Motherhood, Choice, and Refusing to Settle

Motherhood, fertility, IVF, egg donation, single motherhood by choice, and the cost of settling are at the center of this powerful conversation from @HerVoiceShinesPodcast-q7f

In this episode, I join Chenadra Washington, host of the Her Voice Shines Podcast, for a powerful conversation about what can happen when the dream of motherhood feels like it is slipping further and further away, and how easy it can be to settle for “Prince Convenient” when you believe the traditional path is your only option.

But settling has a cost.

For me, that cost included years of fertility struggles, IVF, child loss, foster parenting, egg donation, divorce, and eventually a painful custody battle that forced me to fight for my right to parent my own child.

This conversation is for the woman who feels like time is running out and thinks she has to compromise on love, partnership, or herself just to become a mother.

We talk about the biological clock, the emotional and financial toll of fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, outdated presumed father laws, and why women need better information before they are forced into crisis decisions.

If the glass slipper doesn’t fit, screw the fairy tale. Become a mother on your own terms.

This conversation originally appeared on Her Voice Shines Podcast. Watch and support the show here: https://youtube.com/@hervoiceshinespodcast-q7f?si=9dHuMxeo-s1sIlWM.