S5:E33 - Merry, Sullivan & Sinclair
She does both, and solo is easier. Merryn grew up thinking life would look a certain way. Her parents together, her aunties and uncles together, everyone partnered, everyone staying. She figured the s...
12 Okt 1h 1min
S5:E32 - Sam & Bubba
She always knew Sam walked into a fertility clinic at 24 with her friend as her fake partner, because she assumed single women weren't allowed to do this alone. When the counsellor handed her a bookle...
5 Okt 39min
S5:E31 - Fertility Counselling & Donor Conception — What Solo Mums Actually Need to Know
Every woman going through donor conception at a fertility clinic in Australia is required to attend implications counselling. And almost every one of them turns up expecting to be assessed, judged, an...
28 Sep 59min
S5:E30 - Claire & August
The Plan Always Had a Next Step Claire always knew she'd be a mum. She told her mum at 18 that if she didn't find someone, she'd do it on her own. Her mum said she wouldn't need to. Claire filed that ...
21 Sep 51min
S5-E29 - Brooke & Mia
The wake up call Brooke spent most of her 30s in a relationship with a man who already had a child and didn't want more. She told herself she was okay with that. She spent 10 years telling herself tha...
14 Sep 1h 4min
S5:E28 - Alex, A & Ollie
From the Very First Try to Six Months In Some women come to this decision with a clear plan. Alex came with a deadline: if I'm still single at 30, I'm doing it on my own. She hit 30. She went to Bali ...
7 Sep 1h 22min
S5:E27 - Alisha & Alexandra - part 2
Four and a Half Years Later — Alisha's Update A note: this episode mentions the loss of Alisha's son Jeremy, who was stillborn 12 years ago today. She shares it with gratitude and without distress — b...
31 Aug 1h 2min
S5:E26 - Kate & Amelia
She never gave up! Some journeys are long. Kate's is one of the longest we've shared on this podcast — and one of the most quietly remarkable. Kate came to solo motherhood later than she planned, and ...
24 Aug 1h 15min
