Single Mom-Pandemic

(Single) Parenting In A Pandemic

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Guests:
Kristin MacDermott

Robby and Treva aren’t parents, but they’re giving much respect to the (single) parents out there doing the heavy
lifting. Managing home, work, life, kids AND a love life is never easy, but doing it in a pandemic takes made skills and patience.

This week’s guest, licensed marriage and family therapist Kristin MacDermott, shares her tips, tools, and strategies for successful pandemic parenting.

From knowing your roles, to managing expectations and setting healthy boundaries, to instilling respect, creating structure, and building confidence, we’re helping parents of all kinds get a grip and level-up their skills during the pandemic and beyond.

Kristin MacDermott MFT

Kristin MacDermott is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a decade of research in resilience.
Her resilience-training programs have been validated in four studies with researchers from the
Duke Clinical Research Institute, published in peer-reviewed journals, and proven to improve key mental health and resilience outcomes, including anxiety, depression, distress, self-efficacy, and PTSD. Kristin has designed resilience-training programs for some of the highest-performing people on the planet, including Navy SEALS and the LAPD. Her programs have been used in more than 20 hospitals across the country, including at the Duke Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health. She has also designed programs for school, corporations, and non-profits that support at-risk kids.

Kristin is the author of It Takes Two Minutes to Shift Your Mindset and Build Resilience, a book that breaks resilience down into bite-size skills you can apply to your life immediately. She has recently launched two online courses for parents, one called Resilience-Based Parenting and the other called Parenting Through Divorce. She has a private practice in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida where she lives with her husband of 28 years and her three children.

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Love & Politics: The State Of The Union

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Guests:

Jeanne Safer & Richard Brookhiser

In an election year that’s more contentious than ever, can you hate someone’s politics but still love them anyway?

According to our guests Jeanne Safer and Richard Brookhiser, it’s possible.

Jeanne is a Liberal, and the author of the book, “I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics.” Richard is a Conservative, and the Sr. Editor of the National Review, the leading conservative journal of opinion. The’ve been happily married for 40 years, despite being on opposite sides of the aisle. 

There’s a secret key to love and politics, but you’ll have to put your political differences aside to find out in this fantastic episode!

Jeanne Safer is a psychoanalyst and author. Her book “I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics” is a compilation of interviews with people who are struggling to work out relationships with political opponents whom they love. Based on her long personal and professional experience, Jeanne helps them figure out what to do and say and–just as important–what NOT to do and say. It’s really about the nature of love, and what really matters in intimacy. It’s what Jeanne calls “showing up,” not how you vote.

Richard Brookhiser is an historian and political journalist. Aside from his Senior Editor duties at the National Review, he’s written 14 books, mostly about the American Founding. His most recent is “Give Me Liberty: A History of America’s Exceptional Idea.” He has also hosted three documentaries, the most recent is John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court,” which is available on Amazon.

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Older Women/Younger Men, Why The Hell Not?

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Guests:

Vicki Larson

Cougars are having a moment. Midlife women dating and marrying younger men isn’t new, it’s just that midlife isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the rules, parameters, restrictions, and judgement. In other words, it’s not your mother’s generation of Mrs. Robinson.

Today’s post-50 women are free to be who they want, date who they want, and be equal partners with the ones they love.

Older women/younger men, your time has come. 

Joining the discussion is Vicki Larson, award-winning journalist, and co-author of the book “The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels.”

VICKI LARSON

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How To Slay Pandemic Anxiety

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Guests:

Lisa Gornall

When you slay anxiety, you slay your need for control. When you slay your need for control, you slay life. Dealing with the unknowns and uncertainties of a pandemic isn’t easy; they require skills and strategies. But on this week’s episode, you’ve got the perfect teacher, Lisa Gornall. 

A spiritual medium, healer, mindset & energy coach, and author, Lisa has tools and tips to help you slay anxiety, find peace, and reclaim your power. Because when it comes to beating back the anxiety monster, you’re stronger than you think. 

 

LISA GORNALL

Lisa was born with abilities to become ONE with your energy. She supports you in breaking through limiting beliefs, patterns, fears and mastering your energy with simple practices. She intuitively empowers successful entrepreneurs and professionals at their breaking point to step out of the hustle and constant, unfulfilling drive for more and back into a life you love. Reclaim your time, relationships, inner-game and energy so that you can get back to the lifestyle you envisioned – a freedom lifestyle. 

 

Look For A Spouse Like You Would A House

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Guests:

Brian Belefant

Who knew dating and real estate had so much in common! Whether it’s a looking for a spouse or buying/selling a house, you need to assess the property, stage it properly, be ready to show, make the necessary repairs, and know the worth. The same rules apply for picking the right partner. In fact, there are 99 rules to be exact. 

Not only a funny episode, you’ll learn a lot about real estate at the same time! With top-selling real estate agent, Brian Belefant, author of the new book “Spouse Hunting: Using The Rules Of Real Estate To Find The Love Of Your Life”

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Loving With Sobriety

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Guests:

Dr. Robert Navarro

If you’re dating or in a relationship with someone who’s sober, what do you need to know? Does loving a sober person require special protocols or understanding? What are the plusses and perils? How can you be a better partner to someone who’s sober? How do you protect yourself? 

Answering all your questions about loving with sobriety is Dr. Robert Navarra, PsyD, LMFT, MAC, and Certified Gottman Therapist & Master Trainer in addiction recovery.

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Do You Have Perfectly Hidden Depression?

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Guests:

Dr. Margaret Rutherford

You may be able to mask your depression behind a happy face, a good marriage, or a successful career, but in the middle of a pandemic, it gets harder.

That’s because a crisis like COVID–with the fear, anxiety, and trauma that comes with it–makes Perfectly Hidden Depression more difficult to keep hidden.

On this episode of Done Being Single, clinical psychologist Dr. Margaret Rutherford explains the 10 characteristics of Perfectly Hidden Depression (PHD), teaches us the five C’s of healing, and inspires us to take action without shame or guilt.

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Divorce Pandemic Style: What Every Couple Needs To Know

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Guests:
James Sexton, Esq.

One of the many symptoms of the pandemic are massive spikes in divorce rates. If your marriage was already teetering, and you’re stuck with lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders, chances are, you want out. Since there’s no vaccination for a bad marriage, divorce might be the only cure. 

So what to expect? Famed divorce lawyer and author James Sexton joins us to discuss the down and dirty of divorce during a pandemic. From hardship changes, to alimony and custody, this “courtroom gunslinger” has all the best practices you’ll need for you and your spouse to call it quits. 

Go From Fear To Here

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Guests:

Katie Hendricks

Acclaimed personal development thought leader Katie Hendricks joins Done Being Single to talk about fear: how to face it and conquer it. In this episode, you’ll learn about the five responses to fear: fight, flight, flee, faint, and flee. You’ll learn breathing and movement techniques, plus you’ll get the skills you need to maintain your sense of agency, reclaim your power, and get back into your body.

A must-hear/see show for the times we’re living in!

How To Know When Someone’s Lying

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Guests:

Robin Dreeke

Recorded before the pandemic, but always a relevant issue in life, love, and DATING! Become your own detective, here’s how.

Former FBI Special Agent and counterintelligence specialist Robin Dreeke tells you how to catch a liar using his Five Steps to trust and Six Signs of predicting behavior. Learn how to size people up and recognize manipulation, control, subterfuge, and lack of transparency. Don’t be fooled again!

HOT TIP: If someone’s overcomplicating their answers, they’re probably lying.