Podcasts by Choice Chat for Choice Moms

Egg-freezing and other choices: Rachel's story from 2011-03-03T13:51

When faced with the prospect of building a family as a single woman, it can be overwhelming the choices we actually have. What do we really want? This is the process Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, author...

Simplifying the Adoption Process from 2010-11-11T21:09:49

This conversation with Lee Varon, author of“Adopting On Your Own” helps to make the adoption process less overwhelming for the single woman. We talk about the options, the process, t...

Myths and Realities of Single-Parent Adoption from 2010-11-11T20:54:25

Private domestic adoption is an underestimated choice for many single women, largely because we tend to assume it’s too expensive, the wait time is too long, and that a birth parent in an ...

Birds and the Bees for Grownups from 2010-10-12T16:06:21

It’s amazing what we don’t understand when we’re actually TRYING to get pregnant. Three notable fertility doctors— Dr. Rani Abassi (Columbia Ferility Associates, D.C.), D...

Jealousy and Judgment from 2010-10-07T17:09:43

[this episode originally aired as a radio show in December 2009] 

Holiday time can be difficult, especially if you are jealous of sibling families, or being jud...

Finding the Right Doula from 2010-09-13T17:57

How do you pick a birth coach, and what can they offer pre- and post-delivery? We hear the wonderful story of four Choice Moms who delivered two babies in 24 ho...

When fertility stress has you down from 2010-07-06T14:02

At a Choice Mom networking event in San Francisco, Maia Midwifery's Kristin Kali talked with women about how to balance the love they started with on this journey with the stress they feel from ...

Inseminating at Home from 2010-06-11T02:19

A roundtable of single women talked at a Choice Mom workshop about the at-home insemination process, their emotions about the Choice Mom journey, IUI vs. ICI, one or two insems per cycle, and th...

Dr. Sears on Self Care from 2010-05-05T18:06

Especially if you are a new mom, single parents need stress-relief strategies and energy boosts. Noted pediatricianListen

Legal and financial planning for the single parent from 2010-05-01T12:34

How do we take care of our child, legally and financially, as a single person with one paycheck? What do we need in place to protect our child ...

Enhancing Fertility, Reducing Stress from 2010-05-01T12:03

How can yoga, massage, acupuncture and nutrition have an impact on fertility? We hear answers from the strong team at Pulling Down the Moon, who also explain food allergies, the do’s and d...

Surviving Baby Boot Camp from 2010-04-05T17:27

Three Choice Moms discuss the tips and strategies they learned to get through the newborn stage, including Jennie, who works full-time while going to college, and Christine, who has a preschoole...

Lori Gottlieb: Marry Him from 2010-02-03T21:35

When Choice MomLori Gottliebwrote in Atlantic Monthly that perhaps settling for Mr. Good Enough might have been the smart choice, it cre...

The politics of single parenting from 2009-06-30T14:52

There is no question but that single parenting evokes a wide variety of emotions and viewpoints about how the kids in single-parent homes turnout. In this one-hour show, whic...

De-stressing single parenthood from 2009-06-30T14:42

Did you know there are 10-minute solutions to detoxify the hassles of the day? The smartest Choice Moms learn how to carve out specialmoments in their day that are all about ...

Christine Coppa and unexpected pregnancy from 2009-06-30T14:36

In this June 10 Voice America radio show, host Mikki Morrissette talks withListen

The genetic factor: what we should know for our adopted and donor-conceived children from 2009-06-30T14:32

This one-hour June 17 Voice America radio show featured host Mikki Morrissette's conversation with author April Lynch ("The Genome Factor"), about what we can know ...

Ryan Kramer: Finding half-siblings and donors from 2009-04-07T22:06

In this powerful show, we talk with with Ryan Kramer, the extremely eloquent teenager who co-founded Donor Sibling Registry with his mother Wendy. We discuss 1) his curiosity about his roots from t...

My life as an anonymous sperm donor from 2009-03-23T19:35

In this unique, detailed show, we hear directly from a formerly anonymous sperm donor (now runningthis service for donor families), who contributed for 15 years, ...

Tracking pregnancies: why it’s important from 2009-03-15T15:14

A majority of families using donor conception do not report births after the fact. This has a tremendous impact on the industry -- for example, the numbers of offspring born to a sperm donor, and e...

Estate Planning Basics from 2009-02-28T21:20

Estate planner and Choice Mom Racheal Isan explains the basic options for anyone who is creating an estate plan for her child, including the difference between a will and a trust, the benefits of h...

Creating an estate plan: the lesson from a Choice Mom's death from 2009-02-19T06:28

Two women share the story of a Choice Mom whose unexpected and tragic death -- leaving behind a son born posthumously -- remind us of the reason we need to have life insurance in place before we co...

Dating as a single mom from 2009-02-12T03:49

In this episode we hear from two single moms about how they have managed to include dating into their lives. First I talked with my friend Darla about how she has juggled Choice Motherhood with a l...

What every Single Woman should know before becoming a Choice Mom from 2009-01-31T18:45

Recorded at the New York City Choice Mom event, this podcast features mental health counselor Joann Paley Galst discussing the basic tips she offers any single woman who is considering Choice Mothe...

Choice Mom Tricks: Part 2 from 2009-01-16T16:30

Recorded at a San Francisco Bay Area networking event for Choice Moms, this show features the experience of Choice Moms founderMikki Morrissette, the humor o...

Choice Chat with Jennifer: support network in action from 2009-01-06T17:40

This episode features Jennifer, 8 months pregnant, who was part of a Choice Moms conversation circle that included six women talking about how we got to this stage of our journey, concerns we have ...

Choice Mom Tricks: Part 1 from 2008-12-22T19:07

In this show, recorded at a New York City networking event for Choice Moms, authorsMikki MorrissetteandL...

Mary Pols: Accidentally on Purpose from 2008-12-07T02:25

This honest conversation with Mary Pols, author ofAccidentally on Purpose,  explores the emotions of a 39-year-old woman who unexpectedly found herself ...

Answering the Daddy Question from 2008-11-25T21:47

Eventually every Choice Mom wonders how to address the inevitable"Do I have a dad?" question from their child. In this show -- excerpted from the new 50-minute CD about the same topic now...

Talking out loud about grief from 2008-11-10T20:48

In this conversation with New York City-based therapist Joann Paley Galst, we talk about the intense feelings that were brought up in a recent Choice Mom workshop by single women who are making the...

Rick Weissbourd: The impact of single-parent homes from 2008-10-13T20:44

Harvard educatorRick Weissbourdspecializes in identifying what our kids need in order to grow up str...

At-home insemination: everything you want to know but might be afraid to ask from 2008-09-25T22:21

This is a MUST listen for anyone who wants to understand more about how conception works. Kristin Kali ofMaia Midwifery and Preconception Servicestalks f...

Fertility Basics: What you need to know from 2008-09-07T01:19

We talk withDr. Isabelle Ryanof Pacific Fertility Center (SF Bay Area) about the basic steps a woman needs to take if ...

Negotiating with a Known Donor from 2008-08-18T19:02

We talk with two unique experts in this episode about negotiating with a known donor. First is Jon, who has been asked by three women to consider being a known donor. He talks about the kinds of is...

Felicia: making the leap, miscarriages, and newborn days from 2008-08-03T03:20

In this conversation with Felicia, a therapist and Choice Mom, we get up close and personal about a common issue that isn't talked about much: coping with miscarriage. In her case, twice.

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What donor-conceived adults want to know from 2008-07-20T04:52

A classic concern of anyone who uses donor insemination is how the child will feel about it over time. In this show, we talk with two people who have an intimate knowledge of this issue.Listen

Cathi: Finding humor in fertility adventures from 2008-06-28T04:44

Cathihas managed to find the humor in the ups and downs of her Choice Motherhood journey. From figuring out when (and how) to inseminate herself...

Lori Gottlieb: The Mr. Good Enough Debate from 2008-06-19T15:49

WhenLori Gottliebwrote an article about the merits of settling for Mr. Good Enough (Listen

Dealing with the emotions of fertility treatment from 2008-06-11T19:40

Using insemination to build a family is not usually anyone's ideal method to parenthood. Sometimes we feel grief about not sharing the process with a partner. We might resent being asked by a ferti...

How to choose a sperm bank...carefully from 2008-05-31T22:46

There are important changes needed, and slowly happening, in the donor sperm industry. On this show host Mikki Morrissette talks with three people about what anyone should understand and think abou...

Jane Mattes: 25 Years of Single Mothers by Choice from 2008-05-28T13:23

I talk with Jane Mattes, the matriarch of theSingle Mothers by Choice network, a 25-year-old organization that offers support networks for Choice ...

Louise Sloan: Knock Yourself Up from 2008-04-29T14:28

I talked toLouise Sloan, the author of"No Man? No Problem. Knock Yourself Up,"...

Ken Daniels: Taking pride in our donor-conceived families from 2008-04-22T12:52

In this 15-minute conversation with New Zealand-based social scientist Ken Daniels, author of“Building A Family With the Assistance of Donor I...

Shelly Damm: Why I chose open adoption from 2008-02-18T01:10

This second in the series of Choice Chats is with Shelly, whose second child was added to the family through open domestic adoption. She explains why she chose that route, and offers thoughts on ra...

Who Are Choice Moms? from 2008-02-08T04:09

Mikki Morrissette, author ofChoosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guideand founder of Choic...