Jane Mattes
Jane Mattes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who drew from both professional expertise and personal experience to write her influential guide on solo motherhood.
As a pioneer in this space, she founded a national organization supporting single mothers by choice, complete with listservs and community resources.
Her clinical background informs the book's structured approach to decision-making, covering social, financial, medical, and spiritual dimensions of parenting alone.
She also coined the widely used term "SMC" (Single Mother by Choice), cementing her legacy as a trailblazer in this field.
