Friday Q&A: Mel Johnson on Solo Parenthood
Made by Mammas: The Podcast
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4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we’re joined by Mel Johnson, founder of Stork & I, to share her powerful and personal journey to motherhood.
Mel opens up about her experience with IVF, getting pregnant solo later in life, and the realities of building a family on your own terms. She also answers your question, covering everything from navigating fertility treatments to handling curiosity (and sometimes intrusive questions) about your unique family dynamic.
Honest, reassuring, and full of insight, this is a must-listen for anyone exploring alternative paths to parenthood.
Find a new episode every Tuesday & Friday and in the meantime check out Made By Mammas on Instagram: @madebymammas.
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| 0:00.0 | Zoe and Georgia will be here in just a moment with Made by Mummers. Once you've finished this |
| 0:06.8 | episode, you should catch up on You Don't Know You're Born, the parenting podcast from Danny Miller, |
| 0:12.2 | Brooke Vincent and Wingman, as they navigate raising their kids in a world of screens and smart |
| 0:17.7 | speakers, a far cry from their own upbringing. |
| 0:25.8 | Each week, they draw on their Coronation Street and Emmadale routes to share a bit of parenting wisdom in acting up. It's very silly and very funny. Just search, you don't know you're |
| 0:31.5 | born wherever you get your podcasts and queue up the latest episode to play next. |
| 0:36.6 | Hello and welcome to Made My Mommas the podcast. |
| 0:39.8 | I'm Zoe Hardman. |
| 0:40.9 | And I'm Georgia Dayton. |
| 0:42.0 | And this is your parenting safe space where no conversation is off limits. |
| 0:46.6 | With five kids between G and I, we have seen a lot. |
| 0:49.6 | We really have. |
| 0:50.6 | Each week, we'll be joined by some famous faces and experts. |
| 0:53.7 | And we'll chat about the brands and products that have saved us along the way. In short, we're the parenting podcast for you. Before we get started, hit subscribe or follow, so you're the first to know when each episode lands. And they're on Tuesdays and Fridays. And it really helps if you leave a rating and a review. You can also find us in Instagram. |
| 1:11.2 | We're on at Made by Mummers. |
| 1:12.5 | But for now, George, should we get into it? |
| 1:14.9 | Hello and welcome to Friday's episode of the podcast. |
| 1:18.0 | A really, really brilliant conversation ahead for you guys today. |
| 1:21.8 | And somebody who is very passionate, I think is a good word, about what she's been through her journey and |
| 1:28.7 | helping other parents, coach, speaker, advocate, doing solo parenting her way. |
| 1:33.3 | It's Mel Johnson from the Stork and I. |
| 1:35.2 | Yay! |
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