Surrogacy Mentor #NormalizeSurrogacy Podcast
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 !
Episodes
Join Marelle Schuberth, 3x surrogate and Inake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with special guest Lesa Slaughter, Esq. of Slaughter Law Group.
Listen as they discuss:
- The complexities of birthright citizenship as it pertains to surrogacy
- The current legal landscape and the implications of potential changes to citizenship laws
- The importance of consulting with specialize...
Join Marielle Schuberth, Intake Manager and Surrogate Mentor
for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with special guest,
first-time surrogate Brittany Pavin.
Listen as they discuss:
• · Introduction to Surrogacy and Personal Journeys
• · Brittany's Surrogacy Experience and Relationship with Intended Parents
• · Navigating Challenges During Pregnancy and Birth
• ·...
Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with special guests, Broadway actors and now Broadway Husbands- Bret Shuford and Stephen Hanna.
Listen as they discuss:
- Creating Broadway Husbands
- Starting Their Surrogacy Journey
- The Surrogacy Process and Finding the Right Surrogate
- Overcoming Challenges in Surrogacy
- Their Birth Experience
- Reflections on Surrogacy &a...
Join Marielle Schuberth, Surrogate Mentor and Intake Manager of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with special guest, experienced surrogate, Amanda.
Listen as they discuss:
- Amanda's 1st surrogacy experience
- The emotional toll of failed transfers
- Seeking new opportunities in Surrogacy
- The rollercoaster of Beta results
- Advice for Surrogates and Intended Parents
- Follow Surrogacy Mentor on ...
Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with special guest, Award Winning Journalist and Author, Ginanne Brownell.
Listen as they discuss:
- The Michigan Family Protection Act
- Advocacy and Legislative Efforts in Surrogacy
- Empowering Surrogates and Parents in Michigan
- Changing the Narrative around Surrogacy
- Follow Surrogacy Mentor on Instagram...
Join Marielle Schuberth, Surrogate Mentor and Intake Manager of Surrogacy Mentor, along with surrogate, Stormy as they talk about her 4 amazing surrogate journeys.
Listen as they discuss:
- Stormy's Personal Journey into Surrogacy
- Navigating conversations with partners
- Unexpected challenges during delivery
- Understanding the legal complexities of surrogacy
- Advice for aspiring surrogates… and more!
Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with special guest, family and marriage therapist, Rachel Goldberg of Rachel Goldberg Therapy
Listen as they discuss:
- The Intended Parent perspective on surrogacy
- Some of the many reasons people choose surrogacy
- Why it's so important to have mental health support for both sides of surrogacy
- Follow Sur...
Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor, for the next episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's special guest is Maria Valencia, Founder and Owner of International Surrogacy Center.
Listen as they discuss:
- Some of the nightmare cases Maria has had to face in her agency
- How the matching process is so important in helping to prevent nightmare cases
- How her agency handles an...
Join 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 career
- Why mental health screenings are so important for surrogat...
Join 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 level
- Why gut feelings are usually right
- What Angela and Carey both believe ...
Join 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 does
- A few of Kaitlyn's nightmare cases
- Why the legal contract is so important to escr...
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 c...
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 surr...
Join 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 Mentor
Listen as they discuss:
- Why surrogates can't be heavily reliant on government assistance
- Legal coercion
- How timing is everything in a surrogacy journey
Let's normalize surrogacy through education...
Join 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 Mentor
Listen as they discuss:
Join 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 Mentor
Listen as they discuss:
- Some of the wild things people have said to surrogates
- Drop some truths behind some common misconceptions in surrogacy
- How to respond when peoples comments come off hateful or hurtful <...
Join 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 commitment
- What 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 consideri...
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:
- 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 ...
Join Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Sammi- 2 time experienced surrogate
Listen 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 IPs
- Why she chose to become a surrogate again even after an odds defying 1st j...
Join 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 T...
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