I never expected solo motherhood to become my story.

Woman in green dress walking on wooden deck

You probably didn’t expect it to become yours either.

Maybe you always assumed motherhood would happen within a relationship. You've probably spent years dating, hoping, waiting, and ultimately realizing that waiting could become its own decision if you don’t make a move.

I'm Katie Bryan, founder of The Single Greatest Choice.

After a divorce in my late 20s and a broken engagement in my mid-30s, it was difficult to feel anything but pressure around dating. I kept hoping the right relationship would arrive “in time”, but the biological clock became increasingly tough to ignore.

While in a fairly new relationship in 2018, I decided to freeze my eggs. I hoped it would ease the pressure, but it actually did the opposite. The results weren’t as promising as I’d hoped, and the fertility pressure only increase.

I realized I couldn't risk waiting years to find out where the relationship might go, and both of us felt the weight of my fear. That relationship ended too, mostly in response to the unshakeable pressure I felt about fertility…and for the first time, I seriously considered becoming a mother on my own.

Wanting motherhood was never the question.

I was trying to conceive on my own just months after that last relationship ended, and long before I'd fully processed what it would mean to do it alone. In 2019, I did six IUIs over the course of a year. I experienced a miscarriage and a whole lot of conflicted emotion. It was one of the hardest seasons of my life.

By the end of the year, I'd done another egg retrieval and created five healthy embryos — more than I'd expected. It finally felt safe to take a pause on my fertility process.

A few months later, the pandemic stopped the world too. Even after clinics reopened, I didn't rush back. Seven months passed between creating those embryos and the transfer that eventually led to my son.

That pause became one of the most important parts of my story.

The Single Greatest Choice began in that pause.

I started the podcast during that seven month pause, with no business plan behind it. It was just a place to talk honestly about the decision, the grief, and the pressure, and to hear from women carrying the same questions.

There was no script for what came next. I kept following the nudges and responding to what the women in that growing community actually needed. Over time, it became coaching, community groups, The Village, retreats, family trips, and everything The Single Greatest Choice is today.

A little more about me…

Current Obsession

hitting the “country-club style” gym with my son (childcare plus a great outdoor pool? yes, please!)
Home Sweet Home

Austin, TX has been home since 2007. I dream of a cooler climate, but can’t imagine myself leaving.
Coffee Order

A flat white when I’m out. Nespresso with Nutpods creamer at home.
Ennegram Type

Textbook Type 1. Perfectionism is both my superpower and the thing I’m constantly working on.
On My Yoga Mat

I became a certified yoga instructor in 2015. It is still one of the best ways for me to get out of my head and back into my body.
Addicted to Audiobooks

There is almost always an audiobook or podcast in my ear. I’m happiest when I’m learning something new.

I felt alone while making this decision. You don't have to.

I'm not here to tell you what to do. My role is to help you hear yourself more clearly beneath the fear, the pressure, and all the endless mental noise. Whether you’re deciding if this path is right for you, navigating fertility treatment, adjusting to pregnancy solo, or living the daily reality of parenting — you don’t have to do any of it alone.