The Mocha SMCs   discuss how to get your finances in order before having children and some   parenting hacks to ensure you are organized and prepared financially for your   baby. You don't have to be rich to have a baby, but you need to be organized   with your money if you are an SMC without another income to rely on outside   your own.

This week on the   podcast we chat with Mocha SMC Kim. Kim was in   her late twenties when she learned she had aggressive fibroids that required   invasive surgery to remove. At that time, her doctor informed her that if she   wanted children she'd need to consider conceiving within five years or risk   not being able to have a biological child. Kim talks to the Mocha SMCs about   how she discovered fibroids, her decision to become an SMC and the harrowing   journey she went to have and carry her little girl.

We found a Black Embryologist ya'll! This week we chat with @Alease the embryologist on the   science behind baby making. We will discuss things like - what does a quality   egg look like, can you still inseminate with a mosaic embryo, and is it me or   HIM (male infertility and how this should factor into sperm choice)

With  @aleasetheembryologist 

IG: @alease_the_embryologist

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In follow up to   the dating episode from season one, Aisha and Hera discuss how things are   going - the trouble with app dating - and navigating the logistics of dating   without a coparent.

Today on the   podcast, Aisha and Hera have a case of The Mondays. The Mocha SMCs chat about   how to manage every day frustrations, get out of the house with two kids (one   of which is a toddler always trying to toddler), and how to navigate when our   past trauma and fears seep into parenting.

The Mocha SMCs sit down with the founder of the Single Mothers by Choice movement - Jane Mattes. In the early 1980s when SMCing wasn't really a thing (or at least wasn't enough of a thing for there to be a name for it), Jane was sitting around her dining room table with a few other mothers who'd chosen single motherhood prior to their children being born. They decided to name their version of single parent - Single Mothers by Choice. Janes talks to us about what it was like in the beginning, how the community has evolved, and her own journey as a Single Mother by Choice.

We're back!! We took a break for a couple months to plan new content for season two and in this first episode, we are catching everyone up on how things have been going for us. The topics in this episode include home buying, childcare post pandemic, dating, and what happens now that the world is opening up. We've missed ya'll and hope you tune in to hear about some of the exciting topics in store for this season of the Mocha Single Mothers by Choice podcast.

In this special (in between season) episode Aisha and Hera discuss what this Hallmark holiday means for our families, how we are celebrating (or not celebrating), and tips for surviving the day. 5 Tips for surviving Father’s Day as an SMC:

1. Read books that depict diverse family structures. Books can be scaffolding for difficult conversations.

This is the final episode of season one and we tackle five questions from our listeners. These questions are topics that we didn't go into too much detail on during the season to include: Is there a right age to become an SMC, How did you tell your children about their conception", "does the fertility industry discriminate against SMCs" and more.

In this episode, the hosts SMCs have a conversation with Alyse Mencias. Alyse is the Clinic Relations Manager for Seattle Sperm Bank and has a Masters Degree in Reproductive Clinical Science. In addition to sharing her own experiences as a Black mother, Alyse gives you a look behind the curtain of a sperm bank - from donor diversity to the awkward discussions about porn subscriptions. This episode is full of information and laughs.