The married single moms (and all in between): Recent Episodes
Seketa Cox
Welcome to the Married Single Moms podcast where we talk about life, motherhood, doing it alone, scared, or together and what that looks like in my home and yours. We are talking about the frustrations and the issues we have and hey maybe we will find some solutions! Motherhood is a journey is so is this podcast.
This is the last episode of the podcast as we head into the next chapter of our lives divorce and moving forward. I hope this podcast has helped someone or helps others in the future to make the tough decision to stay or separate but mainly to find happiness and joy in their lives.
How much have you really changed about yourself since becoming an us? Don't forget to make yourself happy.
I know it's hard and you are tired but don't give up on yourself or the progress you have made because it seems easier. It's not.
It seems like everyone is getting divorced and the big question is did you try? Diving into putting in the work and effort to make a marriage or relationship last.
Kids get sick, it happens, but who takes care of them when they are sick? Who takes care of you?
Today's episode we are discussing moving on after separation or divorce and what that looks like for everyone. It can be difficult, but the journey is solely your own.
Being a parent is hard, being a parent to school-aged kids and seeing them struggle even harder. But we navigate to make things better for everyone involved.
In this episode, we discuss being the villain in someone else's story. You won't always be the best person to everyone and that is ok
Co-parenting isn't always going to be easy but navigating it in the best way you can be. Here are some tips on how I co-parent, some struggles, and some wins. Sometimes just voicing your frustration with a situation can help ease your discomfort and help you grow.
This episode dives into giving my kids more or better yet something I never had as a child and how that played a major role in my life and marriage. Realizing I deserve to be happy too and that the way I was going about trying to fix my relationship was hurting it still. How I hope this new version of me is a better version for them to see growing up.
Just because you're done doesn't mean you're done. In this episode, we explore what happens once you decided to be done with your relationship. It's not an overnight fix, it takes time, and healing so be gentle with yourself. You got this.
What does a married single mom mean? In this episode, we talk about being married and single at the same time and how that feeling created this podcast.
Life is messy and not every shoe fits. In this episode, we are discussing different strokes for different folks and how your relationship is not going to look the same as anyone else's and that's ok.
Wondering if you are making the right decision until someone else tells you in not so many ways you are. This is about an open conversation I had with my daughter that affirmed me in more ways than she knows.
As we navigate this new part of life sharing frustrations and issues can sometimes feel like we're burdening the people around us and all they want to give is solutions but we aren't asking for that. We just need a place to vent, so who do we run to?
Whenever you think about the decision you made and wonder if it's the right choice or if should you go back to what you know. Don't give up so easily
We get so hyper-focused on making sure the kids are alright but we also need to make sure we're alright too.
Wives, mothers, and girlfriends seem to have the same complaint when it comes to their spouses so I'm asking the question did we start the fire? Are we the cause of our own discontent? How did we get to this point?
Everyone is talking about back to school time but do you love it or hate it? It's ok to feel both ways about it and here's why.
Tell me you haven't said this once or twice in the heat of the moment! Where does it come from? why are we so inclined to say it? How do we fix the relationship and say how we feel in a better way?
Who isn't a little anxious at this point in life right? Let's talk about anxiety and ways to cope. I want to explore some things that trigger my anxiety and why it's ok to not be ok.
Traveling and exploring with kids can be a lot, travelling alone is a whole other story but you can do it. Here are some tips and motivation for traveling alone with multiple kids.
I didn't see motherhood in the cards for my future but here we are. I had a choice to make and I had the freedom to make it. This episode talks about my journey into motherhood and my feelings about motherhood.
Asking for help can be hard especially for moms so the question is did you ask for help? how did you ask for help and what's holding you back?
Talking about motherhood and that mythical idea of sleeping when the baby is sleeping and me time. What does me time look like to you? Are you actually getting in me time or are you doing other tasks that revolves around everyone else instead?
Where does our idea of how we want to raise our children come from? Our own childhood right? So let's talk about being raised by a single parent and the impact that has had on the way I view motherhood and raising my own children. Ideas to make it better and why it's so hard to let go of control.
Most people don't set out to do motherhood or parenthood alone especially when they are in a committed relationship so how did we get here?