Annabelle Wilson met her husband when she was 19 years old. He had already been diagnosed with brain cancer and had been given 18 months to live. He was 22 years old.

They ended up sharing ten beautiful years together. They got married and then Annabelle fell pregnant.

When she was seven months pregnant, her loving husband, Josh, lost his battle with cancer. Annabelle gave birth to their beautiful daughter, Primrose, a couple of months later on Josh's birthday.

In this episode, Annabelle shares her story.

She also talks about:

• how she keeps Josh's memory alive for her now, almost 3-year-old, daughter,
• how they managed to not let the cancer prognosis affect what they did with their lives,
• the confusing time between Josh's death and the two months leading up to their daughter's birth,
• how she managed grief and becoming a new mum at the same time,
• what dating has been like since then,
• having a new partner and how that has been plus the associated guilt,
• her work with the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation,
• her advice for other women going through the same thing,
• and so much more.

Annabelle is such an inspiration. She has an incredibly positive attitude and mindset and I'm so happy to have her on the show.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Find out more about Cure Brain Cancer Foundation HERE.

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Alexandra Collier is an award-winning writer and playwright from Melbourne.

She has spent over a decade in New York working in theatre, TV, print and advertising; her plays have been produced Off-Broadway. In Australia, her plays have been produced and developed at Sydney Theatre Company, La Mama and the Hayes Theatre Co.

She has also written for a range of mediums and people, including Esther Perel, Showtime and the Good Weekend magazine (The Age/Sydney Morning Herald). Her recent article for the Good Weekend described her journey of becoming a single mother by choice, using donor sperm. You can read that article here.

Her TV show Inconceivable, based on her experience of becoming a solo mother by choice, is currently under option by Revlover.

Alexandra now lives in Melbourne with her 14-month-old son, conceived using donor sperm.

In this episode, along with sharing her story, Ally also talks about

• the importance of having the conversation with your partner early on about kids, and finding out if they want them and if your timelines align,
• dating whilst deciding to become a single mother by choice,
• telling her friends, family, and colleagues about her choice,
• lockdown in Melbourne as a single mum, and
• SO MUCH MORE!

Ally also shares her advice for others thinking about becoming single mothers by choice.

Links mentioned in the episode:

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In this week's podcast episode, I chat with my beautiful friend, and Gogglebox star, Isabelle Silbery. We catch up on:

• Life during Covid
• Homeschooling
• Co-parenting during Covid
• Overcoming heartbreak
• Her blossoming relationship with Alex
• Getting engaged
• Necker Island memories, and
• SO MUCH MORE!

Links mentioned in the episode:

You can listen to the previous episodes with Isabelle, 136 and 137 here and here.

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In this week's podcast episode, I chat with Zoe about her experience escaping an abusive relationship and how the struggle she had in explaining to her son where his dad was led her to write the book: Where Is My Daddy? This is a beautifully written, and illustrated, book that helps explain to children in similar circumstances why they aren't seeing their dad right now.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Find out more, and purchase the book here: www.whereismydaddybook.com.

Contact Zoe by emailing here at [email protected]

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The mindset series continues... I'm sharing some of my favourite tools and strategies with you to shift your mindset from negative to positive. Here is the fourth episode in the series.

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The mindset series continues... I'm sharing some of my favourite tools and strategies with you to shift your mindset from negative to positive. Here is the third episode in the series.

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The mindset series continues... I'm sharing some of my favourite tools and strategies with you to shift your mindset from negative to positive. Here is the second one.

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In the following few weeks, I'm going to share some of my favourite tools and strategies with you to shift your mindset from negative to positive. Here is the first one.

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Contemplating a skiing trip with your kids as a single mum? Listen to this first.

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Short and sweet this week: a quick update.

Thrive Tribe is now open. Sign up HERE.

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