The Single Greatest Choice

Dec 10 2024 84 ep. 48 mins 45
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The Single Greatest Choice is a podcast about singleness, fertility, motherhood, and choice. This is a show for women who are grappling with what to do when life doesn't follow the love-marriage-baby carriage trajectory. It's about exploring the options when things don't seem to be turning out as we'd always planned. Most of all, is a place for women give and receive support as they grapple with these big topics - because what we decide to do with these years could be the single greatest choice we'll ever make - and we don't have to make it alone.

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Ambition, Egg-Freezing, IVF, and Advocacy with Eboni K Williams

Dec 10 2024 78 mins  
Making life-changing decisions is never easy, especially when it comes to motherhood. Eboni K. Williams, a legal expert, journalist, and media personality, shares her empowering journey to becoming a solo mom by choice. With a career-focused mindset and no initial aspirations for motherhood, Eboni still chose to freeze her eggs. When her perspective shifted in her late 30s, she fel

Family Reimagined with American Broadcaster Richelle Carey

Nov 26 2024 55 mins  
Are you waiting for a partner to give you the ‘green light’ to become a mom? As a successful professional living overseas, today’s guest Richelle Carey faced a pivotal moment in her mid-40s when she realized she had been waiting for a partner to give her the green light to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother. Realizing she no longer wanted to give this power to another p

Kids or Childfree with Clarity Coach Keltie Maguire

Nov 12 2024 56 mins  
Choosing whether or not to become a parent is one of the most personal decisions a person can make, yet it’s often a choice clouded by societal expectations, assumptions and misunderstanding. Today’s guest, Keltie Maguire, coach and host of Kids or Childfree Podcast, shares her journey of realizing that motherhood wasn’t a path she had to take, even though it felt like the de

Faith and Self-Advocacy on the Path to SMBC with Jamela Black

Oct 29 2024 74 mins  
Sometimes the greatest comeback is choosing the life that’s right for you, even if it doesn’t fit the traditional mold. Today’s guest, Jamela Black, shares her journey from divorce to embracing solo motherhood by choice. At 37, shortly after her marriage ended, Jamela’s mother suggested she consider having children through a sperm donor. Jamela knew she wasn’t interested

SMBC, mental health advocate and entrepreneur, Whitney Foley

Oct 15 2024 56 mins  
What happens when you feel a deep desire for motherhood, but life doesn't look the way you thought it would? Today's guest, Whitney Foley, shares her story of moving forward with her dream of becoming a mom, despite not having a partner by her side. Whitney’s candid and open-hearted approach to sharing her journey online has made her a source of support and encouragement for many

Single Mother by Chance and then by Choice, Designer Virginia Drader

Oct 01 2024 50 mins  
Today on the podcast, I get to introduce you to my dear friend and community member, Virginia Drader. Ginny is a perfect example of designing the life of your dreams, even when things don’t always go according to plan. After becoming a single mom by chance in her late 20s, Ginny spent the next decade embracing her career and motherhood. But after an unexpected pregnancy followed

S7, Ep 2: Super Sperm Donors, Off-the-Grid Insemination, & Unconventional Family Planning with Valerie Bauman

Sep 17 2024 49 mins  
At a certain point, the reality of our finite fertility hits every single woman who desires motherhood. Suddenly, waiting for partnership no longer feels like the safest bet. When this realization hit today’s guest, Valerie Bauman, she knew she had to take control of her own destiny. Valerie shares her journey to solo motherhood during the pandemic, a time when dating seemed ne

S7, Ep 1: Why Educated Women Are Turning to Egg Freezing With Marcia Inhorn, Author of ‘Motherhood on Ice’

Sep 03 2024 62 mins  
Why does it seem harder than ever for accomplished, educated women to find a compatible partner? If you’ve found yourself stuck in a cycle of endless dating or wondering why the men you meet don’t quite measure up, you’re not alone. In this episode, I chat with Marcia Inhorn, a medical anthropologist and author of "Motherhood on Ice:The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their E

S6, Ep 10: SMBC with a known donor, Ashley Coates

Jul 23 2024 60 mins  
My final guest of this season is Ashley Coates, a longtime Instagram friend and solo mom by choice living in Portland, Oregon. When Ashley decided to pursue solo motherhood, she decided to ask a close friend to be her known donor. What happened next feels almost too good to be true. Tune in as Ashley shares her experience of navigating conception, pregnancy and birth with a known d

S6, Ep 9: Solo Mum Society founder, author and podcast host, Alisha Burns

Jul 09 2024 60 mins  
In this episode, I’m so happy to welcome back a fellow SMBC and podcaster, Alisha Burns. Alisha and her 4 year old daughter live in Australia, where she is the creative mind behind No Need for Prince Charming - an instagram account turned podcast and now an anthology chronicling the stories of 20 Australian SMBCs. Alicia is the founder of the Solo Mum Society, which supports Aust