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Choice Chat for Choice Moms

51 EpisodesProduced by Mikki MorrissetteWebsite

The podcast for single women who proactively choose motherhood. Hosted by: Mikki Morrissette, choicemoms.org

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Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

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Egg Freezing: When is it a good idea, when is it not?

December 2nd, 2014

11:02

New York City psychologist Joann Paley Galst has counseled hundreds of women over the years about dealing with fertility challenges. In her …

Genetic testing of sperm donors

September 22nd, 2014

24:54

In this conversation with GenePeeks co-founder Anne Morriss, we talk about the rare genetic issue that led her to create the company... what new …

Holly: A high gear parent slows down

February 12th, 2014

16:33

At the Choice Mom networking event in Boston, one of the women we heard from was Holly, who told us in honest detail about her pathway to motherhood …

Dr. Moragianni (Boston): The basics you need to know about fertility

February 4th, 2014

17:25

At the Choice Mom Networking Event in Boston (Fall 2013) we had an opportunity to talk with noted fertllity specialist Dr. Vasiliki Moragianni, of …

Introducing: Seattle Sperm Bank

November 11th, 2013

14:45

Thanks to the generous support of the Seattle Sperm Bank (formerly European Sperm Bank of USA), I am able to continue hosting the Choice Chat podcast -- interviews and conversation specifically for single women who are …

Egg-freezing and other choices: Rachel's story

March 3rd, 2011

58:30

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 of “In Her Own Sweet …

Simplifying the Adoption Process

November 11th, 2010

44:15

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, the practical issues, and how to pick …

Myths and Realities of Single-Parent Adoption

November 11th, 2010

51:30

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 open adoption (which is much …

Birds and the Bees for Grownups

October 12th, 2010

52:31

It’s amazing what we don’t understand when we’re actually TRYING to get pregnant. Three notable fertility doctors — Dr. Rani Abassi (Columbia …

Jealousy and Judgment

October 7th, 2010

57:40

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

Holiday time can be difficult, especially if you are jealous of sibling families, …

Finding the Right Doula

September 13th, 2010

48:37

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 …

When fertility stress has you down

July 6th, 2010

8:46

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 secretly fitting in …

Inseminating at Home

June 11th, 2010

57:22

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 the value of acupuncture. …

Dr. Sears on Self Care

May 5th, 2010

51:15

Especially if you are a new mom, single parents need stress-relief strategies and energy boosts. Noted pediatrician Dr. Robert Sears, a spokesperson for Happy Baby, offers simple tips, signs of postpartum depression, …

Legal and financial planning for the single parent

May 1st, 2010

48:45

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 if something happens to us? Estate attorney Micah Salb, …

Enhancing Fertility, Reducing Stress

May 1st, 2010

59:49

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 …

Surviving Baby Boot Camp

April 5th, 2010

59:18

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 …

Lori Gottlieb: Marry Him

February 3rd, 2010

32:51

When Choice Mom Lori Gottlieb wrote in Atlantic Monthly that perhaps settling for Mr. Good Enough might have been the smart choice, it created a firestorm of debate in the community. Now that she's interviewed marriage …

The politics of single parenting

June 30th, 2009

56:04

There is no question but that single parenting evokes a wide variety of
emotions and viewpoints about how the kids in single-parent homes turn
out. In this one-hour show, which aired on Voice America June 3, we hear from …

De-stressing single parenthood

June 30th, 2009

55:49

Did you know there are 10-minute solutions to detoxify the hassles of
the day? The smartest Choice Moms learn how to carve out special
moments in their …

Christine Coppa and unexpected pregnancy

June 30th, 2009

56:38

In this June 10 Voice America radio show, host Mikki Morrissette talks with Christine Coppa, of Glamour,
who gave up a kind of "Sex in the City" Carrie Bradshaw life when she
unexpectedly conceived. What can she tell us …

The genetic factor: what we should know for our adopted and donor-conceived children

June 30th, 2009

56:45

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

Ryan Kramer: Finding half-siblings and donors

April 7th, 2009

24:42

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 …

My life as an anonymous sperm donor

March 23rd, 2009

19:48

In this unique, detailed show, we hear directly from a formerly anonymous sperm donor (now running this service for donor families), who contributed for 15 years, about the contact he has now had with a few of his …

Tracking pregnancies: why it’s important

March 15th, 2009

17:06

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 even to egg donors, are …

Estate Planning Basics

February 28th, 2009

13:24

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 having a trust, and how …

Creating an estate plan: the lesson from a Choice Mom's death

February 19th, 2009

17:19

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 conceive, and an estate …

Dating as a single mom

February 12th, 2009

17:25

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 long-term relationship, …

What every Single Woman should know before becoming a Choice Mom

January 31st, 2009

9:24

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 Motherhood.

This episode was …

Choice Mom Tricks: Part 2

January 16th, 2009

19:34

Recorded at a San Francisco Bay Area networking event for Choice Moms, this show features the experience of Choice Moms founder Mikki Morrissette, …

Choice Chat with Jennifer: support network in action

January 6th, 2009

8:50

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 for our children, how …

Choice Mom Tricks: Part 1

December 22nd, 2008

14:36

In this show, recorded at a New York City networking event for Choice Moms, authors Mikki Morrissette and Louise Sloan talk about their Choice Mom journeys. What has been harder than we expected? What has been easier? …

Mary Pols: Accidentally on Purpose

December 7th, 2008

19:51

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

Answering the Daddy Question

November 25th, 2008

10:36

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 available on the ChoiceMoms.org

Talking out loud about grief

November 10th, 2008

13:42

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 decision to raise a …

Rick Weissbourd: The impact of single-parent homes

October 13th, 2008

10:18

Harvard educator Rick Weissbourd specializes in identifying what our kids need in order to grow up strong in today's culture. He is the author of The …

At-home insemination: everything you want to know but might be afraid to ask

September 25th, 2008

19:30

This is a MUST listen for anyone who wants to understand more about how conception works. Kristin Kali of Maia Midwifery and Preconception Services talks frankly and in detail about everything you need to know when …

Fertility Basics: What you need to know

September 7th, 2008

13:48

We talk with Dr. Isabelle Ryan of Pacific Fertility Center (SF Bay Area) about the basic steps a woman needs to take if she is proactively trying to conceive. We talk about the tests that can help assess the likelihood …

Negotiating with a Known Donor

August 18th, 2008

18:21

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 issues they discussed, …

Felicia: making the leap, miscarriages, and newborn days

August 3rd, 2008

16:34

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.

We also discuss the leap of …

What donor-conceived adults want to know

July 20th, 2008

16:27

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. Kathleen is a donor-conceived …

Cathi: Finding humor in fertility adventures

June 28th, 2008

7:48

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

Lori Gottlieb: The Mr. Good Enough Debate

June 19th, 2008

17:19

When Lori Gottlieb wrote an article about the merits of settling for Mr. Good Enough (Atlantic Monthly, March 2008), it set off a firestorm of debate within the Choice Mom community and across the U.S. in general. In …

Dealing with the emotions of fertility treatment

June 11th, 2008

17:53

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 fertility clinic to talk to …

How to choose a sperm bank...carefully

May 31st, 2008

18:11

There are important changes needed, and slowly happening, in the donor sperm industry. On this show host Mikki Morrissette talks with three people …

Jane Mattes: 25 Years of Single Mothers by Choice

May 28th, 2008

14:08

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

Louise Sloan: Knock Yourself Up

April 29th, 2008

16:15

I talked to Louise Sloan, the author of "No Man? No Problem. Knock Yourself Up," about what the actual message of her book is, the humor she found in her 14 attempts to conceive before her son was born, and how the …

Ken Daniels: Taking pride in our donor-conceived families

April 22nd, 2008

15:20

In this 15-minute conversation with New Zealand-based social scientist Ken Daniels, author of “Building A Family With the Assistance of Donor Insemination,? we talk about several controversial topics: the diverse …

Shelly Damm: Why I chose open adoption

February 18th, 2008

18:40

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 …

Who Are Choice Moms?

February 8th, 2008

17:13

Mikki Morrissette, author of Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide and founder of Choice Moms LLC, discusses 3 typical myths associated with the Choice Mom lifestyle, and gives background info about why …

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