In todays episode I speak to Emily.
Emily was conceived using a sperm donor and raised by a solo parent. Because it was pretty common to be a solo parent family where Emily grew up, she didn't ask many questions about her father until her mum showed her a documentary about donor conception when she was in her teens, and she realised that she was conceived with a donor.
We explore the impact of not having those in depth conversations at an earlier age.
In todays episode we cover:
- Finding out you're donor conceived through watching a documentary
- The impact of not having conversations about donor conception from an early age
- The experience of meeting your donor
- How it feels to connect with donor siblings
- Advice for others
and much more.....
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About Mel Johnson
Hi! I'm Mel, The Solo Parenthood Coach and following my own journey to solo parenthood, I created The Stork and I to support others going through the same journey.
I'm also on a mission to change the narrative around solo parenthood
Learn more about me and the coaching I offer at www.thestorkandi.com
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S7: E3 Solo Parenting with Holly
S7: E2 Solo Parenting with Sarah @singlemammybychoice
S7: E1 Cultural considerations with Jayneel
S6: E10 Inconceivable - the Solo Parent Memoir
S6: E9 Solo parenting abroad with Jess
S6: E8 Solo parenting with Talia
S6: E7 All things Solo Parenting with @Claire_Needs_Coffee
S6: E6 Deciding on the ethnicity of your sperm donor
S6: E5 Solo Parenting Twins When One Has a Complex Heart Condition
S6: E4 Making the decision to use double donation and to have 2 children solo
S6: E3 When the hardest part of the journey isn’t the decision to start
S6: E2 Solo Parent and Doula, Amelie
S6:E1 No Need For Prince Charming
S5; E10 Chatting to donor conceived Skyler who was raised by a solo mum
S5: E9 Being connected to donor siblings families as a baby
S5: E8 Hearing from donor conceived Natasha who was raised by a solo mum
S5: E7 Being donor conceived and using donor conception to conceive
S5: E6 Julianne Boutaleb, Perinatal Psychologist
S5: E4 Hearing from the US Donor Conceived Council
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