S3: 5: Writing a book about solo motherhood

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.