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Join experienced gestational surrogate, surrogacy industry veteran and award-winning former surrogacy agency owner Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of SurrogacyMentor.com, as she aims to normalize surrogacy. Joined by her co-host, 3 time gestational surrogate Marielle Schuberth, they aim to spread awareness by educating and sharing personal stories about gestational surrogacy from experienced surrogates, medical and legal professionals, parents via surrogacy and others whose lives have been changed by surrogacy. Let's #normalizesurrogacy !
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Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor, for the next episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's focus is on mental health with special guest, Marriage and Family Therapist, Carole Lieber-Wilkins of LA Family Building.Listen as they discuss:Some of the nightmare cases Carole has had to face in her careerWhy mental health screenings are so important for surrogates and intended parentsWhat to look for, avoid and learn from in finding a surrog...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , for the third episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's focus is coming from the fertility clinic perspective with special guest host Angela Hartshorn of It's Time Surrogacy. Listen as they discuss:Some of Angela's worst cases at the clinic levelWhy gut feelings are usually rightWhat Angela and Carey both believe is the true mark of a great surrogateHow having a team of industry professionals worki...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , for the second episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's focus is on escrow nightmares with special guest Kaitlyn Oberley, Senior Partner Success Director for SeedTrust Escrow.Listen as they discuss:What a third-party escrow agent doesA few of Kaitlyn's nightmare casesWhy the legal contract is so important to escrow disbursementsThe top items to make sure are in your legal contract to insure a smoo...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor, with special guest Rachel Loftspring, attorney and partner at The Family Law and Fertility Law Group. Listen as they discuss: A general overview and first steps of the surrogacy legal process from the surrogate's perspective. The 2 major tasks accomplished during the legal phaseHow your contract works as a roadmap to your entire journey Some key components to look for in your agreementHow the experienc...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , for the first episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's focus is on legal nightmares with special guest Joni Franklin, attorney and owner of Franklin Law. Listen as they discuss: The basics of a surrogacy contractJoni's top two nightmare surrogacy casesWhy having QUALIFIED legal representation is so essential in a surrogacy journeyWhat to look for in a qualified attorneyHow the experienced sur...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Marielle Schuberth, 3 Time Surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent MentorListen as they discuss:Why surrogates can't be heavily reliant on government assistanceLegal coercion How timing is everything in a surrogacy journeyLet's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion! Follow Surrogacy Mentor on Instagram , Facebook, YouTube an...
Send us a textJoin Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Mya- 1 time experienced surrogate and Administrative Coordinator for Surrogacy MentorListen as they discuss:Why Mya decided to become a surrogate How her friends and family reacted to the newsWhy she thinks educating yourself on the process before you get started is important. Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Marielle Schuberth, 3 Time Surrrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent MentorListen as they discuss:Some of the wild things people have said to surrogates Drop some truths behind some common misconceptions in surrogacyHow to respond when peoples comments come off hateful or hurtfulLet's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion! Fo...
Send us a textJoin Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with experienced twin Surrogate Caitlin- Listen as they discuss:How Caitlin's journey was one of patience and commitmentWhat a twin pregnancy looked like in a small town How things got complicated leading up to and during her twin delivery Caitlin's advice for women considering surrogacy Let's normalize surrogacy through education and ...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist Dr. Susanna Park of the San Diego Fertility Center. Listen as they discuss:The screening criteria for an egg donor from the clinic perspective.Dr. Park explains how the egg retrieval process works and what those medications are actually doing. Why the screening process is so different for an egg donor vs a s...
Send us a textJoin Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Sammi- 2 time experienced surrogateListen as they discuss:How Sammi's single embryo transfer ended up with a triplet pregnancy and a twin delivery. How Sammi navigated a selective reduction with her IPsWhy she chose to become a surrogate again even after an odds defying 1st journey. Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discu...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Dr. Guy Ringler of California Fertility Partners.Listen as they discuss:Dr. Ringler's important part in the history of LGBT family building and how he has seen it change over the last 25 years. How we can improve the family building process for LGBTQIA+ individuals.Dr. Ringler's involvement with The Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP).Why inclusion and representation ...
Send us a textJoin Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Donnye Sabo- 2 time experienced surrogate and Director of Operations for Fertility and Family.Listen as they discuss:Donnye's 2 twin surrogacy journeys. How Donnye's experience has led her to advocate against DETs.Why education about the process is just as important for Intended Parents as it is for Surrogates.Let's normalize surrogacy through e...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with her former Intended Mother, Nicole.Listen as they discuss:What brought Nicole and her partner Molly to surrogacy. How Nicole, Molly and Carey found each other without an agency.Each of their perspectives on navigating their independent surrogacy journey.What their relationship is like now, almost 10 years later! Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open di...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor, as she speaks with Alex Kornswiet, known as @ourbeautifulsurprise on social media and mom of three and founder of The Empowered Space.Listen as they discuss:Alex's personal journey through infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and surrogacy, and how these experiences shaped her approach to motherhood and her professional life.Why Alex developed her company, The Empowered Space, and its exclusive, one-on-one pro...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with author, educator, and consultant Rachel Ginocchio, MPH. Listen as they discuss:Sex education in schools today and the need for assisted reproduction, including insemination, IVF, donor conception, and surrogacy to all be included in classroom instruction.Why Rachel wrote her book: Roads to Family: All The Ways We Come To Be (and how our founder, Carey, was able to contrib...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Tawni Boedeker, experienced surrogate and Coordination Manager for All Families Surrogacy. Listen as they discuss:Tawni's experience with a late term termination as a surrogate in her first surrogacy journey.How she and her intended parents leaned on each other to honor the hard choices that needed to be made in their situation.How this experience shaped Tawni into ...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and PMH-C, Karyn Rosenberg. Listen as they discuss:The stigma behind a psychological evaluation, and why it shouldn't feel intimidating.Why Karyn refers to them as psychoeducational screenings over psychological evaluations.What you can expect during these evaluations.Explaining the personality tests, and why the questions are so biza...
Send us a textJoin Marielle Schuberth, 3-time surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with experienced GC, IVF Mom of 2 and Certified Life and Fertility Coach, Alison as they discuss discuss: Alison's personal struggle with infertility.How that struggle led her to gestational surrogacy and starting a career as a Certified Life and Fertility Coach with The American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Why she feels it is important to be edu...
Send us a textJoin Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with SEEDS panel member and GS Moms Surrogacy Agency Owner Lisa Stark Hughes. Listen as they discuss:The history of surrogacy in religion.How different religions view surrogacy. How religion played a big part in the new Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF.Why personal and religious views on abortion should have no place in politics.Referenced Statements regarding Alabama Supre...
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