Ep 87: Top 10 Survival Strategies: Balancing Life Amidst Post-Separation Challenges

You finally left your narcissistic partner and find yourself a single parent.  (Let’s be real here, you were basically a single parent before)  And being a single parent is HARD!

You’re working, maintaining a home, helping with homework, planning meals, driving to the extra curricular activities, and more.  And, you likely also have a full time job mitigating everything that comes up during post separation abuse.

So, is there a way to get it all done and save your sanity?

There is a way.  In this episode, I am going to share some strategies that you can use to start to find some balance in a life where there is not enough time and plenty of stress. 
Here are my top 10 tips to finding some balance and sanity as you manage everything that single parenting and post separation abuse brings.

• Be Intentional.  You will need to use this intentionality through out the other strategies on this list in order to make your decisions about what is important now and which strategy will give you the biggest bang for your buck.
• Compartmentalize so that the tough stuff does not bleed into other areas of your life.
• Simplify.  What areas in your life can you eliminate or automate things?  Another questions you can ask yourself (courtesy of Pat Flynn) is “If this were easy, what would it look like?”
• Structure and Routines.  Nope this is not sexy, but having routines and structure prevents decision fatigue.
• Break the “rules” of parenting occasionally.  I know this one causes fear of retribution within the family court system, and there are some things you can do to decrease the amount of things you need to take on on any given day.
• Make your free time meaningful and intentional.  Make sure to add little pockets of peace or joy into your free time instead of filling it solely with dishes and laundry.
• Set Boundaries. It is important that you know what matters to you now, and what is a “Yes” and what is a “No.”
• Quality time vs Quantity time with your children.  The quality of your time with your children is much more important than the amount of time spent.
• Build your support system.  Having safe people to ven

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