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Following on from series one of the previously named ‘Redefining Parenthood Podcast’, host Becky of DefiningMum is joined by co-host Hayley King of All Things Donor Conception to form the ‘Paths to Parenthub podcast’. Sharing perspectives as parents to donor-conceived children, and in Hayley’s case being a donor-conceived person herself, they focus on conversations about some of the more complex, nuanced aspects of donor conception. With the hope of providing different perspectives, informat ...
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Seeking Different

Hera and Estela McLeod

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Single Mother by Choice (former co-host of The Mocha SMC Podcast) Hera McLeod teams up with her precocious nine year old daughter Estela for the podcast "Seeking Different". The Mom and Kid duo explore what it looks like to navigate the world as a non-traditional family. They discuss hot topics such as donor sibling relationships, family travel, school choice, race relations, and navigating the playground.
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In each episode, host Sabrina, who is the mother of a donor-conceived daughter, takes listeners on an enlightening journey of donor conception, and its impact on children and parents. ”Being Donor-Conceived” offers a blend of expert insights, personal stories, and heartfelt conversations, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in the profound journey of donor-conception. The podcast aims to address the often-private topic, challenging societal norms and expectations along the way. Wit ...
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Venus Rising builds on the work of the Center for Bioethics and Culture in the space of fertility, infertility, high-tech baby making and women's reproductive health. We sit down and chat with experts, authors, medical professionals, egg and sperm donors, as well as surrogates, and of course, women themselves, with their personal and often heart wrenching stories. Our guests include a wide-range of voices, even those we often have major disagreements with in the spirit of public conversation ...
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Are you considering donor egg IVF and feeling overwhelmed? For soul led women on a donor egg pathway to parenthood. Honest and heart felt conversations, diving into all of the topics around donor egg ivf and what it means to parent a donor egg conceived child. Your host is Adele O’Connor an international educator, fertility coach, podcast host, best selling author and most importantly proud donor egg mama to her miracle son. When women seeking to create family after years of heartbreak, grie ...
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Everyone has family secrets, but what happens when those secrets are revealed? Two girls who grew up on opposite sides of the country, living completely different lives, take a DNA test to learn more about their heritage. Never could they have imagined what they would find. They discover they are sisters. Sounds like a movie plot right? Well for Hannah and Deanna this is real life. Both realize that their dads weren't biologically related to them and their parents used the aid of a sperm don ...
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The Fertility Podcast

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If you’ve found your route to parenthood hasn’t been straightforward, The Fertility Podcast is for you. From how to optimise your fertility to getting pregnant naturally, navigating IVF, understanding donor conception or surrogacy to how to prepare for a life without children. Whatever your situation, you are not alone. Created by Natalie Silverman, a former fertility patient in 2014, I then joined forces with Kate Davies, an independent fertility nurse consultant as we spoke to a range of e ...
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Just Peoples co-founders Johanna de Burca and Christey West speak with inspiring humans who are tackling poverty in their communities across Africa and Asia, about their work, their lives and their peoples. Together we explore why we should give a buck. Why Give a Buck? is proudly brought to you by Just Peoples, an international nonprofit that directly connects givers and doers to address global poverty.
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Nonprofit professionals are faced with more challenges to accomplish their missions and the growing pressure to do more, raise more, and be more for the causes we hold so dear. Join Jon McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE as they learn with you from some of the best in the industry; sharing the most innovative ideas, inspiration and stories of making a difference. You’re in good company and we welcome you to our community of nonprofit professionals, philanthropists, world changers, innovato ...
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The Immaculate Deception

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Fertility doctor Jan Karbaat was renowned for getting amazing results. Women who were desperate for children would visit him at his Rotterdam clinic and leave pregnant. But when the clinic closed, rumours began about the methods Karbaat used to achieve his success. The children conceived at the clinic - the Karbaat Kids - began asking difficult questions about what happened to their mothers. What happened in Dr Karbaat’s clinic? From Somethin’ Else, The Immaculate Deception is a story about ...
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We’ve all heard the saying: it takes a village to raise a child. For new daddies Brian and Ty, their village needed to be formed well before any children arrived. This docuseries chronicles their love story from their meeting at Gay Disney, through the circuitous route of family planning, donor-seeking, and surrogacy, and ultimately to their little love Leo. This series is a love letter to the village that made Leo’s life possible and will be enjoyed by anyone who loves Brian and Ty, enjoys ...
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Join me as I navigate my way through trying to conceive. I share my story, other's stories, interview experts and bring you on the journey of what it's really like dealing with infertility. I am right here with you!
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Welcome to The Two A.M. Club, where we have open and diverse conversations about parenting and partnerships across different cultures. Join us on an amazing journey as we explore the joys and challenges of raising children through the stories of parents from around the world. Our collection of stories represents a tapestry of cultures and personal experiences. We celebrate our differences and the love we share for our children. While everyone's parenting journey is unique, we find common gro ...
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Your World Reporter

Pierfrancesco Loreto

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Go beyond the headlines and find out more about news stories from all over the globe. Hosted in London by multilingual journalist Pierfrancesco Loreto. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/yourworldreporter/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yourworldreporter/ Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/worldreporter Join us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and all other podcast directories.
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Ever wonder what it's like to walk into a sperm bank, answer some peculiar questions, donate, and then years later discover you have 97 biological children? That's exactly what happened to Donor Dylan, our guest in this riveting discussion. Dylan lets us into his journey of discovery, the shock of learning that he has a multitude of biological chil…
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Meet Lacey. As the founder of Balanced Good, she turned her challenges with postpartum depression and anxiety into a powerful mission to reshape parental leave in the nonprofit sector. As a mom of three, she gets how challenging it can be to build a career as a leader in the nonprofit sector while balancing the demands of parenthood💼👶 A sustainable…
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Hello, this is a little bit of a special episode as The Fertility Podcast is sharing The F Word at Work! We’re thrilled to have you here, and if this is your first time tuning in, we encourage you to explore our previous episodes. They feature thought-provoking discussions about why fertility and family-building topics should be a priority on workp…
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Send us a text In this special episode, I’m sharing a deeply personal guided meditation that I created for a client who was navigating the emotional aftermath of an early miscarriage. This meditation is designed to offer solace, healing, and a sense of calm for anyone who has experienced the loss of a pregnancy—whether it was a chemical pregnancy, …
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Tune in for a special Mental Health Week episode: Practice the Pause with Sonya Perez-Lauterbach. 🧘‍♀️ In this guided meditation, Sonya invites you to take a moment to breathe, slow down, and return to your body. Whether you’re a seasoned meditator or just starting out, remember—you can’t get it wrong! Your nervous system deserves the time to pause…
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Send us a text In this special episode, our last recorded with a guest in Dubai, we’re excited to share the incredible story of Moustafa and Brittany. What started in an Irish bar in Qatar turned into a love story that crossed continents, cultures, and time zones. Tune in as we dive into how this Egyptian-American couple’s serendipitous encounter e…
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Meet Gloria. She is alive today because of one four-lettered word: hope. And she’s on a mission to leverage her life for the good of others so that they too would choose hope and choose to live💙 Alongside her team at Hope Booth, they’re transforming old telephone booths into immersive, evidence-based experiences that spread hope, offer mental healt…
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In this episode Becky and Hayley speak candidly about their interactions and experiences of listening to donor conceived people, particularly within the online space. They discuss what they have learnt from listening to those voices and reflect on why it’s so important to keep an open mind when engaging in these conversations, even when some of tho…
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Send us a text In this heartfelt episode, we continue our conversation on the complex emotions and spiritual perspectives surrounding miscarriage, particularly for those on the donor egg journey. 💜 ✨ **What You’ll Hear:** - A discussion on the grief and confusion women experience when a miscarriage happens on a donor egg journey. - How miscarriage …
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Meet Mallory. She's an executive coach, fundraising consultant, and author of What the Fundraising. She’s breaking down how the nonprofit sector’s reliance on transactional, scarcity-driven fundraising has led to burnout and declining giving. Plus, how chronic stress even blocks fundraisers from building meaningful relationships. Enter alignment fu…
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Ready to hit pause ⏸️ on the grind? This #ImpactUp, we’re gathering on World Mental Health Day to dive into powerful conversations by day and take them to local meetups worldwide by evening🌍 Listen in as Jon + Becky share what’s coming up on October 10th and why you don’t want to miss it. It’s time to build cultures of well-being from the inside ou…
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Semerian, a Maasai woman, remembers her grandmother’s stories of a time when Maasai pastoralists roamed freely, before the post-colonial era brought sweeping changes to their ancient lifestyle. In this episode, Semerian shares some of the painful shifts Maasai have faced over the past few decades, and how they are working to preserve their rich and…
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This week on The Fertility Podcast, Kate is joined by a patient of hers, Alice, to talk about PCOS and how to live with it. This episode is a refreshing topic as Kate and Alice chat about looking after you first and trying to conceive second. Alice, who has been trying to conceive for a while with her husband, came to Kate looking for a way to be a…
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Meet Laura. She's a leadership coach and consultant who helps leaders create thriving cultures. From integrating work and well-being to making meetings meaningful, she’s sharing practical strategies to build inclusive and supportive environments. Tune in to learn how small, intentional changes can transform your org into a place where everyone thri…
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Send us a text In today’s episode, I’m tackling a deeply sensitive topic—pregnancy loss and miscarriage—especially for those who are on a donor egg journey. While donor eggs can significantly increase your chances of conceiving (often to 70-80%), the chance of experiencing a miscarriage is still present. I’ll be sharing practical tools and emotiona…
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Meet Pam. She's the Chief Marketing Officer at Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF). She’s here to share the inside scoop on their nearly two-year rebranding journey, driven by deep research 📊 and community feedback🗣️ The new name, Breakthrough T1D, perfectly reflects their mission to deliver life-changing breakthroughs for the type 1 diabetes communit…
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Hera and Estela bring you a new episode - that explains why they've taken a bit of a hiatus. They've both been writing books! And Hera has just released her memoir, ten years in the making, that's both deeply personal and universally touching. "Defying Silence," her memoir, unveils the heart-wrenching journey of losing her son and the struggle agai…
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What happens when the feeling of belonging is put to the test? You're about to hear the tale of a Beyonce concert, a couple of extra guests, and an unexpected lesson in friendship and values. We laugh, we cringe, and we learn as we recount that night when we had to sit on the floor, shunned by a friend. Through this personal story, we want to make …
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Ever wondered what it's like to transition from a sperm donor to the Chief Operations Officer of a leading cryobank? Join us in an eye-opening episode of Seeking Different as Dylan Morgan, COO of Cascade Cryobank, takes us through his personal and professional journey. We'll explore Cascade Cryobank's groundbreaking Early Identity Disclosure Progra…
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Remember the flutters of first crushes and the buzz of schoolyard whispers? Together with my daughter Estela, we take a heartfelt plunge into the world of tween crushes and the ensuing gossip that can feel like navigating a minefield. We swap stories, with Estela offering a peek into the pulse of today's tween experiences, rife with the excitement …
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This is Part II of Donor Dylan's story. Picture this – you just found out you have 97 biological children. Baffled? So was our guest, Donor Dylan, when he discovered this shocking revelation due to sperm donation. In a heart-to-heart conversation, Dylan unravels his rollercoaster journey of having so many biological children. We dig into his initia…
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In this episode, Hera and Estela discuss planning a non-traditional family adventure. Recorded while in Costa Rica, they walk through how to find lodging and flights as well as what a day at language immersion camp looks like at Explornatura Kids camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. In addition to the highlights like monkey sightings and surf, they discu…
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Remember the buzz of preparing for a new school year? Those summer play dates that were the perfect blend of fun and preparation for the upcoming educational journey? We, Hera and Estela, take you back to those times, sharing personal anecdotes as we navigate the world of play dates - the joy, the inclusion, and the potential challenges. We even to…
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This week we recap on the first week of school and discuss how kid social interactions have changed post pandemic (particularly for kids who were school aged during the height of it). Have you ever considered how remote learning impacted children's social skills? Picture this, a young student, fresh from a year of remote learning, navigating the tr…
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In the final episode of season one for Seeking Different, Hera and Estela sit down with Angela Stepancic (founder of Reproductive Village Cryobank) to discuss her plans to open the first Black owned cryobank that's specifically focused on helping Black families by sourcing Black donors. Angela talks through her journey to opening (coming summer 202…
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In this episode, Hera and Estela discuss recess and the playground where ALL the drama goes down. From navigating bullies to the evolution of kid conversations. The littlest McLeod - Isa - also makes a special appearance in this episode and reveals her understanding of "donor" as well as her feelings about heroes and Orange Juice.…
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In this mini episode, Estela and Hera look back on the first season thus far to talk about favorite moments, things they learned, and Estela discusses how ignorance about non-traditional family can play out in the school setting. Isa makes an appearance at the end of the episode to give her definition of a donor as well as a hilarious look into the…
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In this episode, Estela dishes about what it was like becoming a big sister and Hera shares her thoughts on the differences between having one child as an SMC and having two. They also discuss how their family was built on top of the tragedy of losing Estela's brother and Hera's son Prince.By Hera and Estela McLeod
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In the second episode of Season two - Hera and Estela sit down to chat with Melissa Lindsey, the founder and director of The Donor Conceived Community (DCC). DCC provides peer support, education, and resources for people navigating donor conception and DNA discoveries. Melissa shares her story, why she started the organization, and some tips for bo…
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It was Independent School Decisions week in the DMV this past week and our house is all a buzz! In this episode of Seeking Different, Hera and Estela discuss what goes into deciding on a school and give an inside look from a kid's perspective of the admissions process - from "the buddy" to the on site testing to choosing the best school.…
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In this episode of "Seeking Different", Hera and Estela interview Mom Denise and her Son Sawyer. Sawyer explains how he feels his family is "normal" in their progressive town in the suburbs of Tampa, Florida. They also discuss what it's like to move between two parental homes, favorite books, and a love affair with Boba Tea.…
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In this episode, Hera and Estela review the new Barbie movie. They discuss the parallels between Barbie and real life as well as review the movie from the perspective of a mom and of a kid. Hera also breaks down the parts of the movie that were likely not meant for kids and Estela highlights the parts she understood more than her mom realized.…
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In this episode of Seeking Different, Hera and Estela interview Lara McLeod (Hera's sister) and discuss the importance of having a village. Being a parent is hard no matter what type of family you have, and having a strong village to help raise your children is critical to family health. Lara, affectionately known as "Tia", discusses how she felt a…
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Met Dana. She's a speaker, creator of The Monthly Giving Mastermind, and now the author of a book by the same name. We're diving into the world of recurring giving, where philanthropy and the subscription economy meet💸 Dana's sharing her tips for building a rock-solid monthly giving program. This is the playbook you’ve been waiting for. Tune in and…
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Send us a text In this heartwarming episode, we sit down with Lynn to discuss her journey through donor egg IVF, her anxieties before becoming a mom, and how those fears melted away once her son arrived. Lynn shares the surprising and beautiful reality of how strong her bond is with her son and how genetics never even crossed her mind once he was b…
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Send us a text The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of high hormones, heated arguments, and moments of peace since Munanui’s birth. We’re dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of hormonal changes and our stubbornness, trying to balance planning with spontaneity and manage minor disagreements. In this episode, we discuss how to maintain a str…
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Meet Michael. He has dedicated his career to social justice by reducing barriers and expanding opportunity for children and families in underserved communities, like those where he grew up. He’s the CEO of AmeriCorps, the federal agency that connects people and organizations through service and volunteering to tackle the nation's most pressing chal…
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Hello, and welcome to the second episode of this series! This week is a very special week as it is World Childless Week, and what better way to start this week off than to listen to Kate talk to Hazel who is an award-winning highly regarded facilitator, advisor and executive coach to high profile private and public sector organizations. Hazel joins…
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Meet Becky. On the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, she’s sharing a raw account of Tuesday's Children's mission and their ever-evolving efforts to support communities still affected by 9/11 and military losses. This heartfelt conversation sheds light on the unending journey of grief and healing, and the crucial role of standing by families as their needs …
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Send us a text In this episode, host Adele interviews Dr. Daniel Potter, a leading reproductive endocrinologist from HRC Fertility in Newport Beach, California, and a specialist at DonorNexus. Together, they explore the emotional and medical aspects of donor egg IVF, offering hope and guidance to those embarking on this unique journey. Dr. Potter s…
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Meet Christina. She’s the founder of The New Quo💭 She’s trained 14,000 leaders across 9 industries using her unique The New Quo Change Model, which uses neuroscience, equity principles, and narrative intelligence (a.k.a the science of story), to help people overcome bias, deepen trust in their relationships, and achieve equitable, status-quo breaki…
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A string of suspicious deaths and a man who may be one of the most prolific killer nurses in the United States - unravel the chilling case and the shocking cover up on Witnessed: Night Shift. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes right now, completely ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices…
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Send us a text In this episode, we sit down with Jazmine Corona, a dedicated IP Case Manager at Donor Nexus, a boutique egg and embryo donation agency based in California. Jazmine shares her unique journey from being an egg donor herself to guiding intended parents through the emotional and practical aspects of selecting a donor. Jazmine discusses …
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Send us a text Ever wondered how a couple embarks on the journey to parenthood in a world that doesn’t always understand? Our guests from Austin, Texas, share their powerful story of love, resilience, and the unexpected twists life can bring. From meeting as coworkers to raising two young children, they open up about the highs, lows, joys, and chal…
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Welcome back to what is the very beginning of a new series, with new voices that bring new and different fertility information for your ears. This episode is a special one, as Kate is joined by a very familiar voice, Natalie, the founder of the podcast and now Exec-producer. You might not know this but this year is The Fertility Podcast’s 10 year a…
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