Raging text wars. Stinging insults. Arguments that go on and on. Courtroom moments with dire consequences. So much stuff you wish your kids never heard. Here's how to regain control of your own words.

(Co) Parenting, Getting Divorced?Jessica AshleyFebruary 6, 2018divorce, communication with ex

Your single mom single word of the year

Words can cut deep. Make us doubt Stick inside our brains. Words can also heal, inspire and lead us toward what we want most. Here's why every single mom needs one little word of her own for 2018.

Kickass Single Moms, Style & Self-CareJessica AshleyDecember 27, 2017word of the year

A holiday letter to beautiful you

May crap divorce stuff be forgotten and never brought to court. May your days be merry and bright. And may you have plenty of time to hold your babies tight.

Kickass Single Moms, Style & Self-CareJessica AshleyDecember 22, 2017single mother, divorce coach

Earning minimum wage? Then you can't afford an apartment in the whole US

How the cost of housing and an archaic minimum wage are keeping people poor and overworked. And why that's such a problem for single moms.

Money, Getting Divorced?Jessica AshleyOctober 24, 2017work, rent, money

A big announcement! And a story you'll really relate to

Attorney. Mediator. Therapist. Yoga teacher. Reiki healer. Best friend. Here's who you're missing in your divorce circle of support. And how I can help you.

Getting Divorced?Jessica AshleyOctober 5, 2017divorce coach, divorce

Single moms, you are your child's most important sex educator (deep breaths)

You buy the groceries, stand in line for hours to sign up for hockey, manage the doctor appointments and are first to arrive at every parent-teacher conference. Parenting is a lot. Single parenting is more. And here's one more responsibility that goes far beyond the birds and the bees.

Your Amazing Kids, (Co) ParentingJessica AshleyAugust 2, 2017amaze.org, sex talk, the talk

Are you passing perfection pressure on to your kids?

What happens when you see something in your child that you recognize in yourself? How do you guide them toward loving themselves and appreciating their accomplishments when you struggle to do it as a single mom?

Your Amazing Kids, (Co) ParentingJessica AshleyJune 1, 2017parenting, coparenting

Focusing more on agreements than arguments with your ex

The advice my attorney gave me after more than a year of court appearances, text wars and tears with my ex-husband that serves us, our child and even me more than ever.

When the farewells become the firsts: Saying goodbye to what was

There was a time when everything felt like a farewell. Goodbye to a marriage, a life, a home, an identity. And then something shifted and the firsts began to unfold. Here's what ten years after divorce can look like.

Getting Divorced?, Style & Self-CareJessica AshleyMay 25, 2017