The Single Greatest Choice

episode 5: Brenda, on mentoring and single motherhood by choice

Episode Summary

Katie has a conversation with Brenda, a single mother by choice to ten-year-old twins. Brenda shares her journey to motherhood and the importance other SMCs have played in her story. Brenda is a wealth of knowledge and optimism.

Episode Notes

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• how Brenda had to make a now-or-never choice about motherhood at age 37
• the importance of having an SMC community
• why you should consider egg freezing
• why statistics don't always matter...and then we talk about a bunch of unverified statistics!
• using donor embryos
• adoption vs. pregnancy
• parenting donor conceived children
• advocating for awareness of non-traditional family structures
• Brenda's upcoming memoir, Kindness Among Us

To connect with Brenda, you can follow her @notnuclearfamilies on Instagram.

Learn more at www.singlegreatestchoice.com and @single_greatest_choice on Instagram.