Mothers in Arms
This is my experience as an Independent Parent who went through a surrogacy journey in pandemic. With the help of an incredible medical team, an angel surrogate mother and her family helped bring my daughter to life. It was years of holding back on the idea of it, but it took leaving all I knew & loved in order to push through to becoming a mom. As I try to grow my family and the platform of assisted reproductive technology evolves, there’s a lot to navigate. I wanted to provide a resource for anyone dealing with infertility.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
In Conversation with Counseling with Joey
Founder of Counseling with Joey, licensed marriage and family therapist in multiple states, Joey Guzman-Kuffel talks about the importance of feeling supported on the joys and challenges in third part…
There’s a Predator in My Family
My sister cousin, Virna Hernandez, educator and mom of four, shares the space in talking about the history of sexual assaults in our family. We discuss when my eldest sister X, as a teenager, was a v…
In Conversation with Dr Sadaf Sahibzada
Clinical Psychologist Dr. Sadaf Sahibzada is also a licensed marriage and family therapist, as well as the founder of Embra Health. Dr Sadaf joins the show to discuss her passion for the meaningful r…
In Conversation with Hollis Wilder Part 2
Creator of Battered Brilliance and three time Cupcake Wars Champion, Hollis Wilder opens up about her experience of being abused as a toddler and the way predators can hide behind denial.
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In Conversation with Hollis Wilder Part 1
Creator of Battered Brilliance, Hollis Wilder shares how her bipolar wellness way of living helps her accept the mixture that makes her in order to find her brilliance. She believes that not being as…
In Conversation with Arsiak Vartenian - Part 2
Real Estate Entrepreneur, Founder & Host of Smart is the New Sexy - Arsiak Vartenian talks about the importance of mental health support during a surrogacy journey and being aware of your reproducti…
In Conversation with Arsiak Vartenian - Part 1
Founder & Host of Smart is the New Sexy, Real Estate Entrepreneur, Investor and Mama to a Toddler - Arsiak Vartenian, talks about processing a devasting loss, how to always look at your options and b…
In Conversation with Wendy Ruiz
Co-Founder of Pathways to Surrogacy Wendy Ruiz, educates and guides women considering becoming gestational carriers. She gets candid about the highs and lows of her own journeys, the taboos in surrog…
In Conversation with Alysa Conger
Intuition Guide, Psychic Medium and Model, Alysa Conger talks to us about her journeys as an egg donor.
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In Conversation with Entrepreneur Sydney Holland
Founder, Producer and Mommy of three Sydney Holland talks about her independent surrogacy journeys with two different agencies. In her 30's, she discovered she had a rare blood clotting disease which…
Mr & Mrs Collins
My surrogacy team and I reminisce on how we navigated covid as we had a baby in the oven. Mellisa and Brian talk about this unique third surrogacy journey together with their children.
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Ode to my Spine
Simple to access Level I pilates based tools you can do anywhere. Spine Twist & Spine Roll Down. Dedicated to my family and friends continued recovery from the CA wildfires.
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Stretching Through and Replant
Simple to access Level I pilates based tools you can do anywhere. Sitting Spine Stretch & Tree Pose. This episode is inspried by the Eaton Fire victims and survivors.
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Where is My Empathy?
Dr. Louize Carroll, a psychologist & the creator of Wisely Attached, shows us how to heal wounds, master triggers and tools for how we can transform our relationships.
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Roll to Release
Pilates based exercises where using your breath will release the stress from your pelvis and neck. These are two areas where we hold a lot of emotions.
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Childfree and Childless
Can we look at how we support and acknowledge the friends and family in our lives who do not have children? Is it by choice or do we need to support them in other ways?
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Ribcage Breathing
A ribcage breathing exercise to help ground yourself into the now.
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Letting Lena Go
On this first edition of Mothers in Arms, Leslie Lopez opens up about her deeply personal journey of pregnancy and loss. Learn why Leslie decided to start the podcast as she shares the story of the s…