Podcast and Blog Posts

I didn't grow up dreaming of using a donor to have my children.After our second failed IVF cycle, my doctor brought up the idea of using a donor and I was a hard no. I

Emily Derrick is a licensed marriage and family therapist who is also a six time egg donor and gestational carrier.  She has had personal experience with many aspects of third party reproduction, both personally

Today's episode is part 2 of a series I'm doing on fertility coaching.  If you haven't listened to Episode 22 - What is a Fertility Coach and Why Should I Invest in One I

Want to know a "fun" fact.  I put "fun" in quotes because the topic of fear of the unknown isn't a "fun" topic but I wanted to share a fact with you.  Did you

Want to know a "fun" fact.  I put "fun" in quotes because the topic of fear of the unknown isn't a "fun" topic but I wanted to share a fact with you.  Did you

Making decisions can be difficult and can often leave us feeling overwhelmed. The advice out there is to take your problem and break it into smaller parts. Then take time to consider the different

Sometimes I wonder if the reason why I struggled with infertility and ultimately had shitty eggs and had to go the donor route was because of environmental toxins. I won't ever know the answer

Ugh! Another failed IVF cycle with your own eggs.  WTF! I know you probably already know this but IVF doesn't always work.  According to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies or SART, there is a 45%

Do you feel like your partner shuts down as soon as you try to talk about your struggles with infertility? Or maybe you are the one feeling like you just can't talk to your

Choosing to use an egg donor is a big decision. Once you've made that one though...another big decision comes and it is around what kind of donor to choose.I hear it all the time