Author: Julia Hasche

Fifteen Lessons Learned from Single Mum Camping

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Fifteen Lessons Learned from Single Mum Camping.

In the school holidays, I took my daughter on a two-night camping holiday. To me, that’s a bit of an oxymoron, so let’s call it a camping trip. Or a camping adventure. Some might go so far as to say a camping challenge.

Look, I’m going to be upfront with you. Single-mum camping wasn’t easy. But I speak for myself. You might be a really outdoorsy type, and you might read this and think, these things are obvious. So this article is really aimed at the single mum who is a bit like me.Continue Reading →

Five ways to attract more positive energy to your life

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Five ways to attract more positive energy to your life.

Sometimes as a single mum, especially a newly single mum, it can be difficult to feel positive. For me, this happened a lot. Especially around 18 months in of being a single mum. I had an almost two-year-old, who was very challenging. My ex was sending me abusive text messages every week. His family was being very mean to me as well. On top of that, I was trying to juggle work and single mum life.Continue Reading →

How the new Child Care Subsidy affects single parents

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Everything you need to know about the new Australian Child Care Subsidy and how it affects single parents.

By now you are probably aware, the Australian Government is making some major changes to the child care benefits in Australia. Say goodbye to the Child Care Rebate (CCR) and the Child Care Benefit (CCB), and hello to the Child Care Subsidy. #hi ? . The Child Care Subsidy, which is replacing both the CCR and CCB, will commence on the 2nd July 2018. Let’s see how the new child care subsidy affects single parents.Continue Reading →

Why forgiveness is crucial for single parents

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Forgiveness.

Is it even possible for single parents? And more importantly: What is the cost to you if you can’t forgive?

Sometimes as a single mum it is hard to forgive an ex-partner. One of the most common things I hear from the women I first start working with is: I will never ever forgive him for what he has done to our family!

The problem with this mindset is that if we don’t take responsibility for our own reactions, then we are enforcing the victim mentality and not taking control of our own lives. We are allowing ourselves to be impacted by whatever horrible situation has happened, and we are not taking positive steps to take charge of our own life.Continue Reading →

Eight ways to survive Easter without your kids

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Eight ways to survive Easter without your kids.

I always imagined special occasions without kids would be tough. But now I have to face the reality as my daughter spends Easter with her dad. This will be the first ever special occasion she has with her dad. And the first special occasion since becoming a mum that I will be alone. I have to get through Easter without her.Continue Reading →