Tinder, eHarmony, Plenty of Fish, even the playground at (ahem) pick-up time – wherever and however you're meeting your matches, you won't be prepared unless you've first heard Ewa Baran's dating stories. We're making sense of what makes dating

Ep. 19: Single Mom Love Stories: Ashlee & Flowers

Mar 29th, 2018 37m 39s

Welcome to Single Mom Love Stories! "I've always found more beauty in the grit," photographer, activist and (former) single mamas Ashlee Dean Wells explained of how revealing scars has helped her share her own stories and the testimony of othe

Ep. 18: My Ex-Husband Died. Now What?

Mar 22nd, 2018 30m

Have you ever wished your ex would fall off the planet? What if they did? In this episode, we dive into the deep waters of grief, panic, compassion and anger that bubble up when a child’s other parent dies. Author Amy Sue Nathan shares the comp

Ep. 17: Everything I Lost in the Gulf of Divorce

Mar 15th, 2018 48m 1s

We asked listeners, friends and readers at Single Mom Nation to share what they lost in divorce. A hundred comments piled up in an hour, creating a profound list of Christmas ornaments to childhood photos, cars and homes to friends, dignity and

Ep. 16: Getting Rid of Marriage Crap

Mar 8th, 2018 41m 50s

Of course, the storage locker of wedding china and anniversary mementos is packed full of sentiment and emotion, not just stuff. And clearly, divorce paperwork and visitation calendars cause their own crazy mental (and desk) mayhem. Enter Rache

Ep. 15: No Longer A Single Mom: Confronting Gender Identity

Mar 1st, 2018 36m 40s

Jessica asked writer and single parent Casey Brown to be a guest on the podcast repeatedly. And then the lightbulb blazed: OH. Casey doesn’t identify as a single mom. After being one of the first same-sex spouses in the country and then one of

Ep. 14: Entrepreneurship as a Badass Single Mom

Feb 21st, 2018 48m 1s

When Stefania Pomponi and I met, we were both married moms, blogging about our lives with small children. Today, she's a single mom, one of the founders and boss ladies of the award-winning agency Clever, and a woman dedicated to standing in he

Ep. 13: What I Wish I'd Done Differently in Divorce

Feb 14th, 2018 38m 13s

Welcome to Season 2 of Single Mom Nation podcast! Jessica ignites this new season with a big announcement about how she’s working to transform the agony of divorce. And she’s joined by kickass single mom, digital marketing strategist, podcaster