S5:E6 - Megan & Jasper

About this episode

Megan shares her journey to becoming a solo mum by choice, emphasizing the importance of taking the process step by step.

Megan’s Solo Mum by Choice Journey: Taking It One Step at a Time Season 5 continues with Megan’s story — and her journey to becoming a solo mum by choice. In this episode, Megan shares how she approached this decision step by step instead of focusing on the end result, and how that made the process feel more manageable. In this episode, she talks about: Listening to other solo mums and how that helped her feel less alone Taking the process step by step instead of focusing on the end result Known donor conversations and why facilitated conversations are important Adjusting her relationship with work after becoming a mum Living with her mum and raising her son together Trusting that you will figure out parenting as you go This conversation is thoughtful, calm, and very reassuring for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the idea of making such a big decision. If the idea of solo motherhood feels too big to think about all at once, this episode is a really comforting reminder that you don’t have to make every decision today — you can just take the next step. Key Takeaways Taking the process step by step can make big decisions feel more manageable. Facilitated conversations can help when…

People in this episode

Host: Alisha Burns

Guest: Megan

Topics covered

• solo motherhood
• decision making
• parenting
• support systems
• work-life balance

Keywords

• solo mum
• decision making
• known donor
• parenting
• support
• work relationship
• family

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