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Imagine playing a character who becomes a surrogate for a couple struggling with infertility… while, behind the scenes, you’re navigating your own reproductive health diagnosis. That was actor, comedian, and singer Lauren Ash’s reality.

On Superstore, Lauren played Dina, who becomes a surrogate for Glenn and Jerusha. At the same time, Lauren was privately navigating PMOS (formerly known as PCOS), chronic pain,...

What happens when your fertility journey unfolds in front of thousands of listeners?

In this episode of The Pregnantish Podcast, Andrea Syrtash sits down with Ally Johnson, radio personality, content creator, voice artist, and co-host of The Klein Ally Show on Los Angeles' iconic rock station, KROQ.

Many listeners know Ally from the raw and emotional moments she shared live on air as she navigated her...

In honor of World Infertility Awareness Month, host Andrea Syrtash is joined by three extraordinary advocates from around the world who are helping break the stigma surrounding infertility through storytelling, education, and community-building.

Tom Riley (Canada @partner_in_fertility), Erica Ferraro (United States @eri.jordan), and Mapula Badi-Ndou (South Africa @mapula_ndou) share their deeply personal jour...

In this powerful live episode recorded at our live “Reality of Infertility” event in Los Angeles, Love is Blind Season 7 cast member, Monica Jade Davis shares the deeply personal story behind her fertility journey.

Known to many from reality TV, Monica opens up about her relationship with partner Zac, their diagnosis of unexplained infertility, and the emotional reality of undergoing four back-to-back IVF cycles - in...

As part of our Going the Distance for Family series on the Pregnantish Podcast — featuring elite athletes opening up about infertility and modern family building — international soccer star Carli Lloyd, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion, and one of the most decorated players in U.S. soccer history, shares the deeply personal story behind her IVF journey, and why she ultimately decid...

On this episode of the pregnantish podcast, we sit down with U.S. sprinter, Olympic 2024 Bronze Medalist and Athlos Champion, Brittany Brown, for an honest conversation about what it means to go the distance when your body is both your instrument and your battleground.

Brittany shares her unconventional path to the Olympic podium—and how that journey led her to speak openly about the realities women, especially Black women...

Infertility crosses borders, cultures, and backgrounds—and in this special holiday episode, voices from around the world come together to reflect that shared reality.

Presented by The World Fertility Project, this episode of pregnantish spotlights global advocates and thought leaders recently honored at the World Fertility Awards 2025, whose long and varied paths to parenthood highlight both the challen...

On this episode of the pregnantish podcast, we’re joined by someone who knows what it means to evolve, pivot, and take ownership of her path, personally and professionally. Jordyn Taylor Braff is a bi-coastal real estate agent helping clients find their dream homes in both New York and Los Angeles. 

Some may know her from the reality show Selling the City, from her music career with Interscope Records, or as Trevor No...

In this powerful episode of our Going the Distance for Family series, international soccer star and fertility advocate, Ali Riley, opens up about how a recent injury — while physically and emotionally challenging — became an unexpected turning point in her life. 

For the first time in years, Ali had space to pause. And in that pause, she found clarity about her future, including her family-building goals. In a r...

For years, Jenna Wolfe was a familiar face on NBC’s Today Show and Weekend Today, delivering news with humor and heart. Behind the scenes, she was on a deeply personal journey—building a family with her partner, fellow NBC journalist Stephanie Gosk. Over a decade ago, Jenna made headlines when she came out publicly on the show and announced she was expecting their first child. What the headlines didn’t reveal were...

In this special Pregnantish Pride episode, we’re honored to welcome Trystan Reese — speaker, educator, and trailblazing trans dad — for a candid conversation about parenthood, advocacy, and what it means to build a family in a non-linear way. 

Trystan made headlines as a transgender man to publicly share his journey of carrying a biological child. But behind the media frenzy was a deeply personal decision ...

What happens when reality TV stars face the reality of infertility? 

In this powerful pregnantish podcast episode, recorded live at our annual “Reality of Infertility” event, Andrea is joined by three bold voices/former and current reality stars: Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez (now seen on Bravo’s “The Valley”), Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, and Whitney Bischoff Angel, a former “Bachelor”wi...

In this insightful and informative episode of the pregnantish podcast, first airing in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week '25, we're joined by Dr. Karen Tang, a board-certified gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon and the author of "It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told)" 

From media stories to medical discussions, fertility and infert...

Former Bachelor star, In the Wild Dating founder, and passionate endometriosis advocate Lexi Young joins the Pregnantish Podcast to share her deeply personal journey with fertility, health struggles, and the power of speaking out. Lexi opens up about how endometriosis shaped her relationships—including the end of a long-term partnership—and why she chose to use her platform on The Bachelor to bring awareness to reproduc...

In this special new year episode of the Pregnantish Podcast, team member Carolyn Kossow—whose studies focused on assisted reproductive technology and third-party reproduction—joins award-winning journalist and author of “Elusive Mommyhood”, Ginanne Brownell, to explore the evolving landscape of fertility. From the rise of "ethical IVF" and surrogacy and third-party reproduction trends around the world, to th...

What does it mean to lead a happy life and to achieve a state of well being despite our external circumstances?

In this holiday episode of the pregnantish podcast, Daniel Lerner, co-instructor of NYU’s most popular elective course “The Science of Happiness” explores what it means to live a truly fulfilling life - especially in the face of life’s challenges.

According to Dan, the goal isn’t always...

October marks Pregnancy and Infant loss Awareness Month. Though research indicates that miscarriages impact 1 in 4 people, we know that that number is probably far greater as that reflects only what is reported. We also know that this experience is devastating, no matter how many people the experience touches.

Recorded live during our annual thought leader event in New York City, The Diversity of Infertility, this episode breaks...

Those who watch the long running reality dating show franchise, ABC’s The Bachelor, know that the women on it go the distance for a chance at love; and former contestant Clare Crawley is no exception. 

Clare is best known as the Runner Up in Season 16 of the series, leading to her role as ABC’s Bachelorette in Season 18. She also appeared on Bachelor in Paradise twice and Winter Games, making her one of the most...

This month, July 2024, marks 46 years since the world's first IVF baby, Louise Joy Brown, was born in the northwest of England. 

Since this historic day of Brown’s birth that made international headlines, the International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies estimates that at least 12 million babies have been born as a result of IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies, making “sc...