The Single Greatest Choice: For Single Women Exploring Solo Motherhood by Choice (SMBC), Fertility, and Having a Baby on Thei

By Katie Bryan

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Subscribers: 15
Reviews: 1
Episodes: 86

kimmy
 Aug 13, 2020
I have been devouring this podcast every week. so well-done, and I love your energy and style as a host. very much looking forward to season 2!

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You always imagined becoming a mom someday, but what if someday doesn’t look the way you expected? Maybe you're considering solo motherhood, wondering if having a baby on your own is really possible. Maybe you know you want to be a mom, but the clock is ticking, you’re single and aren’t sure what to do next. Perhaps you’re already on the path: researching sperm donors, weighing IVF or adoption, or navigating pregnancy without a partner. Wherever you are in your journey, The Single Greatest Choice is here to support you. Hosted by Katie Bryan, a single mother by choice turned SMBC coach and community facilitator, this podcast is a space for women exploring what it means to choose parenthood on their own terms. You’ll hear real stories from solo moms who’ve been where you are: women who have faced the fears, made the choices, and built beautiful, fulfilling lives as single mothers by choice. You can expect conversations around: > Fertility for single women in their 30s and 40s; > Considering solo motherhood & becoming a single mother by choice (SMBC) > IVF, adoption, sperm donors, and egg freezing for single women > Having a baby on your own > Choosing to parent alone > Dating and relationships as SMBCs > Building community as a solo mom by choice > And much more. If you're single in your 30s or 40s and wondering, Can I do this?, you’re not alone. The path to becoming a single mother by choice isn’t always easy, but you don’t have to figure it out on your own. This is your place to find confidence, connection, and community as you explore whether solo motherhood might be your single greatest choice. Subscribe to the show so you don’t miss an episode, and visit www.singlegreatestchoice.com to learn more about our membership, coaching, community groups, and retreats.

Episode Date
S8E2 Expanding Your Family as a SMBC: Lauren Harris’s Journey to Three Kids
Apr 30, 2025
S8E1 Inside the SGC Retreat: Curveballs, Self-Compassion and the Magic of Letting Go
Apr 16, 2025
Welcome to The Single Greatest Choice
Apr 15, 2025
S7E9 My Story: How & Why I Chose to Have a Baby on My Own
Dec 25, 2024
S7E8 Egg Freezing, IVF & Dating as a Single Mother: Eboni K. Williams’ SMBC Story
Dec 11, 2024
S7E7 Adopting a Child as a Single Black Woman Based Overseas With SMBC Richelle Carey
Nov 27, 2024
S7E6 Kids or Childfree? Considering (Solo) Motherhood With Keltie Maguire
Nov 13, 2024
S7E5 Becoming a Single Mother by Choice After Divorce with SMBC Jamela Black
Oct 30, 2024
S7E4 The Emotional & Physical Reality of IVF for Single Women with Whitney Foley
Oct 16, 2024
S7E3 From Single Mom by Chance to Choice: Virginia Drader’s Journey to Pregnancy Without a Partner
Oct 02, 2024
S7E2 Sperm Donation for Single Women: How SMBC Valerie Bauman Found the Right Fit
Sep 18, 2024
S7E1 Why Educated Women Are Turning to Egg Freezing With Marcia Inhorn, Author of ‘Motherhood on Ice’
Sep 04, 2024
S6, Ep 10: SMBC with a known donor, Ashley Coates
Jul 24, 2024
S6, Ep 9: Solo Mum Society founder, author and podcast host, Alisha Burns
Jul 10, 2024
S6, Ep 8: “Accidental” SMBC through foster to open adoption with Elizabeth Friedland
Jun 26, 2024
S6, Ep 7: SMBC to two through adoption with Emily Driscoll
Jun 12, 2024
S6, Ep 6: Celine Charlotte, a quick journey from considering to parenting
May 29, 2024
S6, Ep 5: Luisa Ruge, SMBC in Colombia
May 15, 2024
S6, Ep 4: Danielle Winston, The Seed Scout
May 01, 2024
S6, Ep 3: thoughts on a second child as a SMBC
Apr 17, 2024
S6, Ep 2: Meredith Kate, host of The Backup Plan Podcast
Apr 03, 2024
S6, Ep 1: Carla Allen, SMBC through gestational surrogacy
Mar 20, 2024
S5, Ep 10: Keina Newell, Financial Coach
Dec 13, 2023
S5, Ep 9: Laura High, donor conceived advocate
Nov 29, 2023
S5, Ep 8: a sperm donor's perspective with Dylan Stone-Miller
Nov 15, 2023
S5, Ep 7: fertility law with reproductive attorney Rose Pondel
Nov 02, 2023
S5, Ep 6: travel tips with travel network innovator and SMBC Julie Munsch
Oct 18, 2023
S5, Ep 5: first comes baby carriage with now-coupled SMBC with Becky Thompson
Oct 04, 2023
S5, Ep 4: unconventional families with writer and SMBC thinker Sara Graybeal
Sep 20, 2023
S5, Ep 3: solo mum survival with Australian SMBC Rachel Toyer
Sep 06, 2023
S5, Ep 2: postpartum doula, lactation & sleep consultant and SMBC
Aug 23, 2023
S5, Ep 1: chosen family with Kiara Rae Schuh, donor conceived daughter of a SMBC
Aug 09, 2023
S4, Ep 10: Meet Chekwube, SMBC to be
Jun 14, 2023
S4, Ep 9: Meet Halima, SMBC to be
May 24, 2023
S4, Ep 8: Meet Meghann, SMBC to two
May 10, 2023
S4, Ep 7: meet Anna, almost a single mother by choice
Apr 26, 2023
S4, Ep 6: two years as an SMBC with Katie B.
Apr 12, 2023
S4, Ep 5: meet Christina, SMBC
Mar 29, 2023
S4, Ep 4: meet Anne, single mother by choice
Mar 15, 2023
S4, Ep 3: books for your child's bookshelf
Mar 01, 2023
S4, Ep 2: meet Liz, single mother by choice
Feb 15, 2023
S4, Ep 1: meet Lindsay, single mother by choice
Feb 01, 2023
S3 Bonus: 2022 end of year update with Katie B.
Dec 23, 2022
S3, Ep 5: using coaching strategies to choose the "perfect" donor
Aug 31, 2022
S3, Ep 4: choosing a known donor with Stephanie & Porter
Jul 20, 2022
S3, Ep 3: five SMBCs share how they chose their donor
Jun 29, 2022
S3, Ep 2: a surprise donor sibling connection with Holly & Tatiana
May 18, 2022
S3, Ep 1: a donor connection with Merav & Noa
Apr 27, 2022
S2 Bonus: one year as a SMBC with Katie B.
Apr 20, 2022
S2 Bonus: I'm (kinda) back! - an update from the trenches with Katie B.
Feb 08, 2022
S2 Bonus: Sarah Parente, Sacred Work Doula
Jun 25, 2021
S2 Bonus: Katie's birth story and postpartum experience
Jun 11, 2021
S2, Ep 8: taking a break from the pod and a bonus mini-episode
Feb 24, 2021
S2, Ep 7: a "thinker's" perspective on considering solo motherhood
Feb 17, 2021
S2, Ep 6: solo foster to adoptive mama, Lindsay
Feb 10, 2021
S2, Ep 5: Whitney Bischoff Angel, fertility nurse and patient advocate at OVA Egg Freezing
Feb 03, 2021
S2, Ep 4: cancer previvor and double donor SMBC with Maggie
Jan 27, 2021
S2, Ep 3: solo mom by chance and then by choice, a decade apart with Heather
Jan 20, 2021
S2 Bonus Takeover: 50 First Dates on The Life Unscripted Podcast with Kristy Katzmann
Jan 15, 2021
S2, Ep 2: preconception health coach and holistic nutritionist with Naturally Nora
Jan 13, 2021
S2, Ep 1: Clinical Psychologist, Financial Therapist and SMBC with Dr. Traci
Jan 06, 2021
S1 Bonus: Molly Hawkey, host of Spermcast Podcast
Sep 30, 2020
S1 Bonus: Kristy Katzmann, star of Labor of Love
Sep 02, 2020
S1 Bonus: Katie's Pregnancy Update & the Podcast Community
Aug 26, 2020
S1, Ep 21: season one finale with guest updates
Aug 12, 2020
S1, Ep 20: Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, fertility physician at Fora Fertility
Aug 05, 2020
S1, Ep 19: the path to mama with Mecca
Jul 29, 2020
S 1, Ep 18: all about coaching with Katie B.
Jul 22, 2020
S1, Ep 17: becoming a solo parent after grief with Shelle Lynn
Jul 15, 2020
S1, Ep 16: making babies alone (with a friend) with Jess & Lauren
Jul 08, 2020
S1, Ep 15: The New Mom Boss with Kallista Andersen
Jul 01, 2020
S1, Ep 14: no need for prince charming with Alisha Burns
Jun 24, 2020
S1, Ep 13: the hardest and greatest choice with Summer
Jun 17, 2020
S1, Ep 12: Questioning motherhood with CEO at Steadfast Life, Whitney Roehl
Jun 03, 2020
S1, Ep 11: SMBC and creator of the Embie app, Ravid Israel
May 27, 2020
S1, Ep 10: single motherhood by choice and mindset with Juliet
May 20, 2020
S1, Ep 9: choosing platonic coparenting with Sarah
May 13, 2020
S1 Bonus: processing emotions
May 10, 2020
S1, Ep 8: when solo motherhood is Plan A with Emma
May 06, 2020
S1, Ep 7: The Wholesome Fertility Method with Michelle Oravitz
Apr 29, 2020
S1, Ep 6: finding hope in the midst of heartbreak with Krista
Apr 22, 2020
S1, Ep 5: on mentoring and single motherhood by choice with Brenda
Apr 15, 2020
S1, Ep 4: ready for motherhood at 30 with Gloria
Apr 08, 2020
S1, Ep 3: on choosing single motherhood with Chelsea
Apr 01, 2020
S1, Ep 2: my fertility story
Mar 25, 2020
S1, Ep 1: welcome to the single greatest choice
Mar 18, 2020