Category Single Mothers
Finances as a Single Mother
Jamie M. Lima and Gail Showalter discuss the financial struggles and realities faced by single parents, focusing on debt management and employment challenges. They explore how financial hardship influences children’s financial habits and emphasize the importance of career-focused education for achieving financial independence. The conversation highlights programs and degrees that can aid single mothers’ success. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir – Sometimes Life Hurts & Yet Divine Messages Still Come
There are people without a conscience, and sadly they do not experience joy either. They are not to be scorned but pitied.
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir – Grandchildren Blessings
I was blessed with nine grandchildren from my husband’s children. Here are just a few of the numerous pictures of them- I raised three children as a single mother before I remarried. In 2007 I founded SMORE for Women, a nonprofit whose goal is Single Moms, Overjoyed, Rejuvenated, and Empowered. I’m also a Certified Professional Coach […]
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir – Precious Grandchildren
My sons gave us five beautiful, and more importantly, healthy grandchildren. To protect their privacy, I do not identify them here. Here are just a few of the numerous pictures of them- Religious Reorientation I didn’t know how my grandchildren would be taught religious beliefs and given spiritual guidance. Since I had raised my children […]



