Family Building Story Archives - AllPaths Family Building

Jillian’s Journey: You’re young and healthy, just try again!

by AllPaths Family Building | Feb 18, 2025 | Family Building Story, Infertility, Loss, Podcast

This episode features Jillian, an ER/ICU RN, Organ Donation Coordinator, and Nursing Supervisor/Educator and AllPaths peer group leader, whose journey includes unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss, IVF, and pregnancy after infertility and loss. Jillian’s...

Annie’s Journey: “Something I’ve always felt really grateful for is how wanted I was from the very start.”

by AllPaths Family Building | Feb 11, 2025 | Donor Conception, Family Building Story, LGBTQ+, Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Annie, an ENT resident with a unique perspective on medicine, identity, and family. Born to two moms through donor insemination, Annie shares how she always knew she was deeply wanted. We explore her journey as a donor-conceived...

Twenty-one years ago, I was conceived through IVF…

by AllPaths Family Building | Feb 7, 2025 | Family Building Story, IVF

Guest post by a member of the AllPaths community Twenty-one years ago, I was conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Today, I am a sophomore in college studying biology and neuroscience, with hopes of someday becoming a doctor. During my time in between, I’ve...

Joe’s Journey: “There’s nothing elective about infertility.”

by AllPaths Family Building | Feb 4, 2025 | Advocacy, Family Building Story, Fertility Treatment, Podcast

Advocate, founder of Grain Fertility, and father through IVF, Joe Cody shares his family’s journey which spanned four years and included multiple failed cycles and significant financial burdens. We explore the emotional and practical challenges faced by families...

LaMone’s Journey: I became what I needed.

by AllPaths Family Building | Jan 28, 2025 | Family Building Story, Fertility Treatment, Loss, Podcast

LaMone Downey Leonard, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Founder and CEO of Rising Hope Counseling and Wellness joins us to discuss her family building journey. Her mission is to create safe and supportive healing spaces for those experiencing...

Alison’s Journey: “My heart was missing a piece and it was you.”

by AllPaths Family Building | Jan 21, 2025 | Family Building Story, Fertility Treatment, Loss, Podcast

A Connecticut native who now calls Massachusetts home, Alison is a second-grade teacher and solo parent of one. Alison walks us along her path to becoming a single mother by choice, recurrent pregnancy losses, the grief of not being able to give her son a sibling, and...