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 June 22, 2011 at 8:55 AM

Getting debt-free

filed under: money matters, Toronto, expert insight, event insights

At our recent networking event in Toronto, noted money management expert Gail Vaz-Oxlade offered in the raffle a copy of her book Debt-Free Forever: Take Control of Your Money and Your Life. Here's an excerpt.

Posted May 7, 2011 at 6:55 AM

Parenting Insight from Jo-Anne in Toronto

filed under: being, parenting, ChoiceKids, Toronto

Jo-Anne Cutler is a Family Communication Specialist and Awareness coach, who helps people who are "stuck" make the shifts they need to experience more peace, fun and happiness in their lives. That extends to helping parents build the best stress-free environment to enable their kids to thrive.

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 January 21, 2011 at 9:20 AM

From Toronto: pregnant and fearful

filed under: emotions, Toronto, thinking, trying, pregnancy, miscarriage, dating, known donor, ChoiceChat, waiting

I started thinking about becoming a Choice Mom three years ago, when I was 34.

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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 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 22, 2010 at 1:15 PM

Is this the right doula?

filed under: waiting, doula, Toronto, expert insight, Minnesota

A woman on the discussion board reported that she'd found a doula she loves...but the doula has some specific requests she's not comfortable with. She asked women in the community for their input.

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Posted September 21, 2010 at 8:15 AM

Debt tips from Toronto expert (and casting call)

filed under: money matters, resources, Toronto, waiting, expert insight

Are you a Toronto-area woman in debt because of fertility treatments and/or pending newborn? Are you on the Choice Mom path anywhere in the world and want to get out of debt? Then read this....

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Posted September 17, 2010 at 1:20 PM

Doulas/Midwives recommended by Choice Moms

filed under: waiting, doula, resources, regional guides, becoming, pregnancy, WashingtonDC, Toronto, Minnesota

When you are preparing to deliver a child on your own, finding the right pre- and post-partum doula can be vital to a Choice Mom. Listen to this podcast about finding the right one for you. Read more about doulas on this website. And recommend yours here in the comments field.

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?