Raising Healthy Kids When You're Doing It Alone

Raising Healthy Kids When You're Doing It Alone

From Solo Parent by Solo Parent

March 2, 2026 · 35 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and fears of solo parenting and offers insights on raising healthy kids.

This week we're discussing Raising Healthy Kids When You're Doing It Alone . Solo parenting means making every call yourself. Every hard conversation, every boundary, every moment you are not sure you handled it right. And somewhere underneath all of that doing is a fear that rarely gets spoken: what if the way I am showing up is actually hurting them? That question deserves a real conversation. Robert Beeson, Founder and CEO of Solo Parent, sits down with Elizabeth Cole, single parent and co-host, and Amber Fuller, a counselor with a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy and single parent herself, to get honest about what healthy parenting actually looks like when you are the only one holding it all together. This episode speaks directly to the fears most solo parents carry quietly. Three specific tensions come up that are worth naming: parenting from fear instead of awareness and not knowing the difference, carrying unhealed pain that spills over onto your kids without realizing it, and trying to figure it all out alone when perspective is exactly what you need. If you have felt any of those, this one is for you. Key Insights from This Episode: Your internal world shapes your…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Beeson

Guests: Elizabeth Cole, Amber Fuller

Topics covered

  • solo parenting
  • healthy kids
  • parenting fears
  • emotional well-being
  • family dynamics

Keywords

  • solo parenting
  • healthy kids
  • parenting challenges
  • emotional health
  • family therapy

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Organizations: Solo Parent

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