Family Building Stories
Get real-life perspectives from our community, highlighting the many different paths a fertility and family building journey can take.
Megan’s Journey: Becoming parents after cancer was Worth the Wait
Megan Scherer joins us to share her family's journey through cancer and infertility, which then led to the creation of the nonprofit organization, Worth the Wait. After her husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer, they faced numerous challenges in...
Kerry’s Journey: “How do I feel hope and trust in my body?”
In this episode we speak with Kerry Hinds about her family-building journey and her work as a fertility yoga teacher. Kerry shares her journey, struggling to conceive and navigating fertility treatment in a foreign country, the emotional challenges and...
Ginanne’s Journey: Children should never feel like there was something shameful or weird about how they were born.
In this episode, London-based American author and journalist Ginanne Brownell recounts her challenging journey of infertility, miscarriage, donor conception, and gestational surrogacy. Now parent to twins born in 2018, Ginanne’s personal experience...
Jillian’s Journey: You’re young and healthy, just try again!
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.”
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...
Twenty-one years ago, I was conceived through 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...
Joe’s Journey: “There’s nothing elective about infertility.”
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...
LaMone’s Journey: I became what I needed.
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.”
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...
Kate’s Journey: Celebrating 10 years as Executive Director of AllPaths Family Building
Kate Weldon LeBlanc, Executive Director of AllPaths Family Building, shares her journey of an unexplained infertility diagnosis, loss, and her path to parenthood. With fertility treatment, Kate and her husband Joe became successfully pregnant with their now...
Danielle’s Journey: “I’m not interested in miracle stories anymore.”
Danielle shares her story of trying to conceive over 40, navigating fertility treatment, donor egg IVF, and the anxiety of becoming pregnant after years of failed cycles. Over the course of the conversation we chat about navigating boundaries while family...
The AllPaths Podcast: Stories and Support for Every Family Building Journey
Featured in the AllPaths Magazine, 2024 Volume 3 AllPaths has always been committed to using storytelling as a tool for support and advocacy, and our podcast is a natural extension of that work. From the hallmark parent panels at in-person conferences, to...