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Single Moms – Have You Ever Been Hurt By a Charmer?

January 30, 2023 · by · in Gail Cawley Showalter, nasty people · Leave a comment

Single Moms, Don’t be misled “One of the reasons you may never feel you can get the upper hand in the situation is that invalidators or ‘nasties’ are not nasty all the time.  It’s when their feelings of insecurity or inferiority are on the rampage that we receive a bruising.  Invalidators usually try to look big, but […]

Have You Spent Time Alone Lately?

September 1, 2021 · by · in accepting solitude, accepting yourself, coping with loneliness, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, Single Mothers · 3 Comments

You may think that I say too much about this topic. Well – here I go again. Because as a mature (a-hm) woman I know that in order to have inner peace one must spend some time alone. It is that time that will bring peace.

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Hiding Is Not Humility-My Own Worst Enemy for Single Moms

January 21, 2019 · by · in Book for single moms, book for single mothers, Divorce, Setting Boundaries, Single Mothers · 3 Comments

by Gail Cawley Showalter, Founder of SMORE for Women from My Own Worst Enemy  by Janet Davis  Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you heard a voice in your head say, “Just who do you think you are?”  And what was your answer? Did you back off? Did you cower? Did you have a […]

Solitude and Living Learning Loving

October 8, 2018 · by · in Single Mothers · Leave a comment

It’s not easy to explain my need for solitude.

How to Cope with the Empty Nest

September 14, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, Grieving a Loss, living with solitude, lonely, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Coping with an Empty Nest Words from Ellen Neiley Ritter, Ph.D. Take care of yourself! You’ve taken care of everyone else and you now need and deserve to take care of yourself. Pamper yourself, listen to your body—if you’re tire, rest and recharge your energy; if you’re feeling stress, do something relaxing. Go with the […]

How Do You Start and End Your Day?

July 25, 2016 · by · in accepting solitude, learning during solitude, living with solitude, Single Mothers, value of solitude · Leave a comment

Begin and End Your Day with Quiet   In our world where there is a serious shortage of silence we would do well to schedule some quiet into our day.  I cherish time alone and quiet. That’s why the first chapter of my book, Living Learning Loving stresses the value of solitude. Gail raised three children […]

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How to Handle “Alone”

June 20, 2016 · by · in accepting solitude, accepting yourself, coping with loneliness, courageous living, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, how can I find peace?, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Spend Some Time Alone   Related post: Creativity in Solitude You may have noticed by now that I say a lot about being alone, solitude, or simply being by yourself. There is a good reason for this-no there are many good reasons for this. I’ve had forced time spend alone and I’ve learned the true […]

How to Get Through a Divorce and Move On

May 3, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, accepting loss, accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Archer's Press, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, budgeting as a single mom, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, death of a marriage, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, how do I get out of this hell?, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Living Learning Loving, living with solitude, Loving the Growth, ministering to single moms, overcoming loneliness, parenting alone, parents without partners, Personality Predicaments, personality profiles, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, spiritual growth, study for small groups, study guide for single moms, teaching children with visual Impairments, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms, value of solitude, valuing morality, what blind kids taught me · 1 Comment

Living Learning LovingLesson & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood Review from Amazon reader: “You are not alone” isn’t enough unless you connect with the one who says it. From chapter 1, you will connect with Gail as she opens her heart in a way that will touch yours. Her words paint a picture that […]

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Amazing Grace of Aloneness

April 29, 2016 · by · in accepting loss, accepting solitude, Being a Christian single, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, Grieving a Loss, how do I make it through a divorce, Jill Monaco, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, parenting alone, parents without partners, Single Matters, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, value of solitude · Leave a comment

Being Alone Can be Amazing When I was born, my siblings were eight, twelve, and sixteen—much too old to want to play with me. I spent my early years entertaining myself. I spent many hours in solitude. Later in life after a divorce, with three young children, I craved that time alone. And then I […]

Lonely or Just Alone?

April 22, 2016 · by · in accepting solitude, Gail Cawley Showalter, living with solitude, lonely, Single Matters, Single Mothers, solitude, value of solitude · 2 Comments

Are You Lonely or Just Alone? From Single Matters online magazine “Instead of viewing aloneness as a shameful condition to cure, think of it as one of freedom and opportunity.”  – Lauren Mackler, Soulmate Being alone is not the same as being lonely. Though some resist being alone, it doesn’t have to be that way. Solitude […]

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