Dr. Jaime Kaplan is a Clinical Psychologist and Owner at JK Psychological Wellness. She is also a Single Mother By Choice (SMBC). This is an awesome episode where Dr. Jaime shares her journey from choosing to be a SMBC to balancing work as single mom while being self-employed. TIMESTAMPS: 02:00 SMBC single mother by choice 05:00 the pros and cons of owning your own business as a single mom 06:05 daily schedule for a single mom 07:00 self care and boundaries with work 08:00 dating 08:45 networking with other SMBC 09:50 flying as a single mom 10:00 things you’re unable to do as a single mom 11:35 would you do things differently if you could go back in time? 13:00 juggling work and family life as a single mom 14:20 supporting  a new mom’s mental health 16:30 a psychologist’s thoughts on how we impact our kids’ psyche  20:00 how to help your child develop a healthy relationship to food and eating 21:40 advice for someone considering becoming an SMBC 22:40 advice for a busy working parent that feels like they have no time for themself 24:00 best advice you’ve ever received 24:35 advice to former self 26:00 advice for new girl dad EPISODE LINKS https://www.jkpsych.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-kaplan-psy-d-0a0b48a0/ SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠  Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd