Bringing Dreams and Miracles Together

In this heartfelt episode of Bringing Dreams & Miracles Together , we shine a spotlight on the inspiring personal journey of LaTisha Green, a compassionate woman who chose to help others build their families through surrogacy. Hosted by Sarah Martin, Director of Operations, and Niki Renslow, Manager of Match Operations and experienced surrogate herself, this conversation dives into how Tish fi...

In this powerful episode of Bringing Dreams & Miracles Together , we explore family-building options for those affected by cancer, a topic close to many hearts. Cara Maple, our Chief Operating Officer and Client Care Focal, sits down with Megan Scherer, Co-Founder of Worth the Wait Charity , to discuss Megan's personal journey to parenthood and how surrogacy and egg donation can offer hope...

In this episode of Bringing Dreams and Miracles Together , our knowledgeable Client Development Advisor, Chris Gao, sits down with Alexis Cirel, Partner and Attorney with Warshaw Burstein Fertility Law Group in New York, to break down everything intended parents need to know about surrogacy in the Empire State. Together, they explore the unique legal landscape of New York surrogacy, highlighting t...

Welcome to the premier episode of Season 3 of Bringing Dreams & Miracles Together ! Hosted by Staci Swiderski, Founder and CEO of Family Source Consultants, and Cara Maple, a hopeful parent, this episode delves into what truly defines our agency: compassion, ethics, transparency, and care. Staci opens up about her personal journey through surrogacy, sharing the challenges they faced as intende...

Denise Conner, Family Source Consultants' Surrogate Support Manager meets with Christina who shares the story of her surrogacy journey as an FSC surrogate and being diagnosed with a brain tumor midway through her journey. She opens up about her delivery, recovery, and new way of life after retiring from the Army National Guard, and diagnosis.

Every surrogacy journey is different and exciting in their own ways. This episode highlights one of our incredible two-time surrogates, Lisa and her two very different journeys! For her first journey, Lisa carried for a lovely gay international couple, during Covid! International arrangements have their own level of complexity, and to have Covid occur during it, Lisa and her international parents...

Part two of A Conversation with International Intended Parent Jessica, picks up after she and her husband decided on Surrogacy as their way to have a family, they have selected Family Source Consultants as their agency, and just when things are going wonderfully and sweet baby is about to be born, the world faces a pandemic together! Tune in now to learn how sometimes the road you didn’t expect to...

Sometimes the road you didn’t expect to travel can be the ones that changes your life in ways you couldn’t imagine. Like many of our intended parents, Jessica felt hopeless after years of infertility and failed treatments before deciding to turn to surrogacy to start her family. Little did she realize that her own journey with Family Source Consultants as an Intended Parent would not only make her...

Egg donation is an incredibly selfless deed and one of the greatest gifts a person can give. Hear about the experience of egg donation first hand from experienced donor Dominique, who signed up for her first cycle as a college student seeking another means of compensation while also making a difference in a meaningful way.

You've seen her on TikTok. You've seen her on Instagram Reels. This podcast gives you a closer look into what makes Stacie in Savannah tick...the addiction to helping others build families through surrogacy as she embarks on her third journey! She also takes time to talk about Gestational Carrier (GC) or Surrogate Intake, what it entails, compensation and more!

Part two of our conversation with the lovely Rebecca Lyons, a 2x gestational surrogate and 5x egg donor, is out now! With her second surrogacy journey the medical clearance took a little longer as she worked through blood testing, but in the end, looking back, it was a minimal time to wait for such a beautiful gift!

This two-part special features the lovely Rebecca Lyons, a 2x gestational surrogate and 5x egg donor, as she talks about her initial interest in helping others add to their family through egg donation and the rewarding aspect of it, as well as when she "caught the bug" again with more desires to help through continued egg donations and surrogacy and even helps educate us on the different...

This episode is extra special! We chat with Sol, a 2x Gestational Surrogate, Lisa, a 2x Gestational Surrogate, and Denise a 1x Gestational Surrogate and Family Source Consultants Surrogate Support Manager. These incredible women share their experiences with learning about surrogacy, choosing to become a surrogate, the differences between their surrogacy journeys, and every part of the surrogacy pr...

Peyton's story was showcased by many media outlets; from USA Today and the Today Show to the Tamron Hall show as one of the women who underwent a uterine transplant as she was born with MRKH - no uterus. A dream of motherhood taken as a teenager, only to find that fate had other plans. In this episode, Peyton shares it all with our audience, to include her thoughts, emotions, fears, and more o...

Real. Raw. Unscripted. Vicky shares her never-before-told story of her first surrogacy journey as an Intended Parent, the love and loss of her incredible mother, and the path to her second surrogacy journey. 

Vicky Sarikas is not only an Intended Parent Intake Specialist with Family Source Consultants, but she is a woman who struggled through IVF treatments and a fertility journey for many years before eventually deciding to turn to surrogacy. This episode is an unscripted, candid conversation with Vicky as we hear about her never before told journey in hopes that others dealing with fertility challeng...

In this episode we talk with Ronda Blair, Family Source's Director of Surrogate Case Management and four-time surrogate, and Jessica Williams, PhD, Family Source's International Relations Manager and former intended parent about the ins and outs of building a relationship that works for both parties to include how/how often to communicate, dealing with communication challenges such as distance or...

In this episode, we ask Staci Swiderski, our Founder and CEO, to share her story and get candid about all things related to Family Source Consultants.  She walks us through her personal experiences with using third-party reproduction and what drove her to start an agency of her own. Then we get to the meat (or veggies for those who don't eat meat) of the episode, questions provided by all of...

Two years ago, we launched the Family Source Surrogacy Podcast to share our surrogacy stories with the world. It was well received by all of you, and we loved providing listeners with a personal view into the stories of our surrogates and doctors supporting surrogacy. But Family Source Consultants isn’t just about surrogacy, we are also about our intended parents, egg donors, recipient parents, ou...

Welcome to the Family Source Surrogacy Podcast. In this episode, our host Susan Taylor talks to our friend Dr. Mark Trolice. Dr. Trolice, is Director of Fertility at CARE: The IVF Center in Winter Park, Florida. He is past President of the Florida Society of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (REI) and past Division Director of REI at Winnie Palmer Hospital, which is part of Orlando Heal...

Welcome to the Family Source Surrogacy Podcast. In this episode, our host Susan Taylor talks to our friend Dr. Said Daneshmand, or as we know him "Dr. D". Dr. D is an internationally recognized fertility specialist at San Diego Fertility Center with extensive experience in providing third-party reproductive services. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in egg donation and surrogacy...

Welcome to the Family Source Surrogacy Podcast.  In this episode, our host Susan Taylor talks to our friend Dr. Melvin Thornton II.  Dr. Melvin H. Thornton II is double board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine. He has been helping families in the Tri-state for over 18 years. Dr. Thornton completed his OB/GYN internship and residency as well as his Reproducti...

Welcome to the Family Source Surrogacy Podcast.  In this episode, our host Susan Taylor talks with Didi Perry.  Didi is a mother of 3 grown children of her own, and also a 5 time surrogate.  She currently has been working in Third Party Reproduction as a Surrogacy Case Manager for 9+ years.  She lives outside of Austin, TX.  This episode explores Didi's story in detail, di...