Healing the Tigress: An AAPI Maternal Mental Health Podcast

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Ep. 53 - Single Mom By Choice: Unexpected Joys Navigating Special Needs with Michele Elizaga

Ep. 53 - Single Mom By Choice: Unexpected Joys Navigating Special Needs with Michele Elizaga17 mrt46 min

Join us in this episode as we explore the inspiring journey of Michele Elizaga, a Filipina American single mom by choice. Michele shares her decision to embrace motherhood on her own terms and defy societal expectations of needing to be partnered to have a baby. It started on her 40th birthday in Costa Rica where she had a pivotal conversation with a good friend that led her to consider having a child without a partner and pursue fertility options. What started as a wild idea turned into a fa...