Author Archives: Gail Cawley Showalter
Education & Single Motherhood: Keys to Self-Sufficiency With Gail Showalter
Click image for the podcast recording. I raised three children as a single mother before I remarried. I have experienced the potholes, pests, and perils of being the single head-of-household. As an educator in both regular and special education for twenty years. I am the founder of Single Moms EmpowerEd, a nonprofit organization dedicated to […]
The Value of Being Alone – Living, Learning, Loving
Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood Excerpt from Living, Learning, Loving I spent my early years entertaining myself, spending many hours in solitude. Later in life, after a divorce and three young children, I craved that time alone. And then I resented it passionately when it came, like the anticipation of […]
On Prayer from Living, Learning, Loving
Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood Prayer can be a scream, a cry, or a whisper. Prayer is forgiving our self and others. Prayer is pleading with Almighty God. Prayer is a yearning to have our way. Prayer is a conversation; Prayer is being grateful. Prayer is being sorry. Prayer for […]
Parenting a Child Not Like You
Parents and their children do not necessarily have the same personalities. Our inborn natures make us each unique and yet similar.
Parent to Child Personality Chart
We are all different with our own personalities. I began studying personalities over 25 years ago. Just knowing that other people are entitled to their own ways of being helps build healthy relationships. To receive my “Parent to Child Personality Chart, email me with Personality Chart in the subject line. In southeast Texas, I’m […]
About Gail Cawley Showalter
The Old Bird with Feathers of Wisdom for Women and a Soft Spot for Single Mothers As described on PerplexityGail Cawley Showalter is an author, motivational speaker, and life coach known for her work empowering single mothers. A single mother of three for sixteen years, she has dedicated her life to supporting women facing similar […]
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