This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 162 with Robin Rocket. Show notes for this episode

can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 162.

Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you

and other passionate, dedicated moms

the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams.

I'm also here to help you be a little more shameless every day, because if you aren't building

a life you're extraordinarily proud of, what kind of legacy are you building? So let's dive in.

Robin Rocket is a licensed clinical psychologist and a single parent of three children ages 11, 9, and 6. She hosts the podcast, solo parent life, and each week

takes on a variety of issues facing single parents, including dating, finances, stress management,

parenting, and co-parenting.

And she brings in experts, therapists, and authors for frank and friendly conversations that offer

guidance for solo parents to become more mindful in their own self-care. Robin speaks with

integrity and from the heart about people, books, blogs, and resources that have helped her as a solo parent.

Being raised by single mom myself, I was very interested in hearing Robin's story.

I was excited for our conversation and also just excited to hear her personal experience

versus her professional experience as a clinical psychologist.

I knew that I would be able to kind of pull from both angles and I was really intrigued

by that. I loved what Robin had to say about kind of pull from both angles, and I was really intrigued by that.

I loved what Robin had to say about the power she found in her own divorce, even though it was

understandably isolating and scary as she was going through it, because that's how transitions

tend to be. She shut a lot of light on how to process change and adapt to a new life. She also talked

about the importance of acknowledging the losses

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