This year, Single Mothers’ Sisterhood is celebrating its 5th anniversary. To mark this milestone, we did a series of special interviews with single mothers who wrote essays for our past campaigns, and listened to “what happened next” in their lives. In this sixth interview, we meet Icchi, who has written two essays for us. In them, she shared her inner struggles and also her decision to keep moving forward. We asked her about the changes she has undergone through writing.

今年、シングルマザーズシスターフッドは設立５周年を迎えました。 この節目の年にあたり、これまでエッセイを執筆してくれたシングルマザーたちを再訪し、彼女たちの「その後」に耳を傾けるスペシャルインタビューを実施しました。 インタビュー６回めとなる今回は、これまで２本のエッセイを通じて、さまざまな葛藤やそれでも前向きに生きていく覚悟を綴ってくれたいっちーさんが登場。 書くことで見えてきた自分の変化、そこから始まった新たな展開、そしてこれから大切にしていきたい未来について、お話を伺いました。

In this fifth interview, we speak with Shinobu Koizumi, who has contributed six essays over the years, sharing her inner thoughts and everyday struggles. We talked about how writing helped her notice changes within herself, the new paths that opened from there, and the future she now wants to cherish.