EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 46 MIN
What Nobody Tells You About Doing It Completely Alone- With Jemima Fallows
from Now What? Podcast
Jemima found out she was pregnant at 39. The father made it clear from the beginning — if she continued, she was on her own. She continued.This conversation covers what nobody prepares you for when you're doing it completely alone from the start — the shame of a pregnancy you're hiding in plain sight, the identity shift that hits harder when there's no one to hand the baby to, the sleep deprivation, the finances, the friendships that quietly disappear, and the strange grief of losing a spontaneous life you didn't realise you'd miss.Jemima is two years in, finally back at work, newly dating, and still figuring out who she is on the other side of it. She doesn't sugarcoat any of it — and that's exactly why this one is worth a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jemima found out she was pregnant at 39. The father made it clear from the beginning — if she continued, she was on her own. She continued.This conversation covers what nobody prepares you for when you're doing it completely alone from the start — the shame of a pregnancy you're hiding in plain sight, the identity shift that hits harder when there's no one to hand the baby to, the sleep deprivation, the finances, the friendships that quietly disappear, and the strange grief of losing a spontaneous life you didn't realise you'd miss.Jemima is two years in, finally back at work, newly dating, and still figuring out who she is on the other side of it. She doesn't sugarcoat any of it — and that's exactly why this one is worth a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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