Why Do I Think I Am Less Date-able As a Single Mum?

Episode 14: Breaking the Single Mum Stigma – Trauma, Identity & Love After Loss
Is being a single mum a dating dealbreaker? In this heartfelt episode of The Trauma Queen, Jessica Ella is joined by her partner Gav for a raw and uplifting conversation that challenges the deep-seated trauma and outdated narratives surrounding single motherhood and love.

Many women carry emotional wounds from past abuse, betrayal, or abandonment—making the thought of dating again feel heavy, shameful, or impossible. Jess and Gav dive into the triggers that come up when children are involved, how identity shifts after trauma, and why our culture still clings to outdated myths about single mums being “less desirable.”

💬 Inside this episode:

• The unspoken trauma around dating as a single mum—and how it impacts self-worth

• Why being upfront about your kids can actually attract the right kind of partner

• How unhealed wounds can create fear-based dating patterns—and how to shift them

• The power of redefining your identity as a mum, not a limitation, but as a portal to deeper connection

• How Jess and Gav navigated their own blended love story with openness, vulnerability, and truth

This episode is a permission slip to stop shrinking, hiding, or apologising for your role as a mother—and to start dating from your healed, powerful, and magnetic truth. Because the right partner won’t be afraid of your story—they’ll be drawn to your strength.

💫 Ready to reclaim your dating confidence? Tune in now and explore how your trauma doesn’t make you unlovable—it makes you real.

🎧 Listen now & connect with Jess: https://linktr.ee/jessellaainsworth