Surrogacy Mentor #NormalizeSurrogacy Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Join 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 phase
• How your contract works as a roadmap to your entire journey 
• Some key components to look for in your agreement
• How the experienced surrogates at Surrogacy Mentor navigate these questions and more. 

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Join 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 contract
• Joni's top two nightmare surrogacy cases
• Why having QUALIFIED legal representation is so essential in a surrogacy journey
• What to look for in a qualified attorney
• How the experienced surrogates at Surrogacy Mentor navigate these questions and more. 

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• Take our easy 2 minute surrogacy quiz to see if you qualify!
• Share this podcast with the hashtag #NormalizeSurrogacy
• Contact us with questions or comments at hello@surrogacymentor.com

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Join 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 discussion!

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Join 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:

1. Alex's personal journey through infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and surrogacy, and how these experiences shaped her approach to motherhood and her professional life.
2. Why Alex developed her company, The Empowered Space, and its exclusive, one-on-one program for intended parents aiming to ease their transition into parenthood.
3. The importance of finding acceptance, joy, and connection in the path to parenthood, and how personalized support can make a significant difference.
4. How sharing personal stories and educational resources can play a part in normalizing diverse pathways to family building.

Tune in for an inspiring conversation that explores resilience, empowerment, and the beauty of diverse family structures. Alex has also provided a free guide for our listeners, available at: https://theempowered.space/intendedparents/.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

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Join 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 contribute her surrogacy story to it!)
• Why it's important to expand our definition of reproduction and family building in sexual education. 
• How sex-ed can play a part in normalizing all family structures.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

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Join 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 the coordinator she is today.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

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Join 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 bizarre.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

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Join 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 educated and committed to the surrogacy process.
• How the experienced surrogates at Surrogacy Mentor navigate these questions and more.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

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• Share this podcast with the hashtag #NormalizeSurrogacy
• Contact us with questions or comments at hello@surrogacymentor.com

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Join 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 Supreme Court Ruling on IVF:

• SEEDS statement 
• Resolve's statement 

Let'sormalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

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• Share this podcast with the hashtag #NormalizeSurrogacy
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Join 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:

• Why medical screening is so important for a GC.
• Dr. Park's take on transferring more than one embryo at a time.
• Why there is no such thing as a "perfect surrogate" candidate and how to manage IP expectations when looking for a good GC candidate.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

• Follow Surrogacy Mentor on Instagram , Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
• Take our easy 2 minute surrogacy quiz to see if you qualify!
• Share this podcast with the hashtag #NormalizeSurrogacy
• Contact us with questions or comments at hello@surrogacymentor.com