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Fun interview with the very intelligent and highly entertaining, Dr. Lisa Paz. Dr. Paz is  a board-certified sex therapist, with a doctorate in Sexology, as well as a licensed Family Therapist. In this episode we discuss various topics related to sex and parenting. She emphasizes the importance of age-appropriate conversations about sex and body acceptance. Dr. Paz also addresses the impact of technology on kids' exposure to sexual content and the need for teaching consent. In the context of adult sexual issues, she highlights the role of mental and physical health in maintaining a satisfying sex life. Dr. Paz provides practical tips for improving communication and intimacy in relationships. Dr. Lisa Paz also discusses the importance of communication in parenting and how to talk to kids about sex. She emphasizes the need for open and honest conversations, providing age-appropriate information, and addressing any discomfort or fear parents may have. Dr. Paz also highlights the importance of navigating difficult conversations and building trust with children. She concludes by of course sharing a few intimacy tips for guys.

Takeaways

• Age-appropriate conversations about sex should start early and be incremental, building a foundation of knowledge and understanding.
• Parents should be the primary source of information about sex for their children, providing accurate information and discussing family values and expectations.
• Technology can expose kids to sexual content at a young age, making it crucial for parents to have open conversations about the consequences and responsibilities associated with sex.
• Consent is a vital aspect of healthy sexual relationships, and parents should teach their children the importance of obtaining and respecting consent.
• Body acceptance is essential in a culture that promotes unrealistic beauty standards, and parents can foster body acceptance by teaching their children about different body types and promoting a positive body image.
• Adults may experience sexual issues related to desire discrepancy, erectile dysfunction, and performance anxiety, which can be addressed through open communication, stress reduction, and seeking professional help.
• Sexual pleasure and intimacy in relationships can be enhanced by creating a low-stress environment, maintaining open communication, and prioritizing self-care and self-pleasure. Open and honest communication is crucial when talking to kids about sex.
• Parents should provide age-appropriate information and address any discomfort or fear they may have.
• Navigating difficult conversations requires empathy, active listening, and creating a safe space for children to express themselves.
• Building trust with children is essential for maintaining open lines of communication.

What is it like growing up as a child of divorce? As a divorced parent, how can you be a better parent to your children? These are just a few of the questions answered by Bella Duncan as she gives us an inside look into her life. Bella, as the founder of www.akidwithtwohomes.com and @akidwithtwohomes on instagram,  shares her experience growing up as a child of divorce and the challenges she faced. She discusses the high conflict situation between her parents and the anxiety it caused her. Bella explains how she reached a breaking point and initiated a change in her family's dynamic. She highlights the importance of effective communication and the impact it had on her family's relationships. Bella also emphasizes the need for parents to put their children first and show respect for their co-parent. She encourages children of divorce to embrace their story and not feel ashamed.

Just a few of the topics discussed.

• What it was like growing up in “two homes” and how she felt about the situation.
• Experiencing high-conflict co-parenting as a child and how she changed the situation.
• Why effective communication is crucial in co-parenting and reducing conflict.
• Why children of divorce should not be labeled as 'broken' or feel ashamed of their family situation.
• How parents should prioritize their children's well-being and avoid putting them in the middle of conflicts.
• If children can tell if the parents are competing for their attention and love.
• How resilience, maturity, and responsibility can develop in children of divorce, but why  it is important for parents to provide stability and support.
• What it was like when her father remarried and how he provided a successful transition with open communication and love.
• What her parents did correct and where she believes they could have done better. 
• Why her father was and still to this day is so important to her.
• Tips for dads/parents who are co-parenting children.

Bella is such a beautiful soul and she has made it her mission to be an advocate for children of divorce. Thank you for coming on the podcast Bella!

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Guilbault Girls Show. I am your host Karen Guilbault, and today’s guest Laurieann Enright

 Laurieann is a single parent to John and Nicholas, her beautiful identical twin boys. In February 2017 at the age of 5 they were diagnosed with non-verbal autism, global developmental delays, and intellectual disability. She battled aggressive triple negative breast cancer from 2018-2019, and she’s grateful to still be here to care for her amazing boys who are now 11 years old. During her cancer battle she also went through a nasty divorce. She works full-time as a paralegal to provide for her sons. She also has 3 wonderful adult children. The boys and Laurieann moved back to California this summer to be closer to them.

She soldiers on through her days without complaining because she knows how blessed she is. She’s fueled by grit and grace. Her sons make her laugh even on days when she’s too tired to smile! She thinks of herself as a hermit because it's not practical for her to take the boys anywhere by herself. She makes their home life as full as she can.

If you would like to be on our show, be sure to contact us today and don’t forget to subscribe to our Guilbault Girls Podcast and YouTube show, and make sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Guilbault Girls! 

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“It takes a village to raise a child” is an African proverb that means an entire community of people must interact with children for those children to grow in a safe and healthy environment.

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A breathtaking journey to prosperity awaits you in our latest podcast episode. We're joined by the inspiring Amanda Delaney, who opens up about her transformative journey from a struggling single mom to managing three children and a thriving business. Amanda's story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a masterclass in personal and business finance management.

Her battle with poverty took a toll on Amanda's mental and physical health, but she managed to triumph over adversity through practical methods and strategic planning. We delve into her strategies to maintain a healthy balance between personal and business finances—insights such as assessing your business expenses over the last 90 days, setting reminders for upcoming bills, and implementing the Profit First method. She generously shares her journey of overcoming a six-figure debt and gives us a glimpse into her reward system for hard work, emphasizing the power of celebrating small wins.

This episode also covers the significance of mentorship for accountability and support in managing finances and making business decisions. Amanda shares how she used her acquired knowledge and tools to realize a dream of exploring Bora Bora debt-free. Her journey from financial struggle to freedom offers a wealth of knowledge and practical tips that you can apply to your own financial journey. Listen in for an intimate conversation about finances, overcoming adversity, and building a prosperous life.


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What got you through the hardships of your childhood?

When Tammica Dowd was young and living in a group home, at times she’d be locked in a closet by a counselor. In order to keep her mind strong and pass time, she envisioned what she wanted for her future.

-Graduate high school.

-Marry her dream guy.

-Have five children who’d never go through what she went through.

-Go to Maui.

-Win a Grammy.

All her goals but one were achieved! (But don’t count her out for that Grammy.)

She did not see divorce coming. 

Now, as a single mother of five young children, she has advice and experience to share, including how helping her children through life events has allowed for personal healing.

Sometimes healing comes with helping someone through the experience that caused our trauma. 

Join me and Tammica Dowd, as she speaks to the shame of single motherhood.

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Added August of 2022: WOW. Speaking to Shame has GROWN! I am floored and humbled and weepy. What a journey this has been! As the podcast grows, so too do my abilities to share incredible stories and people with you. As my time investments increase, so does my need for support. If Speaking to Shame has ever helped you feel seen, I’d be honored if you donated ANY amount to the show. Here’s to continued healing. 🧡
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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! 

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! 

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! 

Sometimes all you need is a second chance, because time wasn't ready for the first one.

Please share this episode with someone that is in a domestic abusive relationship.  In this episode I answer the questions that I ask all guest "If there is one thing in your life that you could rewind, what would it be and why?" This very personal podcast forced me to relive and evaluate my experience and why it took seven years to leave the relationship.  I discuss missed birthdays, how I normalized the abuse, my response the physical violence and how it impacted my family and friends.
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In this episode we are dissecting the controversial topic of cursing at and around kids.  Acknowledging that there are levels to swearing, there is definitely repercussion to using profanity around and at children that could be viewed as verbal abuse.  I reference an article on Fatherly.com where Dr. Benjamin Bergen explains what happens to the body on a cellular level when people swear and the effects it can have of kids.  We examines the levels of swearing based on two clips from K.Lala104's instagram account where she is being pranked by her son and nephew.  And let's not forget about listening to explicit music in the car with the kids.  Enjoy! 

Deana Patterson, Integrative Nutritional Health Coach and founder of DsFit2Run joins the show today.  Deana explores the affects of food on the body and personal energy levels. "Discover Your True Self with the 16 Week Challenge"  examines how specific foods can can be more beneficial to your body and Deana explains what she has learned from the program about avocados and coffee.  As a personal coach, she teaches her clients about water, meal prepping, meat and the emotional components of eating to hopefully teach our children healthy eating habits young.  

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In this episode, I talk about my experience with travel basketball.  Despite the sacrifices of being a sports mom, I used AAU as a way to bond with my son and teach him life lessons.

Host Name: Vincent A. Lanci 
Guest Name: Kaywanda Lamb, Author, Speaker, Blogger
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Want to know what it’s really like to be an entrepreneur? Well, you came to the right place! Hear real-life, authentic stories and accounts from entrepreneurs each week.

For the forty first episode and eighth episode of Season 2, Vincent A. Lanci brings on Kaywanda Lamb. She is an author, speaker, blogger, soon to be podcaster, and The Winning Single Mom. Her journey to being a sought out speaker, encourager to single moms everywhere, and a transformational business coach began when her boys were just 2 years old and 2 months. Kaywanda had a choice to make: to stay in a relationship that didn’t honor her or to raise her boys as a single mom. She decided to #doitanyway and has spent the last 16 years showing other women they, too, can parent, thrive, and win. 

She returned to college 4 times in that span, holds a Masters in Spanish Literature, runs 3 businesses, and is a certified principal. Her motto is “do it anyway!” because you can dream about it or you can be about it. She also hosts a brunch series around the U.S. called "Brunch and Love."

This episode digs deep into her background and extremely motivational entrepreneurial path that is sure to inspire you!

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This mom is amazing! Listen as we talk being single moms, blending families with kids, and self care. She tells us how she gracefully juggles splitting time between 2 states her kids and her husband. Christina also shares how she has found ways to take care of herself. 

Listen to part 2 of Mary Beth's interview where she explains her crazy last few years complete with how her village surrounded her as she had a kidney transplant. Also, hear about her triathlon and drive to be as healthy as she can be in this new phase of life.

In this episode my mom, Joy discusses her childhood growing up in a strict Christian home and how her love of the Beatles didn't go over so well with her dad. Also hear about she and my father nearly adopting before my brother was born, how they raised us, and now what it is like to be the grandmother to 6 grand BOYS.