Best Alison Prato Podcasts (2024)

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Christie Bishop's Story: Brain cancer, sperm banking, IUIs and IVF 57:45

2h ago57:45

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Christie Bishop is host of the podcast, "What Nobody Tells Us," where she tackles taboo topics and hosts uncomfortable conversations, from cancer to grief to the foster care system. Today, she tells Ali her own family building story, starting with how her then-fiance, Bryan Bishop, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and given six months t…

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Endo Warrior Sandra Rimaldi's 10-year Journey To Having Her Daughter 51:48

4d ago51:48

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"I never thought I'd be down a 10 year journey just to have my one and only miracle daughter," says Sandra Rimaldi, an infertility nurse and infertility warrior who spent a decade trying to build her family. For years, Sandra worked with renowned Reproductive Immunologist Dr. Jeffrey Braverman, who passed away in 2019, treating patients from all ov…

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Fertility Nurse and Dandi co-founder Leyla Bilali’s Infertility Story 47:06

11d ago47:06

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Leyla Bilali is a veteran fertility nurse with over a decade of clinical experience at a top NYC clinic. She considers herself to be a "Fertility Godmother," with big ideas for fertility care. Today, she tells Ali about her family building journey, including the road to having her two girls, and the devastating losses she has experienced while tryi…

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LGBTQ Infertility Advocate Christina Bailey's Infertility Story: IVF and Same Sex Family Building 43:26

25d ago43:26

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Pride Month Continues! Today we are celebrating the beautiful family built by Christina Bailey, aka @babybaileymamadrama on IG. Christina talks about coming out when she was younger, having her two older daughters via IVF, and how the LGBTQ community gets asked a lot, "Why don't you just adopt, or why don't you just foster?" Christina talks about g…

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Singer Nelly Joy's Infertility Story: Endo, IVF, Ectopic Pregnancy and IUI 1:01:35

28d ago1:01:35

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In 2011, singer Nelly Joy told a doctor that she thought she had endometriosis, but the doctor just chuckled and said, "Most girls have painful periods," handed her birth control and Nelly went on her way. She spent years navigating kidney issues, anemia (blacking out), IBS, and constant throwing up from pain while being on the road doing an arena …

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Leia and Kriston Burroughs' Infertility Story: Sickle cell anemia; fibroids and embryo adoption 52:07

1M ago52:07

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Meet Leia and Krison Burroughs, who are still in the midst of their family building journey. On today's show, Leia and Kriston tell Ali about how Kriston was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia when he was just a year old, and how they had no idea that the sickle cell drug, Hydroxyurea, would have a direct effect on his fertility. They also talk abou…

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U.S. Women's Soccer Icon Carli Lloyd's Infertility Story: Unexplained infertility, IVF and finally, a successful IVF pregnancy 1:03:16

1M ago1:03:16

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Today, Ali has a true sports icon on the show: Former pro soccer star Carli Lloyd, who won two World Cups and two Olympic Gold medals during her incredible career. Carli is currently pregnant -- and in the second trimester -- with her first baby, but it's been a long and difficult infertility journey to get here. Carli tells Ali all the details, st…

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ENCORE - Michael of Two Dads UK's Fertility Story: Donor Eggs, Surrogacy and LGBTQ+ Family Building via ART 1:01:02

2M ago1:01:02

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Happy Pride Month! Ali's guest today is Michael, one of the dads behind Two Dads U.K., whose mission is to raise awareness of same-sex parenting and help other same-sex couples and other single gay people realize that becoming a parent shouldn't just be a dream. Michael talks about coming out; building a family with his husband, Wes; the 3-4 years …

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Lex Borino's Fertility Story: Egg Freezing and Being Proactive At Age 30 29:31

2M ago29:31

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Today Ali talking to her sweet SoulCycle friend Lex Borino, a super successful bridal hair stylist about her recent egg freezing journey. Lex, who is 30 years old, explains why she came to this decision: "Once I turned 30 and realized, 'Ooh, I'm not in a relationship, that's not on the table right now,' I had to look at my options and be like, 'Wha…

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Carly Stockdale's Infertility Story: Egg freezing, pregnancy and surrogacy for baby two 31:31

2M ago31:31

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Today's episode features Carly Stockdale, who started Nascency, Everything to know about surrogacy, and whether it’s right for you Carly talks about her egg freezing experience, pregnancy, and why she and her husband decided to use a surrogate for baby number two. She also talks about everything she's doing with Nascency, which provides info on bec…

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UFC Fighter Katlyn Cerminara's Infertility Story: IVF, miscarriage, and being in the wait 50:07

2M ago50:07

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Today's episode features a total badass, UFC fighter Katlyn Cerminara. Katlyn talks about getting into fighting as a young girl; thinking she would be pregnant right away when she took out her IUD (very relatable!); and going to a specialist after trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant after three months. She also talks about being told by her docto…

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Tara Clark's Infertility Story: Unexplained infertility and IUI success 33:23

3M ago33:23

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Today Ali is talking to Modern Mom Probs founder Tara Clark about her unexplained infertility journey. Tara talks about growing up in Catholic school and the "fear-based" sex education she got; her three devastating miscarriages; being diagnosed with fibroids and having a procedure to remove them, and why she and her husband needed to take a mental…

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#NIAW: Infertility in Pop Culture 40:46

3M ago40:46

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In this week’s special crossover episode, Ali is joined by her friends Abbe Feder (host of The Fertility Chick) and Elizabeth King (host of Creation Innovation podcast) to discuss infertility in pop culture. As infertility becomes more talked about in TV, movies, music and the news, what shows get it right? Where do we still need more support and s…

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John Yurcisin's Infertility Story: Single dad by choice 49:41

3M ago49:41

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"Growing up, I always imagined I'd one day be married with kids" says today's guest, single dad by choice John Yurcisin. "I've dated many smart, interesting, beautiful women. I was engaged once and called it off. I just never found my life partner." And so, John decided to become a dad on his own. On this episode, John shares the entire journey to …

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Cara DiFalco's Infertility Story: Single mom by choice 43:07

4M ago43:07

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"Truthfully, my journey is about 10 years long at this point," says today's guest, Cara DiFalco. Cara grew up in a big, boisterous Italian family in NJ, and she always knew she wanted many children. After getting divorced with no children at 38, she decided she would pursue being a single mom by choice, and today, she tells us her whole story. She …

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Bailey's Infertility Story (Part Two): Deciding to stop infertility treatments and work in a clinic 32:03

4M ago32:03

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It's part two with our friend Bailey, who first shared her story on the pod in 2021. At the time, Bailey talked about having hair loss, night sweats -- finding out her AMH was just 0.1 and she had diminished ovarian reserve. She was told, 'You should be freezing your eggs, like, yesterday.'" Catch up on Bailey's first episode, and then listen to th…

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Ashley Hingston's Infertility Story: Surrogacy Mama 1:20:18

4M ago1:20:18

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LFG!!!!!! Today's guest is a dear friend of Ali's, Ashely Hingston, aka @rage_against_infertilty. Ashley tells Ali all about having PCOS symptoms as a young woman and going on birth control, how certain doctors don't want to work with someone over a certain BMI; and going through letrozole rage. She talks about meeting her husband, Rob, doing medic…

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Elizabeth Carr's Infertility Story: The First Baby Born in the U.S. via IVF 46:10

4M ago46:10

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It's our Fifth Anniversary Episode! Ali's very special guest today is Elizabeth Carr, the first person born in the U.S. — in 1981 — via in vitro fertilization. "My birth was so widely publicized that my first press conference was at three days old," Elizabeth says. "I didn't get here like everybody else." Elizabeth shares what it's been like to liv…

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Leah McKendrick's Infertility Story: Egg freezing in your 30s 40:47

4M ago40:47

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My guest today, Leah McKendrick, is the writer, director and star of the new movie about egg freezing and fertility in your 30s, called "Scrambled." The movie is amazing -- it even got a 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, so go check it out on demand and show the Hollywood system that we want even more movies and content around egg freezing, fertility,…

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Julie Cohen's Infertility Story: Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) 1:10:00

5M ago1:10:00

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My guest today, Julie Cohen, is an infertility warrior and advocate, and today, she tells Ali all about her roller coaster of a family building journey, including having her three boys, who are earthside with us today, and also her devastating experience with termination for medical reasons (TFMR), due to an extremely rare condition called Limb Bod…

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ENCORE - The Roe v. Wade Episode 40:55

5M ago40:55

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On today's special bonus episode, Ali is joined by Dr. Sahar Wertheimer, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist practicing in Los Angeles, and InCircle Fertility founder, fertility coach and infertility warrior Abbe Feder to discuss the implications of the overturning of Roe V. Wade. Among the things they discuss: If life begins …

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Caryn Johnson's Infertility Story: Being Autoimmune Infertile 40:58

5M ago40:58

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Caryn Johnson is the Co-Founder and CEO of BOND, an innovative line of supplements reimagining hormone and reproductive health, inspired by her experience with infertility. In 2017, when trying to start a family, Caryn learned she was autoimmune infertile. Today, Ali and Caryn unpack all of it, including exactly what "autoimmune infertile" means, h…

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Kristin Dillensnyder's Infertility Story: Being an Infertility Coach 43:10

5M ago43:10

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Kristin Dillensnyder is a certified life coach who specializes in working with women who are consumed by their infertility to help them find their strength and joy again. And she should know--because she's gone through her own infertility journey too. On this episode, Kristin talks to Ali about male factor infertility, IUIs, going through IVF, fres…

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Stacy Since's Infertility Story: On being sperm donor conceived and also navigating her own infertility journey 53:29

6M ago53:29

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Stacy Since found out she was conceived via donor sperm at the age of 41, and today, she's talking all about her experience, including why her mom and dad chose to keep it a secret; how Stacy found out she was donor conceived; and what happened when she met up IRL with her bio-dad. She also talks about her own infertility journey, which started wit…

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Julia Karol's Infertility Story: Solo mom by choice 51:24

6M ago51:24

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Today, Ali is talking to solo mom by choice Julia Karol, Stork'd podcast host, about everything from when she decided to embark on the solo parenting route to where she is today. Julia talks about freezing her eggs, why she prefers the term "solo parent by choice" to "single parent by choice;" the complex, interesting process of choosing a sperm do…

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Khaled Kteily's Infertility Story: The Road to Founding Legacy and Claiming the Title of "Sperm King" 37:17

6M ago37:17

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Khaled Kteily is the Founder and CEO of Legacy, the largest male fertility clinic in North America. Founded at Harvard, Legacy has raised $45M from some of the world’s best investors: Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, The Weeknd, and Orlando Bloom, to name a few. Today, Ali is talking to Khaled about his own family building journey, and how an accident wit…

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Dr. Marcy Crouch's Infertility Story: Being "The Down There Doc" 32:35

6M ago32:35

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Dr. Marcy Crouch is a pelvic floor physical therapist, so she helps women prepare for delivery, get through their pregnancies with less pain, and much more. So you can imagine how difficult it was to go through infertility while working with pregnant women. Today on the show, Marcy tells Ali about her own journey, including going through IUIs, movi…

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Infertility Warrior Dr. Marcy Crouch, aka "The Down There Doc" 32:05

6M ago32:05

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Dr. Marcy Crouch is a pelvic floor physical therapist, so she helps women prepare for delivery, get through their pregnancies with less pain, and much more. So you can imagine how difficult it was to go through infertility while working with pregnant women. Today on the show, Marcy tells Ali about her own journey, including going through IUIs, movi…

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Bachelor alum and infertility warrior Sarah Herron 40:30

7M ago40:30

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This is such a great episode. It's hard not to fall in love with Bachelor alum Sarah Herron, who has such a huge heart, and who opens up to Ali about her fertility journey, from what she knew (and didn't know) about sex education to where they are today. Sarah talks about meeting her husband and deciding they wanted to build a family together; why …

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Fertility Rally Member and New IVF Mama Kristin Thompson @financialfertilization 57:28

7M ago57:28

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Today, Ali talks to her Fertility Rally member and friend Kristin, who recently had a baby girl through IVF. But it was a long road to get to this point, and Kristin shares it all, including what she knew (and didn't know) about fertility as a younger woman; "pulling the goalie;" going through infertility during Covid lockdown; how life became a "h…

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Special Encore Presentation: Ali's husband, Vinny Prato (100th Episode) 1:13:14

7M ago1:13:14

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It’s the 100th Episode! Today Ali interviews her husband, Vince, about his version of their infertility story. Over some Coors and White Claws, they start with how the met and fell in love in high school, what happened when they moved to New York in 2003, and how their lives changed when they decided to have kids. They also discuss how, after Ever …

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Childfree Not By Choice Advocate and Life After Infertility Coach Charlie Dice 52:15

7M ago52:15

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This week's guest, Charlie Dice, is a 36-year old, married, childless-turned-childfree woman who has been through 8 years of infertility struggles, including three miscarriages and one failed round of IVF. A year and a half ago, Charlie and her husband made the difficult decision to stop trying to have a baby, and to move forward from infertility. …

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Infertility warrior, endurance athlete and "Secrets of Giants" author Alyssa Ages 52:15

7M ago52:15

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Today, Ali is talking to Alyssa Ages, a Toronto-based, New York-born author and freelance writer. Alyssa is a mom of two, a strongman competitor, an endurance athlete, a rock climber, and a CrossFitter -- and today, she shares her family building and infertility journey. Alyssa talks about miscarriage and chemical pregnancy, what she knew about her…

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Donor Egg Mama-to-Be Melissa Nath @becomingnathparty_3 1:13:59

8M ago1:13:59

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On today's episode, Ali is talking to Fertility Rally member Melissa Nath, who Ali and Blair lovingly refer to at the Rally Fam's "Resident Nurse" and "Social Chair." Melissa talks about how she met her husband, Darrel, and what happened when they started down the family building road. Their journey includes nearly two years of Darrell being on hor…

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Alex Johnston, author of Inconceivable: My Life-Altering, Eye-Opening Journey from Infertility to Motherhood 39:26

8M ago39:26

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Today's guest is author, lawyer, and fertility advocate Alex Johnston, who is on a crusade to educate women about the importance of knowing their fertility status even before they’d ever think about getting pregnant. Alex is the author of Inconceivable: My Life-Altering, Eye-Opening Journey from Infertility to Motherhood, which chronicles her painf…

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IVF mama and LIttle Words Project founder Adriana Carrig 50:31

8M ago50:31

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It's our 250th Episode! Wooooot! Today, Ali is talking to a very special guest: Adriana Carrig, the brilliant IVF mama behind Little Words Project, the jewelry line featuring inspiring and empowering words and promoting kindness and support. Adriana tells Ali all about her family building journey, including what kind of sex education (or lack there…

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Part Two: Kristyn Hodgdon, co-founder of Rescripted 41:21

8M ago41:21

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When we last talked to Kristyn, in January 2020, she shared how "nothing on the road to motherhood was easy" for her, from the "Clomid crazies" to her first failed frozen embryo transfer. At the time, her IVF twins were toddlers. Today, her twins are five years old, and Kristyn fills us in on what's happened since our last podcast episode, includin…

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Inspiro Tequila Founder and IVF mama Mara Smith 40:08

9M ago40:08

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Today, Mara Smith joins Ali on the show to talk about her family building journey, which includes her diagnosis of PCOS, and what it was like to do IVF 20-plus years ago. (Her IVF twins are now in college.) Mara shares how it was a very lonely experience more than two decades ago, since not really anyone was talking about it. She also talks about P…

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Jessie Jaskulsky of Surrogacy Simplified 39:43

9M ago39:43

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The road to parenthood has been challenging for Ali's guest today, Jessie Jaskulsky. In 2016, Jessie lost her son, Luke, at 22 weeks gestation. After their unimaginable loss, Jessie went through a series of surgeries and treatments, until she was diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome (a rare complication from her early delivery). On this episode, she …

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Lucky Sekhon 39:08

9M ago39:08

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Dr. Lucky Sekhon is a board certified reproductive endocrinologist. infertility specialist and obstetrician and gynecologist who works at RMA of New York. Lucky is also a friend of Ali's and you might know her from social media, where she is a big voice with super smart, super important information about all things infertility and ART. Today, she t…

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Encore Presentation: Sarah and Cody 1:10:21

9M ago1:10:21

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Sarah and Cody met freshman year in high school and have been dating since they were 14. Today, they're telling us all about their family building journey, including how it started taking over their day to day lives, the five medicated cycles they did, and how Sarah was shocked by how much she didn't know about her own body before going through inf…

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NYC IVF Mama Briana Vizzi Tresova 48:32

10M ago48:32

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Today, Ali is talking to Briana Vizzi Tresova, an NYC mama with three babies from IVF. Briana and her husband started their TTC journey in 2019, facing IUIs, unexplained infertility, and all of it taking a huge toll on her mental health. Briana tells Ali about going through IVF, her first FET, and the traumatic birth of her daughter. She also talks…

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IVF mama and Binto founder Suzie Welsh Devine, Part 2 29:39

10M ago29:39

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Today, Ali picks up where she left off in 2021 with Suzie Welsh Devine, a Fertility and IVF Nurse, and the founder and CEO of Binto. Suzie talks about going from nurse to patient; her endometriosis, and everything that has happened since we last spoke, after a devastating miscarriage with a PGT-tested embryo. Suzie talks about transferring again, d…

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Model and Wellness Influencer Tess Annique Souray 39:22

10M ago39:22

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Today, Ali is talking to model and wellness influencer Tess Annique Souray about her family building journey, which began when, at 25, she was told that her only chance to have a baby was through IVF. Tess talks openly about her sobriety and recovery; how she knew "absolutely nothing" about her fertility (like so many of us); doing treatment during…

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Olympic Gold Medalist in Figure Skating and Infertility Warrior, Tara Lipinski 46:30

10M ago46:30

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Ali is so excited to share her conversation with the iconic figure skater and Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Lipinski, who is going to tell us all about her five-year-long infertility journey, which she describes as “hell.” Tara and her husband Todd recently launched their own podcast, called Unexpecting, and today, she is talking about getting her per…

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Embryo Adoption Mama at Age 47, Heather Passaro 49:34

10M ago49:34

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Today, Ali is talking to Heather Passaro, who is 47 years old, and pregnant with her first child via embryo adoption. Heather talks about how she and her husband started trying for a baby when she was about 38, and how it didn't go as planned. She talks about going through several failed IUIs, doing ICSI, pivoting to IVF, and how she thought, like …

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IVF Mama and Milk Made Skin Founder Sarah Shafer 45:30

11M ago45:30

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Today, Ali is talking to Sarah Shafer, a beauty boss and the founder of Milk Made Skin, a skincare line that harnesses the power of breastmilk in a 100% clean, nutrient-packed, natural proprietary complex to achieve beautifully smooth, younger-looking skin. Sarah talks about IUIs, multiple failed rounds of IVF, not being happy with her fertility cl…

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Intended Parent Alex @ourbeautifulsurprise and Surrogate Madison 36:52

11M ago36:52

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Intended Parent Alex @ourbeautifulsurprise and Surrogate Madison: A Successful Surrogacy Journey Today, Ali is talking to Alex, an Intended Parent, and Madison, her Surrogate, about both sides of a surrogacy family building journey. Alex and Madison talk about how they first connected with each other, why they knew they both wanted to work together…

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Rashmi Gill, Photographer and IVF Mama of Two 32:19

11M ago32:19

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Today, Ali is talking to London-born photographer Rashmi Gill about her decade-plus infertility journey, and the many ups and downs and heartbreak that finally resulted in her two IVF babies. Rashmi talks about her Punjabi Sikh heritage, and how her culture perceived the stigmas of infertility and not being able to have babies. She talks about doin…

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Mosie Baby CEO and Co-Creator Maureen Brown 40:16

11M ago40:16

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Today, Ali is talking to Maureen Brown, CEO and Co-founder of Mosie Baby, a revolutionary at-home insemination device that she created with her husband. Maureen tells Ali all about her infertility journey, being diagnosed with unexplained infertility, how she didn't want to go through IVF, how "it broke our hearts, and it broke us mentally, thinkin…

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