaos, and instability that leads to single parenting is so intense we want it to end as soon as possible—but it doesn’t, and we don’t know when it will. We feel like we’re wandering in the desert with no relief in sight. Is it possible to find hope and not live in fear of the rug being pulled out when things are stable? Marty Solomon grew up in the Reformed tradition before attending Boise Bible College and getting his B.A. in Christian Ministries. In 2008 he studied in Israel...
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How Much Change Can My Kids Take? with Kyle Cruze
Solo Parent
This week we are discussing ‘How Much Change Can My Kids Take?’ with Kyle Cruze. Our kids have experienced so much change already, and we know stability is important. How much change can they endure before there are lasting consequences? Kyle is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Tennessee. Since graduate school, Kyle has dedicated almost all his professional time to working with adolescent/teenage boys and their families. Recognizing the huge need that boys have for clarity and guidance, Kyle has sat with hundreds of kids and their parents with...
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What Is Stability?
Solo Parent
This week we are discussing ‘What is Stability?’ as a single parent. If you define the life of a single parent, you might say that instability is the word. The challenges and chaos of work-life balance, finances, emotional stress, and more are simply a given when you’re a solo parent, and because of that, we may often feel like our situation is not stable. But what does stability actually mean? Are we actually creating a stable environment but we just don’t realize it? Today, we cover three main points: 1) How to tell the difference between uncertainty and...
info_outlineWhen we talk about growing in grace, Kathie Lee Gifford is a shining example. She is an American icon, a talented actress, musical artist, and television personality. And she’s been through so many things. Yet, she continues to live a life epitomized by grace and love. When asked where her tenacity and drive come from, Kathie says she is a lifetime student of God’s word and reads it every day. And, when she reads it, “nobody in the Bible retired. They kept doing what God put them on this earth to do”. Kathie Lee loves to work and she thinks it’s a valuable gift God gives us for our purpose, our self-worth, and our growth. Being responsible to meet a deadline or keep people employed, and then mix that with the Holy Spirit, gives her purpose every morning and keeps her going. Kathie Lee says she learned from Paul Newman long ago that, “If I’ve got a pulse, I’ve got a purpose.” She has never entertained the idea of retirement. She has walked with the Lord since she was twelve years old, and while she doesn’t know how many days He has for her, she looks forward to finding out.
This curiosity and sense of adventure is part of her continued growth. She has found genuine joy and is the happiest she has been in years. But she shares that, “Happiness is different than joy”. She has always been a joyful person because of her walk with the Lord but happiness comes from the word “happenstance”. Happiness is related to our circumstance whereas joy is not. She could find joy even in many sad and stress-filled moments, and did, but she is thankful to have now found herself in a rich, warm, and fun season, full of happiness too.
And Kathie Lee has known hard circumstances full of controversy, accusation, betrayal, loss, and hurt. Many single parents have experienced those too and end up feeling rejected and a deep sense of loneliness.
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