This is the second part in our adoption series where we are speaking to two Black, SMCs who have adopted their children. Michelle is also an adoption attorney in the Chicago area and is able to give advice from a legal perspective in addition to her perspective as a mom.

In this episode we discuss how to process birth expectations and disappointments. Even if we plan out every detail of our pregnancy and birth, that doesn't mean it will go as planned. We have a very special guest on this episode - Mocha SMC Simone, who is a teacher, author, and former doula. She shares her birth journey and gives some excellent tips on what mothers can do to support breastfeeding.

In this episode we welcome two special guests, Angela and Michelle. They are both Black, Single Mothers by Choice who adopted their children. In addition to being an SMC, Michelle Hughes is also an attorney in the Chicago area who specializes in adoption law. This episode will introduce the different types of adoption and the various ways in which Black SMCs can pursue this path.

In this week's episode we are joined by our guest (who is both a Black SMC and a Doula) Safara Cooper to explore the topic of known donors. This could be a friend whose offered his sperm or someone you met via a known donor connection website. Safara shares with us resources she used on her journey to finding the one.

In this episode, we discuss travel from how much we miss it to single mother parenting hacks for the SMC traveler. We have taken our kids everywhere from the club med beach to a European vacation so come join us while she share tricks and tips and how to embrace the ups and downs of traveling as an SMC.

In this episode we discuss the decision to go from one child to two, and how that transition was for us. What were the things that went into our decision - including finances, space, time, etc.

It's the day after Valentine's Day and to kick off this week's episode we do a quick recap of our first virtual event by announcing our Mocha SMC top ten things we would want to do for Valentine's Day. Thank you to the Mocha SMCs who helped us compile this list. In this episode we also discuss the importance and the process of Estate Planning. How to ensure that your children are set in the event of your untimely death.

In this episodes we discuss what it's been like to SMC during a global pandemic to include tips and tricks to not go insane.

In this episode we discuss the things we wished we'd known about the medical stuff - such as questions to ask your fertility doctor, reasons you might not be getting pregnant, complications during pregnancy, and how to be your own advocate (as well as find your ride or die friend/family member who can advocate on your behalf).

In this episode we discuss the trials and tribulations of dating as a single mother by choice. This episode is for women who want to know what it's like, mothers who need some validation, and dudes who might be interested in dating an SMC.