One of One

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One of One is a podcast about the experiences of being an only child. Each episode features a different guest from the community sharing part of their 'only' story. Hosted by Mary Mei.

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    • Dec 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from One of One

    Episode 12: Toni Falbo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 41:54


    Toni Falbo has been studying only children for over 40 years and shares what the research has to say about only children stereotypes.

    Episode 11: Emma Reynolds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 54:16


    Emma Reynolds tells the story of losing her mother at 15 and the impact that loss has had on how she parents her daughter, Amelia, today.

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    Episode 10: Sandra Franco-Larson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 35:11


    Sandra Franco-Larson shares her incredible journey to marriage and motherhood after divorce and a near-fatal stroke.

    Episode 9: Monique Margraf

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 39:03


    Monique Margraf recounts a tumultuous childhood split between the U.S. and Germany and her long journey to sobriety.

    Episode 8: Rose Zou (中文)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 40:41


    Rose Zou (美) 在这一集里分享了自己作为一个在计划生育时代出生的独生子女的个人经历。

    Episode 8: Rose Zou (ENG)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 26:45


    Rose Zou shares what it was like to grow up in a country where only children were in the majority and reflects on what it has meant for her to have been part of China's historic social experiment.

    Episode 7: Jools Conboy-Aspinall

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 41:05


    Jools Conboy-Aspinall shares her heartwarming journey from only child to single parenthood to married mother of two.

    Episode 6: Diana Kemp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 27:26


    Diana Kemp talks about the pleasures of solo travel and shares memories from some of her favorite trips.

    Episode 5: Ruth Bien-Aime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 26:48


    Ruth Bien-Aime's immigrant upbringing taught her the importance of self-reliance at an early age but diagnosis with a rare disease made her realize the value of relying on others.

    Episode 4: Aimee Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 27:51


    Aimee Jordan tells the story of how she had - and then lost - a baby brother.

    Episode 3: Ty Bone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 27:28


    Ty Bone discusses the loneliness of growing up not simply as an only child but also non-binary, queer, trans, and autistic – and the joys of finding those with whom you can finally be yourself. NOTE: This episode contains adult themes and explicit language.

    Episode 2: Mary Peck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 33:21


    Mary Peck discusses the challenges and benefits of marrying into a large, close-knit family.

    Episode 1: Angela Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 40:01


    Angela Jackson discusses the unique mother-daughter bond she had with her late mother over the course of her mother's life.

    Introduction: Welcome to One of One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 1:02


    Introducing One of One, a new podcast about the experiences of only children

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