When I became a single parent I had six children at home. It was a time of huge change and I didn’t know where to start. I felt completely on my own, I had nowhere...
I suppose I consider myself a more ‘unusual’ single parent. I am gay, and also a mother who doesn’t live with her son.
My son is now 2 and a half and, very sadly, I separated...
by Em Pointer
Exercise is one of those things that all too often we say we’ll do and then we don’t really know where to begin, so we put it off and then life gets in...
by Em Pointer
As soon as you become a parent, exercise often goes out of the window. Whether it’s due to sleep deprivation or driving back and forth to all the weekend activities, our priorities change...
Nicky is a single parent to two children, Margot (11) and Ferris (8), and a firm believer in the power of exercise for both mental and physical health. Juggling a busy family life with running...
“Sharon” (not her real name) is an African-American single mother who moved to London to work and study.
In July 2018, my brain melted. Literally.
I didn’t know it at the time, but I had a blood clot in my brain. There were no previous neurological symptoms in my medical history.
The week before...
Julia is a single mother with 2 kids. Originally from Brazil, she came to the UK to study and now works full time as a Violence Against Women and Girls advisor.
When I first started my journey as a single parent, I was fairly young. At the time I did not have a support network, my education being secondary school level, and I was on a...
Tracy is a single mum to a son aged 18 and a daughter aged 11. She has been a single parent ever since her son was born.
As a single parent I’ve always had to be self-reliant. I was even in the labour room on my own when my son was born! But I’ve also learned that it’s important not to be...
Four years into my single parent journey, an email landed in my inbox asking me to take part in Gingerbread’s centenary celebrations and I knew we had to get involved.
I found Gingerbread in the toughest...
Holidays, special occasions and cultural celebrations are an important aspect of family life. Many single parent families will be celebrating the festive season in their own, unique ways. In this post, single parent Yael, who...
Aneita from London is a single mum to her one child, Olivia aged 7. She was born and raised in the east end of London. Aneita works part time as an administrator and is also...