Strong Single and Human

E42 - Megan Sweet - A solo parenting life

This week’s guest is an expert in leading community-driven education transformation in high-need schools and districts. With more than 25 years of experience in education, and 15 years directly leading changes in schools, districts, and state-wide in California.
She is a single parent and has been one since her son was 1 and he is now 12.

E41 - Michelle Mitchell - Everyday Resilience

This week’s guest began her career as a classroom teacher but soon discovered a special interest in wellbeing.
In 2000 she quit teaching and established a harm prevention charity, called Youth Excel. Her days were filled with running small group support programs for girls ‘at risk’ of dropping out of education, and she soon became well known for successful outcomes with tweens and teenagers who did not flourish under more traditional forms of therapy.
Over the next 20 years, Youth Excel continued to grow and expand. The Youth Excel Centre was established – a multi-disciplinary clinic offering psychology, counselling, mentoring for children and teenagers.
Today she uses her experience to write and speak in schools, community events and through media. Her best-selling parenting and children’s resources, including the highly popular Everyday Resilience Journal, have sold over 100 000 copies worldwide and have been translated into several languages.
She has been termed the ‘teenage expert’ by the media and is sought after for her compassionate, and grounded advice. Her innovative work has been featured on The Today Show, Today Tonight and Channel 10 Morning News and Sky News, as well as countless print media including The Age, The Courier Mail and The Daily Telegraph.  You can hear her on radio in Australia on a weekly basis.
Find Michelle at
www.michellemitchell.org
www.facebook.com/michellemitchellspeaker
www.instagram.com/michellemitchellspeaker
www.youtube.com/user/yxl1000/featured
 

E40 - Shannon Dominquez - From Cult to Independence

My Guest this week is a 33 year old single mom of two daughters, ages 8 and 9 and who works for a business consulting firm called Building Beloved Communities where they focus on offering community centred solutions, supporting small businesses and nonprofits
She has already had a hell of a journey with it being 6 years since she has left the cult she was raised in and having to deal with mental health matters due to the fall out of her father suicide, generational traumas and overcoming habits & patterns that negatively affect her mental health.
Find Shannon here
https://www.facebook.com/BuildingBelovedCommunities/
 

E39 - Cheryne Blom - Helping Kids Thrive

This week’s guest is proud single mother of 3 and program manager at Stride Education.
She has been living in Australia for 27 years and have had her own personal challenges with love and life.
On her journey she discovered yoga and decided to go into counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, meditation and also found the time to write a book - The Courage to Be You.
In 2018 she was introduced to stride education and has worked with hundreds of students at various schools around Australia, empowering young people with tools to develop greater confidence, courage, and authenticity to navigate the changes, challenges, and uncertainties of everyday life.
Find Cheryne here
https://new.cheryneblom.com/
 

E38 - Wendi and Sam - Healing the inner child

My next guests are on a mission to make self-love a way of life in every household.
They liberate men and women from living in the pain of the past and fear of the future, so they can live in the miracle of the present moment, fall in love with themselves, have truly fulfilling relationships
They have each had to overcome pain and trauma from their childhood that had been creating unnecessary struggle in our lives and relationships and keeping us distracted.
Many years ago, we developed our signature Inner Child Reconnection Program® that is designed to support people in resolving past pain and trauma that is creating unnecessary struggle in their lives.
Where to find Wendi and Sam
https://www.facebook.com/heartcenteredhealingsystems/
https://wendirose.com/
 

E37 - Richard Capriola - The Addicted Child

This week’s guest is the author of a new book for parents entitled The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse. His book is packed with information for parents including warning signs every parent should know.  
He has been a mental health and addictions counsellor for over two decades and provided mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults and adolescents at one of the US top ten psychiatric hospitals.  
Where to find Richard 
https://helptheaddictedchild.com/
 

E36 - Felicity Casey - Self Love is a thing!!

My guest this week for many years suffered with crippling anxiety, feelings of anger, frustration and an unprecedented fear of the future,
She lacked boundaries, self-worth, deep connection to herself, others and found her relationships were always surface deep. 
Her breaking point came when she found day to day activities completely unachievable
For the past 4 years she has been working to develop her skills to become a relationship coach and is here to talk to us about bringing our awareness within so you can express yourself wholeheartedly and create a relationship that you love. 
Her mission is to help people who struggle with relationships to build strong and meaningful connections so they can experience a healthy, loving relationship.
Find Felicity here 
https://www.felicitycasey.com/
https://www.instagram.com/felicity_casey/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=590342160
 

E35 - Single dad helping his autistic son - Welcome Jake Jetpulse

This weeks guest Led Bradshaw is the creator of Jetpulse Comics, his Flagship title “The New Adventures of Jake Jetpulse” is a comic book adventure story that was inspired by his son Jacob who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of four.​
Desperately looking for a way to communicate with Jacob and help him learn, he used his love of art and turned Jacob’s artwork into an exciting comic book learning adventure.
Jetpulse Comics is a unique “father-and-son” project created to uplift, encourage, and raise awareness about children and other individuals all over the world who are on the autism spectrum.
Since 2018, Jetpulse Studios has published 5 comics which are being used by educators as a tool to help both students and teachers understand the challenges inherent with autism spectrum disorders.
The Jetpulse father-and-son team has received great praise. Their efforts have been highlighted on Fox 5 News New York, Now This Media, LX.com, and the Today Show.
Find Led here 
https://www.instagram.com/ledb11209/
https://www.jakejetpulse.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JakeJetpulseStudios
 

E34 - Solo Dating - What is it? Who does it? should you do it?

Solo dating is the art of treating yourself the way you would treat a best friend, a partner or a family member. We have been conditioned to believe that relationships sit at the highest value and that the epitome of our lives is to find companionship.

E33 - Lindsay McGinley - Part 2

Hi, everyone, this week is the continuation  of the interview I had with a really really good friend of mine who I have known for the last, dare I say it, 25 years.
Lindsay McGinley has been a single mum on and off for 20+ years of 3 wonderful girls.
Previously I had worked with Lindsay in the insurance industry as a contact centre rep and then in many other project management roles…..however the universe had different plans for both of us – with me moving to London and then Australia and her married an army guy moving to Germany and having her youngest daughter Sophie.
Lindsay is now an artist, has moved back to the UK, and tragically 18 months ago she and the girls lost their darling husband and father to a heart attack and once again Lindsay is not only dealing with being a widow but a single mum again.