Journey to Mother

Cheryl-Jane (CJ) Kujenga has conversations with women who yearn for parenthood and are contemplating, going through or have gone through so called "unconventional" or "unspoken of" experiences to get there.
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10 Episodes

But I want another child... | Brendah

An honest look at secondary infertility and being a stepmother Brendah joins CJ in studio once more for a candid discussion about being a step mother, wanting to have a large family and the reality of secondary infertility.
9 Dec 2020 1 hr 01 min

It was love at first sight | Fiona

A story about fostering and adoption After meeting and falling in love with a little baby girl she decided to foster her whilst she started the adoption process. In this episode Fiona shares with CJ what that journey entailed and how she and her daughter bonded.
18 Nov 2020 57 min

You were born in my heart | Emma

A story of adoption as a single woman “I always knew I wanted to adopt”. In this episode, Emma shares with CJ how she always knew that she wanted to be a mother to a child with no mother, her experience of adoption as a single woman and the love…
18 Nov 2020 46 min

You have no eggs... | Buhle

Is there hope when your ovaries are likened to shriveled raisins? In this episode, CJ talks to Buhle who found out at the age of 30 that she was experiencing menopause and was unable to have any biological children. Buhle shares openly about her partner’s support and their beautiful son…
18 Nov 2020 49 min

Embryo plus my womb equals my baby | Jesman

A successful pregnancy from the blessing of an adopted embryo A doctors visit at the age of 38 forced Jesman to reconsider her lifelong assumption that having children would come naturally and that she still had plenty of time.
16 Nov 2020 47 min

Love, life and baby making | Heather

A journey of love and yearning to be parents In this episode CJ talks to Heather about her assisted reproduction journey, IVF attempts and the use of the more intense ICSI procedure.
9 Nov 2020 49 min

Your womb or mine? | Lerato

The quest for motherhood in a same-sex relationship Heteronormative expectations are turned on their heads as two women fall in love and start a family.
9 Nov 2020 57 min
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Trailer | Journey to Mother - Welcome

Cheryl-Jane (CJ) Kujenga has conversations with women who yearn for parenthood and are contemplating, going through or have gone through so called "unconventional" or "unspoken of" experiences to get there.
5 Nov 2020 2 min