Going round in circles..

holisticnature · 2018-04-24 13:23:04

Hi ! I am single,19 weeks pregnant with first child, aged 35. The father is in France and although supportive, not in a position to help financially or understand the UK setup. I came back from volunteering for a year in Central America exactly a year ago and started to setup my holistic business helping people from cbt, nutrition to massage. Bought a van, put alot of money into everything else needed and then got a job as a Health Coach for a man with Lyme Disease.. it was perfect except he was horrible and belittled me every opportunity due to his own pain and suffering and never admitted to his own forgetfulness from the disease so I quit and 3 weeks later he crashed into a tractor on the country lanes last August and died. After the summer, I spent a month working on social networks setting up, plus built my own website. I had to move in with my uncle in Kent. I had always lived in London but suddenly couldn't afford and really didn't want to pay an arm if not rolling in business. Met the boyfriend on a short break in France. Moved to Bristol as I felt it was most suitable for my needs .. found it hard to find clients. Alot of holistic therapists active there already. Found it hard to make friends.. moved in with a landlord.. big no no! Asked him for a contract for 6 weeks and suddenly he gave me notice on 21 December of all days .. a week before the bf arrived for a visit. It got so hostile I called the police on him.. so I left 24th of December with a van load of possessions and headed for various Airbnbs. Fast forward a month later and I find out I'm pregnant. Whilst I am over the moon about this after a lot of thought and crying .. I have no accommodation, no income and no safety net. I am housesitting currently till end of May in Kent and then not sure and applying for random jobs left right and centre but as you can imagine, I am starting to show a bit and won't be available to keep the job in 5 months time. I have never been on benefits nor ever been this 'down and out' .. I have approached the council and my application was denied due to no connection to Kent for 4 of last 5 years. I am so lost it is not even funny. All my friends are in London but none of them even understand my homelessness or desperation as we all know, busy busy busy people. I am open for any suggestions - it has been 3 weeks of non-stop internet scouring for anything. I am willing to do a summer live-in job if possible. I have worked as a nanny for at least 5 different families before in my 20s. I am capable of doing virtual assistance work.. any ad-hoc, cooking, babysitting, proxy parenting and not to mention my mobile massage and reflexology pamper parties. I am just running out of resources to constantly advertise in new areas and stay focused, when all I want to do is scream right now.. any ideas which way?! TIA.

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We felt kindest to remove this one for the OP as it's causing her real RL worries .