Single Momcast

Welcome to Summer Shorts, a special summer series featuring bite-sized encouragement from the Equip Collection at AriseSingleMoms.com. 

Mel Hiett shares a powerful parenting perspective that has helped her connect deeply with her children: “If you love it, I like it.” As a former single mom, Mel encourages single moms to step into their children’s worlds and embrace their passions and interests as a way to build trust, connection, and confidence. Whether it’s sports, music, cars, or something unexpected, showing interest in what matters to your children can strengthen relationships and create lasting memories. This message is a beautiful reminder that being present, curious, and supportive can make all the difference. You don’t have to have all the answers—just a willing heart. Tune in and be encouraged.

Welcome to Summer Shorts, a special summer series featuring bite-sized encouragement from the Equip Collection at AriseSingleMoms.com. 

Tracy Zserdin shares how joy is more than just a feeling—it’s part of how God designed our brains to function and connect. Through practical insight, neuroscience, and faith, she explains why so many of us feel emotionally drained and how simple gratitude practices can help refill our “joy tank” in everyday life. If you’ve been running on empty, overwhelmed by life, or struggling to hold onto hope in hard seasons, this message is a gentle reminder that God sees you, delights in you, and wants to meet you even in the smallest moments of joy.

In this episode, Pam Kanaly and Mel Hiett sit down with Doug and Stacee Goetzinger for a heartfelt conversation about what happens when mental illness impacts a family. Doug shares his personal journey of learning how to support his wife through her mental health struggles, including what he got wrong, what he got right, and how he’s grown along the way. If you’re a single mom walking alongside a child or loved one battling mental illness, this episode offers hope, honesty, and practical wisdom for the road ahead.

Summer can feel beautiful and brutal at the same time for single moms. In this honest and encouraging conversation, Mel and Pam talk about the emotional weight summer often brings with disrupted routines, financial pressure, loneliness, exhaustion, and the constant feeling that you have to create the “perfect memories” for your kids. Together, they unpack the difference between meaningful connection and performative motherhood, how to survive emotionally when your kids still need you every day, and practical ways to fight the isolation that can quietly grow during this season. If summer has you feeling overwhelmed, behind, or simply tired, this episode is a reminder that you are not alone, you do not have to do everything perfectly, and there is grace for you here too.

In this episode, Mel and Pam sit down with guest Nalani Anderson for an honest conversation about raising children with ADD/ADHD while also navigating her own late diagnosis with ADD. Together, they talk about the emotional realities behind the behaviors, the misconceptions families often face, and why connection and understanding matter more than shame or punishment. Nalani shares the mindset shifts, tools, and encouragement that helped her parent with more compassion and less frustration, reminding single moms that neither they nor their children are broken.