6 podcast recommendations for Single Mothers by Choice
As a Single Mother by Choice, you will often look for the best advice and support from friends and family. But it can also come from other places like articles, social media, or podcasts. In this blog post, we have listed some of the best podcasts created by single mothers for single mothers. Hopefully, you will find some helpful advice or support among them.
Being a Single Mother by Choice – or any other type of parent for that matter – will at times be stressful or frustrating. The best way to cope, might be to hear the experiences of others who are or have been in a similar situation – for practical advice or simply the feeling that you are not alone. In this blog post, we recommend some of the best podcasts about single motherhood, that you can listen to on the go or as a soundtrack to the practical chores in your home.
Webinar about donor conception
Another way to find advice or inspiration is through webinars. We have made a series of webinars covering every step of your journey towards solo motherhood, including an episode with four donor-conceived people sharing their thoughts on donor conception. Click on the button below to see our webinars.
If you are considering entering solo motherhood with donor sperm and want to explore the options in our Donor Search, then follow the button below to see all the available donors. You can also read personal stories from other single women who chose to follow their dream and become Single Mothers by Choice:
- Sports host Sarah Stirk shares her story
- Marisa a single mother from Portugal
- French solo mother Mam
- Single mom by choice - the best decision I ever made
- Fate wanted me to become a mom
1. The Single Greatest Choice
The first podcast we would like to recommend is The Single Greatest Choice created by Katie who decided not to follow the typical road to parenthood but instead chose to embark on the journey towards single motherhood. If you have made the same choice, follow the link to hear Katie talk about singleness, fertility, motherhood, and her choice on being a single mother. Katie hopes that her podcast can be a place for women to give and receive support as they grapple with big decisions in their children’s life because they do not have to make them on their own.
2. The Single Mom Podcast
The Single Mom Podcast is created by Heather Wells with the goal of inspiring and motivating other single mothers around the world, by using examples from her own life. As a single mother of three, including two with special needs, it was never easy for Heather Wells to make ends need. But Heather is confident that since she could make it work, anybody can.
3. Single Mother Survival Guide
With almost 300 episodes and 450.000 downloads, Single Mother Survival Guide is one of the best and most popular podcasts for single mothers. Julia Hasche became a Single Mother by Choice in 2013 and in 2016 she created her survival guide to assist other women who used a sperm donor to become single mothers. The podcast contains everything you need to know about single motherhood, as well as a community of single mothers. Tune in to this podcast for advice and inspirational content relevant to you.
4. Single Mother by Choice.
Stigma, science, and the fertility journey are all subjects you can hear more about in the podcast Single Mother by Choice. Dr Emilia Thompson, a trained nutritionist, created the podcast to share her story of single motherhood and to use her background to provide evidence-based advice for other single mothers on health, nutrition, and exercise.
5. BAM de Podcast
This Dutch podcast BAM is hosted by Marije Moene and Jiska Nederveen, two single mothers by choice. In this podcast, the ladies invite you to listen to their stories of single parenthood and related topics with a critical perspective and by answering and discussing various questions and challenges. They hope to be able to inspire other women to take the leap and embark on their own journey to become parents.
6. Single Moms United
The last podcast we would like to recommend is Single Moms United. A podcast focusing on encouraging and motivating single mothers in their everyday life. The length of each episode varies from 10 to 45 minutes depending on the topics discussed in each program. While listening to the podcast, you can receive advice on finances, parental skills as a single mother, and how to maintain your "single mom power".