Claire Martin

Hi, I’m Claire Martin the founder and host of “Strong, Single and Human” Podcast.

So, who the hell am I?

I moved to Australia 13 years ago for love!!!!! oh and to have fun, work hard and live the Australian dream…. the last thing I expected was to be a 49-year-old single mum navigating the challenges of raising a child on my own with no support network but here I am.

In my pre-child life, I had been a project manager running global multimillion-dollar IT projects, managing multiple teams and reported to top level management…but nothing could have prepared me for the immense ups and downs of being a parent let alone a single parent.

The last 5 years been a roller coaster ride –
• escaping an abusive alcoholic relationship and the fallout that comes with it,
• working a high pressure 24/7 job while trying to circumnavigate pick-ups, drop offs and all the rest.
• dealing with mummy guilt battles on a daily basis
• losing said job one week before having a major heart operation
• and most importantly trying to hold it together for my son’s sake and his emotional stability.
The one thing I realised is life throws us all curve balls and I’m no different to anyone else in fact I’ve had it pretty good compared with other single parents….
And so, “Strong Single and Human” was born…….
This podcast is a journey into the Nevada of single parentdom and to find out if it is possible to live life on your own terms and stay sane somewhat!!!
What I discovered was there were loads of other single parents who were going through the same things and some had reached a state of sanity. They and their kids were thriving, their lives had moved on and things were good.
We are all trying our best, hanging in there and trying to get through it all somehow and I’d like “Strong, Single and Human” to be a weekly talk down from the ledge of insanity.
My goal is to help, inspire and give people hope…. that you can thrive while traversing the craziness of raising children solo.