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Commit to a Mantra, Not A Resolution
Calling Forward The Qualities You Want To Use To Approach Your 2021 Vision As we emerge into 2021, many of us will be looking at what we want to cultivate, center around, and call forward in 2021. For many that means setting New Year’s Resolutions…right? Well, the thing about resolutions is that they often carry…
Read MoreHow These 10 SMC’s Talk to Their Children About Being Donor-Conceived
How These 10 SMC’s Talk to Their Children About Being Donor-Conceived If you’re contemplating becoming a single my by choice (SMC), it’s normal to worry about what it will be like to explain their are donor-conceived using a sperm donor and in some cases an egg donor as well. The latest research suggests that being open…
Read MoreEven Single Moms By Choice Deserve Support -Cultivating Support
Single moms by choice deserve support just like any other person. That’s why I couldn’t believe it when someone close to me told me, “You can’t expect support because you decided to have a kid on your own.” And, they made clear, that meant I shouldn’t ask or expect emotional, financial, or logistical support. In…
Read MoreSingle Moms in Quarantine, Happy Mother’s Day–I See You!
Happy Mother’s Day single moms and single moms-to-be! To all of you hard-working, amazing solo moms wearing 16 different hats trying to keep you and your kids afloat during quarantine, or desperately wishing to be moms, I see you! I think being a single mom in quarantine is the biggest test of single motherhood I’ve…
Read MoreChild Birth Planning Considerations for Pregnant Single Moms
Birth Prep for Solo Pregnant Mamas Have you been thinking about the day you will give birth? I’m sure it’s mixed with excitement and trepidation. Being a single mom about to give birth isn’t easy. But you are strong and will make it through. Yet, there are some things to consider when you are…
Read MoreCoping With Hope And Despair When TTC
When you are trying to conceive (TTC) it’s hard to manage the constant cycle of hope and despair. You want to stay positive while trying but then it’s crushing when you get a negative. It’s easy to get deflated, lose energy to keep going or simply feel tender and hurt. The ups and downs are…
Read MoreMindset Shifts–How To Make Difficult Choices (Like Becoming A Single Mom) Feel Positive
Mindset Shifts–How To Make Difficult Choices (Like Becoming A Single Mom) Feel Positive Do you ever wish you could shift your mindset and make becoming a single mom by choice feel like an empowered choice? When I talk to many women who are trying to decide whether to take the leap t single motherhood, they…
Read MoreSingle Mama Bear Takes on Father’s Day
Recently, I’ve been noticing that my 5-year-old son is going through a new phase in his processing that we are a mom-and-kid family—there is no dad in the picture since I used a sperm donor (often referred to as a single mom by choice). I know he’s processing because I’ve been getting reports from school…
Read MoreHow These Single Moms Coped with Postpartum Depression
For single moms, coping with postpartum depression can be especially difficult because they don’t have a partner who can share the load of looking after a newborn or spot the signs of depression when it starts to appear. Depending on their support network, they might also lack emotional support. “One of the things that didn’t…
Read More9 Reasons it’s Great to be an Older Mom
Biologically speaking, the younger you are when you have a baby, the better. But what about after you’ve had the baby? In this post, I’ll share 8 reasons being an older mom is great according to the wonderful women I’ve interviewed on my podcast. 1. Your support network is likely to be stronger The older…
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