Advocacy
AllPaths Family Building is proud to advocate for access to fertility care and family building options for all. Hear more about our work, meet our community advocates, and learn how you can get involved.
Your Future Matters
by Elizabeth Goodchild My name is Elizabeth, and I am an oncofertility nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital working with adolescents and young adults facing life-threatening illnesses. I work closely with patients and families to help them navigate...
“I Did Find My People”: A Conversation with Our New ED
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we are excited to introduce the organization's new Executive Director, Lauren Hart Clancy. A longtime volunteer who has led peer support groups and co-chaired our annual Footsteps for Family Building Walk, Lauren...
Vermonters Say They Want Families, But Won’t Help Them Begin
Seven Days Vermont recently put out a call for input on a story about Vermont’s declining birth rates. The following is the letter AllPaths submitted, written by Janene Oleaga, Esq., AllPaths Board Member and Advocacy Committee Chair. While we’re still not...
Emma’s Journey: Changing Perspectives, Changing Policy
This episode features Emma Berens, the Federal Government Affairs Manager for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) who brings a unique perspective to her work as an IVF baby herself. Growing up in Massachusetts, Emma and her sister were born...
Rep. Bartley’s Journey: Supporting the ‘Family That Is Vermont’
In this first episode of 2026, we talk with Vermont State Representative Ashley Bartley, 2025 AllPaths Advocacy Award winner, about her intertwined journey of family building and political service. Ashley, a fourth-generation Vermonter, recounts her personal...
YOUR Advocacy Journey: Demystifying the Process and Finding the Power in Your Story
This episode serves as a comprehensive guide to demystifying the advocacy process for those who want to support family-building issues, but are nervous or don’t know where to start. Hosts Kate and Emily share their own early anxieties about testifying and...
Kristin’s Journey: Becoming the IVF “Fairy God-Sister”
In this episode we welcome Kristin Dillensnyder to discuss her family building journey and her subsequent work in the fertility space. Kristin, a former military spouse now living in South Carolina, navigated the complicated, messy, and lonely process of IVF...
Elizabeth & Maria’s Journeys: The Art of Healing
In our latest episode, we welcome Maria and Elizabeth, the co-founders and co-directors of The ART of Infertility, to share their personal experiences with infertility and their collaborative advocacy work. Though their individual family building journeys...
Becca’s Journey: “Leave all your assumptions at the door.”
In this episode, we speak with Becca Levin Nayak, an attorney specializing in adoption and assisted reproduction in Pennsylvania. Becca shares her own family building journey, begun with her ex-wife, where the couple navigated donor conception. The process...
Courtney’s Journey: Liberating Yourself from Uterine Shame
On this episode, we welcome Courtney, a current PhD student at the Fletcher School of Tufts to talk about her ongoing reproductive health journey. Her long medical path, which began with life-threatening blood clots (DVT and pulmonary embolism) at age 17,...
2025 AllPaths Advocacy Award
AllPaths is thrilled to present this year's Advocacy Award to Vermont State Representative Ashley Bartley! Rep. Bartley is the dedicated lead sponsor of our fertility insurance legislation in the Green Mountain State and among other things, she was...
Elizabeth’s Journey: From Number One to a Voice for Many
This week, we’re celebrating the 50th episode of the AllPaths Podcast! For this milestone, we welcome special guest, friend, colleague, and AllPaths board member, Elizabeth Carr. Known worldwide as the first IVF baby born in the United States, Elizabeth...