Like a Mother

In this episode I interview New York City divorce attorney Morghan Richardson, who comments on the recent state senate ruling which DRAMATICALLY slashes the income cap used for calculating alimony …

Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche was really really ticked off that the financial industry ignored people of color -- especially women. She looked around and saw countless brilliant, successful doctor…

In this episode, Emma interviews entrepreneur and feminist activist Miki Agrawal.

The Canadian born former professional soccer player told Emma: "If I can own the vagina and butthole, I win." She's t…

What the hell is going on? Since 1965, labor-force rates for women with kids under 18 have risen from 45 percent to 78 percent, and today’s mothers—both working and stay-at-home at tlike—spend more t…

With the exception of abuse, divorce is a luxury. 

I was acutely aware of this over the past six or so months when my ex and I were getting along really well. We were solid co-parents and I remembere…

In this episode of Like a Mother with Emma Johnson I share some thoughts about how you are always ON. If you are dating a dad, want to have children with him one day, and really resent spending time …

i was THRILLED to read a recent Psychology Today article referencing recent research that found that moms are actually spending TOO much time with their kids, so much so that it is a detriment to the…

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Do you find yourself constantly blaming others for your hurt? Are you so angry at others that you just can't let it go? When something goes wrong, do you think someone should be punished?

You have …

In this episode of Like a Mother with Emma Johnson, I go off on entitled women -- What's with all the "Deserve"? You deserve a big house even though your (now ex) husband earned 100% of the money and…

Having a flexible work schedule is one of the most empowering things you can do for your career, family and self-esteem. In this episide I explain what a work-at-home career has done for me, and sh…

If your kids' other parent doesn't see the kids regularly, it can be devastating -- for you and the kids. It is also devastating for the absent parent. In this episode I help single parents cope wi…

Happy Thanksgiving! 

You can't be happy unless you're grateful. So how do you become grateful?

On this episode I share how a simple gratitude exercise helped me get through the most difficult time of…

In blog post this week on WealthySingleMommy.com I shared how my boyfriend of three months spent the night for the first time with my kids home. My kids were a little confused -- and I suggest listen…

This week I wrote a couple of posts for Forbes on changes in alimony: 

Stay-at-Home Mom Facing Divorce? Don't Expect Alimony and 

An End to Alimony Would be Good for Women

To quote myself: 

An end of…

On my blog WealthySingleMommy.com I've been writing a lot about outsouring -- and how paying someone else to do your laundry, clean your house and other mundane tasks is the key to making the most …

I often hear from single moms whose children's father is not in the picture -- sometimes they are desperate to know what to say, othertimes they dismiss the situation as no big deal.

It is a big de…

On "The Emma Johnson Show" I dig into one of the most common reasons I hear women say they aren't striving for their dreams: Lack of money. 

Caller Tracey and her family are trying to get ahead fina…