Podcast Episodes

Melissa and Erik

Season 3 Episode 122

Today, Ali is talking to Melissa and Erik, aka on IG @livechildfree. Four years after making the decision to live childless, Melissa and Erik tell Al…

5 years, 4 months ago

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The Miscarriage Doula: Arden Cartrette on Loss, Trauma, and Why She Was Afraid to Open Her Eyes When Her Baby Was Born

Season 3 Episode 121

On today’s episode, Ali talks to her friend Arden Cartrette, bereavement doula & trauma support specialist, about everything she went through to have…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Hannah

Season 3 Episode 120

TODAY, Ali is talking to Hannah Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer at VIOS and mom of two, about her "reverse infertility journey," starting with the tw…

5 years, 4 months ago

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“I Had No Sperm.” Pursuing Fatherhood's Alex Fain on Male Factor Infertility, Donor Sperm and How DNA Doesn't Make a Family

Season 3 Episode 119

Today 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 t…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Lindsey

Season 3 Episode 118

Today, Ali is talking to Lindsey Halliday, who is sharing her story about the infertility journey that she and her partner, Bea, who is transgender, …

5 years, 5 months ago

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Elena

Season 3 Episode 117

Today, 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 e…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Dodgeball and Gone Girl Actress Missi Pyle

Season 4 Episode 116

Today, 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 …

5 years, 5 months ago

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Venus

Season 3 Episode 115

On this Season Three Finale, Ali talks to Venus Morris Griffin, mother of seven, six of whom were conceived via artificial insemination. Venus tells …

5 years, 5 months ago

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Heidy

Season 3 Episode 114

Today, Ali talks to her friend Heidy Best, a fellow Chicagoan and Fertility Rally member, about her four miscarriages, genetic testing, battling seco…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Sunita

Season 3 Episode 113

Dr. 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 E…

5 years, 6 months ago

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