What Is Single Motherhood?

Single motherhood is a reality for millions of women around the world. It is a term used to describe a situation where a woman is raising a child or children without the support of a partner or spouse. It is a challenging and often overwhelming experience, but it can also be incredibly rewarding.

The number of single mothers has been on the rise for several decades. In the United States, for example, there are more than 10 million single mothers, which accounts for approximately 80% of all single-parent households. Many of these women are doing an amazing job of raising their children while also working, studying, or pursuing other goals.

One of the biggest challenges that single mothers face is financial insecurity. Without the support of a partner, it can be difficult to make ends meet, especially if the mother is also responsible for providing childcare. Many single mothers work multiple jobs or long hours to provide for their families, and they may struggle to find affordable housing, healthcare, and other necessities.

Another challenge for single mothers is the emotional toll of raising a child alone. Being a parent is difficult under any circumstances, but doing it without a partner to share the load can be incredibly stressful. Single mothers may feel overwhelmed by the responsibility of caring for a child without anyone to turn to for support or guidance.

Despite these challenges, single motherhood can also be incredibly rewarding. Many single mothers report feeling a deep sense of pride and fulfillment in their role as a parent. They may find that they have a stronger bond with their child because they are the sole caregiver, and they may feel empowered by their ability to provide for their family on their own.

There are many resources available to support single mothers. Government programs, non-profit organizations, and community groups can provide financial assistance, childcare, and other forms of support. Online communities and support groups can also provide a valuable source of emotional support and advice.

Single motherhood is a complex and challenging experience, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. Single mothers face many obstacles, but they also have the strength and resilience to overcome them. By providing support and resources to single mothers, we can help them to thrive and build a brighter future for themselves and their children.

Meet Susie Liberatore

As an Art Director with over 10 years of experience in the agency and corporate world, I saw global and local clients missing out on so many opportunities to get leads because of inconsistent branding. My goal is to help them generate new clients with my strategic processes. I help businesses NOT waste time or money and provide the highest quality design and service. As a single mom to an autistic child, I know how valuable time and money are. 

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Why Everyone Needs A Therapist. 

I have seen a therapist over the years, simply because I struggle with overthinking and anxiety. It has always been an issue for as long as I can remember, but sometimes when life gets hard it comes out more than before. 

I just started seeing a new one recently. I have learned a lot and grown as a person over the past few months. As an entrepreneur and single mom, I worry, overthink, and want to fix everything. I am sure many of you can relate. 

The thing is, I can’t do those things and need to work my way around these issues. I truly believe in personal development. I am here to share with you that you can overcome anything, as long as you put in the work. I want to make an impact in my life, my son’s life, and my friends. 

What I am learning is there are things that I can not control and things that I can. As I get older I realize this more and more. I know that I have to let go. 

I also read this great book and did a book review with my therapist. I highly recommend reading it if you are struggling with your anxiety. It helped me to train my brain to think differently and to turn negatives into positives. Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life

It doesn’t matter if you think life is fine or not, seeing a therapist helps to understand more about you and how to deal with anxiety. 

I love learning more about myself and arriving at my own solutions. My therapist never told me what to do, but rather how to look at things differently and that I have the power to make my own decisions. 

Meet Susie Liberatore

As an Art Director with over 10 years of experience in the agency and corporate world, I saw global and local clients missing out on so many opportunities to get leads because of inconsistent branding. My goal is to help them generate new clients with my strategic processes. I help businesses NOT waste time or money and provide the highest quality design and service. As a single mom to an autistic child, I know how valuable time and money are. 

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A Reflection of 2022 As A Single Mom

As 2022 comes to an end, I want to take a minute to look back on the year. This year has been an incredible year. I remember when my brother told me that my 30s are about finding myself. 

He couldn’t be more right. I have really found myself and my calling. I have grown in all areas. I can honestly say that I feel my best right now. 

I am happy and content, but with that came a lot of ups and downs because that is life. 

I like to talk about positives and negatives because so many can relate.  However, let’s talk about growth because this seems to be my favorite topic. 

  • I have grown my client database and my team this year. We have just under 10 contractors for my agency Visions2images.com. It has been incredible to scale and systemize items. 
  • I love being able to provide for my family, but also for others. I know that my contractors are excellent and I feel great providing for them. 
  • I was able to give back to many organizations this year. Some of my favorites are Akron Autism, Soroptimist, Empowered Sports, and Redemption Church
  • I started to redecorate my house.  I am now in the process of redecorating my office space (more to come soon on that). 
  • I have built amazing friendships and partnerships over the year. I am truly thankful for the support and love in the community and life! 
  • Antonio has been doing AMAZING and thriving in all areas. I am excited to see him grow and blossom in the coming year. It has been so inspiring to hear him speak these days. I look forward to having more conversations with him. 

Don’t get me wrong, there were some issues that rose this year, but like anything, in life, we move past it and keep chugging along. Whatever life throws at you, you got this. 

I am looking forward to a New Year simply because we have so many amazing launches and ideas coming your way soon.

Here is to another great year! Cheers.

Meet Susie Liberatore

As an Art Director with over 10 years of experience in the agency and corporate world, I saw global and local clients missing out on so many opportunities to get leads because of inconsistent branding. My goal is to help them generate new clients with my strategic processes. I help businesses NOT waste time or money and provide the highest quality design and service. As a single mom to an autistic child, I know how valuable time and money are. 

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It’s okay to be single in your 30’s

I feel like there is this big misconception that being single doesn’t mean power, or that you are alone … but what if I enjoy being single? 

Here is the thing, I have been single for almost three years now. I have dated on and off a few different guys, but nothing has stuck. It is not because of all the obvious reasons; but rather because I refuse to settle. 

I have been married before, and I am not just going to settle down with anyone. I have built my own life, that I love and enjoy. Honestly, being single has a lot of great benefits and perks. I am not scared to move forward with the right person.

I’d rather be single than go through the same thing that  I went through before. I truly want to be able to accomplish my goals and dreams for myself and my son. I do not want any distractions or obstacles, this is my time to shine. 

I am constantly working on myself, and you should too. Do more of the things that make you happy. Find your way through all the mess and noise. I feel like for the first time in my life I am truly  happy and where I need to be. At the end of the day,  I have learned that I have to take care of myself, and my son for now. 

I want to empower and inspire more women. It is okay to be single and divorced in your 30’s… 40’s whatever. As long as you are happy! 

Meet Susie Liberatore

As an Art Director with over 10 years of experience in the agency and corporate world, I saw global and local clients missing out on so many opportunities to get leads because of inconsistent branding. My goal is to help them generate new clients with my strategic processes. I help businesses NOT waste time or money and provide the highest quality design and service. As a single mom to an autistic child, I know how valuable time and money are. 

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Yearly Reflection (2021)

Each year I like to take the time to reflect on the good and the bad and the ugly. Let’s face it, life is always up and down. I personally and truly enjoy where I am at in life. I have been working on my self-growth and development for many years. This is such a great feeling to have. 

I simply like to like to share my story with others to let them know they are not alone in whatever they might be struggling or content with. We all go through things in life that we can’t control. I love sharing experiences with single, autistic, and entrepreneur moms. 

Here are some good things that came out of 2021 

  • Grew my business 
  • Antonio started kindergarten (at the best school in the area) 
  • Antonio starting talking 
  • Antonio started to actually read aloud 
  • Antonio had such great progress in all things this year 
  • Made business clients and friends along the way 
  • We are all fully vaccinated. 
  • Slowly started to redecoerate the house 
  • Lost my last 8 pounds 
  • Worked on a healthier me 
  • Fully invested into my faith with Jesus 
  • Gave back to the local communities a lot 
  • Launched a podcast and reached over 3 countries
  • Decluttered my house (got rid of baby items + old items I dont use) 
  • Learned how to outsource in business 
  • Found an amazing dogsitter and babysitter

There was of course some ‘bad’ things that happened: 

  • Had a Gas leak 
  • Home repairs happened more than I’d like (lots of toilet fixes + fridge)
  • My cane corso had chronic ear infections 
  • Pandemic was still here 
  • I had to put down my cane corso (carbon) 

I truly love the independence that I am at right now. You see whenever something ‘bad’ happens it could be worse. Yes, my gas leak happened and cost a ton of money, but I was thankful that we did not get hurt in any way and that was found quickly. I learned a lot along with these areas. I love growing into this wonderful person each day by learning each day about new items, but also by truly being independent. 

As an Art Director with over 10 years of experience in the agency and corporate world, I saw global and local clients missing out on so many opportunities to get leads because of inconsistent branding. My goal is to help them generate new clients with my strategic processes. I help businesses NOT waste time or money and provide the highest quality design and service. As a single mom to an autistic child, I know how valuable time and money is. 

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What I Like Most About Being Single

When I realized I was going to be single, and a single mom, I was scared. I felt a lot more emotions than that, but it felt the strongest. As time went on I was able to feel other things and gain the confidence that I needed in order to be a successful mom and business owner. 

However, here I am still single years later, people often ask me why. There are a few different reasons, all of which are that I am enjoying life. There is so much that I am enjoying right now. I got married young and I wasn’t able to truly enjoy my 20’s the way I could have. I am thankful for the past, but living in the present right now I am doing things that I want to do. 

Too many times people think there is something wrong with the person if they are single for too long. I can let you know that I have boundaries, but also I am able to truly enjoy my life and go after my goals and hobbies. Here are some quick things that I enjoy the most: 

  • Do whatever I want. If I cant get the dishes done, then it’s fine. If I want to go out to eat with myself or son, I can. I make my own time and schedule. I can organize my schedule and house as I see fit! 
  • Enjoy the extra time with my son. I get twice the cuddles and hugs and LOVE IT.  He is growing too quick. 
  • Work on myself. I have been working on myself in many ways: spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically. I realized that I needed some assistance and took action. 
  • Enjoy hobbies. I am getting back into the swing of this, people ask me what I do outside of work and I honestly don’t even know! So I started to spike an interest where I saw fit. 
  • Relax. I can sit down and take time out to pause through out the day! 
  • Rely on me. I like being in control and taking charge of my life. I enjoy being able to trust in myself and make decisions. 

Yes, I get lonely but I wouldn’t change it just yet. I will only be at this place one time in my life, so I might as well enjoy it and embrace it. What tips do you have for other parents who are single? 

Susie Liberatore is the owner, and Art Director, of Visions2images Creative Services. She helps established businesses grow their brand awareness by using digital marketing and professional branding techniques. With over a decade of agency and corporate experience, she brings businesses’ visions to life, while watching their return on investment increase.

Susie helps businesses grow their brand presence and connect with their target audience.

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Balancing life as a single mom and entrepreneur

I wish that I had advice for single moms…. balance, and entrepreneur life. I do not have much to say other than I need help. I am burnt out, I am tired. 

I beat myself up day in and day out, am I doing what’s best for Antonio? Am I taking time for myself? Am I growing my business the way I have planned? 

A year ago, I never thought I would be where I am today, but I also know that it is okay to ask for help. I am grateful and blessed, but sometimes being a full time single mom can be overwhelming. 

I see my other friends or entrepreneur friends who are married, and they don’t get it. It is one of the hardest things ever to be a single mom to a special needs child and have a business. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I just wish there were more awareness and local groups to help cope. Sometimes it can be hard to cope or find people WHO get it and will offer support. 

My advice? It is important to choose good people and build trust with others so you can ask for help knowing that you can rely on them. It is also important to know it is okay to take time off of work and enjoy time with your children. Life is too short to not enjoy it.

Susie Liberatore is the owner, and Art Director, of Visions2images Creative Services. She helps established businesses grow their brand awareness by using digital marketing and professional branding techniques. With over a decade of agency and corporate experience, she brings businesses’ visions to life, while watching their return on investment increase.

Susie helps businesses grow their brand presence and connect with their target audience.

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How to Protect Yourself At All Times

Since going through a divorce, I have realized that I need to be able to cover myself and my family. I needed to step up mentally for myself and my son. I do not trust anyone, right now, and don’t know if I ever will again. When I say mentally, what I mean is change my mindset. You see when you change your mindset and realize that you have happiness right in front of you.

Going through a divorce caused me to make a lot of changes, changes that needed to be made. I am thankful for these these changes as they have helped me become the person that I needed to be. For so long I felt like I wasn’t the Susie most people knew and I was lost. It was because I let go of myself.

When you think you can trust someone and all the things go wrong, you learn real fast to protect yourself. Whether you are going through a divorce, or just are going through things, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself:

 

  1. Get everything in writing: This is key, you need to make sure that you are always watching your shoulder. Anything of any importance needs to be always documented. This will protect you so much in the long run.
  2. Bite your tongue: There will be drama, but you need to know it doesn’t matter. Just bite your tongue and let the he/she said crap go away. No one cares about it in court.
  3. Watch who you talk to: I deleted a TON of people out of my life. This doesn’t mean necessarily deleting off social media, but rather not talking to them about anything that could harm myself. If you decide to talk mutual people, just keep what is going on to yourself.
  4. Do not lie: I don’t ever lie period. SO this is a no brainer to me. But if you have everything in writing there is no way to lie.
  5. Have a mentor: Someone you can help you, and listen. Whenever I wanted to react to something I would call this person and they would talk me out of doing something stupid. This person could be a sibling, best friend, or parent. You want to make sure that it is someone you can trust.
  6. Hire a lawyer: My lawyer bill is HIGH. But I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way simply because I never went through this before so I did not know what to expect. I had to ask tons of questions and send tons of information including screenshots and it all added up.

You need to protect yourself at all times, since there is going to be so much going on. You have to “do you” and take care of you that is it. Do not second guess yourself AT ALL. You will get through this hardest time of your life, do not worry.

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Three Daily Easy Routines For Single Mom’s 

Three Daily Easy Routines For Single Mom’s 

Being a single mom I have learned how to manage my time better than ever before. I have learned how to really track every single minute of the day in order for it to be successful. I do not like being in a rush or being late whenever possible; this is why I have such a great system and routine in place. 

    1. Start the night before: I am not a morning person. My brain is barely awake in the morning and therefore I do not like doing a whole bunch of things in the morning. When I wait until the morning to do things that is when my anxiety and stress kicks in.  There is a ton of things to do in the mornings and I do not have time to do it all. 

 

  1. Making sure they have a set bedtime: Enforce your children’s bed time. This might take some getting used to, but when it is bedtime Antonio goes into his room and goes to bed. I make sure that his isn’t on the phone or watching tv. I let my son go in his room at 9 P.M. and sometimes he sits in there and talks or plays, but he is in bed ready to fall alsleep. You also want to make sure that you FOLLOW a bed schedule. This will help you in the long run for sure. You do not want to not get enough sleep only for the morning to be a nightmare when you can’t wake up on time.
  2. Prep the night before: This means for yourself and the children. Get the clothes out for the next day, take a shower/bath, do your hair, meal prep and get lunches ready, have any bags packed, etc. Making a checklist for each night will be so helpful for you, and the kids, as well. 

When it is just me as a single mother there is so much more to every single minute of the day; I follow some easy tips and routines to help my schedule flow nicely. Find ways to make your schedule efficient as a single mother. 

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What I Love About Being a Single Mom

You know when you are no longer married or have your best friend near you, you start to find and discover yourself all over again. I married young; I was 20 when I tied the knot. I never fully had the experience and independence that most people do in those years because of being married. For 11 years and then some, I thought he was the one and went head over heels for him.

The truth of the matter is that at first, I was, of course, sad and scared when I realized the divorce was going to happen. I felt alone and mad. Despite that, I had to change my mindset. I had to change what I was thinking and figure out how to overcome and gain closure.

Once I started to work on my mindset, I realized that I love being on my own. I LOVE IT!


  1.  Leftovers. I have found that I can save money by eating leftovers. I will actually eat them until they are gone and not mind! Rather than eating them to save money, why waste food?!
  2. No need to cook anything fancy. I don’t need to make full entrees and fancy food that will sit in the fridge for days and be wasted. I used to cook so much, never eat the remainder, and end up throwing it out. Now, some days I don’t really cook at all. We might have sandwiches, pizza, or chicken nuggets. I try to keep our food balanced, don’t get me wrong, but there are days we spoil that a little.
  3. No one to complain. There is nothing worse than coming home after a long day and being nagged. I love being able to wake up in the morning on my own, have those moments alone, and clear my head mentally so I can prep for a great day.
  4. No real need to worry. If the house isn’t clean or the laundry isn’t done, I don’t have to worry about feeling guilty and rushing to tidy. I don’t have to ask for help; I can just do it whenever I get around to it.
  5. Better finances. I know that I don’t go out and spend my money foolishly on anything that I don’t need. The desire to go to the gas station and the store all the time to be happy and spend money vanished. I can manage my money and budget quite well now.
  6. New friendships. When you go through a divorce, you lose friends or remove them from your life because you don’t want to choose sides. You must find new friends that can relate to what you are going through. I have made so many new friends that I couldn’t even imagine living without them.

I have learned to embrace the whole divorce journey and being on my own. You need to find the beauty in a new chapter; otherwise, you will live a miserable life for the rest of your days. I can live the way I want to without feeling bad or guilty about it now.

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