Candidly Single Mom

Send us a Text Message. In part two of this episode, I am continuing the conversation with Dr. Patrice Martin, a mother of 3, who shares her journey of being a single mom twice over. Her journey is one that I like to think is unique, having been married twice, with one marriage ending in divorce and the second marriage, unfortunately, ending as a result of the passing of her husband. Dr. Patrice talks about feeling as if she was a single parent during the time when her 2nd husband was sick, and her continued process of grieving while raising her now 2-year-old daughter. I encourage you to take a listen and please comment your thoughts on this particular episode! As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. In part one of this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Patrice Martin, a mother of 3, who shares her journey of being a single mom twice over. We discussed her thoughts on the perception of a single mom, and some of her specific challenges in raising her now-adult sons, to now raising her 5-year-old daughter. Her journey of single parenthood is a unique one and her overall outlook of where she is in this journey is a testament to the faith that she has in God. I won't give it all away, so you'll just need to listen in! Also make sure to stay tuned for part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Patrice, which will launch next week. As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I continued the conversation with one of my good friends Lateria as she shares more of what life looks like for her as a single mother and how she's navigated helping her daughters deal with not having a father actively present in their lives. I consider Lateria to be one of my friends who has a lot of wisdom and I loved how she was able to look over her life and share the wisdom that she gained as navigating single motherhood. If you enjoyed this episode, I would like to hear your thoughts, so make sure to share your feedback! As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. I was so excited that my childhood friend Lateria agreed to come on the show and talk about her journey as a single mom. In this episode, Lateria shares her journey of single motherhood at the young age of 18, her thoughts on being called a single mom, and some of the struggles/challenges that she went through. I consider Lateria to be one of my friends who has a lot of wisdom and I loved how she was able to look over her life and share the wisdom that she gained as navigating single motherhood. If you enjoyed this episode, I would like to hear your thoughts, so make sure to share your feedback! As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Akeema Roberson, a mother of 3, who not only shared her journey to being a single mom as a result of divorce but also some of the challenges that she faces. I love her overall outlook and dedication to getting to know God and herself again on this single-parent journey. I would like to hear your thoughts, so make sure to comment as you listen! As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I discuss the title of single mom as a label. It seems that there are negative perceptions about single moms as it relates to their socio-economic status, their children, and even their willingness to work. I posed the question to single moms, whether they like being called a single mom or not. I would like to hear your thoughts, so make sure to comment as you listen! As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. As we wrap up our series Dating As A Single Parent, I spoke with Onisha Goldsmith who shared her story on being a single parent to now married with 4 children. She was very transparent and open about sharing her journey. Onisha is a designer, stylist, and image consultant. She is also a co-founder alongside her husband of Commissioned Ministry, Business & Arts, and A School of Ministry. You can connect with Onisha through her image consulting firm on Facebook at ImagoDei Consulting or Instagram at ImagoDei. I also recommend the book "Dating and the Single Parent" which has been a value add in my dating journey. This book is both for single parents who are dating and those that are dating single parents. Please click on the link if you want to purchase the book. As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. I had a great opportunity to speak with one of my good friends Melissa Agosto on dating as a single parent. Melissa, who became a single parent in her 20's, provided a lot of wisdom not only by sharing her story and lessons learned when she was a single parent but also by considering questions we need to ask ourselves when considering marriage. In the previous episode, I mentioned the book "Dating and the Single Parent" which has been a value add in my dating journey. Please click on the link if you want to purchase the book. As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. We are continuing the conversation on dating as a single parent, with one of my good friends Kimberly Stevens. I love her story of how she started dating her now-husband. She shares her personal experience in preparing herself to date and discusses some of the challenges she faced when dating someone who did not have any children. In the previous episode, I mentioned the book "Dating and the Single Parent" which has been a value add in my dating journey. Please click on the link if you want to purchase the book. As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. In our first episode in this series focusing on dating as a single parent, I share some of my own personal experience in preparing myself to date and lessons that I have learned during this process. There are special considerations that single parents have to be aware of when opening themselves up to date, especially being honest with the reasons why they want to start dating. I realize that my experience and insight are my own, so for the remaining episodes, I invited some of my friends to come on and share their journey as well. I also mentioned the book "Dating and the Single Parent" which has been a value add in my dating journey. Please click on the link if you want to purchase the book. As always, make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. As we are coming to a close with our series interviewing guests who have grown up in single-parent homes, I wanted to get a "female" perspective on growing up in a single-parent home. In this episode, I am speaking with Natasha Cozart, who not only grew up in a single mom home but is also an amazing single mom to 6 wonderful kids. Natasha's perspective on her childhood was different from what I have heard from other kids growing up in single-parent homes, however, it was refreshing. Listen in as Natasha's childhood shapes who she is today and how she parents her children as a single mother. As the best-selling author of Ratchet Mom, Natasha Cozart is often referred to as a modern-day superwoman. In business, she has partnered directly with CEOs, authors, celebrities, and entrepreneurs as well as experts in varied fields such as Internet Marketing, finance, relationships, spirituality, health, business, beauty industry, and theology to produce content, products, events, websites, and marketing promotions to take their businesses to the next level. You can learn more about Natasha by following her on Facebook at Natasha Cozart. Make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. We are continuing our series by interviewing guests who have grown up in single-parent homes. In episode 3, I thought it would be fun to interview my son Isaiah, who is now 15 years old but has been in a single-parent home (with me of course) since he was in kindergarten. It was interesting to hear not only his thoughts but also his feelings on what it is like being in the home with me as the only parent. Though I didn't expect him to open up as much, he surprised me with some of the comments and reflections that he made. Overall, I was excited and thankful to have my son on to really have an open and candid conversation about what concerns him at this age. We also talked about some of what worked for him when he was younger as he began to recognize that the family structure he has in was different from others. I encourage any parent, especially single moms, to have open, truthful conversations with their sons to gauge where they are, what they are thinking, and how they are doing as it relates to them being in a single-parent-led home. Make sure you like, share, and subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. We are continuing our series interviewing guests who have grown up in single-parent homes. In episode 2, we are speaking with Levi Harrell, who as the second oldest of 4 kids, was raised in a single-mother household. Levi reflects on how he was affected as a child, his current thoughts on meeting and relating to his father, and how all of this has shaped his life choices as an adult. Levi Harrell is a pastor, ordained under Dr. Cindy Trimm Ministries E.L.I.T.E. He has obtained numerous certifications from Harvard University, a 2-time #1 Amazon best-selling author, and an award-winning speaker who was recognized as an "Outstanding Citizen and Goodwill Ambassador" from the Georgia Secretary of State. You can learn more about Levi by going to www.leviharrell.com as well as follow him on Facebook at Levi Harrell. His book "Young Sir" is available on Amazon. Make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. Our first episode is the start of a series interviewing guests who have grown up in single-parent homes. In this episode, we are speaking with Christopher McCants, who as the youngest of 3, was raised in a single-mother household. Chris reflects on how he was affected as a child and how this has shaped his life choices as an adult. Chris is a principal at Florence Chapel Middle School in Duncan, South Carolina, and is also a consultant with Bold Leadership Consultants. He is an advocate for the mentorship of young men and is also active in his community as a mentor and leader. You can learn more about Chris by going to www.boldleadershipconsultants.com as well as following him on Facebook at Chris McCants and Instagram at Professor_nupe07. Make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Mom Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. Our series starts with interviewing guests who have grown up in single-parent homes. Most often we hear single parents talk about their own personal journey raising their children solo, but rarely do we hear the experience, challenges, and stories of those who have been raised in single-parent homes. My guests take a deep dive in exploring their childhood as young men who did not have a male presence in the household. We explore the phrase that "only a man can raise a boy to be a man" and how this affects single mothers raising their young boys. If you are a single mom I encourage you to lean in and find encouragement as well as strategies that you can utilize in your home. Make sure you subscribe to the Candidly Single Parent Podcast, as we drop an episode once a week! You can also follow Jeneen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. If you are a single parent and need a community you can join our Facebook group Single Parent Strong, where we encourage, inspire, and empower each other on our single parent journey! Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. Raising kids is not an easy task, but raising them as a single parent might seem to be an impossible feat! Join Jeneen, the Single Parent Solutionist, as she gives a behind-the-scenes peek at her journey of single parenthood through candid talks with other single parents, and those who have been raised in single-parent households. If you're a single mother, single father, or just someone who wants to support them, then this show is for you! Support the Show.