{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F2dddafb3-ffc8-41f6-a6f0-5156f5c2fba6","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"311: The Closet of Single Parenthood: A Bold Choice \u2013 Emma Brockes\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/2dddafb3-ffc8-41f6-a6f0-5156f5c2fba6\"></iframe>","title":"311: The Closet of Single Parenthood: A Bold Choice \u2013 Emma Brockes","description":"Sure. Parenthood is a choice for most of us. Except for those unexpected surprises. But when you finally decide, there\u2019s no time like the present, even if you are about to peak out of the 30-something years, find yourself single, and flirting with the early stages of a same-sex relationship, your decision to be a parent is truly a BOLD CHOICE! An Excellent Choice at that!\r\nSome would call this decision crazy, others muster a FAKE smile of support, but in your heart you realize, \u201cI\u2019m doing this and living life on my terms.\u201d That\u2019s exactly what Emma Brockes, author of the hilarious and sometimes frightening book \u2013 An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on My Solo Path to Motherhood, has done\u2026chosen to live the parenting life on her terms.\r\nShe joins us today, having recently uncloseted her witty and irreverent account of starting the parenting journey, to give us her take on life in the trenches of Motherdom.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* Learn what she was conditioned for, but aspired to be\r\n* She discovered this characteristic about herself because she became a parent\r\n* Quote: Have the courage to do the insane thing\r\n* When you make a decision, know why you made that decision, that is the key\r\n* It\u2019s ok for this to be hard\u2026discover what \u201cthis\u201d is in her mind\r\n\r\nAbout Emma\r\nEmma Brockes is a British journalist who writes for the Guardian and whose articles have appeared in the\u00a0New\u00a0Yorker\u00a0and the\u00a0New\u00a0York\u00a0Times. Her latest book, An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on My Solo Path to Motherhood is published by Penguin Press. She lives in\u00a0New\u00a0York\r\nConnect with Emma<a href=\"https://amzn.to/2OECG9B\"></a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.emmabrockes.com/\">Website</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/emmabrockesauthor/\">Facebook</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emmabrockes\">Twitter</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/2OECG9B\">Get The Book</a>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n<a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Femmabrockes%2F&amp;linkname=311%3A%20The%20Closet%20of%20Single%20Parenthood%3A%20A%20Bold%20Choice%20%E2%80%93%20Emma%20Brockes\" title=\"Facebook\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Femmabrockes%2F&amp;linkname=311%3A%20The%20Closet%20of%20Single%20Parenthood%3A%20A%20Bold%20Choice%20%E2%80%93%20Emma%20Brockes\" title=\"Twitter\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Femmabrockes%2F&amp;title=311%3A%20The%20Closet%20of%20Single%20Parenthood%3A%20A%20Bold%20Choice%20%E2%80%93%20Emma%20Brockes\"></a>","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}