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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 14: Representation Matters

Seeking Different - November 01, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In the final episode of season two, the Mocha SMCs break down by representation matters. They discuss their favorite television shows and how the conscious choice of media consumption plays into their parenting. Walk away with a solid list of shows that affirm Blackness for children as well as m...

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Season 2, Episode 14: Representation Matters

Seeking Different - November 01, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In the final episode of season two, the Mocha SMCs break down by representation matters. They discuss their favorite television shows and how the conscious choice of media consumption plays into their parenting. Walk away with a solid list of shows that affirm Blackness for children as well as m...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 13: Catch Up with the Mocha SMCs

Seeking Different - October 25, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In the second to last episode for season two, the Mocha SMCs catch you up on what's been happening in their lives. They discuss topics such as how to get past anxiety about getting a sitter during the pandemic (so you can do adult things), traveling during the pandemic, toddler pandemic anxiety,...

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Season 2, Episode 13: Catch Up with the Mocha SMCs

Seeking Different - October 25, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In the second to last episode for season two, the Mocha SMCs catch you up on what's been happening in their lives. They discuss topics such as how to get past anxiety about getting a sitter during the pandemic (so you can do adult things), traveling during the pandemic, toddler pandemic anxiety,...

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Season 2, Episode 12: Ask Us Anything Part 2!

Seeking Different - October 04, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Join us for the second part of our season two ask us anything episode. I this episode we discuss things like - what to tell your friend when she's intent on setting you up with a guy while you are TTC, how to handle when your friends all seem to be popping out babies but you are not getting preg...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 12: Ask Us Anything Part 2!

Seeking Different - October 04, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Join us for the second part of our season two ask us anything episode. I this episode we discuss things like - what to tell your friend when she's intent on setting you up with a guy while you are TTC, how to handle when your friends all seem to be popping out babies but you are not getting preg...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 11: Fun Facts about the Mocha SMCs

Seeking Different - September 27, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
On today's episode, Aisha and Hera (the Mocha SMCs) share a bit about themselves - things that aren't directly related to kids and mommying. Get to know your Mocha SMCs with questions like - what are we listening to, what are we reading, and where are we going during a zombie apocalypse! Curiosi...

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Season 2, Episode 11: Fun Facts about the Mocha SMCs

Seeking Different - September 27, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
On today's episode, Aisha and Hera (the Mocha SMCs) share a bit about themselves - things that aren't directly related to kids and mommying. Get to know your Mocha SMCs with questions like - what are we listening to, what are we reading, and where are we going during a zombie apocalypse!

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Season 2, Episode 10: Pandemic Parenting Part Two

Seeking Different - September 20, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Here we are - almost two years into a pandemic that everyone thought would only last a few months. Kids are back to school in person and the Mocha SMCs are here to tell you about how it's been going for them and some tips for parenting survival during these tough times.

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 10: Pandemic Parenting Part Two

Seeking Different - September 20, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Here we are - almost two years into a pandemic that everyone thought would only last a few months. Kids are back to school in person and the Mocha SMCs are here to tell you about how it's been going for them and some tips for parenting survival during these tough times. Curiosity and Beyond Exp...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 9: Ask Us Anything!

Seeking Different - September 06, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Since we had so many questions from the season one AMA, we decided to dedicate another episode to answering your burning questions. In this episode, we discuss topics like baby hair care, the pain of IVF, how to practice self care during IVF, choosing a donor on the brown spectrum, and finding b...

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Season 2, Episode 9: Ask Us Anything!

Seeking Different - September 06, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Since we had so many questions from the season one AMA, we decided to dedicate another episode to answering your burning questions. In this episode, we discuss topics like baby hair care, the pain of IVF, how to practice self care during IVF, choosing a donor on the brown spectrum, and finding b...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 8: Outcomes, Race, and the Changing Face of the SMC

Seeking Different - August 30, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this episode, the Mocha SMCs have a conversation with sociologist Rosanna Hertz about her two books as well as popular SMC topics like outcomes, race, and the evolution of the SMC. Rosanna has been researching this topic for quite some time and was able to shed some light on the movement from...

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Season 2, Episode 8: Outcomes, Race, and the Changing Face of the SMC

Seeking Different - August 30, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this episode, the Mocha SMCs have a conversation with sociologist Rosanna Hertz about her two books as well as popular SMC topics like outcomes, race, and the evolution of the SMC. Rosanna has been researching this topic for quite some time and was able to shed some light on the movement from...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2: Episode 7 - How Much Does it Really Cost to Have a Baby?

Seeking Different - August 23, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
The Mocha SMCs discuss how to get your finances in order before having children and some parenting hacks to ensure you are organized and prepared financially for your baby. You don't have to be rich to have a baby, but you need to be organized with your money if you are an SMC without another in...

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Season 2: Episode 7 - How Much Does it Really Cost to Have a Baby?

Seeking Different - August 23, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
The Mocha SMCs discuss how to get your finances in order before having children and some parenting hacks to ensure you are organized and prepared financially for your baby. You don't have to be rich to have a baby, but you need to be organized with your money if you are an SMC without another in...

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Season 2, Episode 6: When Things Don't Go As Planned

Seeking Different - August 16, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
This week on the Mocha Single Mothers by Choice Podcast we chat with Mocha SMC Kim. Kim was in her late twenties when she learned she had aggressive fibroids that required invasive surgery to remove. At that time, her doctor informed her that if she wanted children she'd need to consider conceiv...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 6: When Things Don't Go As Planned

Seeking Different - August 16, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
This week on the Mocha Single Mothers by Choice Podcast we chat with Mocha SMC Kim. Kim was in her late twenties when she learned she had aggressive fibroids that required invasive surgery to remove. At that time, her doctor informed her that if she wanted children she'd need to consider conceiv...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 5: A Conversation with Alease the Embryologist

Seeking Different - August 09, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
We found a Black Embryologist ya'll! This week we chat with Alease the embryologist on the science behind baby making. We will discuss things like - what does a quality egg look like, can you still inseminate with a mosaic embryo, and is it me or HIM (male infertility and how this should factor ...

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Season 2, Episode 5: A Conversation with Alease the Embryologist

Seeking Different - August 09, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
We found a Black Embryologist ya'll! This week we chat with Alease the embryologist on the science behind baby making. We will discuss things like - what does a quality egg look like, can you still inseminate with a mosaic embryo, and is it me or HIM (male infertility and how this should factor ...

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Season 2, EP 6: A Conversation with Alease the Embryologist

Seeking Different - August 09, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
We found a Black Embryologist ya'll! This week we chat with Alease the embryologist on the science behind baby making. We will discuss things like - what does a quality egg look like, can you still inseminate with a mosaic embryo, and is it me or HIM (male infertility and how this should factor ...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 4: Dating as a Single Mother by Choice Part 2

Seeking Different - August 02, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In follow up to the dating episode from season one, the Mocha SMCs discuss how things are going - the trouble with app dating - and navigating the logistics of dating without a coparent. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support ...

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Season 2, Episode 4: Dating as a Single Mother by Choice Part 2

Seeking Different - August 02, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In follow up to the dating episode from season one, the Mocha SMCs discuss how things are going - the trouble with app dating - and navigating the logistics of dating without a coparent.

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Season 2, Episode 3: A Day in the Life of a Black Single Mother by Choice

Seeking Different - July 26, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Today on the podcast, Aisha and Hera have a case of The Mondays. The Mocha SMCs chat about how to manage every day frustrations, get out of the house with two kids (one of which is a toddler always trying to toddler), and how to navigate when our past trauma and fears seep into parenting.

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Season 2, EP 3: A Day in the Life of a Black Single Mother by Choice

Seeking Different - July 26, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Today on the podcast, Aisha and Hera have a case of The Mondays. The Mocha SMCs chat about how to manage every day frustrations, get out of the house with two kids (one of which is a toddler always trying to toddler), and how to navigate when our past trauma and fears seep into parenting.

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 3: A Day in the Life of a Black Single Mother by Choice

Seeking Different - July 26, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Today on the podcast, Aisha and Hera have a case of The Mondays. The Mocha SMCs chat about how to manage every day frustrations, get out of the house with two kids (one of which is a toddler always trying to toddler), and how to navigate when our past trauma and fears seep into parenting. Curios...

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Season 2, Episode 2: A Conversation with Jane Mattes

Seeking Different - July 19, 2021 13:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
The Mocha SMCs sit down with the founder of the Single Mothers by Choice movement - Jane Mattes. In the early 1980s when SMCing wasn't really a thing (or at least wasn't enough of a thing for there to be a name for it), Jane was sitting around her dining room table with a few other mothers who'd...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 2: A Conversation with Jane Mattes

Seeking Different - July 19, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
The Mocha SMCs sit down with the founder of the Single Mothers by Choice movement - Jane Mattes. In the early 1980s when SMCing wasn't really a thing (or at least wasn't enough of a thing for there to be a name for it), Jane was sitting around her dining room table with a few other mothers who'd...

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Season 2, Episode 1: Mocha SMC Girlfriends Chat

Seeking Different - July 12, 2021 13:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
We're back!! We took a break for a couple months to plan new content for season two and in this first episode, we are catching everyone up on how things have been going for us. The topics in this episode include home buying, childcare post pandemic, dating, and what happens now when the world is...

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Mocha SMC: Season 2, Episode 1: Mocha SMC Girlfriends Chat

Seeking Different - July 12, 2021 13:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
We're back!! We took a break for a couple months to plan new content for season two and in this first episode, we are catching everyone up on how things have been going for us. The topics in this episode include home buying, childcare post pandemic, dating, and what happens now when the world is...

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