Eight years ago Carmel Ecker found herself struggling emotionally to fit into a life she never imagined would be hers. Newly divorced with a one year old child, she felt constantly exhausted and completely stuck. She knew she had to find a different way to live. That’s when she discovered the world of personal development.

Less than three months later, despite her lack of confidence, Carmel began to challenge the endless reel of negative thoughts running through her head with the help of a coach she had hired, and discovered she had the power to create the life she wanted. She no longer felt limited by the ideas she had of what single parenting meant, she started an amazing business, and has never looked back.

Today, Carmel is a life coach who empowers single parents to create and execute the plan they want for their life. Through her 5-part system, the Single Parents’ Guide to an Empowering Life, she is helping them create a new, more empowering story for their future.

In this episode:

1. Disillusioned, exhausted, and divorced… now what? (Intro).
2. The challenges of single parenting (5:10).
3. The relationship dance (9:19).
4. Co-parenting: managing egos (13:50).
5. The entrepreneurial leap (22:50).
6. Managing finances mantra, “I am capable” (30:48).
7. Changing perceptions about single parents (35:10).
8. Making peace with the past (43:51).
9. Recognizing what is in your control (52:28).
10. The call of coaching & asking for help (57:38).
11. Blended family dynamics (1:02:00).
12. We all screw up: never be afraid to apologize (1:08:46).
13. What’s coming up? (1:12:26).

Connect with Carmel
To learn more about Carmel’s coaching or to discover more about the Single Parents’ Guide to an Empowering Life system, please visit her website at https://speaknowcoaching.com or follow her on Instagram @carmelecker.

Connect with Helen
If you are navigating difficult times in your life and would like to explore how Helen can help you through them, email her at helen@thegiftofbeingpresent.com or explore her website www.thegiftofbeingpresent.com.