No one really prepares you for the moment you realize you’re going to raise your child alone. The fear, the uncertainty, and the strength it takes to keep going are things many single mothers quietly carry every day. This is what people don’t talk about when they talk about single motherhood.

Becoming a mother was never something I imagined I would face alone. But halfway through my pregnancy, reality set in — the support I thought would be there wasn’t coming. This is the story of how becoming a single mom changed my life and the strength I discovered along the way.