Single Mom Smiling | Arming Warriors in the Battle for Marriage & Family

Kerri Bishop - Author, Speaker, Coach & Catholic Single Mom of 5 Boys!
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Are you a busy single mom struggling with overwhelm, exhaustion, and self-doubt? Are you ready to discover hope that doesn’t come from a half-eaten chocolate bar found between couch cushions, another glass of wine in a sippy cup, or swiping through online dating sites? Then the Single Mom Smiling podcast is for you! Kerri Bishop is an author, speaker, and coach who now brings her energy and enthusiasm to podcasting. She is also a single mom of FIVE boys whose husband, on Mother’s Day, suddenly announced he was leaving. He moved out one week later. Kerri was 5 months pregnant with their 5th little boy at the time. Kerri now gratefully helps other women build lives of hope and positivity. Together, we will dive into unanswered questions, issues of self-worth, and next steps so you can become the woman and mom you are meant to be all while navigating this God-given adventure called life!

  1. 1d ago

    173 - He Left & Now You're Responsible for What Comes Next

    What happens after a loved one leaves and you are left picking up the pieces? You have choices. You can complain because it is not fair, and you would be right! But being right doesn't improve your situation. Being responsible does. You may not be responsible for what happened, but, for whatever reason, you are the one responsible for what happens next. Today, we explore how we can take that responsibility and move forward in faith. If you enjoy today's episode, please leave that 5 star written review and share it with a friend.  God Bless... Kerri Let's Keep in Touch! Join the Single Mom Smiling for encouragement to help you live courageously, grow stronger in faith, and get firmly rooted in God's Love. Follow the podcast on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode. Help another woman find the show. If this episode encouraged you, share it with a woman who may need to hear it too. Leave a rating and review. Your honest review helps other women find the show. Take a moment and tell others what this show means to you. I'd Love to Hear From You! Share your story or send me a question here. Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com. Connect on Facebook or Instagram. Email me anytime at Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com.   Thank you for being here. Until next time, remember, your story is not over, God has not abandoned you, and you can move forward one faith-filled step at a time.

  2. Oct 6

    172 - Stop Blaming Yourself for a Failed Relationship

    How many times have you taken the blame for something that wasn't your fault? When a relationship falls apart, it is often the innocent person who is left bearing the bulk of the blame. What's worse is that we often blame ourselves thinking it is our fault. It sounds like responsibility, but blame leads to condemnation and is not the same as responsibility. In today's episode, we talk about the difference between blaming yourself for the difficulties in your relationship and taking personal responsibility for what you did so you can learn and grow from there. God Bless... Kerri Let's Keep in Touch... Join the Single Mom Smiling to start your week off courageous, strong, and firmly rooted in love -  https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/subscribe-page/  Share Your Story here - https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/contact/ Let's connect on Facebook and Instagram. Leave a 5 Star Written Review! Use the 3 dots and choose, "Go to Show," scroll down to "Write a Review" and leave your personal 5 star review! You can also always email me at Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com. I'd love to hear from you!

  3. Sep 29

    171 - The Father Who Defines Your Identity

    Who gets to define you? For many of us, the answer has been other people. Their expectations, their criticism, their rejection, their approval, or the wounds they left behind tell us who we are. But what happens when we build our identity around people who are themselves imperfect and wounded? In this episode, I talk about a moment when I had to choose between going along with something wrong to gain the approval of someone I loved and standing firm in what I knew was right. That experience helped me see something deeper:  When we don't know who we are, we become vulnerable to other people's definitions of us and begin making choices based on those definitions. But human identity begins somewhere else, with someone else. We were created in the image and likeness of God. If we want to understand who we are, we need to know who God is. That's what we explore today. God Bless... Kerri Let's Keep in Touch... Join the Fiercely Formed movement to start your week off courageous, strong, and firmly rooted in love -  https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/subscribe-page/  Episode on How Receiving Annulment Paperwork Affected My Identity can be found here: iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-mom-smiling-arming-warriors-in-the-battle-for/id1745819514?i=1000791083010 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LTmraabWGRtEttC9TJ1hu Share Your Story here - https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/contact/ Let's connect on Facebook and Instagram. Leave a 5 Star Written Review! Use the 3 dots and choose, "Go to Show," scroll down to "Write a Review" and leave your personal 5 star review! You can also always email me at Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com. I'd love to hear from you!

  4. Sep 22

    170 - Who Are You When Your Identity Has Been Stripped Away?

    What happens when what you believe about yourself is no longer true? This is what happens to those caught in the battle over marriage and family. They believe they are living out vocations as wives and mothers when a husband walks away, a child turns her back, or a loved one treats her as less than.  When we place our identity on other people's opinions, on what the world values, or on our circumstances, we are build our worth on shifting parameters.  In today's episode, we look at what Our Lord teaches us through the wisdom of the Catechism about human identity and worth. Spoiler Alert:  It's really good!  We look beyond positive affirmations and temporary circumstances to the deeper truth of our identity in Christ: created in the image and likeness of God, given a spiritual and immortal soul, and made for eternity. Join me as we explore identity and what it means to be formed in Christ rather than defined by the world. God Bless... Kerri   Let's Keep in Touch... Join the Fiercely Formed movement to start your week off courageous, strong, and firmly rooted in love -  https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/subscribe-page/  CCC Link read in today's episode - It's beautiful! - https://www.vatican.va/content/catechism/en/part_three/section_one/chapter_one/article_1.html  Share Your Story here - https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/contact/ Let's connect on Facebook and Instagram. Leave a 5 Star Written Review! Use the 3 dots and choose, "Go to Show," scroll down to "Write a Review" and leave your personal 5 star review! You can also always email me at Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com. I'd love to hear from you!

  5. Sep 15

    169 - What if You Are Wrong About Yourself?

    What If You Are Wrong About Yourself? What if some of the things you've believed about yourself for years simply aren't true? In this episode of Fiercely Formed, Kerri Bishop explores growth mindset, Catholic metanoia, and what it means to allow Christ to transform the way we see ourselves and our lives. You are not finished yet. God Bless... Kerri   Let's Keep in Touch... Share Your Story here - https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/contact/ Join the Fiercely Formed movement to start your week off courageous, strong, and firmly rooted in love -  https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/subscribe-page/  Let's connect on Facebook and Instagram. Leave a 5 Star Written Review! Use the 3 dots and choose, "Go to Show," scroll down to "Write a Review" and leave your personal 5 star review! You can also always email me at Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com. I'd love to hear from you!

  6. Sep 8

    168 - What Does it Mean to Stand Firm as a Catholic Woman?

    Have you ever given in to something and later regretted it? If so, you are not alone! In a world that is increasingly hostile to marriage, family, faith, and freedom, it is difficult and vital to stand up for God's plans, and that seldom begins in the heat of big battles.  It begins with little things we do ourselves when no one else is watching.  Join me as we launch Fiercely Formed, training women to answer the call of 1 Corinthians 16:  be on guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong, and do all things in love. God Bless... Kerri   Let's Keep in Touch... Share Your Story here - https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/contact/ Join the Fiercely Formed movement to start your week off courageous, strong, and firmly rooted in love - https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/subscribe-page/  We can also connect on Facebook and Instagram. Leave a 5 Star Written Review! Use the 3 dots and choose, "Go to Show," scroll down to "Write a Review" and leave your personal 5 star review! You can also always email me at Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com. I'd love to hear from you!

  7. Sep 1

    167 - A New Chapter Begins for Single Mom Smiling

    My husband suddenly walked out on me on Mother's Day 2009. I had been a stay at home mom. I had no job, an expired teaching license. I followed a checklist in my faith. I was also 5 months pregnant with our fifth little boy when my husband suddenly left. Broken-hearted and faced with an unwanted divorce, I was forced into an unjust court system and through the Catholic annulment system before I knew how to stand firm for myself, my family, my freedom, or my faith. Now, 17 years later, I move onto the next chapter of Single Mom Smiling. In today's episode, I reflect on where I started and stories that touched my heart and helped shape my soul. Next week, I am open a new page in this single parenting journey, one not confined solely to single parenting either. I've come to realize over these many years that our battle truly is not against man. It is not of flesh and blood but against darkness and powers of this world. When we are thrust into unwanted confrontations with evil, Our Lord is asking us to follow Him, stand firm in whose we are, and become Fiercely Formed. This is the final episode of Single Mom Smiling. Next week, we begin the Fiercely Formed podcast where each week we will study one way women can fight our battles, not in anger, fear, or bitterness but with courage, strength, love, and yes, joy in the face of adversity. Follow the links below and sign up for Fiercely Formed's encouragement, Scripture, and community. This faith-filled women's movement has begins now.   Let's Do This!!! God Bless... Kerri   Let's Keep in Touch... Share Your Story with me here - https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/contact/ Join the Fiercely Formed movement to kick your week off strong, courageous, and firmly rooted in what is good - https://www.singlemomsmiling.com/subscribe-page/  We can connect on Facebook and Instagram. Leave a 5 Star Written Review! Use the 3 dots and "Go to Show," scroll down, click, "Write a Review" and leave your personal 5 star review! You can also always email me at Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com. I'd love to hear from you!

  8. Aug 25

    166 - Your Summer Report Card: Grace, Gaps, & Goodness

    This summer flew by! Maybe you had a list of things you wanted to get done. Maybe you were looking forward to some downtime, peace, or family vacation, but time got away from you and you feel like you missed your chance. Whether your ex changed children's schedules, life got complicated, or time simply slipped away faster than you hoped, there are reasons to be thankful for this summer and hope for change in the fall too! Join me in today's episode to reflect on summer goals and hidden wins and start a new plan for the Fall.  God Bless... Kerri More Goodness for Your Story: Newsletter Sign Up & Free eBook:  10 Questions Every Woman Must Ask - Stay up to date with changes coming to Single Mom Smiling this fall and stop doubting yourself by asking the wrong questions. Gain confidence by asking the right ones. Download your free ebook and move forward in faith here.   Follow me on Facebook and Instagram.   Leave a 5 Star Written Review! Use the 3 dots and "Go to Show," scroll down, click, "Write a Review" and leave your personal 5 star review! If you have something less than stellar to share, email me. I love to learn and want to serve you better! :) Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com    Would you like a guide who's been through the fire to walk you through your flames? Get on my Coaching Calendar today - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop

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Are you a busy single mom struggling with overwhelm, exhaustion, and self-doubt? Are you ready to discover hope that doesn’t come from a half-eaten chocolate bar found between couch cushions, another glass of wine in a sippy cup, or swiping through online dating sites? Then the Single Mom Smiling podcast is for you! Kerri Bishop is an author, speaker, and coach who now brings her energy and enthusiasm to podcasting. She is also a single mom of FIVE boys whose husband, on Mother’s Day, suddenly announced he was leaving. He moved out one week later. Kerri was 5 months pregnant with their 5th little boy at the time. Kerri now gratefully helps other women build lives of hope and positivity. Together, we will dive into unanswered questions, issues of self-worth, and next steps so you can become the woman and mom you are meant to be all while navigating this God-given adventure called life!

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