{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7b4acef7-3bd0-4e25-ab0a-76963f47bb11/6193b8c67015980013817cf7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Liv Thorne On Choosing Solo Motherhood","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e323006c05e4480f40775/1637070896162-c0d30f2f0919711d885a241a1a0382f2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>My guest on this episode had always dreamed of being a mum but at age 37 and very much single with no partner on the horizon, she decided to take matters into her own hands.</p><p><br></p><p>Liv Thorne started researching sperm banks and fertility clinics, setting out on a journey that has resulted in her being a solo mum to three year old Herb, today.</p><p><br></p><p>Her book, Liv’s Alone is a warm and hopeful memoir that dismantles the fairy tale of falling in love, getting married and having a baby, that we’re all fed from a young age. It shows an alternative route to motherhood… via buying sperm from Denmark!</p><p><br></p><p>Liv chats to me about the tragic circumstances that led to her being ‘alone’ for so many years and talks about the decisions she made along the way.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Livs-Alone-Liv-Thorne/dp/1529344182/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Liv’s Alone here</a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/livsalone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">follow Liv on Instagram</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this episode then please leave a rating or review - and you can subscribe to ensure you don’t miss future episodes<em>. </em>&nbsp;Thank you!</p><p><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and author Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people about parenthood on the podcast. You can check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: </em><a href=\"http://www.instagram.com/iamalisonperry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@iamalisonperry</em></a><em> or on Twitter: </em><a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/iamalisonperry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@iamalisonperry</em></a><em><u>. </u>You can buy my book </em><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/OMG-Its-Twins-Birthday-Without/dp/1785043137\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>OMG It's Twins</em></a><em> now.</em></p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>﻿Producer: Imogen Hart</em></p><p><em>Music: Epidemic Sound</em></p><p><em>Artwork: Eleanor Bowmer</em></p>","author_name":"Alison Perry"}