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In the second to last episode for season two, the Mocha SMCs catch you up on what's been happening in their lives. They discuss topics such as how to get past anxiety about getting a sitter during the pandemic (so you can do adult things), traveling during the pandemic, toddler pandemic anxiety, the Single Mother's by Choice Conference, and a few hot topics that have been circulating the community.

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Join us for the second part of our season two ask us anything episode. I this episode we discuss things like - what to tell your friend when she's intent on setting you up with a guy while you are TTC, how to handle when your friends all seem to be popping out babies but you are not getting pregnant, and several others. 

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On today's episode, Aisha and Hera (the Mocha SMCs) share a bit about themselves - things that aren't directly related to kids and mommying. Get to know your Mocha SMCs with questions like - what are we listening to, what are we reading, and where are we going during a zombie apocalypse!

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Here we are - almost two years into a pandemic that everyone thought would only last a few months. Kids are back to school in person and the Mocha SMCs are here to tell you about how it's been going for them and some tips for parenting survival during these tough times.

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Since we had so many questions from the season one AMA, we decided to dedicate another episode to answering your burning questions. In this episode, we discuss topics like baby hair care, the pain of IVF, how to practice self care during IVF, choosing a donor on the brown spectrum, and finding books with brown characters for your kids.

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In this episode, the Mocha SMCs have a conversation with sociologist Rosanna Hertz about her two books as well as popular SMC topics like outcomes, race, and the evolution of the SMC. Rosanna has been researching this topic for quite some time and was able to shed some light on the movement from a sociological perspective. 

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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.

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This week on the Mocha Single Mothers by Choice 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.

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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)

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

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