Ep 224: Being a Solo Mom By Choice with Julia Karol

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes, you realize that your Plan B was your Plan A all along. When Julia chose to become a solo mom, there were a lot of decisions to be made. She meditated, traveled, journaled, and more.

This path of independent maternity felt right to her so she set out to learn as much about alternative families as she could. She decided to do this by having conversations with real people which inspired her podcast Stork’d. She’s on a mission to share through personal experience, both hers and others’, what it looks like to create your own happiness.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

Why Julia opted to be a solo mom
What made her select insemination over adoption
How her friends and family responded to her choice to be an independent parent
How she found the confidence to stand firm in her decision to be a solo mother
Which factors she took into consideration when choosing a sperm donor
What the donor selection process was like
What it was like to navigate prenatal care as a solo parent
What the positives and negatives were of living with her parents postpartum

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0:00.0	In this episode, I'm chatting with Julia Carroll about being a solo mom by choice.
0:12.6	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:17.1	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certifiedcertified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:23.8	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth.
0:35.5	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not
0:39.5	a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com
0:45.0	forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
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1:04.4	support you can actually use.
1:07.7	No pressure, no preachy advice, just a breath of fresh air in your inbox every Thursday.
1:15.0	Come join me at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email.
1:20.4	Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:24.3	This is episode number 224. Whether this is your first time tuning in or you've been
1:30.6	here before, I'm so grateful you're spending some of your time with me today. In today's
1:36.8	episode, we have Julia Carroll. Julia is a mom, creative leader, warm friend, animal lover,
1:43.1	and champion of alternative families. She is a solo mom
1:48.5	by choice and the host of Stork, a podcast celebrating all families and paths to building a family.
1:56.9	When she's not hosting Stork, Julia runs a private investment firm.
2:03.3	She lives in Boston with her toddler and dog.
2:09.7	Julie and I have a great conversation about what made her decide to be a solo mom by choice, what type of support she had around making that choice, her thought process behind choosing
2:16.9	a sperm donor versus going with adoption.
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