My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Trigger warning; Miscarriage and Loss is discussed in this episode Welcome back, and thank you for downloading us again, here is your teaser for Episode 7. How are ya? This episode features within our Irish surrogacy special, supported by SIMS IVF. Take the first step tow...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Trigger warning; Miscarriage and Loss is discussed in this two part episode Welcome to Episode 5; Part 2 (which is called Episode 6 confusingly), Exploring International Surrogacy: A Guide for Irish Nationals ft. Anette Hickey. Welcome back, this two parter was origi...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Trigger warning; Miscarriage and Loss is discussed in this two part episode Welcome to Episode 5; Part 2 Exploring International Surrogacy: A Guide for Irish Nationals ft. Anette Hickey. Hold tight, this two parter is an emotional rollercoaster, but we're confident i...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Trigger warning; Miscarriage and Loss is discussed in this two part episode Welcome to Episode 5; Part 1, Exploring International Surrogacy: A Guide for Irish Nationals ft. Anette Hickey. Hold tight, this two parter is an emotional rollercoaster, but we're confident...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Trigger warning; Miscarriage and Loss is discussed in this two part episode Welcome to Episode 5; Part 1, Exploring International Surrogacy: A Guide for Irish Nationals ft. Anette Hickey. Hold tight, this two parter is an emotional rollercoaster, but we're confident...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Welcome to the teaser of Episode 4; CAFCASS; who are they and what role do they play in surrogacy cases in the UK? Mike and Wes chat to the wonderful Susie Blamire, Head of Practice. A fascinating and essential discussion for anyone starting out on a surrogacy journey; th...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Welcome to the teaser of Episode 4; CAFCASS; who are they and what role do they play in surrogacy cases in the UK? Mike and Wes chat to the wonderful Susie Blamire, Head of Practice. A fascinating and essential discussion for anyone starting out on a surrogacy journey; th...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Welcome to the teaser of Episode 3; Surrogacy in Mexico City - why it's not Cancun! Mike and Wes are back with a brand new award winning episode. Talking all about their latest surrogacy pathway in Mexico City and joined by Andrew Spearman, Partner at Laytons ETL Global....

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Welcome to the teaser of Episode 3; Surrogacy in Mexico City - why it's not Cancun! Mike and Wes are back with a brand new award winning episode. Talking all about their latest surrogacy pathway in Mexico City and joined by Andrew Spearman, Partner at Laytons ETL Global....

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Welcome to Episode 2; Surrogacy and workplace rights ft. Fertility Matters at Work Mike and Wes are back with a brand new episode. Chatting to two of the co-founders of Fertility Matters at Work, Clare Ingle and Becky Kearns. Sadly Natalie Silverman couldn't join us due t...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit UK surrogacy organisation. Welcome to Episode 2; Surrogacy and workplace rights ft. Fertility Matters at Work Mike and Wes are back with a brand new episode. Chatting to two of the co-founders of Fertility Matters at Work, Clare Ingle and Becky Kearns. Sadly Natalie Silverman couldn't join us due t...

My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast is the UK's leading multi award winning podcast from a non profit surrogacy organisation. Welcome to Episode 1; Surrogate Stories Mike and Wes chat to two first time surrogates, Megan and Kay - both with very different stories to tell, but both aligned on one fact. Especially an episode for the extreme feminists; their body is not being exploited, listen in to le...

We're excited to tell you about Season 2 of My Surrogacy Journey, the podcast! Proudly sponsored by Herts & Essex Fertility Centre. It's been a while since the end of Season 1 but Michael and Wes are back soon with some amazing guests and this trailer gives you an exclusive sneak peak of what's to come! From surrogate stories, international surrogacy tips and tricks, a Mexico City special and...

Wes and Michael are back soon for Season 2! Sponsored by Herts & Essex Fertility Centre, a leading UK fertility clinic with the best success rates in the East of England that has helped create over 7000 babies. Season two is crammed full of wonderful content, created just for you. So, get subscribing! See you all soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christmas can be a really special time, but it can also be a difficult one. Michael and Wes hear from Kelly Da Silva, Fertility Mentor at My Surrogacy Journey. Kelly is a former fertility patient with a background in emotional support. She works to develop and improve the patient experience for those on their fertility journey, with a specific focus on emotional support. She talks about the import...

Andrew Spearman and Gina Kinson are back in the studio with Wes to discuss surrogate expenses. In this episode, you will hear from three different perspectives, Gina, who is an Experienced GS Surrogate and My Surrogacy Journey Surrogate Coordinator, Wes, who was an Intended Parent and has had two children via Surrogacy, and Andrew, an experienced family law practitioner, who talks about where surr...

Anna and Wes are joined in the studio by Andrew Spearman and Gina Kinson to talk about those things that could potentially go wrong on a surrogacy journey and how to be as prepared as possible. Andrew Spearman is an experienced family law practitioner with a specialism in Surrogacy & Fertility law, and Gina Kinson is an Experienced GS Surrogate and My Surrogacy Journey Surrogate Coordinator. M...

Wes is joined in the studio by Fran Steyn and Sophie Smith. Fran is the UK's leading fertility nurse specialist with over 15 years experience, and also an egg donor, and Sophie and her husband had their baby via surrogacy after Sophie suffered seven miscarriages . Sophie's best friend offered to be their surrogate and had their son, Theo, two years ago. Sophie is also the Egg Donor Coordinator at...

In this week's episode Anna talk to Virginia Hart in the US. Virginia is the founder and CEO of ART Risk Financial and Insurance Solutions. ART Risk specialises in providing insurance and financial solutions for intended parents. Anna asks Virginia to break down insurance for intended parents who choose to do surrogacy in the US. Virginia covers what insurance intended parents need, their surrogat...

Wes is joined in the studio by Francesca Steyn, the UK's leading fertility nurse specialist with over 15 years experience. Fran and Wes discuss how to choose a clinic, from location to inclusivity, what you need to consider and how to make the right choice. Fran gives some useful tips on what to expect as an intended parent once you have chosen a clinic. Wes shares his experience on choosing...

Why do intended parents need to consider STDs and HIV when starting on their surrogacy journey? Wes is joined by Dr. Carole Gilling-Smith in the studio, to discuss just that. Carole is the CEO, Medical Director, and founder of the Agora Clinic in Hove, offering both NHS and privately funded treatments. She is a Consultant Gynaecologist with particular expertise in Fertility and Reproductive Medici...

Michael is joined by regular guest on the series, Andrew Spearman. In this week's episode Michael and Andrew are talking about all things UK law when it comes to surrogacy. Andrew is Head of Family Law at Laytons LLP. Andrew is a specialist Fertility and Surrogacy lawyer and a recognised leader in the field of legal parenthood for the UK and LGBTQ+ Families. My Surrogacy Journey brings together ex...

Rich Vaughn and Rachel West talk to Anna about the Law in the US and Canada around surrogacy. Fertility law attorney Rich Vaughn has over 20 years of experience and founded the International Fertility Law Group (IFLG), one of the most successful and best-known law firms in the world focusing on assisted reproductive technology law, based in the US. Rachel West regularly works with couples and indi...

Wes and Michael are in the studio this week discussing the benefits of going down the independent route vs. choosing an agency. They share their experience of an independent route when they had their children, and talk about what they learnt and what they would do differently. This episode is helpful to any intended parents at the start of their journey and working out where to begin. My Surrogacy...

In this week's episode Michael is in the studio with Freddy McConnell, Andrew Spearman and Carole Gilling Smith to talk about surrogacy for the trans community. Freddy McConnell is a trans-activists, parent, journalist and a filmmaker. His film Seahorse (2019) was a documentary that recounted the early stages of his transition, to the decision to carry his child. Andrew is an experienced family la...