Group Coaching Course: Solo Parenthood Conversations
Group coaching for solo mums looking to confidently share their donor conception story with their child, and those around them.
Course is running on:
6th, 13th and 20th September from 8.30pm – 9.30pm BST (very relaxed if kids are not yet in bed)
Price range: £0.00 through £99.00
Group coaching for solo parents looking to effectively communicate to your child and others about solo parenthood and donor conception.
Course Content
Week 1:
This week is all about owning your unique story and embracing it with confidence. Together, we’ll:
Introduce ourselves and connect as a group (totally optional for those who feel comfortable sharing)
Explore your personal journey to date and what’s brought you here
Work through any doubts, fears, or old emotional blocks that may be lingering
Gently unpack unresolved grief or uncertainty
Find clarity and pride in your story so you can move forward with calmness and confidence
Week 2:
This week, we really get into the main purpose of the course, diving deeper into the details, exploring ways of communicating with our children with confidence on solo parenthood and donor conception
You’ll have the chance to:
- Get practical guidance and resources for sharing your child’s story with confidence and sensitivity
Hear directly from donor-conceived people and learn from their lived experiences
Review key research and insights that can help you make informed choices
Discuss how to talk about your journey with friends, family, and others in your life
Work through the complex feelings you might have and consider how your child might feel both today and in the future
Explore how your child’s understanding may evolve over time, and how to support them through each stage
Week 3:
In our final week, we’ll focus on communicating with friends, family and acquaintances as well as people we may only have a single interaction with. Together, we’ll explore:
How to talk about your journey with friends, family, and others in your life
How to connect with and benefit from the solo parent community
How to prepare for common questions that might come up at nursery or school
How to handle conversations with other parents and children
Ways to navigate tricky questions with honesty and ease
A selection of useful resources to help you continue these conversations with confidence long after the course ends
By the end of the three weeks, you’ll leave feeling empowered, supported, and ready — confident in your story, your choices, and your voice as a solo parent.
Who is the course for
The course is designed for people who are solo mums who want to be able to communicate with confidence and ownership. Recommended for solo mums who are pregnant, or with children from new born babies, up to age 5. If you have older children, please get in touch before booking onto the course.
Course Format
- 3 x 60 minute group video call sessions (3 hours of group coaching time in total).
- Connect by video dial in using Zoom
- Explore weekly content as a group
- Opportunity to ask your own questions to cover any personal areas of interest
- Optional exercises to do between each session
- Whatsapp group to be connected with the other participants throughout the course and beyond
Participants
The course will run with minimum 2 participants and maximum 15 participants. (In the unlikely event that a course does not have enough participants to run, you will receive a full refund).
Any questions?
If you have any questions about the course or how to register, please get in touch.
Investment
The cost of this 3 week course will be £99.
When and Where
| Course Start Date | 6th September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Payment | Pay in full, 3 monthly payments |
Iona (verified owner) –
Mel is so well informed and very thorough on her courses, she puts so much work into the StorkandI community it is very impressive, we are all so lucky. The Solo Parent Conversations course I just completed has given me more than I could have imagined, excellent resources and methods, ways to think about how I might approach certain challenges and how to give my son (and all those around him) the best support possible going forward in this solo parenting world.
Kate (verified owner) –
Great course and so well researched. Mel really gives time and tailored thought to everyone’s situations and there is a great balance between input and time for questions and discussions. So glad I did this before my daughter starts school and already using some of the techniques to talk about our family set up more confidently.
Aine (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed and benefitted from this course. It was thought provoking and has triggered quite a lot of self reflection. I was particularly interested in what the latest research tells us and anecdotally what the views of DCP are. Always good to share ideas and resources with other solo mums. I thoroughly recommend it. Thank you Mel
Louise Hemsley (verified owner) –
I’m so pleased I came across Mel and The Stork and I at the start of my solo motherhood journey. I’ve completed and hugely benefitted from the Choosing Solo and Preparing to Theive courses, so was thrilled that Mel is now offering this Solo Parenthood Conversations course. My son is 10 months old and I’d got one of the DCN story books, which I was tentatively using to practice telling my son his origins, but my confidence in how to talk to him and to the people around us has taken a great leap since doing this course. I feel so much happier with sharing our story, and I feel confident now in how to handle any situation that may arise in the future. If you are wondering whether or not to do this course with Mel then I say absolutely do it; you’ll feel empowered by Mel and the info she shared and you’ll get to connect with other solo mums too!
Nicola G (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the recent ‘Solo Parenthood Conversations’ course. Mel shares lots of research and gives you the confidence to talk with pride about your solo motherhood journey to your child but also to other people including family, friends, school/nursery and acquaintances. It was great to link up with other solo mums in the WhatsApp group to share experiences and ideas for books. I would definitely recommend Mel’s courses and podcasts! Thanks Mel!
Kimbo Godsall –
I already had my daughter when I discovered the wonderful Mel so I was so excited when she launched a course I could go on! I have found the Solo Parenting course really useful. Aspects of it confirmed my confidence and helped me feel comfortable with what I already share. Mel shared some brilliant insight backed by intensive research and it was great to hear other solo mums’ views on things. Highly recommend!
Francesca S (verified owner) –
Mel is hugely knowledgeable on this topic and has a wealth of information to share. I am so pleased that I did this course – not only did it make me think about things I either hadn’t considered or had been thinking about in a different light, it also provided me with some very useful tools and most of all, a healthy dose of confidence in being able to approach the subject! Thank you, Mel! x
LM (verified owner) –
A great course that really got me thinking differently and taking action. Love that Mel is so knowledgeable in this space and draws on experts and research. So pleased I signed up.
Jo (verified owner) –
All of Mel’s courses are fantastic, but personally I thought that this was the most useful one yet. I was struggling with how to go about discussing my son’s conception with him (he’s only 3 months old but I wanted to be prepared!), and this course was immensely helpful. It covers so many different aspects which I hadn’t even considered, and provided so much useful advice. I now feel so much more confident in how to approach the topic with him, and everyone else I meet in day to day life. I highly recommend this course for anyone with a donor conceived child. Thank you so much Mel.
Jiske –
This course was really helpful for me. The research that Mel has done has taken away some of my fears and doubts about the future and the effect my choice to be a solo Mum has on my child. It was lovely to hear and share experiences. I would definitely recommend the course if you have doubts about if/how to communicate being donor-conceived with your child and the rest of the world. It has definitely made me more confident!