Solo Parent
The Solo Parent podcast is hosted by author and founder Robert Beeson to help single parents raise healthy kids, and grow themselves through conversations with other parents who have walked, or are still walking the 'Solo Parent’ path. Plus experts on the things that Solo Parents face the most. The mission of Solo Parent is to provide the resources, community, and support that enables a single-parent to discover whole-heart wellness so that their family can thrive.
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Finding Courage to Take Risks as a Solo Parent
08/11/2025
Finding Courage to Take Risks as a Solo Parent
This week we’re discussing how to Find Courage to Take Risks as a Solo Parent As solo parents, we’re faced with choices every day that feel weightier than they used to because we’re often the only one carrying the consequences. Whether it’s stepping into a new relationship, starting a new job, or just sitting still long enough to feel discomfort, risk doesn’t come easy anymore. This episode explores how to take intentional, healthy risks when the stakes feel high, and why doing so matters more than we think. Today, we cover three main points: The types of risk solo parents face The weight of being the only parent Where to start when everything feels risky Stay Connected + Get Support We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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Courage to Accept a Different Reality
08/04/2025
Courage to Accept a Different Reality
This week we’re discussing how to have the Courage to Accept a Different Reality For solo parents, change is more than a season, it’s a total life shift. And while we often focus on the big transitions, it’s the small, everyday reminders that hit hardest: taking out the trash, folding the laundry alone, navigating milestones without a partner. The grief of a life that no longer exists can sneak up in the mundane and the meaningful. That’s why today’s episode is focused on one of the most essential and difficult truths we face as solo parents, accepting that life is different now and learning to live in that truth without losing hope. Today, we cover three main points: Acceptance is a process, not a one-time event. Our kids will experience milestones differently, and we must have the courage to notice. Embracing the new normal is key to healing but it doesn’t mean we have to like it. This conversation is a tender reminder that none of us are meant to navigate this road alone. From solo parent groups to sacred stillness in your own bathtub, the healing comes when we stop pretending we’re okay and let ourselves be exactly where we are. Stay Connected + Get Support We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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How to Thrive in High-Pressure Situations
07/28/2025
How to Thrive in High-Pressure Situations
This week we’re discussing How to Thrive in High-Pressure Situations When emotions are high, whether with a co-parent, a child mid-meltdown, or a demanding coworker, how we communicate can either escalate the tension or bring clarity and peace. For solo parents, those pressure points are daily. To help us unpack how to stay grounded and respond with wisdom, we’re joined by Dr. Anthony Scroggins. He’s not only a performance psychologist who’s worked with the US Army and NASA astronauts, but also a dad of four young kids. That mix of clinical expertise and real-life parenting experience makes his insight incredibly practical for the day-to-day challenges we face. Today, we cover three main points: How to communicate effectively with a difficult co-parent How to stay calm when emotions run high, with kids and with yourself How to build resilience in the workplace and at home Whether you’re parenting toddlers or teens, navigating silence from a co-parent, or carrying the weight of decision-making alone, this episode reminds us: we don’t have to be perfect. We just have to keep showing up, and with the right tools, we can show up as the version of ourselves we actually want to be. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Delta Summit: Learn more about Dr. Anthony Scroggins’ work in performance psychology, resilience, and decision-making under pressure: We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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Navigating a World Where People Judge You
07/21/2025
Navigating a World Where People Judge You
This week we’re discussing how to Navigate a World Where People Judge You. We live in a world that’s quick to judge and even quicker to make single parents feel like they don’t measure up. But not all judgment is external. Often, the harshest voices come from inside. If you’ve ever walked into a room and immediately assumed you were unwelcome, or replayed a small moment for weeks afterward, you’re not alone. This week’s episode dives into the judgment we receive, imagine, and place on ourselves, and why it matters to recognize the difference. Today, we cover three main points: Navigating judgment from others Recognizing and reframing distorted thinking Identifying internal judgment and letting go of shame Throughout the episode, the conversation invites listeners to: Set boundaries around judgment and ground themselves in what’s true Stop chasing approval and start acknowledging the strength they already carry Reclaim their voice from the narratives handed to them by others Stay Connected + Get Support We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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The One Relationship That Could Be Key to Your Healing
07/14/2025
The One Relationship That Could Be Key to Your Healing
This week we’re discussing The One Relationship That Could Be Key to Your Healing. Too many of us were taught that trusting ourselves was dangerous. We were told our emotions couldn’t be trusted, our hearts were deceitful, and our instincts were too “fleshly” to follow. Especially for solo parents who have lived through trauma or spiritual manipulation, this message gets internalized early and reinforced often. We stop listening to our gut and outsource decisions to experts, church leaders, or even social media. But ignoring your inner voice only deepens confusion and disconnection. Therapist and podcast host Adam Young joins us this week to help unpack how we unlearn those harmful messages, rebuild trust in our bodies, and begin listening to the voice within. Today, we cover three main points: Why you’ve learned not to trust yourself, and how to gently unlearn it. How to tell the difference between your true inner voice and trauma-driven urges. Practices to rebuild trust in your body and story. Resources Mentioned In This Episode by Adam Young hosted by Adam Young: A podcast focused on trauma, healing, attachment, and story work. Specifically mentioned is a two-part series on our relationship with our bodies. : Find more about Adam’s work, resources, and podcast episodes. We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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Essential Relationships That Single Parents Need
07/07/2025
Essential Relationships That Single Parents Need
This week we’re discussing what Essential Relationships That Single Parents Need. We all know that connection is critical, but for single parents, the path to finding safe, trustworthy, and life-giving relationships can feel anything but simple. Time is limited. Trust may feel broken. And the need for support runs deep. That’s why this week’s episode is focused on practical, real-life ways to identify, nurture, and invest in the kinds of relationships that sustain us. Whether you’re grieving the absence of a partner, rebuilding your community, or simply trying to figure out how to connect with others while barely keeping up with your to-do list, this conversation offers grounded guidance and hope. Today, we cover three main points: Different people meet different needs. Safe, trusting relationships don’t always come naturally. Reflection helps you build better connections. We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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The Shift That Changes Everything
06/30/2025
The Shift That Changes Everything
Peace often feels like a destination just out of reach: If I could just fix my anxiety... if my circumstances changed... then I’d finally have peace. But that kind of striving keeps us spinning. In this episode, we’re joined by Brian Hardin, founder of Daily Audio Bible and longtime student of scripture, who offers a powerful reminder for solo parents: peace isn’t something you organize around you. It’s something formed within you—often through surrender, struggle, and stillness. Today, we cover three main points: Why external striving won’t bring true peace. What it means to live an integrated life. Why wilderness is necessary. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: - Brian’s daily podcast that walks listeners through the Bible in a year. It’s also a global community and one of the most accessible daily spiritual rhythms available. Books by Brian Hardin: Passages: How Reading the Bible in a Year Will Change Everything for You Reframe: From the God We've Made... to God With Us We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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Healing What You Can't Erase
06/23/2025
Healing What You Can't Erase
This week we’re discussing what it really means to Heal What You Can’t Erase. For so many solo parents, pain feels like something to avoid, something that has to be buried, fixed, or outrun. But what if healing doesn’t begin by pushing past the ache, but by stepping directly into it? Whether it’s overthinking to stay in control, using willpower to force peace, or burying shame so deeply we forget it’s there, the pain we carry is not a sign of weakness. It’s often the doorway to wholeness. In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Christopher Cook, a podcast host, leadership coach, and author of Healing What You Can’t Erase, who guides us into a deeper understanding of why true transformation can only begin from the inside out. Today, we cover three main points: Why self-help and willpower can’t heal what was never meant to be carried alone. How overthinking, busyness, and even good habits can become armor that protects us from deeper wounds. Why grief is not the end of the story…it’s the beginning of peace. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: by Christopher Cook – Weekly podcast focused on mental, emotional, and spiritual health We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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Healthy Cope or Hidden Vice? How to Know the Difference.
06/16/2025
Healthy Cope or Hidden Vice? How to Know the Difference.
This week we’re discussing what it really means to tell the difference between a healthy coping strategy and a hidden vice. When you're walking through the exhaustion, grief, or stress of solo parenting, it's easy to reach for anything that brings a moment of relief. But what happens when that "relief" starts taking more than it gives? Whether it's overworking, social scrolling, constant busyness, or even pouring into your kids or community, some behaviors that seem helpful can quietly become harmful. This week, we’re joined by Amber Fuller, a counselor with a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy (MMFT), to explore how to recognize the difference, and how to care for your needs in ways that lead to healing, not just distraction. Today, we cover three main points: What common vices solo parents turn to and why How to distinguish between a healthy coping strategy and a destructive vice Practical ways to meet your needs without avoiding your pain We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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You're Being Trained and You Don't Even Know It
06/09/2025
You're Being Trained and You Don't Even Know It
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 quiet, in-between moments can be some of the only opportunities we have to connect inwardly. But what happens when silence feels impossible? When we’re too distracted to be still? In this episode, we explore why stillness matters, what we’re losing in our addiction to connectivity, and how to take back our attention. Today, we cover three main points: Who or what is training us? The cost of constant connectivity Reclaiming the value of stillness and waiting We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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Stop Chasing Peace. Start With This.
06/02/2025
Stop Chasing Peace. Start With This.
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. But often, the more we try to "get better," the more disconnected we feel from who we really are. What if peace isn't found in doing more, but in learning to just be? Today, we cover three main points: Why fixing ourselves doesn’t work How shame hijacks healing Finding peace in the present moment RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: : Free video teachings on relationships and emotional health : Group program focused on healing and self-reconnection We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Submit your listener questions .
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The Growth Secret No One Talks About
05/26/2025
The Growth Secret No One Talks About
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
05/19/2025
How To Feel Better In Minutes
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 questions . Additional Resources:
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One Choice Away from Change with Justin and Trisha Davis
05/12/2025
One Choice Away from Change with Justin and Trisha Davis
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 pastors, speakers, and the founders of . They coauthored Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn’t Good Enough, and Justin’s book Being Real > Being Perfect: How Transparency Leads to Transformation is a USA Today bestseller. Justin and Trisha have five kids and live in Indianapolis. For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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One Thing Standing in the Way of the Future You Want
05/05/2025
One Thing Standing in the Way of the Future You Want
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 have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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What If I Need to Rock the Boat?
04/28/2025
What If I Need to Rock the Boat?
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 purposefully disrupt your life. LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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How Long, Oh Lord? w/ Marty Solomon
04/21/2025
How Long, Oh Lord? w/ Marty Solomon
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 with Ray Vander Laan and was challenged to grapple with his own Jewish heritage. As he learned more about the wider conversation surrounding the Bible, especially through a Jewish context, he began to develop BEMA Discipleship as a way to share his experience with others. He found his way into Impact Campus Ministries, seeing college students as in the perfect stage of life to experiment with the methods he saw in Jesus. Marty began leading trips of his own to Israel and Turkey in 2014. After a few iterations of his BEMA material, The BEMA Podcast was launched in 2016, making it accessible to a global audience. He and his wife, Becky, currently live in Cincinnati; they are committed to the work of ministry together and of raising their two kids, Abigail and Ezekiel. You can find these things and more from Marty at . Find Marty’s book . LINK TO SHOW NOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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How Much Change Can My Kids Take? with Kyle Cruze
04/14/2025
How Much Change Can My Kids Take? with Kyle Cruze
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 the goal of helping them navigate through the difficult and confusing aspects of this culture and life. His early lessons in life and relationships came through the paradigm of athletics. Kyle was blessed with the opportunity to play basketball all four years he was in college. It was through those experiences on and off the court that much of his curiosity and interest in people and their stories began. Prior to moving into full-time private practice, Kyle worked at a residential treatment center with high school boys and their families who were struggling with substance abuse and addiction. During these years, Kyle also frequently spoke at national conferences, local schools, and parent groups. Kyle was born and raised in Knoxville, TN. It was there that he met his wife Kristen who is a Franklin, TN native. Together they have two boys and a girl. LINK TO SHOW NOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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What Is Stability?
04/07/2025
What Is Stability?
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 instability. 2) Responding to the fluctuations of stability in seasons. 3) Practical ways to pursue stability. LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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When Your Child Triggers You
03/31/2025
When Your Child Triggers You
This week we are discussing “When Your Child Triggers You” Everyone who has been through trauma has triggers. Our children can often push those buttons and trigger a strong response from us—and single parents don’t have a backup person to help out when this happens. If we’re overwhelmed, we react to triggers instead of responding—and it doesn’t go well. What do we do when our child triggers us, and how can we use them to our benefit? Today, we cover three main points: Defining Triggers Navigating Triggers The Healing Power of Triggers LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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Parenting a Child Who's Mad at You
03/24/2025
Parenting a Child Who's Mad at You
This week we are discussing “Parenting a Child Who’s Mad at You” It’s inevitable that our kids will be mad at us, whether they’re five years old or twenty-five. Their anger can feel like a heavy weight loaded onto our already-exhausting life! How do we effectively and lovingly parent a child who’s mad at us? 3 MAIN POINTS Today, we cover three main points: Reasons Our Kids Get Angry Our Response (What We Can Do) Keeping Our Side of the Street Clean LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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The Three Phases of Solo Parenting
03/17/2025
The Three Phases of Solo Parenting
In this week’s episode - “The Three Phases of Solo Parenting” - we are honoring single parents as we lead up to National Single Parent Day. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation 516, designating March 21st as National Single Parent Day. The proclamation recognized the courage and dedication of single parents. Only those who have been on this often-lonely and overwhelming path know just how challenging it is to be a single parent. We are all at different stages in our solo parent journey—some of us are just beginning, and some of us are decades past that point. We wanted to create something to help you figure out where you are in your journey. That’s why we’re introducing the Three Phases of Solo Parenting that you can download below—a framework shaped by the stories of thousands of single parents we’ve walked alongside. To bring these phases to life, we have the honor of interviewing three solo parents, each sharing their unique story and representing one of these stages. Triage Recovery Wellness LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - What stage of Solo Parenting are you in? Take the free *Assessment will automatically download. ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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Getting Out From Under Single Parent Guilt
03/10/2025
Getting Out From Under Single Parent Guilt
This week we are discussing “Getting Out From Under the Single Parent Guilt” As a single parent, we are second-guessing and undermining ourselves. We want what’s best for our kids but don’t feel like we’re able to deliver it, so we overcompensate or feel like giving up. How can we parent from a place of balance rather than swinging from a pendulum of too hands-off or too involved? Today, we cover three main points: The Guilt Present, Not Perfect Good-Enough Parenting LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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Helping Our Kids Grieve Loss w/ Annie F. Downs and Tatum Green
03/03/2025
Helping Our Kids Grieve Loss w/ Annie F. Downs and Tatum Green
This week we are discussing “Helping Our Kids Grieve Loss” with Annie F. Downs and Tatum Green - authors of Where Did TJ Go? None of us are exempt from loss. We have all lost someone we love in some way or another. This is a painful subject that we often don’t know how to talk to our kids about—but it’s also incredibly crucial that we do. How do we talk to our kids about grief and loss in a healthy, honest, and appropriate way? Our guests this week, New York Times bestselling author, Annie F. Downs and her sister, Tatum Green are Co-Authors on a new book - Where Did TJ Go? (Baker Books) and they will help us navigate this challenging topic. Where Did TJ Go? helps children and families deal with grief and loss, offering comfort and hope. After Green suffered the loss of a baby, Downs wrote a story for her nephew, Sam, about where his baby brother TJ went. Beautifully illustrated by Jennie Poh, Where Did TJ Go? helps grieving families explain what happened and what kind of experiences a child might be having in heaven with the God who loves them and makes everything good in its time.Tender and sincere, this story doesn't shy away from the hurt even as it offers comfort and hope to those left behind. "We are so hopeful that this book will serve families in their grief- giving parents some tools for starting conversations with their kids, and giving kids some vision and hope about eternity." LINK TO SHOW NOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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Teaching Our Kids Healthy Love
02/24/2025
Teaching Our Kids Healthy Love
This week we are discussing Teaching Our Kids Healthy Love We want to teach our kids what healthy love or a healthy marriage looks like, but without two parents in the household, often what they’ve seen is broken or simply non-existent. How do we teach our kids about building healthy relationships when we aren’t able to model it for them? Today, we cover three main points: Relationships are Relationships Setting the Tone When our kids are in unhealthy relationships LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!
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Navigating Single Parent Dating: FAQs
02/17/2025
Navigating Single Parent Dating: FAQs
This week we are discussing Navigating Single Parent Dating: FAQs Dating is hard, period. There’s no manual, no “right way” of doing things. But when you’re a single parent, it gets even trickier; you have kids now and dating has changed significantly in this digital age. How can single parents navigate dating and all its complexities? LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! To receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info and a free book click - Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE - https://apple.co/3fKOd6F ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2TvjtOs
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Is It Love or Loneliness?
02/10/2025
Is It Love or Loneliness?
This week we are discussing Is it Love or Loneliness? Sometimes loneliness cuts so deep that we’ll accept less than what we want or deserve; we’re willing to take love from anyone we can get—both in romantic and non-romantic relationships. Sometimes it’s really love, but other times it’s simply a solution for our loneliness. How can we tell the difference in our relationships? Today, we cover three main points: How loneliness and love are intertwined Why we don’t want to be lonely Questions to ask ourselves LINK TO SHOWNOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! To receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info and a free book click - Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE - https://apple.co/3fKOd6F ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2TvjtOs
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Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships w/ Laurie Lokey
02/03/2025
Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships w/ Laurie Lokey
This week we are discussing Healthy vs Unhealthy Love with Laurie Lokey. As solo parents, we may not have experienced healthy relationships in our past, resulting in a distorted view of what relationships should actually look like. How can we define healthy relationships and what are some guidelines so that we’re able to identify toxic or unsafe connections in our lives? LAURIE LOKEY M.A.LPC-MHSP, CTT, EMDR-II Laurie co-founded Resilient Love with her husband, Bill, after decades of clinical work individually and leading couples intensives together. She is passionate about partnering with people on their journey to find hope and resiliency. She completed her master’s degree at Trevecca University as a Licensed Professional Counselor and she has created an individual intensive therapy model for the healing of trauma which she continues to develop in her practice. Laurie’s love for helping people heal from the impact of trauma led her to work with a specialist and traumatologist, Dr. Lee Norton. From their work, she developed her own modality called “Trauma Stage Processing,” which she and her husband, Bill, have taught to clinicians across the country. Laurie has worked as an intensive specialist for the past 15 years and has a thriving private practice based in Spring Hill, TN. Resilient Love is the culmination of decades of clinical therapy experience of her and Bill combined with their journey and wisdom of navigating life in light of the love of Jesus. LINK TO SHOW NOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! To receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info and a free book click - Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE - https://apple.co/3fKOd6F ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2TvjtOs
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Unnecessary Things: Wasteful Spending
01/27/2025
Unnecessary Things: Wasteful Spending
This week we are discussing Unnecessary Things: Wasteful Spending As single parents, we often need to be thoughtful about how we spend our money because our resources tend to be very slim; there’s always an opportunity cost involved. And when everything is stretched so thin, it’s hard to know what is wasteful spending vs. wise spending—there’s a huge learning curve on top of everything else we do. How can we retrain ourselves and our spending habits? Today, we cover three main points: 1) What is wasteful spending? 2) The emotions around spending money. 3) How to spend mindfully. For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! To receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info and a free book click - Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE - https://apple.co/3fKOd6F ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2TvjtOs
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Unnecessary Things: No Regret
01/20/2025
Unnecessary Things: No Regret
This week we are discussing Unnecessary Things: No Regrets Regret as a single parent runs deep. It can be in the day to day interactions with our kids, the thing we didn’t say to our former spouse and wish we had, the choices we’ve made with our lives that got us where we are. But can all of these regrets actually serve us moving forward? How can we use regret to our advantage and actually have a better life because of them? Today, we cover three main points: 1) Misconceptions of regret 2) The four core regrets 3) Using regret to grow and shape 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 have. Go to and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! To receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info and a free book click - Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE - https://apple.co/3fKOd6F ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2TvjtOs
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