Fertility Treatment
IVF Support Group
This group is open to anyone who is doing IVF for any reason (infertility, genetic testing purposes, reciprocal IVF, fertility preservation, etc.) and is not yet parenting.
This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at 7p EST, with registration opening approximately 1 week prior to the session.
Primary Support Infertility Group
This group is focused on those navigating an infertility diagnosis and potential treatment options who are not yet parenting.
It meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30p EST and the 4th Thursday of the month at 7p EST.
Schedule Change: The May 13th session will begin at 8p EST instead of 7:30p EST.
Trying for Another Support Group
This peer group provides support to those facing the unique challenges and frustrations of struggling to add another child to their family, including those navigating a secondary infertility diagnosis.
This group typically meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 7p EST.
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 through...
Maya & Jen’s Journeys: From ‘One More Shot’ to Empowering Others
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, hosts Kate and Emily sit down with Maya and Jen, the founders of EM•POWER with Moxi, to explore their experiences with embryo donation. Maya, a psychotherapist and creator of the documentary One More Shot, shares her...
Karalyn’s Journey: YOU know when your family is complete.
This episode features Karalyn Connolly, a longtime New Englander, parent of three, and professional in the fertility space. Over the course of the conversation, Karalyn recounts the unexpected challenge of facing unexplained secondary infertility after her first...
Dr. Crawford’s Journey: “I’m a Physician, But I’m a Person First”
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Natalie Crawford, a board-certified OB/GYN and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) specialist who practices in Austin, Texas, and who many will recognize as being one of the most well-known fertility doctors on social...
Carrie’s Journey: Polypectomy, Peer Support, and Paying for IVF
In this episode we welcome Carrie Van Steen, a parent through IVF and professional in the fertility field. Carrie details her personal family building journey, which began more than two decades ago and was not the straightforward path she had always envisioned. After...
Dr. Durant’s Journey: “I became my own case study”
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Fallon Durant, a Laboratory Supervisor in the embryology lab at Boston IVF. Dr. Durant shares the seven-year journey that she and her husband endured while trying to grow their family, a path marked by recurrent pregnancy losses. As...
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 and...
Kerri’s Journey: The gap between what’s offered and what we need
This episode features Kerri Bicskei, an active duty military spouse, psychotherapist, and founder of the nonprofit organization Mindful Warrior Alliance. Kerri shares her ongoing family building journey, taking both holistic and Western medical approaches before being...
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 took...
It’s about damn time.
by Kallie Chausse I am honored to have known my husband, Matt, my entire life, he was the boy next door when I was growing up. It wasn't until my early 20s that we finally got together. I remember when the word finally had made its way around that we had become a...
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 of choosing...
When “No Uterus” Does Not Mean No Hope: Motherhood Through Surrogacy
Introduction I am sharing an example of a patient case study, with all identifying details removed to protect privacy. The goal is to highlight the unique medical challenges of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, explain how IVF and surrogacy can provide...