Posted May 24, 2010 at 12:30 PM

Support from city to city

filed under: support, Minnesota, Seattle, Texas, Atlanta, SanFrancisco, NYC, WashingtonDC, Europe, event insights, UnitedKingdom, emotions, feature, resources, regional guides, LosAngeles, Australia, Canada, Chicago, NorthCarolina, Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, London, Baltimore

There has been a resurgence of interest from women in many parts of the United States, Canada and Europe to find connections with others on the Choice Mom journey. So I'm re-featuring this list of support options to help women find each other.

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Posted October 21, 2011 at 8:50 AM

Regional E-Guide for Toronto Choice Moms

filed under: Toronto, fertility, emotions, event insights, parenting, regional guides, support, Canada

I am happy to announce the launch of our regional e-guides -- compilations of resources and expert insight coming out of our Choice Mom Networking Events in particular cities. These e-guides will be of great help to women in those communities -- advice from local Choice Mom-friendly doctors, for example -- and some of the insights will certainly be of value to women everywhere, such as understanding what a doula might do for you.

Posted January 22, 2011 at 7:20 AM

Where are Choice Moms, and what matters to us?

filed under: numbers, Australia, Canada, Europe, UnitedKingdom, resources

This new-and-improved website has been in operation now for nearly a year. I'd like to share some interesting new data about where we tend to be living, the stages we are in, and what we prefer to read on this website.

Posted November 5, 2010 at 7:35 AM

Australia's precedent in examining donor conception

filed under: trying, being, news, policy, Australia, donor conception, donor offspring, anonymous donor, ChoiceKids, open-identity donor, sperm bank, Canada, UnitedKingdom

There is a national discussion starting in the Australian Parliament about how to regulate and legislate donor conception practices across federal and state lines.

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Posted October 18, 2010 at 10:50 AM

Are you in one of our Top 20 markets?

filed under: resources, Atlanta, Texas, Canada, Chicago, Minnesota, regionalguides, SanFrancisco, Seattle, sponsors, Toronto, WashingtonDC, UnitedKingdom, Australia, Baltimore, Boston, Europe, LosAngeles, NorthCarolina, Philadelphia

There are 10 major markets where Choice Moms live. There are Choice Moms everywhere, of course, but I'm focusing on 10 communities where this website gets the most traffic from single women. I'm building resource guides for the cities listed below, with your help.

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Posted October 14, 2010 at 10:25 PM

UPDATED: Latest BioNews headlines

filed under: fertility, news, genetics, IVF, Canada, embryo, anonymous donor, UnitedKingdom, lesbian, donor offspring, resources, trying, research

As I've mentioned, one news source that I follow faithfully is BioNews, which publishes information about fertility and genetics out of the United Kingdom. Here are some of their latest reports of interest to the Choice Mom community.

Posted October 6, 2010 at 10:05 AM

Our Top 20 Choice Mom-friendly therapists

filed under: emotions, thinking, resources, support, trying, SanFrancisco, nyc, stress, Minnesota, Philadelphia, LosAngeles, Seattle, Texas, Toronto, Canada, Boston, NorthCarolina

When you are feeling isolated, angry, depressed or confused about the Choice Mom path, the discussion boards have become a good place to vent and share. But sometimes we need someone who not only understands the Thinking to Being stages, but is specifically trained to talk with us about our emotions.

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Posted March 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM

Creative solutions to simplifying life

filed under: support, Minnesota, Seattle, Texas, Atlanta, SanFrancisco, NYC, WashingtonDC, Europe, UnitedKingdom, resources, regionalguides, LosAngeles, Australia, Canada, Chicago, NorthCarolina, Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, London, Baltimore

At the Austin Choice Moms event we started to talk about ways to simplify, and add flexibility to our work life, so that we can enjoy more time with our kids. How do we do it?