About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges and perspectives of growing up with a solo parent, featuring insights from guests with personal experiences of resilience and community support.
This week we're discussing Growing Up with a Solo Parent. One of the heaviest things a solo parent carries is not a task or a bill or a hard conversation. It is a question. The one that surfaces when the house is finally quiet and you have a moment to think. You wonder whether the circumstances your kids are growing up in, the things they are missing, the instability, the absence, the gaps you cannot fill on your own, will cost them something down the road that no amount of love can make up for. Robert Beeson, Founder and CEO of Solo Parent, and Elizabeth Cole, single parent, sit down with Andy Marshall, entrepreneur, Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame inductee, and candidate for Williamson County Mayor. Andy's childhood was marked by instability, abuse, and loss. The odds were stacked against him in every direction. What he became anyway is worth paying attention to, not because his story wraps up neatly, but because of what it reveals about resilience, community, and the quiet ways God can work through even the most broken circumstances. For solo parents carrying the weight of what their kids might be missing, this conversation offers something more useful than reassurance. It…
People in this episode
Host: Robert Beeson
Guests: Elizabeth Cole, Andy Marshall
Topics covered
- solo parenting
- child development
- resilience
- community support
- personal stories
Keywords
- solo parent
- childhood instability
- resilience
- community
- parenting challenges
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Boys and Girls Club, Solo Parent
Places: Williamson County
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