Family Building Stories
Get real-life perspectives from our community, highlighting the many different paths a fertility and family building journey can take.
Erin and Stephen’s Journey: For some people, it’s not a straight line from A to B
This episode featuring Erin, a longtime AllPaths group leader, and her husband Stephen offers a raw and unfiltered look at their decade-long struggle with infertility and it’s emotional toll. From the early days of excitement and expectation to the stark...
From Infertility to Innovation: The Carelli Family Story
Featured in the AllPaths Magazine, 2025 Volume 1 For Annie and Gene Carelli, two pharmacists living in Philadelphia, the path to parenthood was not a straight line. After tying the knot, they decided to wait a couple of years before starting a family. Like...
Annie and Gene’s Journey: From Infertility to Innovation
Annie and Gene Carelli, a married couple and licensed Pharmacists from the Philadelphia area, join us to share their family’s story and the inspiring way they turned their challenges into a resource for others navigating fertility treatment. After...
Rebecca’s Journey: “This is right for me and right for my family.”
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we’re joined by Rebecca Daddio, LCSW PMH-C and AllPaths peer group leader, to hear about her personal and professional journey through the complexities of family building. Rebecca shares her experiences with...
Karen’s Journey: “I was so focused on being pregnant that I lost sight of wanting to be a mom.”
This episode features an in-depth discussion with Karen about her journey through infertility and adoption. She openly shares the challenges she faced, including the emotional toll of successful fertility treatments, the impact that family building struggles...
Marissa’s Journey: Reproductive plans should never be small talk
In this episode, Marissa Hathaway, MPH, Doula, and owner of The Lemon Grove, delves into her background and her transition from global health to becoming a full-time doula. Recounting her challenges with infertility, including the grief of losing pregnancies...
Lea’s Journey: “I hadn’t felt like I had belonged in the infertility community before.”
Today’s episode features AllPaths volunteer Lea, a Boston-based biotech professional and leader of our Trying for Another Peer Support Group. After months of trying to conceive, Lea was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve, which cast doubt on her...
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...