As single parents, we tend to let our peace be drained out of us by other people, lies, society, and comparison, and we end up feeling disempowered or victims. So often, we let unsafe people have access to our identity, self-worth, self-esteem and how we feel about ourselves... in that sense, we are leaking our sense of peace everywhere. So how do we get to a healthy place of protecting the peace that we can experience in being enough, God empowered, and beloved? How can we move forward empowered with a sense of our God identity and have peace with where we're at.

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As single parents, we all have direct and extended parenting relationships and will for the rest of our kid's lives. Often those relationships are strained and even volatile. For example, things can escalate very quickly if we're divorced and it's an ongoing contentious situation. Then there are the ex-in-laws that have very strong opinions about how their grandkids should be raised and can tend, at times, to overreach. Finally, for those that haven't been married, there's the other parent that has certain rights to be in our child's lives, but from our perspective, it is less than optimal for our kids. In all these cases, how do we bring peace to the situation? We know nothing will ever be perfect, but how can we be the ones to bring peace and the stability that it fosters?

Today we have Tammy Daughtry back in the studio with us. She is a leading expert in co-parenting issues and author of the book "Co-parenting works", she is also the creator of an outstanding program "One heart, Two homes," and she and her husband Jay run a great organization called Center for Modern Family Dynamics here in Nashville. Also, both she and her husband were single parents before meeting each other - so they know firsthand what we walkthrough.

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As single parents, there are so many aspects of our life that are entirely out of control. In fact, for those of us that have been divorced, divorce in and of itself is a way of taking control of the situation/relationship that was toxic or out of control. We choose control to escape uncertainty, defend against pain, and keep ourselves from feeling afraid. We see control as a way to bring peace, but it actually leads us in the opposite direction. Control is a counterfeit to peace; control actually destroys peace. When we are in the midst of pain or struggle, we don't want to wait for it to subside; we want to get to the other side of that pain and struggle. We tend to want to take the reins of control and get out of discomfort as fast as possible to have a sense of peace finally. If only I could find a mate... If only I had more money... If only my kids would stop acting out... That's all a natural reaction. But that control never brings lasting peace. That kind of control is an illusion of peace. So how do we let go of the illusion of control when it feels so counterintuitive while we are hurting, confused and disillusioned.

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Single Parents, we have experienced so much hurt and disappointment, and the list goes on, that we can be too afraid to hope. We want to grow in this season, but often it feels like the best days are behind us. Rarely do we think of celebration as a means to grow... because frankly, it feels like there is so little to celebrate... and day in day out, the best we can do is just to get by... So how can we approach life with an expectant heart and courage to trust God's good gifts again?  

Our guest, Nicole Zasowski is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the author of a new book called What if It's Wonderful. Today, we discuss The Growth Tool You're Not Considering: Celebration 

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On this podcast, we talk a lot about what we can do to grow in our lives. Whether that be physically growing stronger, emotionally growing stronger, spiritually growing stronger, or even relationally growing stronger... inevitably, all of us at one time or another, get impeded by things that come up in our life. Some things are within our control, and some things are not. 

How do we address those things in our life that hinder our growth, keep us stuck, or even have us moving backward toward bad habits or destructive behaviors? 

Well, it starts with identifying what those things are - So today, we're going to walk through ways to identify things that hinder our growth so that we can be aware of them, avoid them, or in some cases, directly confront them.

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