Black Single Mothers by Choice & Start to Finish Motherhood... The Mash-up

If you’ve been listening to Black Single Mothers by Choice, you’ve been here from the beginning the questions, the uncertainty, the early decisions, and the quiet courage it takes to choose motherhood intentionally.

This episode is a bridge...

When this podcast began, the focus was narrow and necessary: becoming a Black Single Mother by Choice, navigating fertility decisions, donor choices, dating, medical advocacy, and the early realities of parenting very young children. These conversations were raw, timely, and rooted in survival and discovery.

But life didn’t stop there. Motherhood kept moving and evolving and so did my podcasting.

Children grew. Capacity shifted. New questions emerged: about school-age parenting, identity, work, rest, boundaries, grief, joy, and what it looks like to live beyond the early trenches of solo motherhood.

The story continues under one home: Start to Finish Motherhood.

Where to Go Next

Start to Finish Motherhood is where the full arc of the journey lives — from the earliest days of choosing solo motherhood to parenting school-age children and reimagining life on your own terms.

To make that transition easier, Season 5 of Start to Finish Motherhood introduces the Mash-Up Episodes.

What Are the Mash-Up Episodes?

The Mash-Up Episodes intentionally revisit key episodes from Black Single Mothers by Choice — but with context, reflection, and updates layered in. You’ll hear:

how early decisions played out over time
what changed, what stayed true, and what surprised us
new insights shaped by lived experience
and how the journey evolved from survival into sustainability

These are not reruns.
They are bridges connecting where you started to where the story is now.

How to Listen

Start with Season 5 of Start to Finish Motherhood to hear the Mash-Up Episodes and updates
Then, binge Seasons 1–4 to experience the journey from the beginning — uninterrupted and in one place

If Black Single Mothers by Choice helped you feel seen, grounded, or less alone, Start to Finish Motherhood is where that conversation deepens.