Family Building Stories
Get real-life perspectives from our community, highlighting the many different paths a fertility and family building journey can take.
Faith vs. Fertility
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy a copy of Faith vs. Fertility through the AllPaths Bookshop, a portion of your purchase supports our work at no extra cost to you. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Harrell Jordan, a nurse educator and...
A Financial Transaction and a Gift from God
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we sit down with Ruthie, a Boston-area school counselor and educator, to discuss her incredibly complex and high-stakes journey to motherhood. Ruthie’s story begins at age 34, when she and her husband, Chris, faced...
You May Feel a Bit of Pressure
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy a copy of You May Feel a Bit of Pressure through the AllPaths Bookshop, a portion of your purchase supports our work at no extra cost to you. In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, hosts Emily and Liane...
Grief Shared Is Grief Divided
In this episode of the AllPaths Podcast, we are joined by Rachel Spekman, a therapist and career strategist from Massachusetts. Rachel shares her arduous three-year journey to motherhood, which involved multiple fertility treatments, multiple losses, and...
So Now What?
In this episode, we speak with Lana Manikowski, an author and certified life coach who navigated a seven-year infertility journey that ended at age 44 after multiple rounds of IUIs and IVFs left her without a baby. Lana candidly discusses her decision to...
Law School, Lymphoma, and a New Path
In this episode, we welcome Rijon Charne, the founding attorney of Sunray Fertility Law. Rijon’s specialization in reproductive health law was a direct result of her personal experience as a cancer survivor and the educational and financial hurdles she faced...
A Different Ride for Everyone
In this episode, Kristy Koser, a licensed professional clinical counselor specializing in reproductive mental health, shares her family building journey. After years of struggling with infertility and experiencing multiple miscarriages during IUI and IVF...
Bar Bathroom Trigger Shots and a Side of Fries
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we welcome Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, who offers the rare perspective of being both a seasoned IVF nurse with over 15 years of experience and a former IVF patient. Jacqueline shares the candid details of her family...
Sex, (IVF) Drugs, and Communication
In this special Valentine’s Day episode of the AllPaths podcast, host Emily is joined by her husband, Andy, for a candid conversation about the impact of fertility and family building challenges on relationships. Now 20 years into their marriage and parents...
Dr. Carmel’s Journey: Get Curious
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we sit down with Dr. Carmel Wiseman, a fertility optimization specialist who acts as a "detective" to uncover the hidden barriers preventing people from growing their families. Dr. Carmel shares her eight-year...
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Kip’s Journey: Validating the “Endo [endometriosis] Odyssey”
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Malcolm "Kip" McKenzie, a retired OBGYN with 35 years of experience with 20 years of focus on treatment of endometriosis, particularly complex surgical management. We discuss the complex and often misunderstood reality...
Nancy’s Journey: From an MRKH Diagnosis to “Two Miracles”
In this episode, we talk with Nancy Weatherby, the Intended Parent Outreach Manager at Circle Surrogacy, about her personal and professional experience with family building through surrogacy. Nancy shares her story of being diagnosed at age 17 with MRKH...