Mel is an experienced Life Coach, with a coaching qualification from CoachMatch and over 15 years of personal development and leadership coaching, with the last 6 years focusing solely on Solo Parenting. She uses the blended approach of coaching, research based information and resources, and personal insights from her own journey to provide support to explore options and to help support those who are deciding to go down the same path. She has grown a like minded community full of amazing women who are all here to help and support each other, and through the content she shares, 1:2:1 coaching, group coaching programmes and through her membership, she supports women from around the world to feel empowered and in control of their route to parenthood.
Mel talks about why she decided to become a solo mother, what her friends and family thought about it, and the biggest challenges she has faced. For solo mothers – there are various ways to obtain donor sperm such as through a fertility clinic, with a friend, or through meeting someone on line. The latter option can be problematic as highlighted in the Netflix series – The Man with 1000 kids. Most solo mothers are honest with their children from the start and tell them that they were conceived using donor sperm. The donor conception network produces excellent books called Our Story which help different types of families explain how they conceived to their children. Mel explained that it can lead to problems if families are not open.
Date of episode recording: 2024-07-04T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00.45.55
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Professor Joyce Harper
Guests: Mel Johnson
Producer: Joyce Harper
What is Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me This? ?
Season 4 Joyce Harper is Professor of Reproductive Science at the Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, author, public speaker, scientist and host of the podcast Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me This? Together with expert guests and people with lived experience, this podcast offers practical tools to help you build a life of good health and happiness. www.joyceharper.com Instagram, TikTok: @profjoyceharper Facebook: Global Women Connected