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61:40

S5:E12 - Lucia & Gabe (part 2)

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2026/05/18

Part 2: 160 Days, and Then Home Trigger warning: This episode discusses premature birth, NICU and neonatal medical procedures. Missed Part 1? Start with S5:E11 — Luce's IVF journey, multiple losses, and the night her membranes ruptured at 22 weeks. Gabe was born at 10:35am on a Wednesday morning, weighing 598 grams. He was 30 centimetres long. He came out flat and silent, and a team of eight people swooped in immediately. Luce didn't know he was a boy for five full minutes. By quarter past twelve,

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65:26

S5:E11 - Lucia (part 1)

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2026/05/11

The Long Road & the Night Everything ChangedTrigger warning: this episode discusses pregnancy loss and premature birth. This is a two-part episode. Part 1 ends at the birth. Part 2 — the NICU journey and life now — drops next week. Some stories you have to tell in two parts. Lucia's is one of them. Luce is a nurse based in regional Victoria who froze her eggs at 36, made the decision to go solo shortly after, and then spent the next four years navigating one of the most complex IVF journeys

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37:46

S5:E10 - The Considering Stage: Why Making the...

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2026/05/04

Why Making the Decision is the Hardest Part — with Carrie MecklerThis is a different kind of episode. No birth story. No IVF timeline. No newborn update. Just a conversation about the stage that doesn't get talked about nearly enough — the one before any of that happens. Carrie Meckler is a licensed therapist based in North Carolina who is also a solo mum by choice to a beautiful two-year-old boy. She runs a six-week group program specifically for women in the considering stage, and she joins me

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71:36

S5:E9 - Michelle & Vayda-Rae - The long wait, the...

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2026/04/27

The long wait, the leap & life on the other side Michelle always knew she wanted to be a mum. What she didn't know was that the path to getting there would involve a two and a half year wait just to choose a donor. She made her first appointment at Fertility Associates in New Zealand in 2014 at the age of 34, was told there were five donor profiles to choose from, and was promptly put on a waitlist. She spent the next two and a half years living in parallel — open to meeting someone, but keeping

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48:50

S5:E8 - Nicola & Luca - Solo Mum by choice from the...

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2026/04/20

Solo Mum by choice from the start: Nicola & LucaMost women who come to solo motherhood have a moment — a relationship that ended, a birthday that passed, a realisation that waiting wasn't working. Nicola never had that moment. She just always knew. From the time she was young, she never pictured a partner. She pictured kids. Solo motherhood wasn't a plan B for Nicola — it was the only plan. And what makes her story so valuable for this community is that the hard parts she navigated weren't

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55:31

S5:E7 - Nelly & Violet

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2026/04/13

From Chronic Illness to Solo Mum: Nelly’s Long Road to Violet ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of miscarriage, fertility challenges, and medical complications during pregnancy. Season 5 continues with Nelly’s story — one of resilience, persistence, and navigating an incredibly complex path to motherhood. Nelly didn’t grow up assuming she would have children. With a history of renal failure, transplants, and years of medical treatment, motherhood didn’t feel like a given. But over

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55:33

S5:E6 - Megan & Jasper

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2026/04/06

Megan’s Solo Mum by Choice Journey: Taking It One Step at a TimeSeason 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

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90:27

S5:E5 - Jane, Jude & Charlie

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2026/03/30

Jane’s Solo Mum Journey: IVF, Identical Twins & A Pregnancy That Changed EverythingTrigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of pregnancy complications, pregnancy loss, premature birth, and NICU. Please listen with care and skip this episode if now is not the right time for you. Season 5 continues with Jane’s story — and this is a story that will stay with you. Jane always knew she wanted to be a mum, but after years of dating and never finding the right partner, she made the decision

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62:01

S5:E4 - Hayley & Oliver

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2026/03/23

Hayley’s Solo Mum by Choice Journey: From “One Day” to DoneSeason 5 continues with Hayley’s story — one that will resonate with so many women sitting in the “I know I want a baby… but when?” stage. Hayley didn’t wake up one day suddenly certain. Instead, her journey was gradual. Thoughtful. Honest. In this episode, she shares: When she realised motherhood wasn’t something she wanted to gamble on The internal shift from “maybe later” to “now” Navigating the donor process The emotional

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71:49

S5:E3 - Rhiannon & Bunny

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2026/03/16

Solo Motherhood at 29, IVF in the USA & Raising a Donor-Conceived ChildRhiannon didn’t spend years planning to become a solo mum. In fact, for most of her twenties she wasn’t even sure she wanted children at all. Then one night she had a vivid dream about a baby girl named Beatrix — and the feeling never left. At 29, she decided to pursue motherhood on her own terms, travelling to the United States for IVF and gender selection. She became pregnant on her first embryo transfer and later welcomed

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58:01

S5:E2 - Carly & Rylan

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2026/03/09

From Car Accident to IVF: Carly’s Solo Mum by Choice JourneyCarly always knew motherhood was non-negotiable. Marriage? Optional. A partner? Nice, but not essential. But children? Absolutely. After a serious car accident in 2020 forced her to stop and re-evaluate everything, Carly realised she couldn’t keep waiting for “someday.” What followed was a journey through public hospital waitlists, donor shortages, IUI disappointment, IVF pressure, and the emotional intensity of choosing a donor in a

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67:19

S5:E1 - Bec & Liam

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2026/03/02

From IVF Loss to Solo Motherhood: Bec’s Honest Journey to Becoming Liam’s MumSeason 5 begins with one of the most raw and honest conversations yet. In this first episode of the new season, Alisha sits down with Bec, who never imagined becoming a solo mum — until fertility timelines, life circumstances, and a quiet realisation changed everything. Bec shares how a routine fertility check planted the seed that ultimately led her toward donor conception, and the emotional process of choosing motherhood

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67:04

S4:E40 - Laura & Celeste

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2025/12/08

Laura’s Solo Motherhood Journey: Grief, Genetic Testing & Welcoming Baby CelesteTRIGGER WARNING - This episode of the podcast discusses baby loss. Laura never expected to walk the path of solo motherhood. After the heartbreaking loss of her daughter Emilia due to a chromosomal abnormality, she found herself navigating grief, timelines, donor selection and the pressure of changing legislation around donor sperm. In this episode, Laura shares how she moved from devastation to determination —

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73:26

S4:E39 - Kristi & Imogen

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2025/12/01

Kristi’s Story: Solo Motherhood, Mental Health & Finding Donor Siblings for ImogenKristi didn’t follow a traditional path to motherhood. After rebuilding her mental health and reaching 40, believing she had missed her window, she eventually found the courage — and the right medical support team — to pursue solo motherhood. In this powerful and vulnerable episode, Kristi shares her experience with depression, the fear of postpartum relapse, and the detailed medical advice she received to

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38:33

S4:E38 - Book recommendations with Feona & Meike from...

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2025/11/24

The Best Books for Donor-Conceived Children: DCP Hub’s Top RecommendationsIf you’ve ever wondered which books are the best tools to help your donor-conceived child understand their story, this episode is a goldmine. Alisha is joined by Meike and Fiona from DCP Hub, two solo mums by choice who have built a powerful resource for families navigating donor conception. Together they share their favourite books across every age group — from baby board books to primary and teen reads — and explain why

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57:23

S4:E37 - Sammy, Athena & Betty

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2025/11/17

How Sammy Created a Second Baby Solo After Separation: A Donor Conception StoryWhen Sammy’s marriage ended while her daughter was still a toddler, she grieved the future she thought she’d have. But she also knew, deep down, that she still wanted to grow her family — even if that meant doing it alone. In this heartfelt episode, Sammy shares how she moved from heartbreak to empowered action, navigating donor selection, finances, co-parenting, and ultimately conceiving her second daughter, Betty, on

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59:41

S4:E36 - Previous guest updates - Haylee & Maegan

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2025/11/10

Two Solo Mums, Two Very Different Updates: Pregnancy, Donor Siblings & a New BabyFrom “I did it on my own” to “I’m doing it again” — this episode brings back two of our previous guests to share where their journeys have unfolded since you last heard from them. In this episode, Alisha checks back in with Hayley (Season 1) and Maegan (Season 2) — two women who have already taken the leap into solo motherhood… and now return with major updates. Hayley shares how becoming a solo mum radically

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61:31

S4:E35 - Rochelle, Teddy & Nick

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2025/11/03

From heartbreak to IVF to identical twin boys — Rochelle shares how she found her power and joy doing this solo.In this inspiring episode, Alisha chats with Rochelle — a solo mum who went from quietly grieving the “traditional family” she once imagined… to owning her choice and becoming a proud solo mother of identical twins. At 37, Rochelle booked her first fertility specialist appointment and everything changed. She went from “I wish I had someone to do this with” to “I’m actually choosing this.”

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54:48

S4:E34 - Jessica & August

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2025/10/27

Trailblazer: Jessica’s Journey to Solo Motherhood, Strength, and PrideIn this inspiring episode, Alisha chats with Jessica, a proud solo mum who shares her powerful story of courage, resilience, and self-belief. At just 30, Jessica decided she wasn’t waiting any longer for “the right person” to build her family — and began her IVF journey that would lead to her beautiful son, August. From choosing her donor and facing a high-risk pregnancy, to surviving severe morning sickness, preeclampsia, and

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41:41

S4:E33 - Verity & Leo

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2025/10/20

Trust Your Gut: Verity’s Journey to Solo Motherhood, Autism, and AdventureIn this heartfelt episode, Alisha chats with Verity, a solo mum who shares her powerful story of resilience, self-trust, and love. Once told she’d never carry a baby, Verity began her solo motherhood journey at 37 after setting herself a deadline - and ended up with her beautiful son, Leo. Together they’ve faced huge highs and lows: a diagnosis of autism and anxiety, homeschooling, perimenopause, and caring for Verity’s mum

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