Single Mother Survival Guide

In this episode, my special guest from last week shares Part 2 of her story. In the last episode (278 - Blindsided by my partner (Part 1)), my anonymous guest talked about how she had always thought she and her partner had a good life. They had been together for 7.5 years and they rarely argued.  Life was good when they had their first baby, but things quickly changed when she saw changes in her partner's demeanour and when he began a strong friendship with a girl from his work. Until one day, she was blindsided by her partner's sudden decision to leave her while she was just pregnant with their second baby. In Part 1, my guest talked about: the challenges of becoming a first-time mum and the shifting in identity from doing what she wanted when she wanted and adjusting to motherhood, how she never felt fully supported by her partner when it came to caring for the baby, not addressing the unspoken expectations about the shared responsibilities of being a parent, the signs and changes in the behaviour of her