The Single Greatest Choice: For Single Women Exploring Solo Motherhood by Choice (SMBC), Fertility, and Having a Baby on Their Own Through Donor Conception or Adoption

In this episode, you will hear about: Alisha’s marriage and fertility journey in her early thirties the loss of Alisha’s first baby, Jeremy rebuilding life after loss considerations of donor conception Alisha’s experience with two rounds of IVF the hidden blessings of giving birth during a pandemic Alisha’s birth story post-partum tips for SMCs and other fantastic SMC advice Follow Alisha on Insta...

In this episode, you’ll hear about: overcoming the “shame” of becoming an SMC how fertility preservation eventually led to conception of two daughters via IVF connecting with the choice mom community how Summer finally got clear on “pulling the trigger” to become an SMC the joys of motherhood the importance of building community and creating your team why it was important to Summer to have two chi...

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In this episode, you will hear about: how cervical cancer acted as a fertility wake-up call for Ravid what it's like to try to conceive via IVF in a new relationship how Ravid used data and mindset to find success after 5 rounds of IVF Ravid's experience of going through a breakup in the midst of fertility treatment pregnancy as an SMC fertility treatment and donor conception in  Israel vs. the U....

In this episode, you will hear: knowing when it's time to "pull the trigger" and become an SMC moving into confidence and empowerment benefits of single motherhood by choice benefits of PGS testing preparing your body for IVF mindset and single motherhood pregnancy and preparing for motherhood during a pandemic letting go of blaming our past, ourselves, and other people advice for women considerin...

In this episode, you will hear: considering single motherhood by choice  discovering platonic coparenting and modamily.com how Sarah "dated" her coparent and decided to take the plunge the process of getting pregnant with a platonic coparent pregnancy and living arrangements for coparenting the pros and cons of platonic coparenting why you should potentially consider platonic coparenting dati...

In this episode, Katie references and draws upon these teachers: Dr. Kristin Neff,  Self Compassion Brooke Castillo, The Life Coach School Podcast Christine Hassler, Over It and On With It & Expectation Hangover Byron Katie, The Work 👩‍👧‍👦The Single Greatest Choice is here to support you in every stage of your SMBC journey through  1:1 coaching , community groups , the SGC Village membersh...

In this episode, you will hear:    why Emma feels comfortable with and actually prefers the idea of single motherhood over a more "traditional" family structure    family structure and the idea of "chosen family"    trusting divine timing and being in the right energy to conceive    are there ethical concerns with bringing a child into the world right now?    carrying on the family name    choosin...

In this episode, you'll hear: how Michelle'e experience with acupuncture in her twenties led to her eventual career pivot combining acupuncture and hypnosis to treat both the body and the mind how to start paying attention to signals your body is giving about your own fertility, including tracking basal body temperature and other signs of ovulation how  environmental toxins can affect hormones how...

Connect with Krista and see photographs of some of what's mentioned in the episode @project.pickle on Instagram. Learn more at www.singlegreatestchoice.com and @single_greatest_choice on Instagram. 👩‍👧‍👦The Single Greatest Choice is here to support you in every stage of your SMBC journey through  1:1 coaching , community groups , the SGC Village membership community , and retreats and SMBC...

In this episode, you'll hear about: how Brenda had to make a now-or-never choice about motherhood at age 37 the importance of having an SMC community why you should consider egg freezing why statistics don't always matter...and then we talk about a bunch of unverified statistics! using donor embryos adoption vs. pregnancy parenting donor conceived children advocating for awareness of non-tradition...

In this episode, you'll hear about: how Gloria decided she was ready to become a mom how connecting with other women through social media makes considering single motherhood easier how loss impacts the desire for motherhood how COVID-19 is affecting Gloria's TTC plans the process of choosing a donor thoughts about choosing a donor outside of your own race worrying about the ways we might screw up...

In this episode, you'll hear about: deciding to become a single mother by choice the importance of creating strong community the process of choosing a donor how the corona virus has interrupted plans to TTC what Chelsea has learned that she wishes she'd known earlier the frustration of spending large amounts of money to get pregnant , while couples often get pregnant "for free" how other people ha...

You'll hear Katie reference her fantastic reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Natalie Crawford.   Dr. Crawford has a podcast and YouTube channel that provide incredible information for any woman, whether you are trying to conceive or not.  Check out her website HERE . Learn more at www.singlegreatestchoice.com and @single_greatest_choice on Instagram. 👩‍👧‍👦The Single Greatest Choice is here to su...

Referenced in this episode: EverlyWell At Home Ovarian Reserve Test  (this is the one Katie used) EverlyWell Women's Fertility Test The Modern Fertility Test (this company also provides a TON of great research!) Learn more at www.singlegreatestchoice.com and @single_greatest_choice on Instagram. 👩‍👧‍👦The Single Greatest Choice is here to support you in every stage of your SMBC journey through&n...