Ep. 162 - Dating Again as a Single Parent

There’s so much misinformation out there about what healing is supposed to look like, yet the deeper process is one that so many people avoid, overlook or simply don’t understand.Because healing isn’t always comfortable. It can be confronting especially when you start looking at the parts of yourself, your patterns, wounds and beliefs that your breakup brought to the surface.So what does healing actually look like?In today’s episode, I’m talking about exactly that, what it really takes to heal after your breakup and what the process actually looks like beyond simply getting over your ex and moving on.DATING GUIDEBOOK: The Single Parents Guide to Stepping Back into the Dating WorldNEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Is this just my life now? Am I really going to have to deal with this toxic co-parenting dynamic for the rest of my life because this is who my ex is?”In this episode, I'm talking about toxic co-parenting and, more importantly, how to start getting yourself out of the cycle. Because your ex may not change, but that doesn’t mean their behavior has to keep controlling your decisions, your emotions or the life you’re trying to build as a single parent.NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST DATING GUIDEBOOK: The Single Parents Guide to Stepping Back into the Dating WorldGrab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

Why won’t my co-parent cooperate? If you’re constantly dealing with arguments, frustration, control, blame or a co-parent who seems impossible to work with, this episode is for you. I break down why trying harder to get your co-parent to cooperate often keeps you stuck, and what you can actually do differently to make co-parenting easier for you.DATING GUIDEBOOK: The Single Parents Guide to Stepping Back into the Dating WorldNEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

If you've given up hope on dating because you feel like you’re constantly getting heartbroken, you're ready to step back into the dating world but don't know where to start, or you're simply ready to approach it differently, this episode is for you.I'm talking about stepping back into dating as a single parent feeling more confident and secure in yourself, without letting your past fears, wounds and breakup dictate how you show up in your next relationship.It's time to date differently.DATING GUIDEBOOK: The Single Parents Guide to Stepping Back into the Dating WorldNEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

As single parents, it can be so easy to look at someone else’s choices, situation or parenting and form an opinion. But before we judge someone else, it’s worth taking a step back and looking at what that negativity is actually doing to us.This is just a simple reminder to think differently, give people a little more grace, and focus on your own journey rather than picking apart someone else’s.NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

Feeling lonely as a single parent isn’t always about being alone. Sometimes it’s about what comes up for you when you’re alone — the thoughts, emotions and feelings you don’t want to sit with, so you label it as loneliness and try to escape it.In this episode, I’m talking about why being alone can feel so uncomfortable after a breakup, what may actually be underneath that feeling, and how learning to sit with yourself rather than constantly running from those emotions can completely change how you experience being alone.NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

Many people believe that time heals all wounds, but that's one of the biggest myths about healing after a breakup. In this episode, I explain why simply waiting, or distracting yourself, won't help you truly move on. I talk about the emotions a breakup brings up, why healing is about understanding yourself rather than forgetting your ex, and what it really takes to finally get over your breakup and move forward with confidence.If you're tired of feeling stuck, this episode will show you what real getting over your ex really looks like.NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

We all say, "I'm fine", but after a breakup, those words can keep you stuck.In this episode, we're talking about why pretending you're okay isn't the same as healing, how distractions can delay you from moving forward, and why looking after yourself is one of the best things you can do for both you and your children.It's time to stop surviving and start living your best single parent life.NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

If you're dealing with a high-conflict ex, there's one mistake I see over and over again. It's the mistake that keeps people stuck, drains their energy, costs them thousands in legal fees, and keeps the conflict going for years. The frustrating part?Most people don't even realise they're doing it. So today, we're talking about what that mistake is and, more importantly, what to do instead.NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

As single parents, it's easy to put life on hold while waiting for answers from an ex, the courts, your kids, or even life itself. In this episode, we're talking about why waiting keeps you stuck, and how to start moving forward, even when you don't have all the answers.NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab you free Intro chat here: Free 30 Min Intro Chat 👉🏻Explore Ways to Create Your Best Single Parent LifeCOPARENTING PLAYBOOK (The Ultimate Guide to Texting Your Ex)Free 30 Min Intro Chat Ongoing 1:1 CoachingJoin The Facebook Community👉🏻WEEKLY SUPPORT MEMBERSHIPClick Here to Join the Weekly Support ..................................................................................................................................................👉🏻Resources:SHOP: The Single Parents Guide to DatingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Single ParentingSHOP: The Single Parents Guide to Self Care NEW BOOK: COPARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST Grab your complete eBook Bundle here, 5 eBooks in 1 bundle.....................................................................................................................................................................................I’m Leanne Hutchinson, single parent coach and founder of Life After +1. I help single parents rebuild their confidence, set healthy boundaries, and create a life they love after separation. My work helps you transform life after a breakup from overwhelming and uncertain to one filled with confidence, goals, and passion, so you can turn the life you want into your reality.INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK