Welcome back to Motherkind. It is me, your host, Zoe. This is the show that is here to support you in motherhood. You know, I've only ever had one goal with this show. And that is to help you have a happier, calmer and more joy-filled motherhood. That was my mission when I started six years ago and it is still

my mission today. So thank you to those of you that come back each and every week to listen,

learn and feel inspired. This week's episode is with Rebecca Cox, who is the co-author of how to

be a happy single parent. So of course, if you're a single parent, you are going to love this episode,

but it really is about so much more than that. It's about letting go of the picture of how we think

mothering and parenthood should be and embracing whatever version of motherhood we find ourselves

in with grace and joy. You are going to learn so much in this episode. You're going to

learn what stops us asking for help and how to change that for good, how to know if it's the right

choice for you to end a relationship, what the biggest stumbling block is for single parents,

what single parents really need, and it's not what you

might think, how to embrace and find deep happiness in single parent and how to navigate

co-parenting with ease and perspective. I really think you are going to love this one. Here it is.

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