Single Moms | Mom Like A Boss - Ep 40

To continue our “Mom Like A Boss” series, we invited a special guest to answer the questions you submitted about life as a Single Mother.

Stela has been a single mama for over a decade, so she can share the struggles of being the sole provider, having to raise her child alone, what dating looks like when you have a kid, and how she built a great relationship with her teenage daughter. 

Not only does she make her daughter a priority, she also works full time, has a side hustle selling athleisure wear AND is currently in school to get her teaching degree. Holy cow she’s a real life superhero and she’s gonna tell us exactly how she does it and the obstacles she’s had to overcome along the way!  

We Discuss…

• How did your journey as a single mama begin?
• Tell us about the hard days
• Raising her solo during the different stages of your daughter’s life? Ex. Baby, kid, teen life
• Do you share custody of your kid?
• Pros & Cons of sharing custody?
• What’s dating like with a baby, kid, teenager? 
• Do you tell someone you have a child right when you meet them?
• Has your kid ever disliked someone you dated and how did that work out?
• What are some of the stereotypes you’ve gotten as a single mom? 
• How did you get through these hard times? 
• What kind of help and resources have you received for raising a child on a single income? (Ex: Family help, Gov help)
• What is life like now?
• How do you think it’s affected your daughter’s life to not have her dad around?
• What’s life like in the teen trenches?
• How do you balance mom life, work life, and school life?
• Tell us about a proud moment you’ve had as a single parent? 
• What do you do if guilt/comparison ever starts to kick in?
• If you could go back in time and talk to yourself during those hard times you were feeling overwhelmed or defeated, what would you say?
• How can we better show up for the single moms in our lives? ​

​Links From This Episode:  

• Athleisure Wear
• @Stela_Active​

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