Infertile AF: Infertility and Modern Family Building
520 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 448 ratingsIn this unfiltered podcast about infertility, journalist and mom-of-two Ali Prato, who went through secondary infertility and IVF herself, talks to women—and some men—about the messy, frustrating, painful, heartbreaking, absurd and sometimes humorous journey to have a baby. Or in some cases, to not have a baby. Each episode tells a different story about family building, getting real about miscarriages, egg freezing, sperm and egg donation, IUIs, endometriosis, male factor infertility, adoption, surrogacy, genetic testing, single parenting by choice, LGBTQ+ fertility, living childless not by choice, depression, relationship issues, money issues, jealousy, PTSD, and so much more. Ali covers all of the outcomes in this safe, non-judgement zone: the happy endings, the soul-crushingly sad ones, and the ones still in limbo.
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Becky
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutesBecky Fawcett is a mama of two via adoption, an #infertilitywarrior, a three time #miscarriage survivor and the founder of @helpusadopt — which gives grants to people who are building their families through adoption. It is an AMAZING org that you’ll hear about today, as Becky talks to Ali about her nine-year infertility journey -- and how she ultimately ended up with two amazing children through adoption. Ali and Becky have a no-bullshit convo about all things adoption, finding a birth mother...
Becky Fawcett's Infertility Story: Miscarriage survivor and mama of two via adoption
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutesBecky Fawcett is a mama of two via adoption, an #infertilitywarrior, a three time #miscarriage survivor and the founder of @helpusadopt — which gives grants to people who are building their families through adoption. It is an AMAZING org that you’ll hear about today, as Becky talks to Ali about her nine-year infertility journey -- and how she ultimately ended up with two amazing children through adoption. Ali and Becky have a no-bullshit convo about all things adoption, finding a birth mother...
Jon
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutesOn this episode, Ali is talking to Jon Waldman, author of the book, "Swimming Aimlessly," which takes a deep dive into the six year infertility journey he went through with his wife. "It was a space that needs to be filled," he says of writing the book. "There isn't a lot of talk about what men go through." Jon talks about mental health, inner turmoil, and going through a miscarriage alongside his wife, as well as what happened when they traveled to do IVF. He also shares resources, both on s...
Jon Waldman's Infertility Story: His six year journey of miscarriage and IVF with his wife
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutesOn this episode, Ali is talking to Jon Waldman, author of the book, "Swimming Aimlessly," which takes a deep dive into the six year infertility journey he went through with his wife. "It was a space that needs to be filled," he says of writing the book. "There isn't a lot of talk about what men go through." Jon talks about mental health, inner turmoil, and going through a miscarriage alongside his wife, as well as what happened when they traveled to do IVF. He also shares resources, both on s...
Dacia James Lewis' Infertility Story: Her faith and experience as a woman of color
September 10, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutesDacia James Lewis is a Hollywood choreographer and author of the book, "The Game of Life: Releasing the Weight When God Says Wait." Today, she tells Ali about her infertility journey and how, although she's been trying to have a baby for several years, it hasn't yet happened. Dacia says, "I want people to know that there's somebody still waiting with them. There's somebody still praying with them. There's somebody still going through this journey that they can relate to." Dacia also talks abo...
Dacia
September 10, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutesDacia James Lewis is a Hollywood choreographer and author of the book, "The Game of Life: Releasing the Weight When God Says Wait." Today, she tells Ali about her infertility journey and how, although she's been trying to have a baby for several years, it hasn't yet happened. Dacia says, "I want people to know that there's somebody still waiting with them. There's somebody still praying with them. There's somebody still going through this journey that they can relate to." Dacia also talks abo...
Elizabeth King's Infertility Story: Becoming a mom after 40 and life as a fertility coach
September 01, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutesToday Ali is talking to her friend Elizabeth King, who she met through Instagram, and who is a Certified Fertility Health Coach, Birth & Bereavement Doula and New Parent Educator. Elizabeth tells Ali about her journey to becoming a mother over 40 to her three littles. Along the way: Freezing her eggs when she was single in her 30s, meeting her husband at 39 and feeling ashamed, guilty and broken when she wasn't getting pregnant on her own. She also discusses her fibroid surgery, her two misca...
Elizabeth
September 01, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutesToday Ali is talking to her friend Elizabeth King, who she met through Instagram, and who is a Certified Fertility Health Coach, Birth & Bereavement Doula and New Parent Educator. Elizabeth tells Ali about her journey to becoming a mother over 40 to her three littles. Along the way: Freezing her eggs when she was single in her 30s, meeting her husband at 39 and feeling ashamed, guilty and broken when she wasn't getting pregnant on her own. She also discusses her fibroid surgery, her two misca...
Stephanie Gottlieb's Infertility Story: Chemical pregnancy, "skinny PCOS" and IVF
August 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutesToday, Ali talks to cult-fave jewelry designer Stephanie Gottlieb @stephaniegottlieb about the journey to having her two babies, which includes marrying her high school sweetheart, her devastating chemical pregnancy, "skinny PCOS," and the pure rage she felt at certain points during her journey. She also talks about the importance of great bedside manner and a confident doctor, what happened when they did IVF, and why she felt like she "had this dirty secret for a full year" before she told a...
Stephanie G.
August 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutesToday, Ali talks to cult-fave jewelry designer Stephanie Gottlieb @stephaniegottlieb about the journey to having her two babies, which includes marrying her high school sweetheart, her devastating chemical pregnancy, "skinny PCOS," and the pure rage she felt at certain points during her journey. She also talks about the importance of great bedside manner and a confident doctor, what happened when they did IVF, and why she felt like she "had this dirty secret for a full year" before she told a...
Nicole C.'s Infertility Story: Cancer, PCOS and her Christian upbringing
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutesToday, Ali talks to Nicole about dealing with cancer and infertility at the same time. Nicole explains how she went to a chiropractor who found a bump under her jawline--and just hours later, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, which meant doing chemo every other week for two months. At the same time, Nicole was battling PCOS and an infertility journey--all the while wondering how the cancer treatment might interfere with her family building story. She also talks about her Christian up...
Nicole C.
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutesToday, Ali talks to Nicole about dealing with cancer and infertility at the same time. Nicole explains how she went to a chiropractor who found a bump under her jawline--and just hours later, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, which meant doing chemo every other week for two months. At the same time, Nicole was battling PCOS and an infertility journey--all the while wondering how the cancer treatment might interfere with her family building story. She also talks about her Christian up...
Claire
August 11, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutesToday, Ali talks to Claire, who reached out via email, about her roller coaster infertility journey. Included: Four IUIs, IVf, how it all took a toll on her marriage (but also made them stronger), her fresh embryo transfer, her diagnosis of Stage 3 Endometriosis, how her bible study helped her get through it all, and what her husband said when her surgeon said to him, "Claire’s tubes look terrible. They are tortuous. Do you want me to remove them?” We also talk about her miracle pregnancy, an...
Claire's Infertility Story: IUIs, IVF, endometriosis and the PTSD of pregnancy after infertility
August 11, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutesToday, Ali talks to Claire, who reached out via email, about her roller coaster infertility journey. Included: Four IUIs, IVF, how it all took a toll on her marriage (but also made them stronger), her fresh embryo transfer, her diagnosis of Stage 3 Endometriosis, how her bible study helped her get through it all, and what her husband said when her surgeon said to him, "Claire’s tubes look terrible. They are tortuous. Do you want me to remove them?” We also talk about her miracle pregnancy, an...
Sarah and Cody's Infertility Story: Dating since 14 and now in second round of IVF
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourSarah 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 infertility. They also talk about experiencing a missed miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, and a chemical pregnancy, and how they all "hurt like hell....
Sarah and Cody
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourSarah 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 infertility. They also talk about experiencing a missed miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, and a chemical pregnancy, and how they all "hurt like hell....
Bailey's Infertility Story: Diminished ovarian reserve and POI in her mid-20s
July 28, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutesToday, Ali talks to Bailey, who is in her mid-20s, and who says, "I don't see a lot of women out there who are going through exactly what I'm going through." A few years ago, Bailey was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve and POI. And although she's not actively trying to conceive right now, she is going through fertility preservation. She and her husband want to have a family, and doctors have told her that she'll likely go through menopause when she's about 30, so she has so far gone ...
Bailey
July 28, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutesToday, Ali talks to Bailey, who is in her mid-20s, and who says, "I don't see a lot of women out there who are going through exactly what I'm going through." A few years ago, Bailey was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve and POI. And although she's not actively trying to conceive right now, she is going through fertility preservation. She and her husband want to have a family, and doctors have told her that she'll likely go through menopause when she's about 30, so she has so far gone ...
Susan Ruediger's Infertility Story: CMT and IVT
July 22, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutesToday, Ali talks to Susan Ruediger, Founder and CEO of The CMT Research Foundation, about her family building journey. Susan was diagnosed with CMT, a genetic nerve disease that affects the nerves outside the spinal cord and brain, when she was 2 years old. Today she tells us about how this progressive disease affected her family building journey--and ultimately lead to her decision to do IVF. She's also going to talk about the miscarriage she had, the effects of the disease on her body, whic...
Susan
July 22, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutesToday, Ali talks to Susan Ruediger, Founder and CEO of The CMT Research Foundation, about her family building journey. Susan was diagnosed with CMT, a genetic nerve disease that affects the nerves outside the spinal cord and brain, when she was 2 years old. Today she tells us about how this progressive disease affected her family building journey--and ultimately lead to her decision to do IVF. She's also going to talk about the miscarriage she had, the effects of the disease on her body, whic...
Amy Gallo Ryan's Infertility Story: Feeling brushed off, isolated and the effect on her marriage
July 14, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutesAli talks today to fellow journalist and Brookyn mom Amy Gallo Ryan about her long and painful infertility journey, which includes IUIs, feeling brushed off by doctors because she was "too young," even though she knew there was a problem; unexplained infertility; a chemical pregnancy; a "pseudo sac;" and an ectopic pregnancy. Amy talks about the isolation she felt when she was navigating not being able to sustain a healthy pregnancy, how she couldn't find the right people to talk to, and how ...
Amy R.
July 14, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutesAli talks today to fellow journalist and Brookyn mom Amy Gallo Ryan about her long and painful infertility journey, which includes IUIs, feeling brushed off by doctors because she was "too young," even though she knew there was a problem; unexplained infertility; a chemical pregnancy; a "pseudo sac;" and an ectopic pregnancy. Amy talks about the isolation she felt when she was navigating not being able to sustain a healthy pregnancy, how she couldn't find the right people to talk to, and how ...
Melissa and Erik's Infertility Story: Deciding to live childless
July 08, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutesToday, Ali is talking to Melissa and Erik, aka on IG @livechildfree. Four years after making the decision to live childless, Melissa and Erik tell Ali all about the infertility journey that led to this point. Included: Lots of negative pregnancy tests, IVF, and an operation for Erik that had so many complications that he nearly lost his life and was in the hospital for 25 days. Melissa talks about how at one point, she finally asked herself, "How many more years of my life do I want to give t...
Melissa and Erik
July 08, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutesToday, Ali is talking to Melissa and Erik, aka on IG @livechildfree. Four years after making the decision to live childless, Melissa and Erik tell Ali all about the infertility journey that led to this point. Included: Lots of negative pregnancy tests, IVF, and an operation for Erik that had so many complications that he nearly lost his life and was in the hospital for 25 days. Melissa talks about how at one point, she finally asked herself, "How many more years of my life do I want to give t...
Arden
July 01, 2021 09:21 - 57 minutesOn today’s episode, Ali talks to her friend Arden Cartrette, bereavement doula & trauma support specialist, about everything she went through to have her baby son, Cameron. Arden, who you might know on IG as @themiscarriagedoula, works with women to get through miscarriage and grief--and she goes there—and tells it like it is—like no other. Arden talks about what she calls her “morbidly beautiful," miscarriages, how she still realy struggles with the PTSD of the blood and the miscarriage its...
Arden Cartrette's Infertility Story: Getting through miscarriage and grief
July 01, 2021 09:21 - 57 minutesOn today’s episode, Ali talks to her friend Arden Cartrette, bereavement doula & trauma support specialist, about everything she went through to have her baby son, Cameron. Arden, who you might know on IG as @themiscarriagedoula, works with women to get through miscarriage and grief--and she goes there—and tells it like it is—like no other. Arden talks about what she calls her “morbidly beautiful" miscarriages, how she still realy struggles with the PTSD of the blood and the miscarriage itse...
Hannah
June 24, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutesTODAY, Ali is talking to Hannah Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer at VIOS and mom of two, about her "reverse infertility journey," starting with the two egg retrievals she did as a volunteer, in the name of science. Hannah also discusses her diagnosis of PCOS, her first devastating miscarriage, how she and her partner handled the trauma differently, the shame and guilt she felt, the lack of education young women receive today when it comes to reproduction (and what she's doing to change that) a...
Hannah Johnson's Infertility Story: PCOS, miscarriage and handling trauma differently
June 24, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutesTODAY, Ali is talking to Hannah Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer at VIOS and mom of two, about her "reverse infertility journey," starting with the two egg retrievals she did as a volunteer, in the name of science. Hannah also discusses her diagnosis of PCOS, her first devastating miscarriage, how she and her partner handled the trauma differently, the shame and guilt she felt, the lack of education young women receive today when it comes to reproduction (and what she's doing to change that) a...
Alex
June 17, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutesToday Ali is talking to her incredible friend Alex Fain, who is the guy behind @pursuingfatherhood on IG. Alex is one of the few very vocal guys in this infertility community; he's spoken at Fertility Rally Live, and he's been very open about he and his wife, Laurin's, infertility journey. Alex talks about his male factor infertility, how they used donor sperm to conceive their baby girl, Delaney. He also discusses what it felt like to find out he "had no sperm," how he was "embarrassed and e...
Alex Fain's Infertility Story: Male factor infertility and donor sperm
June 17, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutesToday Ali is talking to her incredible friend Alex Fain, who is the guy behind @pursuingfatherhood on IG. Alex is one of the few very vocal guys in this infertility community; he's spoken at Fertility Rally Live, and he's been very open about he and his wife, Laurin's, infertility journey. Alex talks about his male factor infertility, how they used donor sperm to conceive their baby girl, Delaney. He also discusses what it felt like to find out he "had no sperm," how he was "embarrassed and e...
Lindsey Halliday's Infertility Story; Having a trans partner, freezing sperm and IVF
June 10, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourToday, Ali is talking to Lindsey Halliday, who is sharing her story about the infertility journey that she and her partner, Bea, who is transgender, are currently going through. They two have been married since 2010, and in 2016, Bea came out to Lindsey, as Lindsey says, "kind of out of nowhere." Ali and Lindsey talk about how they navigated this as a couple, and what one can do when a loved one comes out at trans. They also talk about Bea deciding to freeze their sperm, what happened when Li...
Lindsey
June 10, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourToday, Ali is talking to Lindsey Halliday, who is sharing her story about the infertility journey that she and her partner, Bea, who is transgender, are currently going through. They two have been married since 2010, and in 2016, Bea came out to Lindsey, as Lindsey says, "kind of out of nowhere." Ali and Lindsey talk about how they navigated this as a couple, and what one can do when a loved one comes out at trans. They also talk about Bea deciding to freeze their sperm, what happened when Li...
Elena
June 03, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutesToday, Ali is talking to Elena Ridley, a proud Donor Egg Mama and one of the OG members of the infertility Instagram community. Elena tells Ali her entire story, starting with meeting her husband in high school, the horrible motorcycle accident that delayed their family building plans, and what went wrong when they did start to try. She also talks about IUIs, why she started posting about infertility back in 2013, when not many people were doing it, her endometriosis, and making the decision ...
Elena Ridley's Infertility Story: IUIs, endometriosis and donor eggs
June 03, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutesToday, Ali is talking to Elena Ridley, a proud Donor Egg Mama and one of the OG members of the infertility Instagram community. Elena tells Ali her entire story, starting with meeting her husband in high school, the horrible motorcycle accident that delayed their family building plans, and what went wrong when they did start to try. She also talks about IUIs, why she started posting about infertility back in 2013, when not many people were doing it, her endometriosis, and making the decision ...
Missi Pyle
May 26, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBToday, Ali is talking to a phenomenal woman who you will no doubt recognize from her various TV and movie roles. Her name is Missi Pyle, and she has appeared in such movies as Dodgeball, Galaxy Quest, Big Fish, 50 First Dates, Anchorman, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Artist and Gone Girl. Her list of TV credits is absolutely insane too, including roles on Friends, Frasier, Two and a Half Men, My Name is Earl, Grey’s Anatomy, Family Guy, Mom and most recently, Mr. Mayor. Missi shares...
Dodgeball and Gone Girl Actress Missi Pyle
May 26, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutesToday, Ali is talking to a phenomenal woman who you will no doubt recognize from her various TV and movie roles. Her name is Missi Pyle, and she has appeared in such movies as Dodgeball, Galaxy Quest, Big Fish, 50 First Dates, Anchorman, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Artist and Gone Girl. Her list of TV credits is absolutely insane too, including roles on Friends, Frasier, Two and a Half Men, My Name is Earl, Grey’s Anatomy, Family Guy, Mom and most recently, Mr. Mayor. Missi shares ...
Missi
May 26, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBToday, Ali is talking to a phenomenal woman who you will no doubt recognize from her various TV and movie roles. Her name is Missi Pyle, and she has appeared in such movies as Dodgeball, Galaxy Quest, Big Fish, 50 First Dates, Anchorman, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Artist and Gone Girl. Her list of TV credits is absolutely insane too, including roles on Friends, Frasier, Two and a Half Men, My Name is Earl, Grey’s Anatomy, Family Guy, Mom and most recently, Mr. Mayor. Missi shares...
Venus
May 19, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutesOn this Season Three Finale, Ali talks to Venus Morris Griffin, mother of seven, six of whom were conceived via artificial insemination. Venus tells Ali all about her extraordinary life, which includes a lifetime of abuse, having to use ART because of her husband's male factor infertility, and how she was ostracized by the Catholic community when they found out her children were conceived via ART. She also talks about her now ex-husband being sentenced to 45 years in prison, how she told the ...
Venus Morris Griffin's Infertility Story: six kids via artificial insemination
May 19, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutesOn this Season Three Finale, Ali talks to Venus Morris Griffin, mother of seven, six of whom were conceived via artificial insemination. Venus tells Ali all about her extraordinary life, which includes a lifetime of abuse, having to use ART because of her husband's male factor infertility, and how she was ostracized by the Catholic community when they found out her children were conceived via ART. She also talks about her now ex-husband being sentenced to 45 years in prison, how she told the ...
Heidy Best's Infertility Story: Secondary infertility
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourToday, Ali talks to her friend Heidy Best, a fellow Chicagoan and Fertility Rally member, about her four miscarriages, genetic testing, battling secondary infertility, the shitty sex education they both got as young women, and how Heidy and her husband dealt with loss after loss and loss after loss after loss. She tells Ali about having her amazing son, Oliver, the heartbreak of not being able to give him a sibling (yet), and what's next for her, now that she has two embabies on ice. SPONSO...
Heidy
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourToday, Ali talks to her friend Heidy Best, a fellow Chicagoan and Fertility Rally member, about her four miscarriages, genetic testing, battling secondary infertility, the shitty sex education they both got as young women, and how Heidy and her husband dealt with loss after loss and loss after loss after loss. She tells Ali about having her amazing son, Oliver, the heartbreak of not being able to give him a sibling (yet), and what's next for her, now that she has two embabies on ice. SPONSO...
Sunita
May 06, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutesDr. Sunita Osborn is a clinical psychologist and the author of two books on miscarriage, "The Miscarriage Map: What To Expect When You're No Longer Expecting," and "The Miscarriage Map Workbook." Today, she tells us about her infertility journey, including two miscarriages, being "such a dick" and aggressively playing baby games at her best friend's baby shower, how to rekindle intimacy after infertility, how the differences in women and men grieving can affect a relationships—and how she cam...
Dr. Sunita Osborn's Infertility Story: Miscarriages and how to rekindle intimacy
May 06, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutesDr. Sunita Osborn is a clinical psychologist and the author of two books on miscarriage, "The Miscarriage Map: What To Expect When You're No Longer Expecting," and "The Miscarriage Map Workbook." Today, she tells us about her infertility journey, including two miscarriages, being "such a dick" and aggressively playing baby games at her best friend's baby shower, how to rekindle intimacy after infertility, how the differences in women and men grieving can affect a relationships—and how she cam...
Amber Bailey's Infertility Story: The benefits infertility and couples therapists
April 28, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourAmber Bailey is a brilliant environmental scientist, a dear friend of Ali's through Instagram and Fertility Rally, and an #infertilitywarrior. Today, the two talk about her long road to pregnancy, including how infertility really harmed her mental health, the importance of talking to your embryologist, the two PGS tested normal embryos that tragically died during thaw, her three back-to-back retrievals, her three tragic losses, the benefits of finding a therapist that specializes in infertili...
Amber
April 28, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourAmber Bailey is a brilliant environmental scientist, a dear friend of Ali's through Instagram and Fertility Rally, and an #infertilitywarrior. Today, the two talk about her long road to pregnancy, including how infertility really harmed her mental health, the importance of talking to your embryologist, the two PGS tested normal embryos that tragically died during thaw, her three back-to-back retrievals, her three tragic losses, the benefits of finding a therapist that specializes in infertili...
Stephanie
April 21, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutesStephanie Cartin is the badass CEO of Entreprenista, the Co-Founder of Socialfly and an Infertility Warrior who is dedicated to sharing her story to spread awareness, promote self-advocacy and inspire hope. On today's episode, she talks about getting diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, going through IVF, her very complicated high-risk pregnancy, what happened when she found she had a twin-to-twin transfusion, the surgery she had to try and save both babies, and how she got through it all with ...
Stephanie Cartin's Infertility Story: Multiple Sclerosis, IVF and a high-risk pregnancy
April 21, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutesStephanie Cartin is the badass CEO of Entreprenista, the Co-Founder of Socialfly and an Infertility Warrior who is dedicated to sharing her story to spread awareness, promote self-advocacy and inspire hope. On today's episode, she talks about getting diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, going through IVF, her very complicated high-risk pregnancy, what happened when she found she had a twin-to-twin transfusion, the surgery she had to try and save both babies, and how she got through it all with ...
Allie Egan's Infertility Story: Hashimoto's and not telling anyone they were doing IVF
April 14, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutesOn this episode, Ali is talking to Allie Egan, the founder and CEO of skincare line Veracity and former CEO of women's fashion brand Cynthia Rowley. Allie is not only a badass entrepreneur and businesswoman, she's a fertility warrior, and today, they're discussing everything she went through to have her son, including a diagnosis of the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's, how Allie and her husband did not tell a soul they were doing IVF, her pregnancy of "unknown location," how to grieve after lo...
Allie
April 14, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutesOn this episode, Ali is talking to Allie Egan, the founder and CEO of skincare line Veracity and former CEO of women's fashion brand Cynthia Rowley. Allie is not only a badass entrepreneur and businesswoman, she's a fertility warrior, and today, they're discussing everything she went through to have her son, including a diagnosis of the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's, how Allie and her husband did not tell a soul they were doing IVF, her pregnancy of "unknown location," how to grieve after lo...
Kellee
April 07, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutesKellee Stewart is a powerhouse in so many ways—she's an an actor, a writer, a producer and an advocate for proactive fertility health and knowledge, On Wednesdays, Kellee hosts "Warrior Wednesday" IG Lives, featuring the truthful and empowering stories of infertility told from a Black women’s experience—and featuring some guys, too. Today, Ali and Kellee are talking about how Kellee froze her eggs after a long term relationship ended, the misconception that black women are fertile, finding do...