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.
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,...
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...
The Leaves Will Change, But Our Commitment Stays the Same
By Janene Oleaga, Esq., AllPaths Advocacy Committee Chair As fall arrives in New England, with leaves turning vibrant colors and the air growing crisp, AllPaths Family Building is gearing up for the upcoming legislative session. While the session doesn’t...
Maine Legislative Roundup
By Janene Oleaga, Esq. AllPaths Family Building advocates throughout New England and at the federal level. We plan to share periodic updates about these activities and are thrilled to report that this year’s legislative session in Maine was a resounding...
Lisa’s Journey: A Safe Space to Say the Unsayable
In this episode we welcome Lisa Rosenthal, President of the AllPaths Family Building Board of Directors. Lisa shares her deeply personal and often challenging six-and-a-half year journey through infertility, which began when she was 26 and "very naive" about...
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,...
Lauren C’s Journey: IVF finds a way to humble you
This episode features Lauren Hart Clancy, a perinatal advocate, AllPaths peer group leader, parent through IVF, and co-chair of the 2025 Footsteps for Family Building Walk. Lauren shares her journey through multiple IVF cycles, a delayed male-factor...
Real IVF Facing Real Consequences
Featured in the AllPaths Magazine, 2025 Volume 1 by Kate Weldon LeBlanc You likely have heard or read about so-called “personhood” bills being considered across the United States. Perhaps this has left you wondering what they are and how they may impact...
The Unexpected Roadblock: Out-of-State Adoptions in Massachusetts
Featured in the AllPaths Magazine, 2025 Volume 1 by Kayla Bortlik Imagine you’re a hopeful adoptive parent who lives in Massachusetts, in the final stages of adopting a baby from a different state. The adoption process seems to be running smoothly, until...