Ep. 47 Nobody is Coming to Save You - How a Holistic Approach to Health Can be your Saviour
Release Date: 03/05/2025
Ep. 62 Navigating the First 30 Days After Separation – What to Expect and How to Cope
Do I Really Hate Men?
In this heartfelt solo episode, Ang opens up about a deeply personal milestone—sending her youngest son off to Royal Air Force basic training—and the emotional impact of empty nest syndrome. She then turns her focus to those in the early, raw days after separation or divorce, offering compassionate guidance on what to expect and practical strategies to help you cope through one of life’s toughest transitions. If you’re in the whirlwind of emotions, confusion, and uncertainty that comes with the first month post-separation, this episode is your companion and roadmap. Ang breaks down the...
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Ep. 61 Kids & Separation: What Happens to Our Children During Divorce? w/ Nadine Pittam
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Ep. 61 Kids & Separation: What Happens to Our Children During Divorce? w/ Nadine Pittam In this episode, Ang welcomes back Nadine Pittam, a BACP-accredited psychotherapist and host of the podcast "This Won’t Fix You." Nadine returns to the podcast once more to discuss the emotional and psychological impact of divorce on children, drawing from her professional experience and her own childhood. The conversation explores the importance of boundaries, emotional validation, and understanding behavioral changes in children during family separation. Nadine offers practical advice for parents...
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Ep. 60 Celebrating Parents – Honoring Strength, Love, and Resilience Through Divorce and Beyond
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In this heartfelt episode, Ang celebrates the incredible role of parents everywhere, inspired by Global Parents Day. She reflects on the challenges and triumphs of parenting, especially through the lens of divorce and single parenthood. Ang honors all types of parents—biological, adoptive, stepparents, grandparents, and caregivers—recognizing the unique and powerful impact they have on shaping the next generation. Drawing from her experience speaking at the Divorce Fair in London, Ang shares insights on the importance of self-care (or restorative care) for parents navigating difficult...
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Ep. 59 Turning Conflict Into Clarity: Mediation with Bernadette Willems
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In this week's episode, Ang welcomes Bernadette Willems, a mediation specialist, to discuss the vital role of mediation in divorce and conflict resolution. The discussion explores Bernadette's journey from being a solicitor to becoming a mediator, the benefits of mediation over the traditional court process, and how mediation helps in dealing with various conflicts, including business disputes and professional breakdowns. They delve into the importance of communication, the challenges of co-parenting, and the impact of mediation on creating lasting change. Bernadette shares her insights on the...
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Ep. 58 Rewriting Your Beliefs After Divorce – How to Break Free and Move Forward
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In this powerful solo episode, Ang returns from a rejuvenating holiday with fresh energy and a transformative message for women navigating life after divorce. Today’s topic: the hidden forces shaping your life—your beliefs—and how you can break free from the limiting stories that hold you back. Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or already moving toward your next chapter, this episode is a roadmap for unlocking the confident, worthy, and fulfilled version of yourself that’s waiting to emerge. Ang shares actionable strategies to identify and reframe limiting beliefs,...
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Ep. 57 Sink or Swim Parenting: Practical Strategies for Single Parents
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This week Ang is joined by Natalie McCabe, a practical visionary and dedicated single parent coach with over 30 years of experience in education. Natalie shares her inspiring journey from teaching and raising two children as a single mom, to becoming a parent coach who empowers families to find joy and resilience in parenting. Drawing from her personal story and her book Sink or Swim Parenting, Natalie discusses the challenges of single parenting, the importance of emotional regulation for both parents and children, and practical strategies to navigate difficult behaviors and family dynamics....
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Ep. 56 Parenting Apart - Choosing Between Co-Parenting and Parallel Parenting
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Ang has talked a lot on the show about co-parenting and how to do it smoothly for the benefit of your children, but, this week Ang is exploring a different type of parenting, and one that worked for her - Parallel Parenting. Designed to give each parent more freedom over their individual choices and decisions on how they raise their child, parallel parenting is a very viable option for a lot of single parents, and one that more and more people are turning to. In this episode Ang goes into detail on what parallel parenting is, the cases where it is a better option than co-parenting and how you...
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Ep. 55 The Power of Truth - Sexual Shame and Building Bonds with Your Child
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This week Ang is joined by the wonderful Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers. A licensed sex and gender feminist physiotherapist, author, researcher and professor whose expertise covers sex therapy, spiritual intimacy, parenting and social justice. In this expansive interview with Ang, Tina shares her valuable insights on the importance of creating strong bonds with your children. Sometimes that will be through difficult conversations and sometimes through your actions. However, being open and honest, as Tina explains, is a pathway to a wonderfully rewarding parent and child relationship. KEY TAKEAWAYS ...
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Ep. 54 Divorced, Not Defeated - Your Comeback Story Begins
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Ang has talked a lot on the show about how to deal with the immediate effects of divorce and how life can flourish once the memory of divorce is in your rear view mirror. However, what has remained unaddressed is how you get from A-B. That’s why, on this week’s episode, Ang is here to share with you how to get from the saddest of places to the happiest. From practical tips to Ang sharing her first hand experience this episode is all about transforming your life after adversity so that you can prosper and be the best version of you. How to transform your life after adversity. KEY...
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Ep. 53 SeparateSpace - Divorce Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank
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This week Ang is joined by Amanda Bell who started her career as a divorce lawyer before founding ‘SeparateSpace’, an online, affordable divorce platform, that Amanda co-founded after realising that the majority of people that need legal support during a divorce simply can’t afford to access it. In this interview with Ang, Amanda breaks down what the major hurdles people going through a divorce face, some of the common mistakes that can prove extremely costly, what is missing from traditional legal support and how Separate Spaces solve all these problems so that you can access the...
info_outlineThis week Ang is joined by fellow single parent and podcaster, Irina Shehovsov. As well as a podcaster, Irina is also an NLP trainer and coach, time line therapy master practitioner, motivational speaker and a best-selling author. After her divorce, Irina realised that nobody could save her but herself. This realisation led her to go on a journey of self-discovery and learning. Once she came out the other side she understood how a holistic approach to health could help other women who had gone through similar experiences and so she set about sharing her learnings.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- After going through her divorce Irina came to the realisation that she didn’t know who she really was. She explains to Ang that once she decided to rescue herself her life changed dramatically.
- Irina discusses how bringing together mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health is the key to living a more fulfilled life.
- Becoming a single parent has a stigma attached to it as everyone perceives it as a negative, but the ladies put a positive spin on their situation and discuss the many benefits of being a single parent.
- Irina talks about ‘The Happiness Academy’ a daily programme that she delivers focusing on holistic health and shares stories of the long term benefits.
BEST MOMENTS
“Sometimes we don’t appreciate what we have until we have lost it.”
“Nobody is coming to save you, you’ve got to save yourself.”
“Holistic health is the key to finding the life that you want and achieving your dreams.”
GUEST LINKS
👉 The Gift Inside Book: www.irinashehovsov.com/thegiftinside1
👉 Website: www.irinashehovsov.com
👉 Instagram: www.instagram.com/re.claimyourlife/
👉 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@happinessacademy_
👉 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/irinashehovsov
EPISODE LINKS
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ABOUT THE PODCAST
Do I Really Hate Men?
Interesting question and one I have asked myself many times. This is not an ‘I hate men’ podcast neither is it just an account of my divorce and the many awful events leading up to and during it. This podcast is a safe space to delve into what happens when relationships end, it provides guidance on how to carry on being a functioning adult and/or Single Mum when you feel broken inside.
This podcast provides hope sprinkled with humour, at times its emotional at times inspiring and at times sad. I have a message to share with women around the world, come join me and your global sisters for a weekly dose of Superhero Mum inspiration and stories.
My mission -to help women and mothers globally to recover from relationship pain, lead meaningful happy lives and inspire their children to succeed.
NOTE – I need you to know that I don’t hate men! It’s important that you know there are many great men out there. Many fantastic fathers and single fathers trying hard to do a great job. I know little about the struggles of single fathers; however, I presume they are numerous common issues we share with these amazing men who strive to do the right thing by their children.
ABOUT THE HOST
Ang is first and foremost a very proud Mum. She is on a mission to share her experiences of both divorce and life as a single Mum. With a 25 year career in the corporate world, she has always been passionate about empowering women and those around her. She is a fully qualified life coach of 20 years and a self confessed self development junkie.
Ang has written her first book called 'Do I Really Hate Men', due to be released later this year which NEEDS to be read by women worldwide. With a high level of emotional intelligence she works tirelessly to improve the lives of womankind through her words, both digitally and at speaking events globally.
With a six year divorce behind her, Ang represented herself in court a total of 6 times. She has been a single parent of two boys for a total of 14 years. She has lived through the struggles and come out the other side. Her words, honesty and humour captivates her audience.