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Celebrating Kristin Der: A 2025 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award Winner!
We are thrilled to share the news that Kristin Der, representing AllPaths Family Building, has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2025 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award! Kristin was one of 26 volunteers recognized by the Kraft Family, New England...
Jodi’s Journey: One from Each Column
This episode features speaker and author Jodi Mitchel Tolman, who shares how she and her husband navigated multiple paths over six years to build their family after facing challenges with fertility. Their family ultimately consisted of three children: one...
Seeing a family like ours in a picture book
By Alison Buonome This post contains affiliate links. If you buy a copy of Party in a Petri Dish through the AllPaths Bookshop, a portion of your purchase supports our work at no extra cost to you. My son and I recently read the book Party in a Petri Dish by...
Matt’s Journey: “I’m doing everything I possibly can to make sure her name never gets lost”
In this episode of the AllPaths Podcast, Matt Smith, founder of Wandering Soul Beer Company, shares his personal experience with stillbirth and how this profound loss directly inspired the creation of his brewery and its flagship beer, Melody Maker. Matt and...
Meet the 2025 Footsteps for Family Building Co-Chairs: “Lauren Squared”!
AllPaths' annual fundraising walk Footsteps for Family Building is more than just an event; it's a celebration of the diverse paths to building a family and a commitment to ensuring that no one walks alone on their journey. And by walking together, the...
Shannon’s Journey: “This Is Your Body, This Is Your Life”
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we welcome guest Shannon Cook to share her journey. Shannon recounts her experience navigating fertility struggles, including early attempts at conception, misdiagnoses like hydrosalpinx and stage three endometriosis,...