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Who Are You?

September 8, 2021 · by · in accepting yourself, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, courageous living, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Enneagram, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Growing spiritually, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, loving yourself, overcoming difficulties, overcoming hurtful relationship, overcoming past abuse, personality profiles, raising kids in a crazy world, Single Mothers, spiritual growth, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms · Leave a comment

“You have forgotten who you are. Look inside yourself. You are more than what you have become. Remember who you are. Remember. . .”
– Mufasa speaking to Simba

How to Find Your Joy by Changing Your Story

December 21, 2016 · by · in courageous living, divorce recovery, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, overcoming past abuse, returning to college, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

We all have a story, how we perceive our lives, our experiences. It is what you tell others about your life. It is how you see your life. It’s your angle or “take” on how things have played out for you.

Quote against misty seashore - It's an inside job to learn about forgiving. It's an inside job to hang on to the joy of living.

How to Find Your Joy Through Forgiveness

December 19, 2016 · by · in divorce recovery, forgiveness, Gail Cawley Showalter, How to Find Joy, overcoming past abuse, Single Mothers · 3 Comments

I know that when it comes to personal and deep heartfelt hurt from those we expect better it is extremely difficult to forgive.

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How Shame Steals Your Power

November 2, 2016 · by · in accepting yourself, developing your strengths, empowerment, Gail Cawley Showalter, how can I find peace?, overcoming past abuse, shame, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

  Is Shame Stealing Your Power? Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough. – Brené Brown “Shame on you!” was something we said when I was a kid. Of course we had no idea, really, what we were saying or that we were putting the other person […]

I Am Woman – Hear Me Roar

September 7, 2016 · by · in Gail Cawley Showalter, Life Coach, Life Coaching, overcoming difficulties, overcoming past abuse, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

You Are Woman “So many women spend their lives playing small. I call it ungodly contentment. We find a safe little corner in the world and spend our days maintaining a comfortable nest. Though, of course, such work can be a holy endeavor, it can also be an escape, an unholy refusal to live the […]

Who Are You?

May 23, 2016 · by · in accepting yourself, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, courageous living, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Enneagram, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Growing spiritually, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, loving yourself, overcoming difficulties, overcoming hurtful relationship, overcoming past abuse, personality profiles, raising kids in a crazy world, Single Mothers, spiritual growth, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms · 5 Comments

Do You Remember Who You Are? Related posts: Journey to Self, Am I Strong or Weak?, Who Am I? We saw The Lion King last night at the Lyceum Theatre in London. Magnificent! I admit I’d forgotten so many of the meaningful lines in the story. The one that lingers in my mind for the […]

Do You Live with Regrets?

February 29, 2016 · by · in accepting loss, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, death of a marriage, developing your strengths, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, how can I find peace?, how do I make it through a divorce, making the most with what you have, new beginnings, new starts, overcoming hurtful relationship, overcoming past abuse, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

  Click HERE for Audio Gail raised three children as a single mother before she remarried. She has experienced the potholes, pests, and perils of being the single head-of-household. As an educator in regular and special education for twenty years she knows a great deal about child development and how to handle kids. She is […]