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 April 26, 2011 at 6:55 PM

Meet Diane: Philadelphia coordinator

filed under: Philadelphia, ChoiceChat

Our recent event in Philadelphia owed a lot to Diane, who convinced me of the need to host a Choice Mom networking event there this year. Then she set about turning the wheels to help make it happen. She'll continue turning the wheels for the local women.

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Posted April 21, 2011 at 8:10 AM

Exploring IVF and Donor Egg

filed under: resources, trying, fertility, Philadelphia, egg, donor, embryo, event insights, insemination, IVF, Baltimore

As we continue our look this month into alternatives to the "traditional" IUI route for Choice Moms, here are some great resources.

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Posted April 19, 2011 at 7:05 AM

Meet Kali: East Coast coordinator

filed under: ChoiceChat, resources, support, being, Philadelphia

When it was time to start finding coordinators to help Choice Moms do the work we do with the community, the first person I thought of was Kali, who has quietly been offering suggestions and moderation help for several years. Now you, too, can meet her as she steps out of the shadows to help manage our vast East Coast resources.

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Posted April 18, 2011 at 7:30 AM

Top 5 steps for your estate plan

filed under: Philadelphia, event insights, legal, money matters, tips, checklist

At the Philadelphia Choice Mom networking event, estate planner Laura Stegossi offered these 5 steps to a healthy estate plan.

Posted April 16, 2011 at 8:55 AM

Meet Jessica: an Atlanta coordinator

filed under: Atlanta, ChoiceChat, support, regionalguides, resources, NorthCarolina, Boston, Chicago, UnitedKingdom, LosAngeles, Philadelphia, Texas, Toronto

I met Jessica at our Raleigh event. She had driven in from Atlanta with Cyndi. They met after I let them know both were traveling from the same area, so they made contact, drove together, became friends, and will now co-moderate our new Atlanta conversation board.

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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 12, 2010 at 9:00 AM

UPDATED: Our friends in the fertility industry

filed under: fertility, trying, WashingtonDC, SanFrancisco, NYC, doctor, Seattle, NorthCarolina, LosAngeles, Philadelphia, Toronto

Given the large number of questions on the Choice Mom discussion boards about fertility, and the fact that many of us don't realize until late in the game how fragile our fertility is, I couldn't do this topic justice on the website and in our networking events without our Choice Mom fertility experts.

Posted October 7, 2010 at 12:20 PM

Dealing with jealousy and judgment

filed under: podcast, trying, waiting, emotions, stress, Philadelphia

How do you deal with your jealousy about other pregnancies and families...or judgment from others about your own? This podcast will help.

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 September 17, 2010 at 12:50 PM

Therapists who understand the Choice Mom journey

filed under: emotions, thinking, trying, resources, stress, support, nyc, sanfrancisco, losangeles, chicago, boston, minnesota, philadelphia, Seattle

These mental health therapists have an interest in working with single women about grief, fertility, adoption, and other aspects of the Choice Mom journey. They have been recommended by Choice Moms.

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?

Posted February 25, 2010 at 8:05 PM

When your clinic wants you to do a psych evaluation

filed under: emotions, podcast, thinking, trying, fertility, NYC, Philadelphia

It can seem off-putting when your fertility doctor asks you to do a psychological evaluation before embarking on Choice Motherhood. But it's common at many clinics.