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Black Single Mothers by Choice (SMCs) — 68 episodes

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STFM Exclusive: How It’s Going...My Big Career Pivot

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Mash-up Clip: What I Learned About Traveling with Kids

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Mash-up Clip: How Sperm Costs Have Changed (2013–2026)

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Mash-up Clip: What I Learned About Having a Second Child

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Mash-up Clip: What I Know Now... Ask Me Anything

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Mash-up Clip: What the Pandemic Revealed... Parenting in a Pandemic

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Mash-up Clip: Advocating for My Child Then ... Advocating for Myself Now

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Mash-up Clip: Reflections on the Dating Pool from a Black Single Mother by Choice

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STFM Exclusive: How It Started... Why I Created Start to Finish Motherhood (STFM)

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The Bridge Between Then (BSMC) and Now (STFM)

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A Final Note — Where the Story Goes Next

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

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Introducing: Start to Finish Motherhood w/ Aisha

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*New Podcast Alert* NorthStar GAZE

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S4E11: Parenting the Child in Front of You

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S4E10: Ask Us Anything (Part 2)

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S4E9: Ask Me Anything I'm an Open Book

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S4E8: Debriefing Twin Pregnancy Challenges and Strategies for When Pregnancy Gets Complicated  

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S4E7: The Realities of a Twin Pregnancy  

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S4E6: Tips for SMCs Traveling with Infants and Toddlers  

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S4E5: Yes... You Can Have a Romantic Relationship After Becoming an SMC

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S4E4: The SMC Motto is "Choose Your Hard"  

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S4E3: A Black SMC's Perspective on Raising Biracial Children  

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S4E2: Living Brave, the Day-to-Day Realities of Single Motherhood by Choice  

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S4E1: Back to School Already?

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S3E11: Trials of Pandemic Parenting #3  

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S3E10: Meet an Embryo Donor - Abby  

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S3E9: Part 2: Sage Advice from SMCs Parenting Tweens  

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S3E8: Part 1: Sage Advice from SMCs Parenting Tweens

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S3E7: Expat...An SMC's Decision to Blaxit

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S3E6: Checking In... Real Talk  

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S3E5: Meet an Egg Donor - Dominique 

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S3E4: Cultural Appropriation and Black History Month  

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S3E3: Black SMCs Raising Boys and Embracing Gender Differences  

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S3E2: Selfcare Can Look Different for Single Mothers by Choice  

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S3E1: I'm Back! Surviving and Advising

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S2E15: Some Holiday Traditions for the SMC

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S2E14: Why Representation Matters in SMC and Parenting Spaces

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S2E13: Checking...How You Doing?

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S2E12: Ask Me Anything #3  

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S2E11: Fun Facts About Your Host

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S2E10: Trials of Pandemic Parenting #2  

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S2E9: Ask Me Anything #2  

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S2E8: Aisha's Conversation with Rosanna Hertz: Outcomes, Race, and Changing Face of SMC  

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S2E7: SMC Finances - How Much Does It Really Cost to Have a Baby

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S2E6: Regrouping After the Fertility Journey Hits a Roadblock  

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S2E5: Aisha's Conversation with Alease the Embryologist  

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S2E4: Never a Dull Moment Dating as An SMC

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S2E3: A Morning in the Life of an SMC

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S2E2: Aisha's Conversation with Jane Mattes: Starting the National SMC Organization  

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S2E1: I'm Back Let's Chat

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S1E15: Ask Me Anything Part 1  

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Special Episode: Tips for Surviving Father's Day as an SMC  

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S1E14: A Conversation with Seattle Sperm Bank

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S1E13: Adoption for Black SMCs Part 2  

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S1E12: Birth, Breastfeeding and Managing Expectations as Parents

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S1E11: Adoption for Black SMCs Part 1

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S1E10: Getting Started with a Known Donor

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S1E9: Traveling with Kids as an SMC, Tips and Insights

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S1E8: Trying for a Second Child as an SMC

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S1E7: The Importance of Estate Planning for SMCs

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S1E6: Trials of Pandemic Parenting Part 1

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S1E5: Black Bodies, Black Babies, and Medical Advocacy

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S1E4: Preparing to Date as an SMC

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S1E3: My Approach to Choosing a Sperm Donor

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S1E2: Getting Down to Basics: IUI vs. IVF

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S1E1: First Things First- Who is a Single Mother by Choice (SMC)

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Introducing the Black Single Mothers by Choice Podcast