Introducing the Black Single Mothers by Choice Podcast

[00:00:02] Speaker A: Hi, I'm Aisha and I'm a former host of Mocha single mothers by choice or smcs like you. As an SMC, I decided to become a mother knowing I'd be the sole care provider and parent for my children. At least at the outset. Simoca stood for black, so I'm using the word black and I'll be discussing being a single mother by choice from a black woman's lens. You'll connect with all the interesting and fun things about this non traditional path, like discussing which sperm to use and some hard truths about fertility and the realities of dating. As a single mother who doesn't have a co parent to rely on occasionally, and what it's actually like to parent as an s and c this is the black single Mothers by Choice podcast. [00:00:55] Speaker B: Hi Pod. First, I want to thank you for listening to this podcast series. As you listen, you may notice areas where the episodes have been edited, and that's by design. The Black Single Mothers by Choice podcast is actually based on an original co hosted podcast which ran from January 2021 through November 2022. This edited series is a way for me to tease out my individual contributions and those of the guests who generously gave up their time during the interview. These are some of my really good friends who supported me through my SNC journey, and I wanted to value their contributions as well. It really mattered to me that the content remained available to black women, considering the SMC path. It also memorializes who I was, where I was, and how the pandemic impacted me as a solo parent. I have since moved on and created a second podcast series that is solo hosted by me. It's called start to finish Motherhood. It was created in November of 2022. This podcast series, Black Single Mothers by choice, focuses on my trying to conceive journey and the early parts of me parenting two children as a solo parent and start to finish motherhood is a podcast that focuses on parenting and on me coming to terms with my own identity. Host children. I wanted to take a bit of time with this new trailer to explain that to you because I do respect you as listeners. I hope you support both podcasts, black single mothers by choice and start to finish motherhood. They're both a labor of love for me. I hope you enjoy. [00:02:26] Speaker A: Bye now. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen. If you like what you've heard, please share this podcast with your girlfriends and I'd love to hear your thoughts about the topics covered in this episode. So email [email protected] if you found value in the topics covered. Consider making a donation using the link in the show notes below. Till next time. Podesthe bye now.