Black Single Mothers by Choice (SMCs)

68 episodes

STFM Exclusive: How It’s Going...My Big Career Pivot
12/03/2026 | 4 mins.
Leaving a toxic work environment while parenting solo required honesty and self-trust. This reflection names the clarity that comes from choosing sustainability over survival. It’s a reminder that pivots often signal alignment, not failure.
Mash-up Clip: What I Learned About Traveling with Kids
09/03/2026 | 3 mins.
Traveling internationally as a Single Mother by Choice requires intention, preparation, and confidence. In this clip, reflections from early travels with young children meet updated insight from parenting school-age kids, including what has changed around documentation, boundaries, and advocacy. It’s a reminder that early decisions often hold up, but lived experience sharpens the strategy.
Mash-up Clip: How Sperm Costs Have Changed (2013–2026)
05/03/2026 | 2 mins.
Looking back at fertility costs reveals how access and decision-making are shaped by timing and context. This reflection compares early choices with today’s realities and names the emotional weight behind financial planning. It’s a reminder that context matters as much as numbers.
Mash-up Clip: What I Learned About Having a Second Child
02/03/2026 | 3 mins.
Parenting children at different stages reveals how needs and dynamics evolve. This clip reflects on tenderness, independence, and learning to support children with both structure and softness. It’s a meditation on presence as families grow.

Check out the full mash-up episode at Start to Finish Motherhood:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s5e8-trying-for-a-second-child-as-a-single-mother-by-choice/id1666585547?i=1000753032605
Mash-up Clip: What I Know Now... Ask Me Anything
26/02/2026 | 2 mins.
Questions asked years ago land differently with time and lived experience. This reflection revisits early concerns with the clarity that only parenting school-age children can bring. It highlights how confidence grows as survival gives way to steadiness.

About Black Single Mothers by Choice (SMCs)

Created by: Mocha SMC LLC (Author) This podcast is an archived series. The journey continues on Start to Finish Motherhood, where Mash-Up episodes revisit these early conversations with updates from parenting school-age children. Hi, Pod. First, I want to thank you for listening to this podcast series. As you listen, you may notice areas where the episodes have been edited, and that's by design. The Black Single Mothers by Choice podcast is actually based on an original co hosted podcast, which ran from January 2021 through November 2022. This edited series is a way for me to tease out my individual contributions and those of the guests who generously gave of their time during the interview. These are some of my really good friends who supported me through my SMC journey and I wanted to value their contributions as well. It really mattered to me that the content remained available to Black women considering the SMC path. It also memorializes who I was, where I was, and how the pandemic impacted me as a solo parent. I have since moved on and created a second podcast series that is solo hosted by me. It's called Start to Finish Motherhood. It was created in November of 2022. This podcast series, Black Single Mothers by Choice, focuses on my trying to conceive journey and the early parts of me parenting two children as a solo parent. And Start to Finish Motherhood is a podcast that focuses on parenting and on me coming to terms with my own identity post children. I wanted to take a bit of time with this new trailer to explain that to you because I do respect you as listeners. I hope you support both podcasts, Black Single Mothers by Choice and Start to Finish Motherhood. They're both a labor of love for me. I hope you enjoy. Bye now.

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