S3: 5: Writing a book about solo motherhood

The Stork and I

In this episode I chat to Louisa Pateman, author of Single Again and Again and Again, this month's very first Stork and I Book Club book. Louisa is a solo mum to a 10 year old and has documented her story in this amazing book which I couldn't put down and highly recommend. In this episode we cover: - How we keep adjusting our plans from how we originally thought our life would play out - The baby calculator - Why we can't use the same approach in our lives to dating as we do with every other aspect of our lives - Our views on whether living abroad impacts our chances of meeting a partner - Why Louisa coined the term SWC35+ and what it means! - Why some men view solo motherhood very positively - Our experiences of internet dating and why there is sometimes a temptation to lower our standards - Understanding our entrenched beliefs - Why we sometimes make poor relationship choices because we want a baby - Is it fair bringing a child into the universe knowing it only has one parent - Experiencing labour solo - Talking to our children about donor conception - The importance of changing the narrative around being single and much more...! You can find Louisa's book Single Again and Again and Again on Amazon and I highly recommend giving it a read.